Sunday, August 8, 2010

1957 Commonwealth Mining and Metallurgical Congress

The 6th Commonwealth Mining and Metallurgical Congress was held across Canada from September 8 to October 9, 1957. The Canada Post Office Department recognized the event with the the use of a slogan cancellation at about a dozen post offices as well as the release of a 5 cent stamp on September 5, 1957.

This article is organized as follows:

1. Slogan Cancellations
2. Mining Stamp
a) First Day Covers
b) Usages
3. Congress Attendee Mail


1. Slogan Cancellations


St. John's Newfoundland, October 8, 1957
English Slogan:
COMMONWEALTH MINING CONGRESS CANADA SEPT. 8 - OCT. 9



Montreal, September 30, 1957
French Slogan:
CONGRES MINIER DU COMMONWEALTH CANADA 8 SEPT. - 9 OCT.



Montreal, September 9, 1957
English Slogan

2. Mining Stamp

a) Models and Essays


National Archives of Canada

National Archives of Canada



National Archives of Canada


National Archives of Canada


b) First Day Covers



























b) Usages

Domestic Forward Letter


Cap-de-la Madeleine to Montreal, October 15, 1957
5 cents forward letter rate



St. John's to Nipper's Harbour, October 8, 1957
5 cents forward letter rate
Mining slogan cancellation



Montreal to Waterloo, November 26, 1957
Quebec Liquor Commission perfin



Quebec Liquor Commission



Peterborough to Toronto, October 16, 1957
5 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents special delivery fee


US Surface Letter


Winnipeg to Chicago, October 3, 1957
5 cents surface letter rate



Bass River to Chicago, September 9, 1957
5 cents surface letter rate + 20 cents registration fee


UPU Surface Letter


Montreal to Riesa a. Elbe, September 9, 1957
6 cents UPU surface letter rate


International Air Mail


Batawa to Calcutta, December 6, 1957
25 cents one-half ounce air mail rate to Asia


3. Congress Attendee Mail



Royal York Hotel Toronto to Westonaria, South Africa, September 25, 1957
25 cents air mail rate to Africa


Mr. Bryant, from the gold mining city of Westonaria, was an attendee of the Commonwealth Mining Congress in Toronto.