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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 ...
The pictorials are among the finest stamps ever produced, especially the 50¢ value Bluenose stamp portraying the legendary schooner Bluenose. The "Arch Issue" of 1930 was similarly elegant. The last issue for George V, in 1935, was called the "Dated Die Issue" because the year appeared in very small print in the design.
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.
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Canada Violet 13x13.5 Flora, medium size [1] 8 August 1977 15c Trembling Aspen 13.5 8 August 1977 20c Douglas Fir 13.5 8 August 1977 25c Sugar Maple 13.5 7 March 1978 30c Red Oak 13.5 8 March 1979 35c Eastern White Pine 13.5 Street scenes [1] 6 July 1978 50c prairie town street scene 13.5 11 May 1982 60c Ontario street scene 13.5 6 July 1978 75c
The first Mauritius edition was printed with 500 red and 500 blue stamps, each worth one penny. ... It broke the price record four times, and while Sotheby's expected it to fetch $10 million to ...
A 2014 First Quarter BNA Topics article, however, states that the price was $60 and the purchaser was American collector Michael D. Smith. The stamp is creased and torn and bears an 1870 "Hamilton C W" (Canada West) cancel. This example realized $215,000. plus 15% buyers premium, ($247,250) in the 18 October 2014 Eastern Auction held by Gary Lyon.
On 11 December 2013, Canada Post unveiled its Five-point Action Plan, which temporarily removed "Permanent" stamps from sale, although they remained valid for postage. On 31 March, the regular domestic stamp price increased from CA$0.63 to CA$0.85 (roll & bundle issued stamps) and up to $1.00 for single stamp purchase, beginning on 31 March ...