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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Centennial Period Slogans 1973

This is the final instalment of the Centennial period slogan cancellation series:

Centennial Period Slogan Cancellations on Souvenir Covers
Centennial Period Slogans 1967
Centennial Period Slogans 1968
Centennial Period Slogans 1969
Centennial Period Slogans 1970
Centennial Period Slogans 1971
Centennial Period Slogans 1972


1. Anniversaries and Events

50 YEARS NAVAL RESERVE
RESERVE NAVAL
50 ANS


Winnipeg, April 17, 1973


CANADA DRAMA FESTIVAL
THEATRE CANADIEN
JULY 14-25 AOUT


Lennoxville, July 21, 1973


DZIESMU GADS
LATVIAN SONG FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL CHANSONS LETTON
1873 - 100 - 1973

The slogan commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Latvian Song Festival held since 1873, normally every four years in Latvia.


Brampton, June 30 1973


GUIDE BAZAAR
KIN CTR/CTR KIN
BAZAAR DES GUIDES
APR. 14 AVR.


Calgary, April 3, 1973


HESPELER TEXTILE
FESTIVAL-FESTIVALE
TEXTILE DE HESPELER
SEPT 19 - 22 SEPT

Hespeler was developed primarily as an industrial community, housing many woollen and textile mills, the largest of which was Dominion Woollens and Worsteds.



Cambridge-Galt, September 4, 1973


HISTORIC PASSAGE PROMISING FUTURE
1673 - 1973
PASSE HISTORIQUE FUTUR PROMETEUR


Kingston, November 14, 1973


HOME RIDING
OF MACKENZIE
CIRCONSCRIPTION
DE MACKENZIE

Alexander Mackenzie, M.P. for the riding of Lambton, became Canada's second Prime Minister in 1873. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mackenzie's term as Prime Minister, a slogan identifying Mackenzie's home riding was used in Sarnia.


Sarnia, November 12, 1973


KRIS KRINGLES'S KORNER
VICTORIA GENERAL
HOSPITAL /HOPITAL GENERAL
KRIS KRINGLES'S KORNER
DEC. -4- DEC.


Halifax, December 8, 1973


MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
MAY 1- 7 MAI
SEMAINE
SANTE MENTALE


London, May 6, 1973


ROSE SHOW
CHINOOK CENTRE
EXPOSITION DE ROSE
CENTRE CHINOOK
JULY 27-28 JUILLET


Calgary, July 7, 1973


SEMAINE DU CANADA
25 JUIN - 1 JUILLET
CANADA WEEK
JUNE 25 - JULY 1


Willowdale, June 19, 1973


TRICENTENAIRE
1673 - 1973
TERCENTENARY


Riviere-du-Loup, February 28, 1973


WINTER FUR CARNIVAL
CARNAVAL D'HIVER
DE LA FOURURE
MARCH 1-4 MARS


North Bay, March 2, 1973


2. Post Office Slogans

OVERSEAS LETTERS
AIRMAIL RATES
POUR OUTRE-MAIRE
TARIF ARIEN

On July 1, 1971, the surface letter rates to international destinations, except to the United States, were abolished. A uniform air mail rate of 15 cents to all destinations was introduced.


Brantford, October 22, 1973


POSTAL CODE
CODE POSTAL


Winnipeg, May 18, 1973


VISIT THE
PHILATELIC CENTRE
VISITEZ
CENTRE PHILATELIQUE


St. Catharines, February 13, 1973