The 10th anniversary commemorated by Canada
The Canadian stamp issue commemorating the 10th anniversary of ICAO takes its roots back in the discussions and negotiations related to ICAO’s franking and postal privileges.
At its 5th Session of the Assembly, held in Montreal from 5 to 18 June 1951, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted resolution A5-13 by which the Council, the governing body of ICAO composed of 21 Member States at that time, was invited to try to reach an agreement with the Government of Canada for the granting of franking or other postal privileges, expecting some economy in the cost of mailing official correspondence.
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Complimentary folder presenting Canada Scott #354 designed by Walter Lohse. |
Prior to that, a suggestion for a similar arrangement had been made in the first draft of the Headquarters agreement presented on 24 March 1948 by ICAO to the Canadian Government. Section 13 of that draft reads as follows: "Pending any general arrangement concerning the establishment of a postal service of the United Nations and Specialized Agencies, the appropriate Canadian Authorities shall issue special stamps for the use of the Organization."
The above suggestion was based on the experience gained prior to the Second World War by the League of Nations and the International Labour Office (ILO) in Switzerland. Arrangements had also been concluded between the Government of Switzerland and a few Agencies concerning the use of stamps with an overprint corresponding to the Organization concerned.
After the adoption of Resolution 454(V) by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) on 16 November 1950, the signing of an agreement between the USA and the UN on 28 March 1951 permitted the United Nations Postal Administration to go into operation; the first stamp was released on United Nations Day, i.e., 24 October 1951.
On 7 August 1951, ICAO's Assembly resolution was submitted to the Canadian Post Office Department, which felt that it could not undertake to extend franking privileges to ICAO, as the postal law and regulations restricted such privileges to senators, members of parliament and to federal government departments.
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Canada – 1 June 195510th Anniversary of ICAO Lower-left block of 4 stamps with marginal inscriptions |
On 12 December 1951, as it was felt that the original submission had not been clearly stipulated, ICAO requested that the question be reconsidered by the Post Office Department, along the lines of arrangements between the Swiss Government and various international organizations, i.e., the use of national stamps with an overprint, stamps to be sold, used or unused, to philatelists for their collections exclusively. Again, the Post Office expressed serious objections to the proposed arrangements and recalled that the primary object of producing postage stamps was to prepay postage and that philatelic use should be merely incidental.
In the meantime, a resolution was adopted by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) requesting the Specialized Agencies to submit any proposal which may be made by them concerning postal activities to the Secretary General of the UN for consultation with the Universal Postal Union (UPU). As this resolution did not prohibit ICAO from concluding an agreement with the Canadian Authorities, discussions were taken up in 1953 with them on re-examining the question of issuing stamps with an ICAO overprint or special stamps. In November 1953, the Canadian Post Office indicated that it could not turn over any portion of the proceeds resulting from the sale of ICAO stamps issued for purely philatelic purposes; it was nevertheless prepared to overprint stamps of its normal issues for ICAO prepayment of postage and was also ready to mark special dates such as the tenth anniversary of the Organization's existence in Canada by the issue of a special stamp for general use which could be overprinted for use by ICAO or philatelic interests.
On 12 January 1954, a specific committee on postal matters was created at ICAO to make recommendations on the above issues. This committee felt that the estimate of the revenue that might be expected by ICAO from philatelic sales might not be sufficient to make the project worthwhile. The committee assessed the probable philatelic demand for ICAO service stamps taking into consideration the main factors affecting this demand, i.e., the selling price, the number of different denominations, the introduction of new issues, the philatelic interest and the marketing channels. Moreover, it was felt that the issue of an ICAO commemorative stamp might provide a suitable opportunity for stimulating philatelic interest, as well as apprising the results of philatelic sales for an overprinted commemorative stamp (trial scheme); ICAO would act as a stamp dealer to sell the overprinted stamps at prices it considered suitable. In considering this matter, the ICAO Council did not accept the offer of the Postmaster General to arrange for overprinting of regular issues of Canadian postage stamps, as it should not engage in philatelic sales as an accessory means of financing; this recommendation brought an end to the discussions related to stamp overprinting and franking privileges for ICAO.
