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LR Block . Right two stamps. Compared wire left two. Some confusing "examples" on the net, but I think these two are legit.Thoughts
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Sorry John, but in my opinion they are not high enough. I have a block of 20 where the right hand stamps are quite a bit more raised up than yours. I had to increase the size of the picture so it's a bit fuzzy, sorry about that, but I think the stamps show up well enough! If you can't really tell I'll get a better scan done later!
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08:58:09pm
Fantastic document, thanks very much for posting! It gives very useful information about the regular "G" and the flying "G". Do you mind if I save a copy?
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What a fascinating piece of info to share! Much appreciated. I too might copy this if OK.
The question this raises for me is there is no mention of the "Flying G", only a different type used. So, what is the genesis of the "Flying G", and does it vary from the new typeset G?
Crazy sometimes how hard it is to properly ID a stamp variation. But what fun!
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Joe....looking forward to a blown up scan.
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08:28:53am
I'll get back with that in a day or so, probably Sunday evening!!
With the Canada G overprint we have the regular G, the flying G, the high flying G, the blunt G and the fish hook G - gee, lots of stuff!! I am missing one of the blunt G's which is a bit pricey and a cracked plate and then I will have all of the Canada Official varieties. Unitrade goes into all of this. A couple are a bit pricier than others but all are affordable. Have fun with this, anyone who decides to get into it!!
EDIT: On my way to breakfast I thought of a couple more varieties. On one of the earlier series (O20) there is a G overprint that is badly misplaced on the stamp - don't have it! Also in the first official series of King George VI which has the O.H.M.S. overprint the last period is missing on two stamps - I have one. This happens in other O.H.M.S. overprints as well. There are also several series where some stamps with different spacings between stamps, different sized G's, etc!!! Lots of varieties!
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Great info! Does anyone know of any publications (articles or book) that address all the "G" varieties?
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01:06:28pm
Hi John You need a copy of Unitrade. It's all in there and most have pictures. Everyone collecting or selling Canadian stamps has to have a copy of Unitrade and they also have a great little book on Canada precancels and if you collect Canada revenues you need the Va Dam book on that! Of course these are just identifiers, if you need a history of the items like the articles above they wouldn't be much help.
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Here is a copy of the high flying G! If you look at the column on the right the overprinted G is a bit higher than the one next to it. It is called a flying G because it a bit more streamlined than the regular G. The pictures in Unitrade show this quite well. The is also a shorter version of the normal G, as well as the blunt G and the fish hook G - pictures of all are shown in Unitrade. Could one of you show the part at the top on the page in Unitrade that illustrates the different types? In the picture below all G's are flying G's and the ones on the right are high flying G's!
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LR Block . Right two stamps. Compared wire left two. Some confusing "examples" on the net, but I think these two are legit.
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25 Jul 2025
04:49:08pm
re: Example of Canada O45 with "High Flying G" variety?
Sorry John, but in my opinion they are not high enough. I have a block of 20 where the right hand stamps are quite a bit more raised up than yours. I had to increase the size of the picture so it's a bit fuzzy, sorry about that, but I think the stamps show up well enough! If you can't really tell I'll get a better scan done later!
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25 Jul 2025
08:58:09pm
re: Example of Canada O45 with "High Flying G" variety?
Fantastic document, thanks very much for posting! It gives very useful information about the regular "G" and the flying "G". Do you mind if I save a copy?
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re: Example of Canada O45 with "High Flying G" variety?
What a fascinating piece of info to share! Much appreciated. I too might copy this if OK.
The question this raises for me is there is no mention of the "Flying G", only a different type used. So, what is the genesis of the "Flying G", and does it vary from the new typeset G?
Crazy sometimes how hard it is to properly ID a stamp variation. But what fun!
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re: Example of Canada O45 with "High Flying G" variety?
Joe....looking forward to a blown up scan.
John
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26 Jul 2025
08:28:53am
re: Example of Canada O45 with "High Flying G" variety?
I'll get back with that in a day or so, probably Sunday evening!!
With the Canada G overprint we have the regular G, the flying G, the high flying G, the blunt G and the fish hook G - gee, lots of stuff!! I am missing one of the blunt G's which is a bit pricey and a cracked plate and then I will have all of the Canada Official varieties. Unitrade goes into all of this. A couple are a bit pricier than others but all are affordable. Have fun with this, anyone who decides to get into it!!
EDIT: On my way to breakfast I thought of a couple more varieties. On one of the earlier series (O20) there is a G overprint that is badly misplaced on the stamp - don't have it! Also in the first official series of King George VI which has the O.H.M.S. overprint the last period is missing on two stamps - I have one. This happens in other O.H.M.S. overprints as well. There are also several series where some stamps with different spacings between stamps, different sized G's, etc!!! Lots of varieties!
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re: Example of Canada O45 with "High Flying G" variety?
Great info! Does anyone know of any publications (articles or book) that address all the "G" varieties?
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27 Jul 2025
01:06:28pm
re: Example of Canada O45 with "High Flying G" variety?
Hi John You need a copy of Unitrade. It's all in there and most have pictures. Everyone collecting or selling Canadian stamps has to have a copy of Unitrade and they also have a great little book on Canada precancels and if you collect Canada revenues you need the Va Dam book on that! Of course these are just identifiers, if you need a history of the items like the articles above they wouldn't be much help.
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27 Jul 2025
06:13:18pm
re: Example of Canada O45 with "High Flying G" variety?
Here is a copy of the high flying G! If you look at the column on the right the overprinted G is a bit higher than the one next to it. It is called a flying G because it a bit more streamlined than the regular G. The pictures in Unitrade show this quite well. The is also a shorter version of the normal G, as well as the blunt G and the fish hook G - pictures of all are shown in Unitrade. Could one of you show the part at the top on the page in Unitrade that illustrates the different types? In the picture below all G's are flying G's and the ones on the right are high flying G's!
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