On July 30, 1958, the Canada Post Office Department issued a commemorative stamp honouring the 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Nurses Association. A photograph of a living model was used by stamp designer Gerald Mathew Trottier.
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From Ellen Fairclough, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
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Domestic Forward Letter

Portage La Prairie to Hamilton, August 22, 1958
5 cents forward letter rate