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The postal and philatelic history of Canada concerns postage of the territories which have formed Canada. Before Canadian confederation, the colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland issued stamps in their own names. The postal history falls into four major periods ...
Province of Canada 1855 - Jacques Cartier 10 d. New Brunswick 1859 - Charles Connell 5 cents. Newfoundland 1933 - Sir Humphrey Gilbert 1 cent. Newfoundland 1941 - Wilfred Grenfell 5 ¢. Newfoundland 1947 - John Cabot 5¢. Nova Scotia 1863 - Queen Victoria two cents.
This is a list of notable people on stamps of Canada since confederation in 1867. For earlier stamps issued by the colonies which came together to form Canada, see List of people on the postage stamps of the Canadian provinces .
No. in existence. about 120. Face value. 12 pence. Estimated value. up to $425,500 (2011) [1] Canada 12d black or The Black Empress of Canada [1] is the rarest Canadian postage stamp [citation needed], issued in 1851. The 12- pence stamp shows the portrait of Queen Victoria and is the third stamp issued by the province.
A total of eleven stamps were issued by New Brunswick. [1] The first stamps were issued in 1851 [2] and are similar in design to a contemporary set issued by Nova Scotia. This set of three diamond-shaped issues continued until 1860 when the next and final issue was released. New Brunswick's 1860 decimal issue featured several notable stamps ...
Sandford Fleming. Sir Sandford Fleming FRSC KCMG (January 7, 1827 – July 22, 1915) was a Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to colonial Canada at the age of 18. He promoted worldwide standard time zones, a prime meridian, and use of the 24-hour clock as key elements to communicating the accurate ...
Events. April 7 – The first Canadian postage stamps are printed. April 25 – Prince Edward Island wins responsible government. June – Harbor Commissioners deepen Lake St. Peter. July – The bloomer costume appears in Montreal. July 31 – Broad Provincial railway gauge is legislated in the Province of Canada, [2] creating a break-of-gauge ...
First stamps. The first stamps of Nova Scotia were issued in 1851. 1863 issue in cents. Values 1 to 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 cents. 2 cents issued 1863. Nova Scotia joined the Dominion of Canada in 1867. See also. List of people on stamps of the Canadian provinces; Postage stamps and postal history of Canada; References