On 29 June 1927 Canada issued a stunning set of engraved stamps to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of Canadian Confederacy. There are eight stamps in the set, which equates to far too many stamps to provide a detailed description of each. So in this blog, I'll introduce the set and provide the engravers - where known - and in later blogs I'll study each stamp individually. I'd like to thank Adrian of Stamp Engravers for engraver info on this series.
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The 1c orange depicts Sir John A MacDonald. The vignette of this stamp was engraved by Edwin H Gunn.
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The 2c green depicts the Fathers of Confederation. The vignette of this stamp was engraved by Edwin H Gunn.
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The 3c brown carmine depicts the Parliament Building in Ottawa. The vignette of this stamp was engraved by Harold Osborn.
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The 5c violet depicts Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The vignette of this stamp was engraved by Edwin H Gunn.
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The 12c dark blue depicts a Map of Canada. The vignette of this stamp was engraved by Edwin H Gunn.
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The following three stamps were initially going to be printed in July 26 1926 as an historical commemorative issue, but they were withheld and issued as a part of the Confederation set.
The 5c violet depicts Thomas d'Arcy McGee. This stamp was engraved by Elie Timothée Loizeaux.
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The 12c green depicts Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Sir John A. MacDonald. The portraits of this stamp were engraved by Edwin H Gunn.
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The 20c brown carmine depicts Robert Baldwin and Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine. The portraits of this stamp were engraved by William Fraser Ford.
Until next time...
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