Canada Newspaper Wrappers

Postal Stationery Newspaper Wrappers
and Post Bands from
CANADA

The dimensions of these wrappers is approximate - the dimensions given are the smallest known size.
The size can be as much as 10mm more than the figures quoted here.


1	125 x 235	May 1875 Typographed by British American Bank Note Company 1c dark blue
2	125 x 290	1878 1c dark blue
3	125 x 280	1881 1c dark blue
4	125 x 280	April 1882 Typographed by British American Bank Note Company 1c blue on cream
4a	125 x 280	1c violet blue on cream
4b	125 x 280	1c slate blue on buff
4c	125 x 280	1c slate blue on yellow
5	125 x 280	May 1887 Typographed by British American Bank Note Company 1c blue on cream
6	125 x 273	February 1892 Typographed by British American Bank Note Company 1c blue
7	125 x 273	February 1894 Typographed by British American Bank Note Company 1c black
8	124 x 273	June 1898 Typographed by American Bank Note Company 1c green
9	124 x 273	October 1903 Typographed by American Bank Note Company 1c green
10	203 x 381	11 July 1907 with wording (in same colour as stamp) THIS WRAPPER TO BE USED ONLY BY PUBLISHERS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAILING SECOND CLASS MATTER TO THE UNITED STATES Typographed by American Bank Note Company 1c green
11	203 x 381	with wording THIS WRAPPER TO BE USED ONLY BY PUBLISHERS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAILING SECOND CLASS MATTER TO THE UNITED STATES 2c carmine
12	203 x 381	with wording THIS WRAPPER TO BE USED ONLY BY PUBLISHERS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAILING SECOND CLASS MATTER TO THE UNITED STATES 3c violet
13	203 x 381	18 June 1908 surcharge typographed by Public Printing & Stationery Department 1c on 2c carmine (No 11)
14	203 x 381	1c on 3c violet (No12)
15	152 x343	1910 with wording THIS WRAPPER TO BE USED ONLY BY PUBLISHERS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAILING SECOND CLASS MATTER TO THE UNITED STATES (as No 10 but smaller size) Typographed by American Bank Note Company 1c green
16	121 x 233	1912 Typographed by American Bank Note Company 1c green (die B)
17	152 x 330	1912 with wording THIS WRAPPER TO BE USED ONLY BY PUBLISHERS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAILING SECOND CLASS MATTER TO THE UNITED STATES Typographed by American Bank Note Company 1c green (die A)
18	121 x 233	1922 Typographed by American Bank Note Company 1c orange (die B)
18b	121 x 233	1c orange (die B) as No 18 but precancelled
19	152 x 330	with wording THIS WRAPPER TO BE USED ONLY BY PUBLISHERS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAILING SECOND CLASS MATTER TO THE UNITED STATES 1c orange (die A)
20	121 x 233	1927 1c orange (die C)
21	152 x 330	with wording THIS WRAPPER TO BE USED ONLY BY PUBLISHERS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAILING SECOND CLASS MATTER TO THE UNITED STATES 1c orange (die C)
22	121 x 233	1928 1c orange
23	152 x 330	with wording THIS WRAPPER TO BE USED ONLY BY PUBLISHERS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAILING SECOND CLASS MATTER TO THE UNITED STATES 1c orange
24	121 x 233	1930 1c orange
25	152 x 330	with wording THIS WRAPPER TO BE USED ONLY BY PUBLISHERS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAILING SECOND CLASS MATTER TO THE UNITED STATES 1c orange

WORK IN PROGRESS
16 November 2002