KEY TO PLATES Plate I . No. 1. 6 pence, 1851. 2 12 " " 3 10 " CHAPTER III THE REMAINING PENCE ISSUES CHAPTER IV THE PERFORATED PENCE ISSUES CHAPTER V THE CANCELLATIONS OF THE EARLY ISSUES CHAPTER VII THE DOMINION OF CANADA Preliminary . CHAPTER VIII THE ISSUE OF 1868 CHAPTER IX THE SMALL "CENTS" ISSUE, 1870-82 CHAPTER X THE SUPPLEMENTARY VALUES OF 1893 CHAPTER XI THE JUBILEE ISSUE OF 1897 CHAPTER XII THE "MAPLE LEAF" ISSUE OF 1897 CHAPTER XIII THE "NUMERALS" ISSUE, 1898-1902 CHAPTER XIV THE "CHRISTMAS" STAMP OF 1898 CHAPTER XV THE "KING'S HEAD" ISSUE OF 1903-1908 CHAPTER XVI THE "TERCENTENARY" ISSUE OF 1908 CHAPTER XVII THE REGISTRATION STAMPS CHAPTER XVIII THE POSTAGE DUE STAMPS CHAPTER XIX THE SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP CHAPTER XX THE "OFFICIALLY SEALED" LABELS CHAPTER XXI THE STAMPED ENVELOPES CHAPTER XXII THE NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS CHAPTER XXV OFFICIAL STATIONERY CHAPTER XXVI PRECANCELLATIONS AND PERMITS REFERENCE LIST PROVINCE OF CANADA Title: Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery Author: Clifton Armstrong Howes Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 E-text prepared by Simon Gardner, Adrian Mastronardi, |
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CANADA
ITS
POSTAGE STAMPS
AND
POSTAL STATIONERY
BY
CLIFTON A. HOWES, B. Sc., F. R. P. S. L.
PUBLISHED BY
THE NEW ENGLAND STAMP CO.
BOSTON, U. S. A.
1911
CANADA
ITS
POSTAGE STAMPS
AND
POSTAL STATIONERY
BY
CLIFTON A. HOWES, B. Sc., F. R. P. S. L.
PUBLISHED BY
THE NEW ENGLAND STAMP CO.
BOSTON, U. S. A.
1911
Copyright 1911
By the New England Stamp Co.
Boston, Mass.
Press of
NEWCOMB & GAUSS
Salem, Mass.