Canadian Telegraph Checklist.

1. Algoma Central Railway


Algoma_Central_Frank
1902
Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H1 1 1902 No value, colours ? - -


2. Canadian National Telegraphs

1921 Engraved on white wove paper.
No watermark. Rouletted 8 in colour between stamps.

Hiscocks Book page 23 Canadian National 1931/2
Type 1 (1922) H1 Type 2 (1931-2) H8

Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H1 1 1921 No value, black (red control) 45.00 22.50
H2 1 1922 No value, carmine (red control) 35.00 17.50
H3 1 1923 No value, green (red control) 35.00 17.50

Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H4 2 1923/4 No value, green (red control) 250.00 170.00
H5 2 1925-1926 No value, dark blue 45.00 22.50
H6 2 1927-1928 No value, blue 40.00 20.00
H7 2 1929-1930 No value, ultramarine 25.00 12.50
H8 2 1931-1932 No value, black 160.00 80.00
H9 2 1933-1934 No value, black 170.0 85.00
H10 2 1935 No value, black 55.0 27.50



3. Canadian Northern Telegraph Company

1904 Lithographed on white wove paper.
No watermark. Perf.12. Dated 1904.
Signature of William MacKenzie.

1905 Canadian Northern 1910
Type 1 (1905)   H2 Type 2 (1910)   H7

Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H1 1 1904 No value, light blue (red control) 500.00 -
H2 1 1905 No value, blue (red control) 360.00 -
H3 1 1906 No value, blue (red control) 800.00 -
H4 1 1907 No value, blue (red control) 500.00 -
H5 1 1908 No value, blue (red control) 800.00 -

1909 New design lithographed on white wove paper.
No watermark. Perf.12. Signature of Scott Griffin.
Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H6 2 1909 No value, black (red control) 360.00 -
H7 2 1910 No value, black (red control) 360.00 -

1911 As above but signature of W. C. Muir.
Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H8 2 1911 No value, black (red control) 320.00 -
H9 2 1912 No value, black (red control) 300.00 -
H10 2 1913 No value, black (red control) 320.00 -
H11 2 1914 No value, black (red control) 320.00 -

4. Canadian Pacific Railways

1887 Line-engraved by the British-American Bank Note Co.

Canadian Pacific Railways 1909
Type 1 (1909) H22

Hisc. Type Perf. 12½ Mint Used
H1 1 1887 No value, black (red controls) 10.00 5.00
H2 1 1889 No value, black (red controls) 20.00 10.00
H3 1 1890 No value, black (red controls) 20.00 10.00
H4 1 1891 No value, black (red controls) 20.00 10.00
H5 1 1892 No value, black (red controls) 25.00 12.50
H6 1 1893 No value, black (red controls) 15.00 7.50
H7 1 1894 No value, black (red controls) 15.00 7.50
H8 1 1895 No value, black (red controls) 12.00 6.00
H9 1 1896 No value, black (red controls) 10.00 5.00
H10 1 1897 No value, black (red controls) 15.00 7.50
H11 1 1898 No value, black (red controls) 20.00 10.00
H12 1 1899 No value, black (red controls) 20.00 10.00
H13 1 1900 No value, black (red controls) 12.00 6.00

Hisc. Type Change of signature. Mint Used
H14 1 1901 No value, black (red controls) 12.00 6.00
H15 1 1902 No value, bright blue (red controls) 15.00 7.50
H16 1 1903 No value, chocolate (blue controls) 15.00 7.50
H16a           black controls - -
H17 1 1904 No value, blue-grey (red controls) 18.00 9.00
H18 1 1905 No value, black (red controls) 10.00 5.00
H19 1 1906 No value, black (blue controls) 25.00 12.50
H20 1 1907 No value, grey-black (blue controls) 20.00 10.00
H21 1 1908 No value, black (dark blue controls) 20.00 10.00
H21a           on watermarked paper 80.00 40.00
H22 1 1909 No value, black (dark blue controls) 15.00 7.50
H22a           on watermarked paper 20.00 10.00
H23 1 1910 No value, black (red controls) 27.00 13.50
H23a           on watermarked paper 35.00 17.50
H24 1 1911 No value, black (red controls) 23.00 11.50
H24a           on watermarked paper 26.00 13.00
H25 1 1912 No value, black (red controls) 18.00 9.00
H25a           imperf. between horizontal pair 100.00 -


Hisc. Type Thin paper Mint Used
H26 1 1913 No value, slate (red controls) 70.00 35.00
H27 1 1914 No value, black (red controls) 38.00 19.00
H27a           on watermarked paper 38.00 19.00
H28 1 1915 No value, black (red controls) 52.00 26.00
H28a           on watermarked paper 69.00 34.50
H29 1 1916 No value, black (red controls) 20.00 10.00
H30 1 1917 No value, black (blue controls) 23.00 11.50
H31 1 1918 No value, black (blue controls) 20.00 10.00
H32 1 1919 No value, black (blue controls) 65.00 32.50
H33 1 1920 No value, black (blue controls) 65.00 32.50

Hisc. Type Perf. 11 Mint Used
H34 1 1921 No value, black (red controls) 35.00 17.50
H35 1 1922 No value, slate (red controls) 32.00 16.00
H36 1 1923 No value, black (red controls) 35.00 17.50
H37 1 1924 No value, black (red controls) 38.00 19.00
H38 1 1925 No value, black (red controls) 26.00 13.00
H39 1 1926 No value, black (red controls) 30.00 15.00
H40 1 1927 No value, black (red controls) 25.00 12.50
H41 1 1928 No value, black (red controls) 20.00 10.00
H42 1 1929 No value, black (red controls) 20.00 10.00

