Description: This definitive stamp features a detailed, three-quarter portrait of King George V facing slightly left, dressed in his field marshal uniform adorned with official medals and decorations. The central portrait is enclosed within a distinctive arch frame featuring elegant scrolls at the upper corners and maple leaves at the lower corners. Above the portrait arch is a banner reading "CANADA," while inside the border arches, the bilingual text reads "POSTES" on the left and "POSTAGE" on the right. The lower section anchors the piece with the denomination "2 CENTS" explicitly spelled out in a central horizontal banner, flanked on both sides by large, stylized white numerals "2" set within solid dark corner boxes.
Circa: 1928-1931
Condition: Unused
Notes:
A well-known and highly sought-after variety among specialists is the "cockeyed King" plate flaw, which creates a slight, unintended visual distortion in the alignment of the King's right eye during the plate engraving process.
On this specific stamp the eye is badly misaligned creating a crazy almost reptilian look.