1962 Red River Settlement

The Red River Settlement was a colony on the banks of the Red River near the mouth of the Assiniboine River (in present-day Manitoba). The colony was founded in 1811–12 by Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of Selkirk , a Scottish philanthropist, who obtained from the Hudson's Bay Company a grant of 116,000 square miles (300,000 square km) in the Red and Assiniboine river valleys. The official name of the settlement was Assiniboia.

The Red River Settlement commemorative stamp was issued on May 3, 1962.

Essays


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Philips-Guthin & Associates Design








Colour Trials


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Plate Proof


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Issued Stamp


First Day Covers



























Cancelled at Ross House Western Canada's Oldest Post Office











FIRST DAY CANPEX

The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada held its CANPEX show in Windsor, Ontario.

House of Commons






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Usages

Domestic Forward Letter



Welland to Montreal, May 26, 1962
5 cents forward letter rate



Vancouver to Toronto, August 1, 1962
Canadian National Railway (CNR) perfin


CNR Perfin



Toronto to Winnipeg, May 12, 1962
5 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents special delivery fee

Carberry to Portage la Prairie, May 5, 1962
5 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents special delivery fee



Sudbury to Toronto, May 23, 1962
5 cents forward letter rate + 20 cents registration fee


NATO Forces in Europe


CFPO 108, RCAF Marville France to Toronto, July 12, 1962
5 cents surface letter rate


Air Mail Letter to the US


Halifax to Fair Oaks, Calif., May 29, 1962
7 cents air mail letter rate


International Air Mail Letter to Europe

Kelowna to Uunilaupunki, Finland, May 11, 1962
15 cents air mail letter rate for 1/2 ounce to Europe