Research Papers
The Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation produces a range of research papers related to Canadian philatelic works.
Research Paper: Pirie Script Watermark on 15c Large Queen
October 25, 2021
The Expert Committee has prepared a concise document illustrating the Alex'r Pirie & Sons script watermark existing on the 15c Large Queen to assist collectors in recognizing and positioning the watermark.
Research Paper: 3¢ Admiral with Inverted Overprint
November 1, 2020
Expert Committee Analysis of Block of Canada Scott #139 With Inverted Overprint
Research Paper: Vignette of the Queen’s Head Produced by the Canada Bank Note Engraving & Printing Co.
May 6, 2024
The Expert Committee has prepared a concise document to identify the origin and creation of the submitted printed copy of the vignette of the Queen’s head and its subsequent use.
Research Paper: 2¢ Large Queen
July 16, 2013
The Greene Foundation is pleased to announce that it has issued a certificate of genuineness to a Canada Two Cent Large Queen stamp on laid paper, Scott #32 (pictured at left).
This is only the third known copy of this stamp and the first copy seen since the two existing copies were expertized in 1935 by the Royal Philatelic Society London.
Lessons Learned for Expertizing: The use of security features on high value definitives of Great Britain and Canada (1988-2012) as a VSC 6000 learning tool
November 2012
Two members of our expert committee, Garfield Portch and Charles J.G. Verge, presented this paper at the First International Symposium on Analytical Methods in Philately.
The purpose of this paper is to document the learning steps undertaken by the authors to understand the features of the Foster + Freeman Visual Spectral Comparator (VSC 6000) for use in expertizing philatelic submissions at the Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation.