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7 ¢ - REGULAR
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DATE OF ISSUE - 11th March, 1964
DESIGNED BY - Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd. Ottawa COLOUR - BLUE SIZE - 1 3/16" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 100 STAMPS
Issued by Authority of the Postmaster General |
This new regular issue seven cent stamp, designed primarily for air mail letters to the United States, is the first Canadian postage stamp issue of 1964. It will replace the famous blue "Canada Goose" design which has been in use since 1952. More than 163,000,000 of the blue goose issues have been sold over the past twelve years, an average of some 13,000,000 stamps per year.
The design of the new seven cent issue shows a modern inter-city jet aircraft taking off from a Canadian airport. The stamp is in blue similar to the Canada goose issue, and is of the intermediate size. The aircraft pictured in the new stamp is a composite of many modern short and long range jets and is not intended to represent any specific make or model. The airport buildings pictured in the stamp are patterned after the structure of Ottawa's International Air Terminal at Uplands which was opened to the public in 1960.
The "blue goose", a very popular stamp with philatelists around the world, is being retired primarily because of the introduction last autumn of a new 15 cent postage stamp which also shows Canada geese in flight. It is not normal to maintain in use two regular issue stamps portraying similar subjects. In addition, the 12 year life of the blue goose issue is considered a normal term and the design becomes due for replacement.
The stamp, designed by the Canadian Bank Note Company Limited, bears a flight motif. However, it is not specifically an air mail stamp. It will remain in stock and on sale for an indefinite period.
5¢ PEACE STAMP
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DATE OF ISSUE - 8th April, 1964
DESIGNED BY - The Canadian Bank Note Co., Ltd. COLOUR - Blue & Gold SIZE - 1 3/16" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 100 STAMPS QUANTITY OF STAMPS ORDERED - 27,000,000
Issued by Authority of the Postmaster General |
Two offset printings have been combined with one intaglio printing to produce the commemorative stamp Canada will issue on 8th April. The three colours used in the design are white, blue and gold. It is felt that the design of the stamp, together with its reflection of current thought, will make it an interesting addition to the list of Canadian issues.
"Peace on Earth" is the theme of the stamp; peace among men and among nations. The universality of the appeal is expressed in the Latin words "Pacem in Terris" surrounding the world.
A vigorous interest in taking positive action to realize this ideal is evident everywhere in this country. On the international scene, Canada is well represented on truce commissions and at disarmament negotiations. She is active in United Nations programmes, such as keeping peace in the Gaza Strip, and gives full support to the Colombo Plan. Canadian troops have served and are serving in United Nations peace-keeping operations around the world.
The technology of civilization will not enrich mankind as it should until peace has provided the necessary environment. No country believes this more sincerely than does Canada, and no country is more willing than Canada to expend every effort to achieve it.
Canada realizes full well the importance of peace, and Canada believes that an honourable state of peace is possible. This is the goal for which she strives.
5¢ MAPLE LEAF - UNITY
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DATE OF ISSUE - 14TH MAY, 1964
DESIGNED BY - CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY COLOUR - RED AND BLUE SIZE - 1 1/2" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 50 STAMPS QUANTITY OF STAMPS ORDERED - 35,000,000
Issued by Authority of the Postmaster General |
With this stamp, the Canada Post Office introduces its first major series of postal issues leading up to the 100th anniversary of Confederation. It is intended to issue, before the year of Canada's birthday, a stamp showing the floral emblems and armorial bearings of each province and territory - a possible total of thirteen different stamps. To introduce the series is the Maple Leaf stamp, symbolizing the whole of Canada, and this will be followed by the stamps of the ten provinces and the northern territories.
The stamp, which is the third in the programme for 1964, shows three red maple leafs, joined on a single stem, on a blue background. This design, taken from the arms of Canada, appears in the lower part of Canada's shield and is an integral part of the heraldic symbol for Canada itself. The design, as used in the postage stamp, is intended to express the ideas of Canadian unity, with various parts and groups united in a common purpose.
In 1920, the use of three maple leaves on a white field was approved by Order in Council as the official insignia of Canada. A blue background was added to the stamp as it is very difficult to recognize a white stamp against the background of a white envelope and, with the postal service turning more and more to the mechanical recognition and cancellation of stamps, it was necessary to design a stamp with a more sharply-contrasting background.
