Queen Victoria - 7 cents 1902 - Canadian stamp
Specifications
- Quantity: 1 515 000
- Issue date: December 23, 1902
- Printer: American Bank Note Company, Ottawa
- Scott: #81
Queen Victoria - 7 cents 1902 prices and values
The value of a Queen Victoria - 7 cents 1902 stamp depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more. Values in the section are based on the market, trends, auctions and recognized books, publications and catalogs. This section also includes information on errors and varieties and characteristics.
- Used
- Mint
- Never hinged
| VG | F | VF | Cover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Victoria - 7 cents 1902 | $3.90 | $7.90 | $16 | $75 |
| Queen Victoria - 7 cents 1902 - Imperforate - Pair (#81a) | - | - | - | - |
| VG | F | VF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Victoria - 7 cents 1902 | $12 | $36 | $120 |
| Queen Victoria - 7 cents 1902 - Imperforate - Pair (#81a) | $110 | $220 | $410 |
| VG | F | VF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Victoria - 7 cents 1902 | $36 | $110 | $360 |
| Queen Victoria - 7 cents 1902 - Imperforate - Pair (#81a) | - $ | - $ | - $ |
Errors and varieties
Imperforate - Pair - Queen Victoria - 7 cents 1902
n/a
Description
The reduction in the domestic letter rate of postage made desirable a new 7-cent stamp to prepay combined domestic postage and registration fee, and to replace the 8-cent stamp originally intended for that purpose. The new design for the King Edward stamps had not yet been decided upon, and therefore these 7-cent stamps portrayed Queen Victoria although Her Majesty had been dead nearly 2 years. This is a provisional stamp. The decorative and symbolic use of the maple leaves on the Diamond Jubilee commemorative and the regular issues of 1897 met with instant public approval. But the designers of the Maple Leaves issue failed to give sufficient prominence to the denominations in words rather than figures. As a result, the public was not able to distinguish the face values quickly. The Post Office Department accordingly modified the design and prepared a new issue of postage stamps.
Creators
Based on a photograph by W. & D. Downey
Portrait engraved by Charles Skinner
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