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On the 2nd February, 1953, the postage stamp reproduced above will be issued by the Post Office Department. The $1.00 stamp is an ordinary issue stamp that will replace the one now in current use that depicts Canada's "Fish Resources".
The new $1.00 postage stamp was designed by Emanuel Hahn, R.C.A., S.S.C., Toronto, Ontario, and the stamps were engraved and printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Ottawa.
The new stamp displays a Pacific Coast Indian House and Totem Pole. This subject was selected because it is a popular symbol of a colourful chapter of Canada's rich heritage. The natives of the north-west coast of Canada were accustomed to record for posterity their genealogy, history and traditions by carving and painting, using representative symbols, chiefly animal designs. The subject of the new postage stamp emphasizes the great degree of skill and imagination the Indians displayed in their artistic expressions.
The colour of the new issue stamp will be black.
| THE HON. ALCIDE CÔTÉ, Q.C., M.P.,Postmaster General |