The three maple leaves have appeared on Canadian postage stamps before. The Plains of Abraham stamp, issued in 1959, also featured three leaves and at that time was intended to show that the British, the French and many other ethnic groups had fought and worked together to produce a united Canada. The words "United" and "Uni" on the present stamp emphasize this message.
FLORAL EMBLEM SERIES
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Date of issue - 30 June, 1964
Designed by - the Canadian Bank Note Co. Ltd
Size - 1 1/2" x 1" (Approximately) Plate Nos. - 1. each Stamp Panes of - 50 STAMPS Quantity ordered - 18,000,000 of each
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The white trillium of Ontario and the white garden lily of Quebec are the focal points in two new postage stamps to be issued on June 30th by the Canada Post Office. The new issues are the first in a series that will, during the next three years, illustrate the provincial flowers of all ten Canadian provinces.
Sharing the stamp design with the official floral emblems are the armorial bearings of the two provinces. Those of Ontario show a cross of St. George in the upper section and three maple leaves on a single stem in the lower part. The shield is flanked by animals indigenous to the province. At the bottom is a scroll bearing the motto "Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet" - Let him remain faithful to his origins.
The armorial bearings of the Province of Quebec are a shield showing fleur-de-lys in the upper section, a lion in the middle, and three maple leaves in the lower section. The design is completed by a crown at the top and the motto "Je me souviens" - I remember, at the bottom.
The stamps bearing these designs are being rendered in three-colour printing by a combination of offset lithography and steel-line engraved intaglio printing. It is anticipated that all the stamps in the floral emblem series will be produced by this method.
The Ontario and Quebec stamps were chosen as the first in the floral series as these two provinces, along with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, were the first to enter Confederation in 1867. Stamps depicting the official flowers and armorial bearings of these two Maritime provinces are planned for 1965, as well as those of several other provinces.
In addition to being the two largest and most populous provinces of Canada, Ontario and Quebec have played major roles in the development of the Canadian nation. Founded in the 18th Century by explorers from France, Quebec maintains its French traditions of language and culture. Basically English in origin, Ontario was settled and developed much later than its sister province. Together, the two were known as the "Province of Canada" and separately as Upper Canada and Lower Canada. It was political leaders from these provinces who, at Charlottetown in 1864, persuaded representatives of the Maritime Provinces to expand their idea of a union of all the British colonies in North America to a greater Confederation, a union which was achieved by the British North America Act of 1867 and which led to the Canadian nation of today.
It was announced by the Hon. John R. Nicholson, Postmaster General, that effective July 15, 1964, the rate of air mail postage to the United States is to be increased to eight cents for the first ounce and six cents for each additional ounce. This represents an increase of one cent per ounce on the present rate and compares to a straight eight cents per ounce for the United States air mail rate to Canada. Increased cost of mail handling was the reason cited by the Postmaster General for the raise in rates. To facilitate this change in rate, the present stock of seven cent aircraft design postage stamps will be overprinted with the numeral eight. This overprinted stamp will go on sale July 15. The design for the seven cent aircraft stamp will be re-worked to become an eight cent issue, and will be released when stocks of the overprinted stamp have been exhausted. Seven cent stamps will not be obtainable in post offices after July 14, but will be available from the Postage Stamp Division of the Post Office Department, Ottawa, as long as the supply lasts. Regular First Day of Issue cover service will be given the new 8¢ stamp when it is released. However no such service will be provided for the overprinted version to be released on the 15th July. The attached order form is provided for Philatelists interested in procuring any of the 8¢ aircraft of the overprinted version. The new 8¢ stamp will be announced later in the year at which time an order form will be provided. |