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First draft submittedby Maurice St.Onge |
However, as compensation, the suggestion made by the Post Office to issue a commemorative stamp was positively received at ICAO; a stamp could be considered for the 10th anniversary of the inception of the Organization in August 1955, rather than the tenth anniversary of the Provisional Organization's installation in Canada (June 1945). It was later suggested that the first day of issue coincide with the second day of ICAO's 9th Session of the Assembly, i.e., 1 June 1955.
On 27 April 1954, the ICAO Secretary General invited staff members to submit suitable suggestions and designs (for the United Nations Postal Administration and the Canadian Post Office). According to Staff Notice SN/27, a competition was organized among members of the ICAO Secretariat, with three awards of $50, $25 and $10 granted for the best entries based on their quality and originality.
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Second draft submittedby Maurice St.Onge |
The ICAO special committee on postal matters evaluated twelve designs submitted by five competitors; Mr. Maurice St.Onge, a Cartographic Draftsman in the Aeronautical Charts Section of ICAO, was granted the first prize of $50 for the design (see first draft). On the basis of the three best designs submitted by ICAO, the Post Office commissioned an artist to submit his ideas on how the subject should be handled.
The resulting design was redrafted by Mr. St.Onge (see second draft), to avoid presenting too many similarities with the Canadian stamp Scott #343 (Northern Gannet in flight); it is to be noted that the word organisation was spelled in English with the letter S (British spelling), which was an error as ICAO's official name had always been spelled with the letter Z.
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Canada – 1 April 1954Northern Gannet Scott #343 |
On the initiative of Mr. Karl E. Lohse, the Chief of ICAO's Aeronautical Charts Section, his brother Walter Lohse, Art Director of the Gazette Printing Company Limited in Montréal, reworked the draft and completed the design for the final issue. Born in Liège, Belgium in January 1897, Walter Lohse began his career as a civil engineer, but discovered later that he was a better artist than an engineer. He came to Canada in 1930 and joined in 1942, as Assistant Art Director, The Gazette, a large printing company in Montréal, Canada. The design of the stamp was submitted as a solution to reconcile several requirements that had proven difficult to blend harmoniously in the earlier stage of its development.
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Draft submittedby Walter Lohse 30 December 1954 |
It is to be noted that, in the draft designs, the dove carries a branch of olive trees (not retained in the final design). The symbol of peace carried by the olive tree goes back to the Greek mythology. Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, created the olive tree that remained sacred to her. In a contest for the patron ship of Athens with Poseidon, the god of the sea, she gave the olive as the most profitable gift to the inhabitants of the city, while Poseidon gave the horse. The gods decreed unanimously that peace was more profitable than war, and awarded Athena the prize; hence, the olive tree became Athena’s tree for the Greeks. As a symbol of peace, a wreath of crossed olive branches is part of the UN and ICAO emblems. Moreover, oil extracted from the olive is well known for its smoothing properties.
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Neat Autograph by Walter Lohse, Designer of the Stamp |
The message conveyed by the Canadian stamp is in perfect harmony with the aims and objectives outlined in the Chicago Convention (i.e., ICAO's Charter), stating that ICAO would be the world's aviation regulatory authority creating and preserving friendship and understanding among nations and peoples. Finally, this Canadian stamp paid tribute to ICAO's work towards improvement of safety and regularity in international air transport during the first ten years of its existence. First Day Covers for this issue were cancelled by mechanical cancellation with Pitney Bowes equipment. More information about the stamp can be found by clicking on the following link: Canada - 10th Anniversary of ICAO. Additional information on the design can be found at Footnote 13.
Private designers issued over fifty different first day covers with the Canadian stamp. Many of those covers are shown hereafter; the cachet makers are provided whenever identified. The official city of the postmark is OTTAWA in Ontario; however, this page also displays covers which bear postmarks of unofficial cities, i.e., others that Ottawa.
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Caneco Envelopes Company cachet; Two shades of blue; Back view of the International Aviation Building, 1080 University Street, occupied by ICAO from 1947 to 1975. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario. (See footnotes 1 and 15)
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Insert printed by Caneco Envelopes Company presenting the stamp issue and first day cover. |
Logo of Caneco Envelopes Company printed on the back. It is to be noted that some of the covers with the above cachet do not have the Caneco logo printed on the back. |
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Caneco Envelopes Company cachet. Registered. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario. |
Caneco Envelopes Company cachet. Cancel at Montréal P.Q., Québec.
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Caneco Envelopes Company cachet. Cover sent via AIR MAIL. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario. |
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Caneco Envelopes Company cachet. Cancel at Montréal, Québec. |
Caneco Envelopes Company cachet. Cancel at Brownburg, Québec. |
Caneco Envelopes Company cachet. Cancel at Place d’Armes, Montréal, Québec. Autographed by Walter Loshe, designer of the stamp.
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Middlesex Stamp Circle (Club) cachet; Coat of Arms; Map of Canada; Peace Tower in Ottawa; Brown and Green. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario (Type 1).
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Middlesex Stamp Circle (Club) cachet; Coat of Arms; Map of Canada; Peace Tower in Ottawa; Brown and Green. Cancel at Simcoe, Ontario. Block of 4 stamps. (Type 1).
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Middlesex Stamp Circle (Club) cachet; Coat of Arms; Map of Canada; Peace Tower in Ottawa; Brown and Green. Cancel at London, Ontario (Type 1).
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Middlesex Stamp Circle (Club) cachet; Coat of Arms; Map of Canada; Peace Tower in Ottawa; Brown and Green. Cancel at London, Ontario (Type 2).
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Grover thermal cachet (raised printing); Red and Black. Cancel at Walkerville, Windsor, Ont.
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Grover litho (flat) printing cachet; Red and Black. Cancel at Ottawa, Ont. |
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Grover litho (flat) printing cachet; Red and Black. Cancel at Windsor, Ont. |
Grover thermal cachet (raised printing); Red and Black. Cancel at Sub.No8, Windsor, Ont.
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Grover thermal cachet (raised printing); Red and Black. Cancel at Sandwich Station, Windsor, Ont.
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Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario. |
Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Hamilton, Ontario. |
Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Port Burwell, Ontario.
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Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at London, Ontario. |
Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Regina, Saskatchewan. |
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Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Edmonton SUB No 1, Alberta. |
Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Edmonton Terminal “A”, Alberta.
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Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Ancaster, Ontario.
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Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Kitchener, Ontario.
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Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Ste Anne de Bellevue, Québec. |
Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Vancouver, British Colombia. |
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Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet. Cancel at Victoria, British Colombia. |
Philatelic Supply multicoloured cachet, with red sunlight added. Cancel at Kelowna, British Columbia.
