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NEWFOUNDLAND
TOBACCO REVENUE STAMPS - 1913
The stamps paid the excise tax on
1/10th of a pound of cut tobacco
PROVISIONAL OVERPRINT
'FIFTY CIGARETTES'
ESSAY FOR AN INLAND REVENUE TAX STAMP - 1922
Prepared by Whitehead Morris & Co., London
The stamp was not placed in service
FIRST RESOURCE ISSUE - 1932
PERKINS BACON PRINTINGS
'Work in Progress' Engraver's Die Proof showing only a few
completed portions of the outside frame and the words
'Newfoundland Dog' in the central field.
The date May 25, 1931, can been seen at the lower right
Printed on thin card stock
Large Die Proof
picturing the completed design
Printed on thin card stock, die number 957 can be seen in the
upper left-hand corner.
Normal Issue
Ch. Westerland Sieger
Owned by Elizabeth Loring
Offset Printing
Full offset printing on the gummed side.
These are quite rare as only one sheet has ever found.
It was in the estate of the Chairman of the Perkins Bacon Company.
Vertical Bottom Margin strip of 3
Imperforate Between the top pair
The error was the result of a major perforation shift
caused by a pre-perforation paper fold.
One of ten strips known to exist.
LONG CORONATION ISSUE - 1937
Large Die Proof picturing the completed design
Printed on thick horizontal wove paper
Normal
Issue
Edited Plate Proof
printed on thin cardboard
Imperforate Variety
Printed on thin paper with no
gum
The "Male Dog" Variety
A few scratches on the plate inadvertently created this variety
SECOND RESOURCE ISSUE - 1942
WATERLOW PRINTINGS
PLATE PROOF
The unique lower left-hand corner margin
block from the Waterlow Archives
SECURITY PROOFS
WATERLOW ARCHIVES
There are small holes punched in to each
stamp to prevent it from being used
Normal Issue
The Waterlow Printings are slightly wider
than the Perkins Bacon ( 21 mm vs. 20.4 mm)
PERFORATION VARIETIES
 
IMPERFORATE
IMPERFORATE
BETWEEN
ALL
ROWS
SIDES
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