On August 14, 1957, the Canadian Post Office Department issued a set of two stamps commemorating the Ottawa Postal Union Congress. The stamps were designed by Carl Mangold and printed by the Canadian Bank Note company in the following quantities:
5 cents........74,700,000
15 cents........7,000,000
The Designer : Carl Mangold
Carl Mangold (1901 - 1984), painter and designer, was born in Trimback, Switzerland. In 1922-1923, he studied at the School of applied arts in Zurich and graduated with honours. THe came to Canada in 1928 and later established the studio, Carl Mangold Ltd., in Montréal, Quebec in 1931. For a number of years, he was a consultant for such companies as Canadian Pacific, Bell Canada, and Seagram's. He was a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce; the Royal Philatelic Society of London; and the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. He also served as a member of the Post Office Stamp Advisory Committee.
Carl Mangold
Autographed first day cover
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First Day Covers
Schering advertizing cover to Queen Charlotte City
Canada Bank Note First Day Cover
The printer mailed the first day cover below to Mr. George Hees, Minister of Transport:
Usages
a) Domestic
St. Stephen to Brockville, September 30, 1957
5 cents forward letter rate
Canadian National Railways Supt's Office, Belleville to Peterborough, October 29 1957
CNR perfin
Special Delivery letter, Ottawa to Toronto, October 17, 1957
5 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents Special Delivery fee
b) To the United States
Black Rock, N.B., to Wheeling, W.Va., November 25, 1957
5 cents surface letter rate to US + 20 cents registration fee
c) International Air Mail Letter
Toronto to London, October 27, 1957
15 cents paying the one-half ounce air mail letter rate to Great Britain
Toronto to Hungary, September 9, 1957
15 cents paying the one-half ounce airmail rate to Europe
Ocean Falls to Wirtz, Luxembourg, November 19, 1957
15 cents air mail rate to Europe
Windsor to Hazelwood Park, Australia, October 2, 1957
25 cents one-half ounce air mail rate to Australia
Shortpaid 5 cents and taxed 30 centimes by Canadian post office
Postage Due Analysis
Rate...................................25 cents
Amount paid.....................20
Amount shortpaid..............5
Double the deficiency.......10 cents
Conversion to centimes @ 1 cent = 3 centimes
10 cents = 10 cents x 3 centimes/cent = 30 centimes