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Velvatone flocked cachet (Type 1); Designed by A.W. Dargis; Purple and Apple Green. (See footnote 2)
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Velvatone flocked cachet (Type 1); Designed by A.W. Dargis; Purple and Dark Green (See footnote 2)
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Velvatone flocked cachet (Type 2); Designed by A.W. Dargis; Red/Brown and Apple Green. (See footnote 2)
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H&E type A with logo cachet (thermal ink, raised cachet); Designed by Hearl Grasiadei; Green and Brown. Cancel at Montréal, Station B, PQ. (See footnotes 3 and 19)
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H&E type A with logo cachet (thermal ink, raised cachet); Designed by Hearl Grasiadei; Green and Brown. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario. (See footnote 3)
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H&E type A with logo cachet (thermal ink, raised cachet), Green and Brown; Variety with colour shifting during printing. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario. (See footnote 3) |
H&E type A with logo cachet (thermal ink, raised cachet); Designed by Hearl Grasiadei; Green and Brown. Cancel at New Waterford, Nova Scotia. (See footnote 3)
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H&E type A with logo cachet (thermal ink, raised cachet); Designed by Hearl Grasiadei; Green and Brown. Cancel at New Westminster, British Columbia. (See footnote 3)
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H&E type A with logo cachet (thermal ink, raised cachet); Designed by Hearl Grasiadei; Green and Brown. Cancel at Hamilton, Ontario. (See footnote 3)
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H&E type A with logo cachet (thermal ink, raised cachet); Designed by Hearl Grasiadei; Green and Brown. Cancel at Woodstock, Ontario. (See footnote 3)
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H&E type B no logo cachet (thermal ink raised cachet). The H. & E. logo that is usually printed below the lines at the bottom is missing. Green and Brown. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario. (See footnote 3)
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H&E type B no logo cachet (thermal ink, raised cachet). The H. & E. logo that is usually printed below the lines at the bottom is missing. Green and Brown. Cancel at Vancouver, British Columbia. (See footnote 3)
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Jacoby type A cachet; Blue/turquoise and Red; Designer: R.K. Smith; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight. Cancel at Winnipeg, Manitoba (See footnote 4)
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Jacoby type A cachet; Blue/turquoise and Red; Designer: R.K. Smith; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario (See footnote 4)
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Jacoby type A cachet; Autographed by Designer: R.K. Smith. Cancel at Kitchener, Ontario. (See footnote 4)
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Jacoby type A cachet. Cancel at Hamilton, Ontario. (See footnote 4)
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Jacoby Type A cachet; Medium Turquoise and Red; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight. Cancel at London, Ontario. (See footnote 4)
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Jacoby Type A cachet; Grey & Red-brown; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario. (See footnote 4)
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Jacoby Type A cachet; Grey & Red-brown; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight Cancel at Hamilton, Ontario. (See footnote 4)
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Jacoby Type A cachet; Grey & Red-brown; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight Cancel at Wheatley, Ontario. (See footnote 4)
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Jacoby Type A cachet; Grey & Red-brown; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight Cancel at Vancouver, British Columbia. (See footnote 4)
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Jacoby Type A cachet; Grey & Red-brown; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight Cancel at Perth, New Brunswick (See footnote 4) |
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Jacoby Type A cachet; Grey & Red-brown; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight Cancel at Saint John Lancaster, New Brunswick. (See footnote 4)
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Jacoby Type A cachet; Grey & Red-brown; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight Cancel at Montmagny, Québec. (See footnote 4) |
Jacoby Type B cachet (no dates 1945-1955); Medium Turquoise and Red; Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation; Northern Gannet or Morus Bassanus in flight. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario. (See footnotes 4 and 17)
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ArtCraft General Purpose Industry cachet (type A); Black; Shield bearing the quartered arms of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; Maple leaf; Industrial view of Canada. Cancel at Ottawa.
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ArtCraft General Purpose Industry cachet (type A); Black; Shield bearing the quartered arms of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; Maple leaf; Industrial view of Canada. Cancel at Taber, Alberta.
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ArtCraft General Purpose Industry cachet (type A). Cancel at Digby, Nova Scotia.
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ArtCraft General Purpose Industry cachet (type A). Cancel at Camrose, Alberta.
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ArtCraft General Purpose Industry cachet (type A). Cancel at Ste Rose, Quebec. |
ArtCraft General Purpose Hand-Tinted Industry cachet (type A); Coloured (maple leaf in light green and coat of arms in rose); Shield bearing the quartered arms of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; Maple leaf; Industrial view of Canada.
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ArtCraft General Purpose Parliament cachet (type B); Parliament Hill in Ottawa with the distinctive Peace Tower; The Red Ensign, a red flag with the Union Jack in the upper-right corner; Shield bearing the quartered arms of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
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Cancel at Toronto Station, Ontario. |
Canada Post Office Replacement Cachet. See Footnote 11.
