I would like to show you my classification of this little group of Small Queen… First I must say that I started with zero knowledge of these stamps, and it took me a lot of information and time until I was fairly sure that I had classified them correctly… it has not been days but months, like someone who puts together a puzzle and finally all the pieces fit together. It is really only a rough classification, since for example I do not have a precise perforation gauge, an aspect that I will work on when possible. It is a shame that the colours on the monitors do not reflect the real colours.
I will describe the classification criteria:
1st OTTAWA:
-1c This stamp does not have any visible dots, this complicates things, but its paper has a mesh visible with a simple magnifying glass, and above all an orange colour without yellow traces.
-1c This stamp has a visible dot in the lower left corner, the mesh of the paper is visible even with the naked eye, and its colour is strongly orange.
-3c This stamp has a visible dot in the lower left corner, although it is inside the ornament. The paper has a mesh that is visible with a magnifying glass and it seems very silky to me. Its orange color made me doubt at first, but under a microscope the pigment is red, it is not any of the known and valuable colors of this stamp, but a pale orange red.
1st MONTREAL:
-1c This stamp has a visible dot in the lower left corner. The paper has no mesh or it is difficult to see but it is not a poor quality paper. Its color is very yellow.
-3c This stamp has a dot in the upper left corner. The paper has a vertical mesh that is visible with a magnifying glass. The color is reddish orange, which made me doubt, but under a microscope the orange pigment abounds over the red.
-3c This stamp has a dot in the lower left corner. The paper has no mesh or it is very difficult to see, it does not seem to be of poor quality. The color is bright orange.
2ª MONTREAL
-2c This stamp has a dot at 9 o'clock inside the oval. The paper does not seem to be of good quality. The color is blue green.
-3c This stamp has a dot at 9 o'clock. Its paper has no mesh and is not of good quality. Its color is Orange red.
2ª OTTAWA
-1c This stamp has no visible dot. The paper is not of good quality. The color is yellow. Its cancellation is dated 94.
-2c This stamp has no visible dot. The paper has mesh when viewed with a magnifying glass and is not of poor quality. Its color is deep blue green.
-3c This stamp has no visible dot. Its paper has mesh visible with a magnifying glass and is not of poor quality. Its color is Bright Vermillon. Its cancellation is from 94.
-3c This stamp has no visible dot. The paper is not of good quality. The color is orange vermillon. Its cancellation is from 96.
-3c This stamp has no visible dot. Its paper is of poor quality. Its color is pale vermillion.
I hope you like it.

