Issued in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, this beautiful 2-cent green stamp features dual portraits of the monarch — one as a young queen from 1837 and the other as the reigning empress in 1897. The design elegantly marks sixty years of Victoria’s rule, with the royal crown and the dates “1837–1897” prominently displayed. Engraved with fine detail by the American Bank Note Company, it is one of Canada’s most celebrated classic commemoratives and a prized item for collectors of British Commonwealth history.