The Canada Post Office stamp honouring Sir Winston Churchill was issued on August 12, 1965. The design featuring Yousuf Karsh's famous photograph of Churchill was designed by Philip Weiss.
Essay
National Archives of Canada
Watercolour essay
Issued Stamp
The Canadian Bank Note Co. printed the Churchill commemorative by duo-tone lithography rather than the customary engraving method.
National Archives of Canada
The issued stamp
British American Bank Note Co. Engraving
A BABN engraving of the Churchill stamp in the Canadian Postal Archives shown below raises a number of questions. Why was the engraving produced and why was it produced by the BABN?
National Archives of Canada
First Day Covers
Canada Post Office Announcement Cover
Canadian Post Office first day cover. The CPO used "Rosecraft" envelopes to announce the release of the Churchill stamp. This announcement was mailed to Jamaica.
Chickering/Jackson
Overseas Mailers embellishments
Sherring Corporation
Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
Usages
Domestic
5 cents forward letter rate
Domestic Undeliverable Mail Office
Undeliverable and returned to sender
International Air Mail
Montreal to Dusseldorf, Germany, September 15, 1965
Yousuf Karsh Commemoratives
Ottawa photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908 - 2002) was one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time. In 2008, Canada Post issued several stamps to commemorate the centennial of his birth. Included was a stamp and postage paid post card of the Churchill photograph:
