_Two values._ On paper laid obliquely, watermarked “Ca” above “P.O.D.”
(Canadian Post Office Department?), in double-lined letters, repeated
twice in each envelope. Size, 5½ × ¼ inches. Yellowish gum, extending
nearly the length of the flap. The stamp is embossed in the right upper
corner. Design: Diademed head of Queen Victoria to left in white relief,
on ground of solid colour, enclosed within a narrow oval band inscribed
in Roman capitals, in white relief, “CANADA POSTAGE” at the top, and
the value in words at the bottom. Shape of stamp, small upright oval.
(_Illustrations 20, 21._)
(A) _On yellowish-white laid paper. Flap rounded._
5 c., vermilion.
10 c., brown.
(B) _On bluish-white laid paper. Flap more pointed than in Variety A._
5 c., vermilion.
10 c., brown (l)