1967 - 1973
At least 15 different companies and provincial governments and agencies perforated initials through their stamps (perfins) for security purposes during the Centennial period. This post shows a few Centennial era perfins.
Perfin Users
Canadian General Electric Company
International Harvester Company of Canada
Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company of Canada
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Westinghouse
Great Northern Railway
Legislative Assembly (Ontario)
Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Co.
Province of Saskatchewan
Swift Canadian Co. Ltd.
Steel Company of Canada
Workmen's Compensation Board of B.C.
(Reference : Centennial Definitive Series 1967 - 73)
Canadian National Railways
The CN logo created in 1960 was described as
an icon by media analyst Marshall McLuhan.
Edmonton local mail, December 11, 1967
4 cent (February 8, 1967 issue)
Edmonton, June 25, 1969
BABN 12 1/2 x 12 sheet stamp
Edmonton, March 19, 1970
BABN 12 1/2 x 12 sheet stamp
Edmonton, July 18, 1972
Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg Tag
Preston, June 12, 1968
Thunder Bay to Aylmer, April 7, 1971
4 cents perfin (Not CP correspondence)
Penetanguishene, August 12, 1970
BABN 12 1/2 x 12 sheet stamp
Great Northern Railway
Province of Saskatchewan
Swift Canadian Co. Ltd.
Workmen's Compensation Board of B.C.