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ArtCraft Type 1A black cachet; ICAO Council in Session, on the 10th floor of the International Aviation Building, 1080 University Street. Cancel at Ottawa. See Footnote 20.
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ArtCraft Type 1B blue cachet; ICAO Council in Session, on the 10th floor of the International Aviation Building, 1080 University Street. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario. See Footnote 20. |
ArtCraft Type 1B blue cachet; ICAO Council in Session. Cancel at Hamilton, Ontario. See Footnote 20. |
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ArtCraft Cachet showing the United Nations Council in Session. |
American cachet maker Cachet Craft; Ken Boll designer. Brown cachet. See Footnote 18.
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American cachet maker Cachet Craft; Ken Boll designer. Red cachet. See Footnote 18. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario.
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American cachet maker Cachet Craft; Ken Boll designer. Red cachet. See Footnote 18. Cancel at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
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Stanley Stamp Co. General Purpose cachet (light blue), illustrating the arms of Canada. |
Stanley Stamp Co. General Purpose cachet (light brown), illustrating the arms of Canada.
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Unknown cachet illustrating the coat of arms of Canada (a little flattened). |
Unknown cachet. |
C. George Type A cachet; Douglas DC-6, Blue and Red raised print.
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Unknown cachet; Green Maple Leave. |
First day issue on service cover sent by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Ottawa. The latter company printed the stamp of this issue.
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ArtCraft cachet – Honouring UNESCO (Picture showing people Listening to UNESCO Educational Radio Broadcast). |
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H&E / UEL Calgary (Universal Engravers Limited) cachet; Blue; Sketch of an airplane with ICA acronym, the last letter of ICAO is to be found from the concentric circles. Note that the letters H E are printed on the rudder of the aircraft. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario.
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H&E / UEL Calgary (Universal Engravers Limited) cachet; Blue; Sketch of an airplane with ICA acronym, the last letter of ICAO is to be found from the concentric circles. Note that the letters H E are printed on the rudder of the aircraft. Cancel at Victoria, British Columbia.
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H&E / UEL Calgary (Universal Engravers Limited) cachet; Blue Cancel at Calgary, Alberta. |
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H&E / UEL Calgary (Universal Engravers Limited) cachet; Blue Cancel at Vancouver, British Columbia.
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H&E / UEL Calgary (Universal Engravers Limited) cachet; Blue; Variety: Missing UEL logo; Sketch of an airplane with ICA acronym, the last letter of ICAO is to be found from the concentric circles. Note that the letters H E are printed on the rudder of the aircraft. Cancel at Calgary, Alberta
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H&E / UEL Calgary (Universal Engravers Limited) cachet; Blue; Variety: Missing UEL logo; Sketch of an airplane with ICA acronym, the last letter of ICAO is to be found from the concentric circles. Note that the letters H E are printed on the rudder of the aircraft. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario.
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Personal cachet; Red and Blue; Lockheed Constellation. Cancel at Ottawa, Ontario.
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Personal cachet; Red and Blue; Lockheed Constellation. Cancel at Point Edward, Ontario.
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Personal cachet; Red and Blue; Lockheed Constellation. Cancel at Kincardine, Ontario.
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Personal cachet; Red and Blue; Lockheed Constellation. Cancel at Toronto, Ontario.
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Personal cachet; Red and Blue; Lockheed Constellation. Cancel at Kitchener, Ontario.
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Personal cachet; Red and Blue; Lockheed Constellation. Cancel at Toronto Air Mail Section, Ontario.
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Personal cachet; Red and Blue; Lockheed Constellation. Cancel at Agincourt, Ontario. Agincourt is situated in Toronto Metropolitan Municipality.
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Maple Leaf cachet; Blue and Red. Cancel at Ottawa,
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Maple Leaf cachet; Blue and Red. Cancel at Edmonton, Alberta. Cover addressed to the designer of the cachet H.T. Wevill, stamp dealer in Edmonton.
