Saturday, January 5, 2013

1951 Prime Minister Series : Bordern and King

The first set in a series honouring Canadian Prime Ministers was issued on June 25, 1951 featuring Robert Borden and William Lyon MacKenzie King,

Robert Borden

Borden was the  Prime Minister (Conservative party) from 1911 to 1920.



William Lyon Mackenzie King

King served as Prime Minister (Liberal Party)  from 1921-26, 1926-30, and 1935-1948.




First Day Covers















Usages

3 cent Borden

Toronto local letter, August 14, 1951
3 cents local letter rate


Halifax local letter, September 25, 1951
3 cents local letter rate


Charlottetown local letter, June 29, 1951
3cents local letter rate


Railway Post Office cancellation
Halifax, Digby & Yarmouth R.P.O. to Gradyville, Pa., August 13, 1951
3 cents post card rate to the U.S.


Posted at Temagami, Ont. to Erie, Pa. on train bound for Toronto 
Toronto machine cancellation, August 22, 1951

 
THIS MAIL WAS CARRIED BY TRAVELLING LETTER BOX TO TORONTO


Montreal to Finland, August 15, 1951
15 cents air mail post card rate to Europe


4 cent King


Petrolia to London, September 19, 1951
4 cents domestic forward letter rate + 20 cents registration fee


Calgary Exhibition Post Office to Monroe, Iowas, July 9, 1951
4c surface letter rate to the U.S.



Calgary Exhibition Post Office to Dayton, July 13, 1951
4c surface letter rate to the U.S.


Hamilton to Philadelphia, June 27, 1951
4 c surface letter rate + 20 cents registration fee


Sebringville to Rochester, July 4, 1951
4c surface letter rate + 10 cents Special Delivery fee


London to Petion-Ville Haiti, August 27, 1951
4c preferential rate to the Americas

Calgary to Brisbane, Australia, October 25, 1951
4c Commonwealth surface letter rate


Montreal to Rio de Janiero, September 6, 1951
10 cents air mail rate to South America


Arvida to Glanshammar, Sweden, August 8, 1951
15c air mail letter rate to Europe