| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | September 10, 1898 |
| Year | 1898 |
| Quantity | 72,021,200 |
| Denomination |
2¢
|
| Perforation or Dimension | 12 |
| Printer | American Bank Note Company, Ottawa. |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Price |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | $97.00 |
|
M-NH-F
Mint - Never Hinged - Fine
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Fine | $32.00 |
|
M-NH-VG
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Good
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Good | $5.05 |
|
M-H-VF
Mint - Hinged - Very Fine
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Fine | $41.00 |
|
M-H-F
Mint - Hinged - Fine
|
Mint - Hinged - Fine | $16.50 |
|
M-H-VG
Mint - Hinged - Very Good
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Good | $3.40 |
|
M-NG-VF
Mint - No Gum - Very Fine
|
Mint - No Gum - Very Fine | $11.50 |
|
M-NG-F
Mint - No Gum - Fine
|
Mint - No Gum - Fine | $3.75 |
|
U-VF
Used - Very Fine
|
Used - Very Fine | $0.45 |
|
U-F
Used - Fine
|
Used - Fine | $0.15 |
|
U-VG
Used - Very Good
|
Used - Very Good | $0.10 |
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. Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, from a photograph by Messrs. W. & D. Downey, London, England, and taken in 1897 for the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee.
