Canada #321 $1 Totem Production File       Jan 5/09 This page includes a number of pieces from $1 Totem PRODUCTION FILE on 2 rejected essays. 5 different large + 2 "DEFACED" DIE ESSAYS with XG-969 above & CBNC imprint below. Defaced marked "1st Die" & "2nd Die" at UR. Tin Plate Proof, & photos. To begin with, here is the issued stamp.   This image is an Essay from the 1st Production Die. The next two images are also from the 1st Production Die The following image is an enlarged scan from the Die 1 Essay. You can easily see the differences between Die 1 and Die 2, (enlarged scan of Die 2 further down the page), most notably in the dollar sign ($), text, trees in the background, and white "H" near the lower right part of the stamp's design. This next image is of the defaced 1st Die. The following is a Photo Proof attached to paper, with notes. Below: Photostat #7 - Negative Below: Photostat #8 The next two images are from the 2nd Production Die The following image is an enlarged scan from the Die 2 Essay. You can easily see the differences between Die 1 and Die 2, most notably in the dollar sign ($), text, trees in the background, and a larger white "H" near the lower right part of the stamp's design. Below: Photostat Model 17 Below: Photostat Negative Below: Tin Plate Proof of the 2nd Die This next image is of the defaced 2nd Die. Photostat #11 Below: Photostat #6 The following image is two photographic DIE ESSAYS in BLACK on Glossy paper on part of manilla ledger page. Die # XG969 "typed" at top. "CANADIAN BANK NOTE" at bottom of 2nd. Printer's notes at side. This last image shows enlargements of Die Essays I, II & the Issued Stamp for comparison. | Home | On-Line Shopping Cart | Internet Specials | Special Interest Lists | | Rare Stamp Gallery | Want Lists | Mailing List | Grading Standards | Selling Your Stamps | Wanted to Buy | | Meet the Staff | Privacy Code | Show Schedule | Press Releases | Philatelic Links | Site Map | © 1997-2009 Saskatoon Stamp Centre, PO Box 1870   Saskatoon, SK S7K 3S2  Canada 1 (306) 931-6633;  Toll Free (North America only): 1 (800) 205-8814;   Fax: 1 (306) 975-3728