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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. Canada 2c Large Queen on laid paper - Wikipedia

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    Estimated value. US $ 125-250,000. 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 ...

  4. Postage stamps and postal history of New Brunswick

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    A total of eleven stamps were issued by New Brunswick. [1] The first stamps were issued in 1851 [2] and are similar in design to a contemporary set issued by Nova Scotia. This set of three diamond-shaped issues continued until 1860 when the next and final issue was released. New Brunswick's 1860 decimal issue featured several notable stamps ...

  5. Postage stamps and postal history of British Columbia

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    The postage stamps and postal history of British Columbia started in 1860 with the issue of a single brownish-rose stamp depicting Queen Victoria in profile and denominated as 2½ pence. It was issued jointly by Vancouver Island and British Columbia as each colony had insufficient postal trade to justify printing separate stamps.

  6. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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    Plotting the data in the previous table yields the adjacent graph. The dark area shows the actual price of the stamp, while the light area shows the price adjusted for inflation in 2019 U.S. cents. This plot shows that, despite the nominal rise in the cost of a first-class stamp, the adjusted cost of a stamp has stayed relatively stable.

  7. Canada 12d black - Wikipedia

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    No. in existence. about 120. Face value. 12 pence. Estimated value. up to $425,500 (2011) [1] 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.

  8. Canadian definitive postage stamps - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  9. Postage stamps and postal history of Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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    MacDonald, Ken. Post Offices and Postal Routes of Halifax County. Saskatoon: Saskatoon Stamp Centre, 1999 ISBN 1-894466-01-2 390p. MacDonald, Ken. Post Offices and Postal Routes of Pictou County. Saskatoon: Saskatoon Stamp Centre, 1999 ISBN 1-894466-02-0 316p. Macpherson, L. B. Nova Scotian Postal History: Post offices (1754-1981).

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