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
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National Archives of Canada
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British American Bank Note Co. Essay
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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.
First Day Covers
Capital
Artopages
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
