The Admiral Stamps of Canada

Ten Cents Plum

Date of Issue: 12 January 1912
Quantity: 146,700,000
Method of Printing: Wet process.

Introduction

The ten-cents plum was issued in sheet form only, from a total of 12 plates. See Summary for details of the plates.

Shades

The two main shades are reddish-purple, which is characteristic of the first printings, and brownish-purple, which appeared in 1913 and displayed several sub-shades or gradations, including a striking chocolate-brown purple issued in 1920.

TEN CENTS REDDISH-PURPLE
Reddish Purple		 TEN CENTS BROWNISH-PURPLE
Brownish Purple

Retouches and Re-entries

Retouches are numerous. Those who wish to study this area in greater depth are advised to consult George Marler's book Canada: The Admiral Issue (see References).

Three re-entries have been recognized:

  1. signs of doubling inside of CAN of CANADA and outside of GE of POSTAGE;

  2. a line inside and parallel to the frame in the upper right spandrel, and another that is opposite to NAD of CANADA on the outside; and

  3. a line in the white oval portrait frame on the left side of GE of POSTAGE.

Lathework

Type A from Plates 7 and 8, Type B from Plates 9 and 10, and Type C from plates 11 and 12.

See Lathework for an explanation of lathework types.

Updated: 5 Oct 97