Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Canada from June 29 to July 5, 1967. The Queen celebrated Canada's centennial in Ottawa on July 1. After their stay in Ottawa, the royal couple boarded the yacht Britannia and sailed to Montreal for a visit at Expo 67.
The Royal Visit stamp, designed by Harvey Prosser, was issued on June 30, 1967.
Essays
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
First Day Covers
Canada Post Office Publicity First Day Cover
To the Director General, Postal Administration, Brussels, Belgium
10 cent UPU surface letter rate
Information insert (French language)
Schering Corporation
Canada Envelope Company
Chickering/Jackson
The date of the Royal Visit on the cachet , June 8, 1967, was an error.
Overseas Mailers
H & E
Capital
Kenmore Stamp Company
The Flinknote Company
Artcraft generic cachet for this advertising first day cover
The first day cover served to publicize Flinknote's Product of the Month the "Orangeburg Perforated Pipe" to deal with sewage disposal.
Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
David Pritchard
Visit to Kingston July 5, 1967
Usages
Domestic Forward Letter
Vancouver to Clinton, July 29, 1967
United States
Sarnia to Richmond, Va., December 29, 1967
8 cents air mail letter rate
Shortpaid 3 cents and taxed 6 cents due