1930 New design. Paper and printing as before.
Hiscocks Book page 28
Hisc. Type Perf. 11 Mint Used
H43 2 1930 No value, black (red controls) 35.00 17.50
H44 2 1931 No value, black (red controls) 64.00 32.00
H45 2 1932 No value, black (red controls) 70.00 35.00
H46 2 1933 No value, black (red controls) 48.00 24.00
H47 2 1934 No value, black (red controls) 44.00 22.00

Hisc. Type Perf. 12 Mint Used
H48 3 1935 No value, black (red controls) 50.00 25.00

Hisc. Type Glazed paper. Perf. 11 Mint Used
H49 3 1936 No value, black (red controls) 65.00 32.50

 

5. Dominion de Forest Telegraph Company Ltd.

1906 Lithographed on white wove paper.
No watermark. Perf.12.
Hiscocks Book pg 28
H1
Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H1 1 No value, blue (red controls) 4000.00 4000.00



6. Grand Trunk Pacific Railways Telegraph Co.

1911 Lithographed on white wove paper.
No watermark. Perf.12. Signature of A. B. Smith.
Grand Trunk Pacific 1911 Grand Trunk Pacific 1913
Type 1 (1911) H1 Type 1 (1913) H3

Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H1 1 1911 No value, black (red controls) 200.00 -
H2 1 1912 No value, green (red controls) 200.00 -
H3 1 1913 No value, blue (red controls) 200.00 -
H4 1 1914 No value, grey (red controls) 150.00 -
H5 1 1915 No value, black (red controls) 300.00 -

1916 As above but dated 1916. Signature of H. Hulatt.
Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H6 1 1916 No value, black (red controls) 150.00 -
H7 1 1917 No value, black (red controls) 240.00  
H8 1 1918 No value, black (red controls) 120.00 -
H9 1 1919 No value, grey (red controls) 150.00 -
H10 1 1920 No value, black (red controls) 120.00 -

7. Great North Western Telegraph Company of Canada.

1890 Lithographed on white wove paper. No watermark.
Perf.11½ to 12 between franks. Signature of H. P. Dwight.
Great North Western 1894 Great North Western 1897 types
Type 1 (1894) H5 1897 variations

RH # Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
RH1 H1 1 1890 No value, dark blue (red controls) 24.00 -
RH1a H1a           on thin paper 30.00 -
RH2 H2 1 1891 No value, rose shades (blue controls) 45.00 -
RH2a H2a           on thin paper 50.00 -
RH3 H3 1 1892 No value, dark green (black controls) 29.00 -
RH3a H3a           yellow green 30.00 -
RH4 H4 1 1893 No value, red-brown (black controls) 78.00 -
RH5 H5 1 1894 No value, slate (red controls) 58.00 -
RH5a -           broken 'T' in "WESTERN" 65.00 -
RH6 H6 1 1895 No value, purple (red controls) 45.00 -
RH7 H7 1 1896 No value, light rose (blue controls) 32.00 -

1897 As above but dated 1897. (both '7's large)
Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H8 1 1897 No value, light blue (red controls) 30.00 -
H8a           both '7's small 25.00 -
H8b           left hand '7' small, right hand '7' large 30.00 -
RH8c           blue controls - -

As above but dated 1898. Perf.12
Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H9 1 1898 No value, green (red controls) 30.00 -
H10 1 1899 No value, grey-brown (red controls) 28.00 100.00
H11 1 1900 No value, red (red controls) 26.00 95.00
RH11a           mauve - -
H12 1 1901 No value, blue-green (red controls) 23.00 90.00
H13 1 1902 No value, grey-black (red controls) 23.00 -
H14 1 1903 No value, brown (red controls) 18.00 -
H14a           both '3' showing alterations from '2' 25.00 -

 

 

1904 As above but design redrawn, strengthened and dated 1904.
Great North Western 1905 Great North Western 1919
Type 2 (1905) H16 Type 2 (1919) H30

Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H15 2 1904 No value, blue (red controls) (type I — '4') 17.5 -
H15a           both '4' in dates of type II — '4' 17.5 -
H16 2 1905 No value, pale rose (blue controls) 34.00 -
H17 2 1906 No value, pale green (red controls) 26.00 -
H18 2 1907 No value, brown (red controls) 18.00 -

1908 As above but dated 1908. Signature of J. McMichael.
Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H19 2 1908 No value,violet? (red controls) 18.00 -
H20 2 1909 No value, grey-blue (red controls) 18.00 -
H21 2 1910 No value, carmine (blue controls) 18.00 -
H22 2 1911 No value, black (red controls) 20.00 -

1912 As above but dated 1912. Signature of D. Renouf.
Hisc. Type Description Mint Used
H23 2 1912 No value, black (red controls) 23.00 -
H24 2 1913 No value, blue (red controls) 20.00 -
H25 2 1914 No value, black (red controls) 14.50 -
H26 2 1915 No value, green (red controls) 14.50 -
H27 2 1916 No value, black (red controls) 25.00 -
H28 2 1917 No value, blue (red controls) 18.00 -
H29 2 1918 No value, slate (red controls) 18.00 -
H30 2 1919 No value, black (red controls) 18.00 -
H30a           violet controls 36.00 -
H31 2 1920 No value, black (red controls) 20.00 -
H31a           violet controls 27.00 -
H32 2 1921 No value, black (violet controls) - -

 

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