Sunday, August 8, 2010

1958 La Verendrye

La Verendrye (1685 - 1749) was a Canadian-born explorer and fur trader who built a string of fur-trading posts from Ontario to Manitoba. The expeditions organized by La Verendrye and spearheaded by his sons were the first to open the country from Lake Superior to the lower Saskatchewan River and the Missouri River to the French fur trade.

The La Verendrye commemorative stamp was issued on June 4, 1958

Essays


National Archives of Canada


National Archives of Canada


National Archives of Canada


First Day Covers





































Caneco





First Day Cover mailed from the House of Commons to Hamilton by Ellen Fairclough, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration


Usages

Domestic Forward Letter


Welland to Hamilton, July 25, 1958
5 cents forward letter rate



Deer Lake, Nfld., to St. Catharines, August 18, 1958


Domestic Special Delivery


Lethbridge to Kitchener, June 11, 1958
5 cents forward letter rate + 10 cent special delivery fee


International Air Mail


Montreal to Cherbourg June 16, 1958
15 cents one-half ounce air mail rate to Europe