Monday, December 6, 2010

1967 Christmas


The 1967 3 cent and 5 cent Christmas stamps were issued on October 11, 1967. The designed featured three children singing Christmas carols flanked on the left with a snow-laden evergreen tree. In the left background is the Parliament Building's "Peace Tower".

The stamps were issued untagged and Winnipeg tag. The 3 cent denomination was issued in miniature pane form as well.

Essays

Angus Shortt essays


National Archives of Canada


National Archives of Canada


National Archives of Canada


National Archives of Canada

Helen Roberta Fitzgerald Essays


National Archives of Canada

National Archives of Canada


National Archives of Canada
British American Bank Note Co. Essay


National Archives of Canada

George Sarras Fanais "Mother and Child" essay



The rejected Fanais essay for the 1967 Christmas stamp (left) was based on the sculpture "Mother and Child". The accepted model for the 1969 6 cent Christmas stamp designed by Harvey Prosser featured the same sculpture.


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David Pritchard









Usages

Domestic Printed Matter



Scarborough, December 12, 1967
3 cents domestic printed matter rate


Domestic Forward Letter


Victoria to London, November 14, 1967



Winnipeg to Aylmer, November 22, 1967
5 cent stamp Winnipeg tagged



Sudbury to Toronto, November 10, 1967
5 cents domestic forward letter rate + 50 cents registration