Canada Post Office issued a stamp on February 16, 1948, to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Philip Mountbatten which had taken place on November 20,
1947. The Post Office had not received notice of the wedding in sufficient time to be able to issue the stamp on the wedding day itself.
The stamp was designed by Herman Schwartz, based on a photograph of Princess Elizabeth taken by Dorothy Wilding.
The stamp was designed by Herman Schwartz, based on a photograph of Princess Elizabeth taken by Dorothy Wilding.
Photographic Essay
National Archives of Canada
Royal Wedding Stamp
Date of Issue : February 16, 1948
First Day Covers
Usages
Domestic Letter
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Kingston to Toronto, April 5, 1948
4 cents domestic forward letter rate
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Disraeli, Quebec, to Sherbrooke, April 16, 1948
Sherbrooke & Quebec R.P.O.
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Toronto Sub. 52 to Tilsonburg, March 9, 1948
4 cents domestic forward letter rate + 10 cents registration fee
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Ottawa to Toronto, April 13, 1948
4 cents domestic forward letter rate + 10 cents express fee
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Letter to the United States
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Vernon to Buffalo, April 10, 1948
4 cents surface letter rate to the United States
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UPU surface letter
The UPU surface letter rate was 5 cents.
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Calgary to Berlin, May 18, 1948
5 cents UPU surface letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent
Double deficiency (2 cents) was converted to gold centimes @ 1 cent= 3 gold centimes
Two Canadian tax handstamps
No German taxation markings
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International Air Mail
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Montreal to Vienna, April 4, 1948
15 cents 1/4 ounce air mail letter rate to Europe
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| T 66 centimes (gold) = 22 cents (Canadian) |
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Vancouver to Edinburgh, April 2, 1948
30 cents one-half ounce air mail letter rate
Shortpaid 11 cents : Taxed 66 gold centimes
Double deficiency (22 cents) was converted to gold centimes @ 1 cent= 3 gold centimes
Montreal to London, May 12, 1948
15 cents one-quarter ounce air mail letter rate
Shortpaid 5 cents : Taxed 30gold centimes
Double deficiency (10 cents) was converted to gold centimes @ 1 cent= 3 gold centimes
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