Friday, August 6, 2010

1956 Wildlife Series

4 cents Caribou
5 cents Mountain Goat


The fourth annual wildlife series set was issued by the Canada Post Office Department on April 12, 1956. The stamps were designed by Emanuel Hahn, R.C.A., of Toronto.

Essays : National Archives of Canada

Caribou












Mountain Goat










First Day Covers

















































Samuel R. Balcom was the Liberal M.P. for the Halifax riding from 1950 to 1967




(Not in author's collection)


Usages

Local letter


Hamilton local letter, April 30, 1956
4 cents local letter rate


Quebec local letter, June 1-, 1956
Returned to sender: "Left without giving forwarding address"


Domestic Post Card


Spences Bridge to North Burnaby, July 14, 1956
4 cents domestic post card rate


Domestic Forward Letter


Vancouver to Kelowna, April 23, 1956
5 cents forward letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents
2 cent due cancelled Kelowna, General Delivery, April 24, 1956


US Surface Letter


London to Cnicago, May 15, 1956
5 cents US surface letter rate


Domestic Letter


Highgate to Toronto, June 2, 1956
5 cents forward letter rate + 20 cents registration fee


International Air Mail


Norman Wells to Skive, Denmark, June 4 1956
15 cents one-half ounce air mail rate to Europe


The Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL) is a marine transportation company in the Canadian Arctic. It is a marine freight hauler on Arctic rivers such as the Mackenzie and the Hay. NTCL became a crown corporation in 1944. In 1985 it was purchased by the Inuvialuit Development Corporation and Nunasi Corporation, two native-owned corporations.



Vancouver to Windisch-Eschenbach, Germany, June 16, 1956
15 cents one-half ounce air mail rate + 20 cents registration fee