"Leipzig, Germany ~ Fair Stamps"
"Small Queens - Canada 1870 - 1889"
Small Queens of Canada were printed in Montrael and Ottawa on wove paper, perf 12 by the British American Bank Note Company using the same vignette as for the large Queens Half Cent value.
"Small Queens - Canada 1870 - 1889"
Small Queens of Canada do not include the last two images of the "widow's weeds," aka, "dowager" Queen. The term referred to strict mourning etiquette governing both behavior and dress followed by Queen Victoria following the death of her husband.