Canada Admiral Issue Coil Paste-up Stamp

Canada · 1912 · 1c

This stamp is a 'paste-up' coil from Canada's Admiral series, featuring a left-facing portrait of King George V. Paste-up coils were created by manually joining strips of 20 stamps together to form larger rolls for vending machines, resulting in a visible seam or 'paste-up' pair every 20 stamps. This example is the 1c green denomination, the most common value in the series.

The Admiral series, issued from 1911 to 1925, was Canada's first definitive series to feature a Canadian-born monarch, King George V. The introduction of coil stamps during this period reflected the growing demand for automated stamp vending.