Tuesday, June 29, 2010

1967 -1973
Centennial Period Slogan Cancellations on Souvenir Covers

Hundreds of different slogan cancellations were produced by the post office during the Centennial period (1967-1973) to commemorate events, anniversaries and organizations. This article looks at a few slogans on covers embellished with cachets which have been organized as follows:

1. Events and Anniversaries
2. Stamp Shows
3. Scouts and Guides
4. Organizations
5. First Day Covers

1. Events and Anniversaries

Commemorating Canada's First Air Mail June 24, 1918 1967 Toronto




Balloon Flight Montreal Sutton
1967 Canada Post (Expo67)




Commemoration Heliport Opening 6 July 1967
1967 Stratford




Centennial Balloon Post Yorkton - Tonkin
1967 Canada Post




Balloon Flight Expo Park Montreal North
1967 Canada Post (Expo67)




40th Anniversary London to London Flight Attempt Sept. 1 1967
1967 London




Italy's Day Montreal Expo 67
1967 Expo 67 Montreal





Visit Man And His World Mai 17 - Oct. 14
1968 Montreal




Hemophilia 
L'Hemophilie
V Congres
23 Aug. - Aout 68
1968 Montreal




150th Anniversary The Birthdate George Brown
1968 Toronto




First Flight Canada Greece
1968 Montreal




20th Anniversary Lions
9-15 March 1969 1969 Kentville



First Day of Operation
1970 Thunder Bay






C.N.E. August 20 - Sept. 7
1970 Toronto




Total Eclipse July 10
1972 Antigonish









Homage to A.Y. Jackson
1972 Thornhill




Estonian World Festival Jul. 8 - 15
1972 Toronto




Copernicus Exhibition
1973 Willowdale




Brampton Centennial
Brampton 1973




Windsor-Detroit Freedom Festival Jun 24 - July 4
1973 Windsor




2. Stamp Shows

Visitez PHILEXPO I 11,12, 13 Avril
1967 Rimouski




Israel Philatelic Centennial Convention May 20 - 21
1967 Toronto










27th Northwest Philatelic Exhibition May 27, 28, 29
1967 Vancouver




BYPEX 67 Sept. 26 - 30

1967 Ottawa




LONPEX 75 Stamp Exhibition Centennial Hall Nov. 10 - 11- 12
1967 London




Stamp Exhibition Fairview Centre Feb. 23-24-25
1968 Pointe-Claire-Dorval




Visitez Philex II 22, 23, 24 Avril

1968 Rimouski




SARPHEX International Stamp Show May 25, 1968
1968 Sarnia




Baltic States 1918 - 1968 III BALTPEX 2 - 3 Nov.
1968 Toronto




28th NORTHWEST
PHILATELIC
EXHIBITION
MAY 24, 25 1968

 New Westminster, May 24, 1968


ESCPEX 69
PHILATELIC
EXHIBITION
MARCH 22ND

Edmonton, March 22, 1969

Philatelic Exhibition
1969 Sept-Iles




Visitez Expo Philatelique 7. 8. 9 Nov.
1969 Quebec




Visitez PHILEXPO III 26, 27, 28 Avril
1970 Rimouski




TOREX '70 Jan. 29 -30-31
1970 Toronto





Holy Land Philately Convention Congres de Philatelie de la Terre Sainte June 1 - 13 Juin
1971 Niagara Falls




Polish Philatelic Exhibition Nov. 7

1971 Toronto




Oxford Philatelic Society Exhibition
1972 Woodstock




SARPHEX Int'l Stamp Show May 20
1972 Sarnia




Second Day CANPEX
1972 Edmonton




Years 25 Ans Des Timbres Israel Stamps

1973 Downsview



3. Scouts and Guides

Attend the Scout Stamp Show Oct. 1968
1968 Vancouver






Visit the Scout Jamboree August 17 -24 1968
1968 Milton




Scouting Promotes Citizenship
1969 Ottawa






The Big Top Scouting Show Civic Centre April 25 - 26
1969 Ottawa




Sea Ranger Regatta Dow's Lake Sept. 5, 6,7
Ottawa Sept. 5, 1969




Guides Bazaar Civic Centre Feb. 14
1970 Ottawa




Semaine Scout Guide Week
Ottawa February 18, 1970




International Scout Olympics
1970 Thunder Bay




MOOT '70
BOY SCOUTS
DES SCOUTES AUG 19 -26 AOUT
1970 Winnipeg




Scouting Deserves Your Support
1971 Guelph




4. Organizations

Lions 50th Anniversary Day At Expo '67 October 26
1967 Expo 67 Montreal




20th Anniversary Lions 9 - 15 March 1969
1969 Kentville




Lions 49th Canadian Ann. Dist A Convention May 24-28
1969 Ottawa




Lions Convention District 41 June 5
1971 Wolfville




Lions International Directors' Meeting Oct. 11 -19
1973 Ville de Laval







5. First Day Covers

Jeux Canada Games Nova Scotia August 15 - 25 1969
1969 Halifax




Mariposa Sunshine Town
1969 Orillia




TOPEX 1970
1970 ( First Day of Issue Louis Riel Stamp) Montreal




Site Of World Championship
1972 Calgary