Le ministre des Postes, l'honorable John R. Nicholson, a annoncé que le 15 juillet 1964, le tarif des envois-avions à destination des Etats-Unis augmentait à huit cents jusqu'à une once et six cents par once en sus. Cette taxe, qui représente une majoration d'un cent par once de la taxe actuelle, se compare à la taxe uniforme de huit cents l'once appliquée aux Etats-Unis aux envois-avion destinés au Canada. L'augmentation des frais de traitement du courrier est la raison de cette majoration, donnée par le ministre des Postes. Afin de faciliter ce changement de taxe, le timbre de sept cents actuel, représentant un avion, sera surchargé du chiffre "8". Ce timbre surchargé se vendra à compter du 15 juillet. Le dessin de ce timbre sera par après modifié de façon à en faire un timbre de huit cents, qui sera émis lorsque sera épuisé le stock de timbres surchargés. Il ne se vendra plus de timbres de sept cents dans les bureaux de poste après le 14 juillet, mais on pourra en obtenir de la Division des timbres-poste du ministère des Postes à Ottawa, aussi longtemps que durera le stock. Le service régulier des plis "Premier jour" sera accordé dans le cas du nouveau timbre de huit cents. Ce service ne sera pas cependant accordé pour le timbre surchargé qui sera mis en cours le 15 juillet. Les philatélistes peuvent utiliser la formule ci-jointe pour commander des timbres représentant un avion et portant le chiffre "8" en surcharge. Le nouveau timbre de huit cents fera l'objet d'un feuillet d'annonce plus tard au cours de l'année et un nouveau bulletin de commande sera publié à ce moment-là. |
CHARLOTTETOWN CONFERENCE
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DATE OF ISSUE - 29 July, 1964
DESIGNED BY - Philip Weiss & the Canadian Bank Note Company COLOUR - Black SIZE - 1 1/2" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 50 STAMPS QUANTITY OF STAMPS ORDERED - 27,000,000
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This stamp commemorates the historic meeting at Charlottetown, P.E.I., which lasted from September 1 to September 9, 1864, and which was the first of a number of steps which led to the creation of the Canadian nation in 1867.
The meeting at Charlottetown was to have been attended by delegates from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The object was to discuss a political union of the three Maritime provinces, a project for which there was not a great deal of enthusiasm at that time.
Interest in the Conference increased, however, when it was learned that the Provinces of Canada - now Ontario and Quebec - had asked permission to send a representation. As a result, the Maritimers delayed until eight leading political figures from the central provinces arrived in Charlottetown to advocate a wider union of all the British colonies in North America. The delegates were most persuasive and in the outcome, they succeeded in convincing the Maritimers to attend a later conference to be held at Quebec. At this conference, details of the proposed union were to be discussed.
From the Charlottetown Conference, and from the later Conference at Quebec, emerged the points of agreement on which the British North America Act was based. This became the basis of Canada's constitutional government in 1867.
The stamp illustrates the new Fathers of Confederation Memorial which has been constructed in Charlottetown to mark the centenary of the historic meeting. At the left is the Provincial Building, site of the original conference. The new complex contains many public buildings including a library and an auditorium, all of modern design in contrast with the traditional structure of the Provincial Building immediately adjacent to it.
The stamp was detailed and engraved by the Canadian Bank Note Company Limited, based on suggestions put forward by Philip Weiss of Ottawa, designer of many Canadian postage stamps.
QUEBEC CONFERENCE
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DATE OF ISSUE - 9th September, 1964
DESIGNED BY - Philip Weiss of Ottawa COLOUR - Red & Brown SIZE - 1 1/2" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 50 STAMPS QUANTITY OF STAMPS ORDERED - 27,000,000
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QUEBEC CONFERENCE
This postage stamp is issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the historic conference at Quebec at which many basic agreements were reached which subsequently led to Confederation in 1867.
The conference followed by a month an earlier gathering at Charlottetown P.E.I., where some agreement had been reached on the principle of a federal union of British colonies in North America. The Quebec meeting lasted from October 10 to October 27 and resulted in the formulation of Seventy-Two Resolutions which were drawn up as an outline for the proposed union. These resolutions eventually formed the basis of the British North America Act of 1867, Canada's written constitution.
The Quebec Conference was attended by 33 delegates from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and what is now Ontario and Quebec. The conference successfully faced many complex economic and political problems.
The resolutions of the conference were accepted warmly by the Colonial Office in London. They were passed without difficulty in the central provinces but some persuasion was required to achieve their acceptance in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland decided against entering the union at that time.
The stamp commemorating this historic meeting was designed by Philip Weiss of Ottawa and is printed by the steel intaglio process in two colours by the Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.
ROYAL VISIT 1964
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DATE OF ISSUE - October 5, 1964
DESIGNED BY - Photo by Anthony Buckley COLOUR - Purple SIZE - 1 1/2" x 1" (approximately) vertical
PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 50 STAMPS QTY. OF STAMPS ORDERED - 35,000,000
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ROYAL VISIT - 1964
The latest Royal Visit stamp to be issued by the Canada Post Office honours the visit of Her Majesty to Charlottetown, P.E.I., and to Quebec City in October of this year. The stamp will go on sale October 5th.
