2000-2002 Rate Definitives


No.	Separation	Paper	Tagging	Format	Printer	Issued	Cat. No.
47c Karsh Queen Elizabeth II portrait
1.	Blue background, perf. 12.75 x 13.25	C	GT4	S100	CBN	2000-12-28	1683
47c Flag over Inukshuk sculpture
1.	Straight cut 4 sides	C	GT4	P10	CBN	2000-12-28	1707
		C	GT4	B30	AP	2000-12-28
Notes: Shades exist for the 47c Flag, but they do not appear to relate to the two different printers. Single stamps from the CBN and Ashton printings appear to be indistinguishable.
Roll singles Booklet singles
47c Stylized Maple Leaf
1.	Wavy cut horizontal, perf. 8.4 (Valley start of die cut in top left)	J	GT4	R100	AP	2000-12-28	1878
60c Red Fox
1.	Wavy cut horizontal, perf. 8.4 Valley start of die cut in top left	J	GT4	R50	AP	2000-12-28	1879
	v1. No green swatch over date (Valley start)	J	GT4	R50	AP	2001-10	-
	v2. Peak start of die cut (inverted die cut)	J	GT4	R50	AP	2001-10	-
2.	Wavy cut horizontal, perf. 8.7 (Peak start of die cut in top left)	J	GT4	B6	AP	2000-12-28	-
75c Grey Wolf
1.	Wavy cut horizontal, perf. 8.4 (Valley start of die cut in top left)	J	GT4	R50	AP	2000-12-28	1880
$1.05 White-tailed Deer
1.	Wavy cut horizontal, perf. 8.4 (Valley start of die cut in top left)	J	GT4	R50	AP	2000-12-28	1881
2.	Wavy cut horizontal, perf. 8.7 (Peak start of die cut in top left)	J	GT4	B6	AP	2000-12-28	-
Notes: See page 2 for information on the "Peaks" and "Valley" die cutting. The three coil stamps have coloured "swatches" over the hidden date, green for the 60c, violet for the 75c and magenta for the $1.05. The two booklet stamps, 60c & $1.05 do not have them. See Illustration on page 2. It is very easy to see the swatch when holding the stamp to normal light at a slight angle. It appears shiny and almost 3d. v1 of the 60c Fox has the swatch omitted, or perhaps below the other colours. The Fox's whiskers are sharper on the 60c coil stamp than on the booklet stamp. Shades exist for the 60c Fox booklet stamps, varying from yellowish to reddish. The $1.05 stamp on JAC watermarked paper and with a shallow die cut is a forgery, created to defraud the post office. (Thanks to Sébastien Simard for the information)

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