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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of Canada - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Canadian definitive postage stamps - Wikipedia

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    The stamps are engraved and printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited, Ottawa. This was quickly followed by a series in 1954 featuring the Queen's Wilding portrait. 12, 9½ x imperf. 12, 9½ x imperf. 12, 9½ x imperf. The next series of Canadian definitives starting in 1962 again featured the Queen.

  4. Canada 2c Large Queen on laid paper - Wikipedia

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    The Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps lists Scott number 32, the 2c Laid Paper Large Queen, at $250,000. The last auction price recorded is $247,500. First copy. The stamp was first reported in 1925, although many authorities were dubious, and the Scott catalog did not list it until the 1930s. According to a 2014 BNA Topics ...

  5. Canadian Olympic stamps - Wikipedia

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    Canadian Olympic stamps. The first stamps that Canada Post released to commemorate an Olympic event were in commemoration of the 1976 Summer Olympics. This event was held in Montreal. The issue date of these patriotic memorabilia is dated September 20, 1973 and the issue price was 8 cents. It is noteworthy that the issue date coincides with the ...

  6. List of people on the postage stamps of Canada - Wikipedia

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    G. Charles-Émile Gadbois (1997) Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau (2003) Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (text is only "La Vérendrye" on the stamp) (1958) George V of the United Kingdom (1908) George VI of Canada (1935) Chief Dan George (2008)

  7. List of most expensive philatelic items - Wikipedia

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    List of most expensive philatelic items. This is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items, including stamps and covers. The current record price for a single stamp is US$ 9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta. [1] [2]

  8. List of postage stamps - Wikipedia

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    Penny Black – World's first postage stamp. Penny Blue – Trial printings from a penny black plate. Two pence blue – Issued for second rate step, at the same time as Penny Black. VR official – First official stamp. Prince Consort Essay. Penny Red – Improved follow-ons to the Penny Black. Archer Roulette – Experimental separation of ...

  9. Stamp collecting - Wikipedia

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    Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is an area of philately, which is the study (or combined study and collection) of stamps. It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth century with the rapid growth of the postal service, [1] as a stream of new stamps was produced by ...

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