I've found what appears to be a Canada Scott#787, the Canada violet 15c definitive, but it has one straight edge as if it came from a booklet, but I can't find a listing for a booklet for this issue. Is this an unlisted variety or is there no selvage on some edges of the sheets of these?
I already have a 787 in my book that is perforated on all four sides, and have others in the series with remaining selvage attached to them. This one with the straight edge is photogravure and perf 13x13.5 like the 787 is.
I am fairly certain that #787 (15c Canada Violet)was issued only as a sheet issue.
I do not have a full sheet of this issue to verify the existance of the straight edge stamps, but it's possible if it was a stamp from field stock (sheets sent to the post offices for sale without inscription block #'s in the margin) that the stamp came from one of these sheets.
I cannot find any booklet in the Unitrade Specialized catalogue that shows this issue being issued in booklet form.
Thanks all for the responses. This is a used stamp, but does not appear to be cut. It is the same size as other booklet stamps in the series, and has a normal sized margin. Had there been perfs that had been trimmed, this margin would have been extremely large and the stamp would have been quite taller than others in the series. My scanner is packed away at the moment, but I may dig it out if a pic would help.
Meanwhile, further down in the pile, I've found a 2c #782b that also has one straight edge. This is the 12x12.5 perf, while the booklet is listed as 782a perf 13x13.5 and I already have one of those in my album. This would seem to indicate that either sheet stamps of this series can indeed have one straight edge, or Scott's booklet listings are woefully incomplete. I wonder if this one's in Unitrade.
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re: Canada 787? with one straight edge?
I remember reading an article or series of articles in either BNA Topics or the Canadian Philatelist about these straight edges coming from the edges of the sheets. This could be what you have.
Below is a link to a booklet on these series of Canadian definitives. It may provide more information as to the source of your stamp or at least someone that has put a lot of effort into studying this series.
Mark
http://www.adminware.ca/books/bk_env.htm
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