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Postal orders were a service provided by the Canadian Post Office, and was a method of transferring funds between 1898 and 1 April 1949. Postal orders have been issued by the Canadian Post Office roughly since confederation (the timeline linked to below, for example, cites the postal money order system as expanding to Manitoba in July 1873).
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.
Canada Post's Registered Mail service provides the sender with a mailing receipt, and upon delivery of the item, with the delivery date and a copy of the signature of the addressee or the addressee's representative. Registered Mail may include lettermail, documents, valuables, and literature for the blind, but does not include parcels.
A streetcar used by Royal Mail Canada in Ottawa, c. 1890s It was in 1867 that the newly formed Dominion of Canada created the Post Office Department as a federal government department (The Act for the Regulation of the Postal Service) headed by a Cabinet minister, the Postmaster General of Canada.
Continuing the trend of putting people that are still alive on its stamps, Canada Post featured Oscar Peterson, the first member of the Order of Canada on a stamp in 2005. The year would also mark the final year of the very popular NHL legends series, which would feature legends such as 11-time Stanley Cup champion Henri Richard and Johnny Bucyk .
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
Postage stamp illustrating Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret issued during the Royal visit to Canada with their parents in 1939. Canada has depicted its sovereigns on stamps since 1851; that tradition continues into the present day. Since 1939, the image of Queen Elizabeth II has appeared on 59 stamps issued in Canada, most of them definitives.
One of the most famous postal orders in history - the one alleged to have been cashed by George Archer-Shee. This is a list of countries that have used postal orders . British Empire and British Commonwealth