Triple
T4945804
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sandford Fleming |
E111045
|
entity |
| Predicate | designed |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
first Canadian postage stamp, the Threepenny Beaver
The Threepenny Beaver was the first postage stamp issued in what is now Canada, notable for featuring a beaver rather than a monarch and symbolizing the young country's natural resources and identity.
|
E481231
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: first Canadian postage stamp, the Threepenny Beaver | Statement: [Sandford Fleming, designed, first Canadian postage stamp, the Threepenny Beaver]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: first Canadian postage stamp, the Threepenny Beaver Context triple: [Sandford Fleming, designed, first Canadian postage stamp, the Threepenny Beaver]
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A.
Inverted Jenny stamp block
The Inverted Jenny stamp block is a famously misprinted 1918 U.S. airmail stamp sheet segment depicting an upside-down biplane, considered one of the most iconic and valuable philatelic errors in the world.
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B.
Ontario’s Great Seal
Ontario’s Great Seal is the official emblem used to authenticate important provincial documents and proclamations issued in the name of the Crown in Ontario.
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C.
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.
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D.
Manx postage stamps
Manx postage stamps are the official postal issues of the Isle of Man, often featuring local symbols, history, and culture in their designs.
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E.
The Beaver
The Beaver is a 2011 drama film starring Mel Gibson as a depressed man who begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet, directed by Jodie Foster.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: first Canadian postage stamp, the Threepenny Beaver Triple: [Sandford Fleming, designed, first Canadian postage stamp, the Threepenny Beaver]
Generated description
The Threepenny Beaver was the first postage stamp issued in what is now Canada, notable for featuring a beaver rather than a monarch and symbolizing the young country's natural resources and identity.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: first Canadian postage stamp, the Threepenny Beaver Target entity description: The Threepenny Beaver was the first postage stamp issued in what is now Canada, notable for featuring a beaver rather than a monarch and symbolizing the young country's natural resources and identity.
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A.
Inverted Jenny stamp block
The Inverted Jenny stamp block is a famously misprinted 1918 U.S. airmail stamp sheet segment depicting an upside-down biplane, considered one of the most iconic and valuable philatelic errors in the world.
-
B.
Ontario’s Great Seal
Ontario’s Great Seal is the official emblem used to authenticate important provincial documents and proclamations issued in the name of the Crown in Ontario.
-
C.
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.
-
D.
Manx postage stamps
Manx postage stamps are the official postal issues of the Isle of Man, often featuring local symbols, history, and culture in their designs.
-
E.
The Beaver
The Beaver is a 2011 drama film starring Mel Gibson as a depressed man who begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet, directed by Jodie Foster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd441721cc819085c7e33fe0876818 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd70aa890c81908e685ec5e88cae1f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be77c6566c8190b0c76c05b9d82053 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be78ac2d888190b53d90452431263f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be79a6634c8190bae1fa09eedd6829 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:31 p.m.