In 1858, the Colony of British Columbia was established by an Act of the British Parliament. At its creation, it physically constituted approximately half the present day province of British Columbia , since it did not include the Colony of Vancouver Island, the regions north of the Nass and Finlay Rivers, the regions east of the Rocky Mountains, or any of the coastal islands.
The British Columbia stamp was designed by Jack Kenneth Harman and issued on May 8, 1958.
Essays
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
Die Proofs - Colour Trials
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
First Day Covers
Events
Canadian Philatelic Society Annual Convention
Vancouver May 10, 1958
Usages
Domestic Forward Letter
RCAF Station North Bay, MPO 300 to Toronto, June 27, 1958
5 cents forward letter rate
Domestic Special Delivery
Toronto local special delivery letter, May 21, 1958
4 cents local letter rate + 10 cents special delivery fee
US Air Mail Letter
Penticton to Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif., May 29, 1958
7 cents air mail letter rate
International Air Mail
Vancouver to New Plymouth, New Zealand, September 24, 1958
25 cents one-half ounce air mail rate to Oceania
The letter was shortpaid 10 cents
The following handstamp was applied to the back of the envelope on September 24,1958:
On September 29, 1958, 10 cents additional postage was affixed and cancelled with the "Postmaster Secretarial" handstamp:
