2007-10 Low Value Beneficial Insects

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2007-10 Beneficial Insects Updated: March 19, 2012
Original set Shifted "Canada" Reprints with thinner borders Souvenir Sheet
2007 Issues (including later reprints)
No.	Description	Paper	Tagging	Format	Printer	Issued	Cat. No.
1c Convergent Lady Beetle
1.	Blue-green gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2007-10-12	2233
3c Golden-eyed Lacewing
2.	Blue-green gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2007-10-12	2235
	a) Canada touching bug name	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2007-10-12	2235a
	b) Thin black border (raised 3 effect)	C	None	S50	CBN	2009-12	-
5c Northern Bumblebee
3.	Blue-green gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2007-10-12	2236
	a) Thin black border (raised 5 effect)	C	None	S50	CBN	2009-12	-
10c Canada Darner (Dragonfly)
4.	Blue-green gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2007-10-12	2237
	a) Thin black border (raised 10 effect)	C	None	S50	CBN	2009-12	-
25c Cecropia Moth
5.	Blue-green gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2007-10-12	2238

Souvenir Sheet of 5 (1c, 3c, 5c, 10c, 25c)
6.	Blue-green gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50	CBN	2007-10-12	2238a


Notes: Singles from the souvenir sheet are identical to the stamps from the sheets of 50. On the original printing of the 3c value, four of the stamps from the sheet of 50 have no space after Canada, before the insect name. This occured on row 2, stamps 1 to 4. [image] This error was corrected with the reprint of the 3c value in December 2009. All the stamps in the sheet were additionally modified by making the black border thinner, which exposes more of the bottom of the "3" than on the originals. The 5c and 10c were also reprinted with the modified borders in late 2009. The original printings of the five values were produced in press sheets of 400, which included three panes of the 1c stamps, 2 of the 10c stamps and one each of the 3c, 5c and 25c stamps. These were cut into individual sheets of 50 for post office sales. Uncut press sheets were also made available in limited numbers by Canada Post.


2009 Issue
2c Monarch Caterpillar
1.	Blue-green gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2009-04-22	2234

Singles Souvenir sheet
2010 Issues
4c Paper Wasp
1.	White gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2010-10-19	2405
	a) Blue-green gum (from S/S)	C	None	SS5	CBN	2010-10-19	2405i
6c Assassin Bug
2.	White gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2010-10-19	2406
	a) Blue-green gum (from S/S)	C	None	SS5	CBN	2010-10-19	2406i
7c Large Milkweed Bug
3.	White gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2010-10-19	2407
	a) Blue-green gum (from S/S)	C	None	SS5	CBN	2010-10-19	2407i
8c Margined Leatherwing
4.	White gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2010-10-19	2408
	a) Blue-green gum (from S/S)	C	None	SS5	CBN	2010-10-19	2408i
9c Dogbane Beetle
5.	White gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50, PR400	CBN	2010-10-19	2409
	a) Blue-green gum (from S/S)	C	None	SS5	CBN	2010-10-19	2409i

Souvenir Sheet of 5 (4c, 6c, 7c, 8c, 9c)
6.	Blue-green gum Perf 13 x 13.4	C	None	S50	CBN	2010-10-19	2410a

White gum (left) and blue-green gum (right)
Notes: The stamps in the regular sheets were printed on paper with white gum, while those on the souvenir sheets were printed on paper with blue-green gum. The 6c value has a strange inscription error found in all four corners of the pane. They were inscribed as "Lowe Martin" as the printer instead of Canadian Bank Note. Reprints are expected to be corrected. The printings of the five values were produced in press sheets of 400, which included three panes of the 9c stamps, 2 of the 8c stamps and one each of the 4c, 6c and 7c stamps. These were cut into individual sheets of 50 for post office sales. Uncut press sheets were also made available in limited numbers by Canada Post. See this series on Robin Harris's Website