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Canadian Definitive Postage Stamps
Canada Post has issued several definitive stamps series since the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867 featuring both novel and recurring themes. See Postage stamps and postal history of Canada for an overview and for history prior to federation. Details of stamp issues have been collected and published in various List of stamp catalogues, stamp catalogues and in recent decades Canada Post has been issuing regular bulletins. Victorian period The new Canadian government issued a series of stamps on April 1, 1868 featuring a profile of Queen Victoria, superseding previous issues by the separate colonies. These are known as the "Large Queens" comprising the following stamps: These were followed by the "Small Queens" in 1870. These were followed by the "Maple Leaf" issue in 1897. King Edward VII Upon the accession of King Edward VII, the Maple Leaf design framing a portrait of Edward was issued starting 1903. King George V King George V was depicted in 1911 as Admiral o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps And Postal History Of Canada
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: French control (1604–1763), British control (1763–1841), colonial government control (1841–1867), and Canada, since 1867. Origins At St. John's, Newfoundland on 3 August 1527 the first known letter was sent from North America. Paul O'Neill (2003) ''The Oldest City, The Story of St. John's, Newfoundland'' (p. 116) While in St. John's, John Rut had written a letter to King Henry VIII on his findings and his planned voyage. The letter in part reads as follows: "''Pleasing your Honourable Grace to heare of your servant John Rut with all his company here in good health thanks be to God.''" The conclusion of the letter reads: "''...the th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Stamp Catalogues
This article is an incomplete list of stamp catalogs. * AFA specialkatalog: Danmark, Færøerne, Grønland, Dansk Vestindien og Slesvig (Denmark) * Afinsa (Portugal) * Anfils (Spain) * Australasian stamp catalogue (Australia) * Austria Netto Katalog (ANK) (Austria) * BALE (Israel) * Barefoot Catalogue (Revenues) * Bolaffi (Italy) * Borek (World catalogue) * Brusden-White (Australia) * Burak Pul Evi Kataloğu - Spesyalize Türk Pullari Kataloğu (Specialized Postage Stamp Catalog of Turkey) * Burak Pul Evi Yayinlari - Ilk Türk Pullari / Tugrali Pullar (The First Turkish Stamps Stamps with the monogram of the Sultans) * Catabooks Publishing - Thematic Catalogs / Gandhi Stamp Catalog (The First India theme based Stamp Caatalogs) * Catalogue of USSR postage stamps (Soviet Union, Russia; Каталог почтовых марок СССР) * Campbell Paterson (New Zealand) * ''Chan Stamp Catalogue of China'' (1878-1949) * CEI (Italy) * Cérès (France) * Chuchin, F.G. (Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Post
Canada Post Corporation (french: Société canadienne des postes), trading as Canada Post (french: Postes Canada), is a Crown corporation that functions as the primary postal operator in Canada. Originally known as Royal Mail Canada (the operating name of the Post Office Department of the Canadian government founded in 1867, french: Poste Royale Canada), rebranding was done to the "Canada Post" name in the late 1960s, even though it had not yet been separated from the government. On October 16, 1981, the Canada Post Corporation Act came into effect. This abolished the Post Office Department and created the present-day Crown corporation which provides postal service. The act aimed to set a new direction for the postal service by ensuring the postal service's financial security and independence. Canada Post provided service to more than 16 million addresses and delivered nearly 8.4 billion items in 2016 and consolidated revenue from operations reached $7.88 billion. Delivery take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