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Maple Leaf cachet; Blue and Red. Cancel at Sub.No1, Edmonton, Alberta.
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Maple Leaf cachet; Blue and Red. Cancel at South Edmonton, Alberta.
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Maple Leaf cachet; Blue and Red. Cancel at Kelowna, B.C.
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First day issue on service cover sent by Max Goldman cover. Cancel at Montréal – Place d’Armes, Québec. (See footnote 9)
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Blue/Gray cachet. A.W. Gray & Associates Inc. is a surety insurance agency located in British Columbia.
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Fluck cachet, Black; Lockheed 18-10 Lodestar delivered to TransCanada Air Lines (TCA) in January 1941 and converted to model 18-08A in 1942; registered CF-TCV in Canada; Map with the border between USA and Canada. Cancel at Ottawa, ONT.
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Fluck cachet, Black; Lockheed 18-10 Lodestar delivered to TransCanada Air Lines (TCA) in January 1941 and converted to model 18-08A in 1942; registered CF-TCV in Canada; Map with the border between the USA and Canada. Cancel at Halifax, N.S. |
Fluck cachet, Black/Blue; Lockheed 18-10 Lodestar delivered to TransCanada Air Lines (TCA) in January 1941 and converted to model 18-08A in 1942; registered CF-TCV in Canada; Map with the border between the USA and Canada. Cancel at Halifax, N.S.
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Fluck cachet, Colored; Lockheed 18-10 Lodestar delivered to TransCanada Air Lines (TCA) in January 1941 and converted to model 18-08A in 1942; registered CF-TCV in Canada; Map with the border between the USA and Canada. Cancel at Merritt, B.C.
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Fluck cachet, Blue; Lockheed 18-10 Lodestar delivered to TransCanada Air Lines (TCA) in January 1941 and converted to model 18-08A in 1942; registered CF-TCV in Canada; Map with the border between the USA and Canada. Cancel at Halifax, N.S.
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Fluck cachet, Blue; Lockheed 18-10 Lodestar delivered to TransCanada Air Lines (TCA) in January 1941 and converted to model 18-08A in 1942; registered CF-TCV in Canada; Map with the border between the USA and Canada. Cancel at Ottawa, ONT. |
Van Dahl General Purpose cachet (Type 3); Blue and gold; Crown of covers surrounding the earth centred on North America. Cancel at Ottawa, ONT
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Van Dahl General Purpose cachet (Type 3). Cancel at North Bend, British Columbia.
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First day issue on service cover sent by The London Assurance cachet. |
House of Commons green stamp; Slogan postmark. |
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Elizabeth II – ArtCraft Cachet |
No cachet – Cancel at Jarvis, Ontario |
First day issue on service cover sent by The Bell Telephone Company of Canada
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Cancel at Bolton, Ontario |
First Day Cover – Red Hand-Stamp |
Roessler General Purpose Black Coat of Arms Cachet. The cachet illustrates the coat of arms of Canada, as per Canada Special Delivery Stamp (10-cent green), issued on 16 September 1946. The laurel and olive branches symbolize Victory and Peace.
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First day issue on service cover sent by the Lloyminster Hospital, Saskatchewan Unknown Add-on cachet – Lockheed L-749 Constellation aircraft of Trans World Airlines (TWA) – Large size cover (No.10)
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Unknown Add-on cachet – Douglas DC-4 Argonaut aircraft of BOAC. See Footnote 12. |
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First day issue on service cover sent by the Canadian Philatelic Society of Toronto – Cancel at Toronto, Ontario – Large size cover (No.10)
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Cancel at Calgary, Alberta
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First Day Cover – Maple leave purple cachet – Cancel at Camrose Alberta
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Cancel at Camrose, Alberta. Camrose is a city in central Alberta, Canada, amid some of the richest farmland in the prairies.
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