Queen Elizabeth plans to visit the two cities to commemorate the famous conferences of 1864 which led to the passing of the British North America Act of 1867, Canada's constitution. Special stamps commemorating these conferences have already been announced by the Canada Post Office.
The new stamp will be of the large size in a vertical format. It will depict a portrait of Her Majesty from a photograph by Anthony Buckley of London, England. The words Postes-Canada-Postage and the denomination complete the design of the stamp. As is customary in special stamps issued to commemorate Royal Visits, no other wording will appear on the stamp. The issue is of the five cent denomination.
The Canada Post Office customarily issues commemorative stamps to mark the visits to this country of the reigning Sovereign. This latest issue shows Her Majesty in a seated position, wearing a simple white gown and a tiara.
The stamp will be printed in purple by the steel engraving intaglio process. Complementary design of the stamp is by the Canadian Bank Note Company of Ottawa.
CHRISTMAS 1964
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DATE OF ISSUE - 14 October, 1964.
DESIGNED BY - the Canadian Bank Note Co. Ltd.
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SIZE - 7/8" x 1" (approximately) | 7/8" x 1" | |
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PLATE NOS. - 1 & 2 | 1 & 2 | |
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| QTY. ORDERED - 300 Million | 100 Million | |
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CHRISTMAS - 1964
The stamps illustrated on this folder are the first special Christmas issues in Canadian postal history. They will go on sale October 14th and will remain in use during the Christmas season.
The stamps, which will be printed by the steel engraving intaglio process, will show a family group of a man, a woman and two children in silhouette, walking off towards a Christmas star in a typical Canadian winter scene. The design is intended to express the feeling of Christmas as a religious and family occasion, and at the same time to portray the scene in a Canadian environment. It is also meant to tie in with the study of the family's place in contemporary Canadian life which was held last summer under the sponsorship of the Governor General and Madame Vanier.
Although Canada produced a stamp bearing the words "Xmas 1898" in 1898, the 1964 issues are the first Canadian postage stamps intended for use on Christmas mails. The three cent denomination is the stamp used for unsealed Christmas greeting cards, and the five cent value is the usual rate for first class or sealed letters.
Both stamps will be the regular or small size, similar to general issue postage stamps. The five cent issue will be in blue, as are most firstclass rate stamps issued in Canada, and the three cent denomination will be in red. A total of 100 million five cent and 300 million three cent stamps will be printed. The stamps will be on sale at all Canadian post offices.
The design selected was one of dozens of sketches submitted by leading Canadian artists and designers. It was created by the Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd., who also engraved and printed the stamps.
8 ¢ - REGULAR
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DATE OF ISSUE - 18 November 1964
DESIGNED BY - Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd. Ottawa COLOUR - BLUE SIZE - 1 3/16" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 100 STAMPS
Issued by Authority of the Postmaster General |
This stamp is the first eight cent issue Canada has produced since September 16th, 1946. It is the "child of necessity" in that a stamp of this denomination became mandatory when Canada increased the rate of Air Mail to the United States to eight cents for the first ounce and six cents for each additional ounce on July 15th, 1964. In addition to facilitating the prepayment of Air Mail letters to the United States, this stamp will also be used for other purposes, such as parcel post and for first class letters weighing between one and two ounces for delivery in Canada.
The design of this stamp is the same as that of the seven cent regular issue which was released on March 11th, 1964, except that the numeral seven has been replaced by an eight. The Canadian Bank Note Company, which engraved and printed the seven cent issue, reworked the design to make this change. Between July 15th, when the rate change went into effect, and today, when the reworked stamp first appears, the Post Office Department has been providing an overprinted stamp with the seven defaced and an eight printed above it.
The central feature of the design is a modern inter-city jet aircraft taking off from a Canadian terminal.The purpose in choosing this motif was to underscore the importance of aeroplanes and air travel in this country. Canada's centres of commerce and industry are scattered throughout the length of the land. The rapid communication of air travel is a vital link in the life of the country. Canada's northern land is rich in timber, minerals and hydro power, and is being rapidly developed. Such harnessing of natural resources to man's benefit would not be possible without the contribution of the aeroplane. The increasing importance of air transportation within our boundaries reflects the continued growth and expansion of Canada.
