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The "Threepenny beaver" stamp of 1851. 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.
Alberta, 1906-1910 - Revenue stamps of Canada; British Columbia, 1879-1981 - Revenue stamps of Canada; Canada, 1876-c.1939 - Revenue stamps of Canada; Cape Breton, 1903-1997 - Revenue stamps of Canada; Lower Canada, 1864 - Revenue stamps of Canada; Manitoba, 1892-1896 - Revenue stamps of Canada; New Brunswick, 1884-1977 - Revenue stamps of Canada
ISO 3166-2:CA identifiers' second elements are all the same as these; ISO adopted the existing Canada Post abbreviations. [1] These abbreviations are not the source of letters in Canadian postal codes, which are assigned by Canada Post on a different basis than these abbreviations. While postal codes are also used for sorting, they allow ...
The 2¢ Large Queen on laid paper is the rarest postage stamp of Canada. [ citation needed ] Printed in 1868, it was not discovered until 1925, and so far only three have been found, all used. Many more could exist as at least one sheet must have been printed, and possibly many sheets; however, they may all have been destroyed, or lie ...
Canadian pressure laws, Acts, rules & regulations are enforced by provincial and territorial safety authorities. Unlike the United States where licensed professional engineers may stamp pressure equipment and pressure system/plant drawings in the non-nuclear sectors for construction, in Canada in general a professional engineer who is not employed by a safety authority does not have that same ...
A set of Canadian electricity and gas inspection stamps from 1930. Revenue stamps in Canada were issued from 1864 to 2005. In addition to national issues, the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec (Lower Canada), Saskatchewan and Yukon as well as Cape Breton, Halifax, Morden, Saskatoon and Winnipeg also ...
Canada Lily 12x12.5, 13x13.5 22 April 1977 4c Hepatica 12x12.5, 13x13.5 22 April 1977 5c Shooting Star 12x12.5, 13x13.5 22 April 1977 10c Sparrow's Egg Lady's Slipper 12x12.5, 13, 13x13.5 6 July 1978 12c Jewelweed 13x13.5 16 August 1979 15c Canada Violet 13x13.5 Flora, medium size [1] 8 August 1977 15c Trembling Aspen 13.5 8 August 1977 20c
Once a stamp subject is selected, Canada Post's Stamp Products group conducts research. Designs are commissioned from two firms, both chosen for their expertise. The designs are presented anonymously to the committee. [38] The committee's process and selection policy have changed little in the thirty years since it was introduced.