High Value National Parks Definitives : 1979 - 1989

Canada's National Parks were featured on the high-value definitive stamps in use from 1979 to 1989.

First Release: 1979

The first release of National Parks definitives was on January 29, 1979 consisting of the $1 Fundy National Park and $2 Kluane National Park stamps.

$1 Fundy National Park

The stamp was designed by Ron Bolt and printed by the Canadian Bank Note Co. (CBN).

First Day Covers

Usages

Toronto to Munich, June 3, 1980

$1.85 paying 35 cents international letter rate + $1.50 registration fee

Val Caron to Sudbury, August 31, 1981

$1.67 paying 17 cents domestic letter rate + $1.50 registration fee

Aklavik to Sachs Harbour, May 23, 1979
$1.15 parcel rate

CFPO 105 Baden-Soelingen, Germany, to Toronto, June 17, 1983

$2.24 paying 32 cents letter rate + $1.96 registration fee

Islington to London, January 4, 1983

30 cents letter rate + $1.00 special delivery fee

 

Toronto to Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, January 30, 1984

$1.70 paying 64 cents letter rate + $1.06 special delivery fee

$2 Kluane National Park

 The stamp was based on a painting by Alan Collier and printed by the Canadian Bank Note Co. (CBN).


First Day Cover

April 27, 1979

Usages

Temporary Redirection of Mail

$2.00 paying for 6 months redirection

Carleton Place, October 23, 1981

Moose Jaw to Peterborough, April 19, 1982

$2.65 cents paying 30 cents domestic letter rate "A" stamp + $1.85 Registration fee + 50 cents AR fee

Vancouver to Eugene, Or., May 14, 1982

2nd weight step ( greater than 30g., equal to or less than 50g.) registered letter

$1.50 paying 50 cents 2nd weigh step letter rate + $2.00 registration fee

Mississauga to Toronto, January 12, 1984

$7.41 Priority Post fee

Concord to Tamarac, Fl., November 28, 1983

4rth weight step (150g) registered letter

$3.18 paying the $1.06 4rth weight step letter rate + $2.12 registration fee

1982 - 1986 Releases

Canada Post Corporation issued an additional six National Park high-value definitive stamps from 1982 to 1986. Two of the stamps, the  $1 Glacier National Park and the $2  Banff National Park replaced the first release Fundy and Kluane stamps respectively. New denominations were introduced  as well. Waterton Lakes was featured on a $1.50 stamp and Point Pelee National Park was shown on the $5.00 stamp. The Point Pelee stamp was subsequently replaced by the $5.00 La Mauricie National Park definitive stamp.

The stamps are shown in order of denomination and not by issue date.

$1 Glacier National Park

The $1.00 Glacier National Park stamp was designed by Brent Laycock. printed by the CNN,  and issued on August 15, 1984.

Canadian Postal Archives Essays

The Postal Archives have posted  has posted images of several essays of the Glacier stamp on its website .  It is interesting to note that the essays are denominated $3.00

 

CANADA / POSTES / POSTAGE / $3. GLACIER Essay

Brent R. Laycock 

 $3 / POSTES / POSTAGE / CANADA. GLACIER Essay

Brent. R. Laycock

GLACIER. CANADA / POSTES / POSTAGE / $3 Essay

Brent R. Laycock

$3 / POSTES / POSTAGE / CANADA. GLACIER

Brent R. Laycock

 

  $3 / POSTES / POSTAGE / CANADA. GLACIER

Brent R. Laycock

 

  $3 / POSTES / POSTAGE / CANADA GLACIER [on margin] design proposal - sketch

Brent R. Laycock

 

 1 painting , approved model

Brent R. Laycock

 Usages

Toronto to House of Commons, Ottawa, 

Letter rate free

$1.06 special delivery fee

Montreal to Albany,N.Y.,   5, 1985

37 cents letter rate to the United States + $1.06 special delivery fee

$1.50 Waterton Lakes National Park

The $1.50  Wateron Lakes National Park stamp was designed by Brent Laycock, printed by the CNN,  and issued on June 18, 1982.

Canadian Postal Archives

The Canadian Postal Archives  has posted the following images on its website:

 

 Lakes and Mountains

Brent R .Laycock

 Waterton Lakes

Brent R. Laycock

Usages

 Don Mills to Stockholm, Sweden, June 30, 1983

$1.70 paying the 64 cents letter rate + $1.06 special delivery fee

Scarborough to London, England, August 23, 1984

$1.70 paying the 64 cents letter rate + $1.06 special delivery fee

Holding of Mail

$1.50 per month fee

Newmarket, July 20, 1982

$2.00 Banff National Park

The $2.00 Banff stamp was designed by George Weber, printed by the CBN, and issued on June 21, 1985.

Usages

  

 Toronto to Pittsburgh, September 6, 1986

$3.25 paying the 39 cents letter rate to the United States + $1.96 Special Delivery fee

Montreal to Markham, July 14, 1987

$3.59 paying 36 cent domestic letter rate + $2.63 Registration fee + 60 cents Acknowledgment of Receipt fee

Beloeil to Paris, November 18, 1987

$3.18 paying $1.12 2nd weight step international letter rate (up to 50g.) + $1.96 Special Delivery fee

$5.00 Point Pelee National Park

The $5.00 Point Pelee National Park was designed by Wayne Terry, printed by the CBN, and issued on January 10. 1983.

Usage

 St. Leonard to Markham, September 29, 1986

$5.10 Priority Post fee (14g)

$5.00 La Mauricie National Park

 The $5.00 La Mauricie National Park stamp design was based on a painting by Lauréat Marois. The stamp was first printed by the CBN, and issued on March 14, 1986. In June 1987, the British American Bank Note Company printing was issued.

Canadian Postal Archives

The Postal Archives has posted images of several essays for the La Mauricie National Park stamp on its website.

 

 Lac Wapizagonke essay

 C. Deberdt

 

 Lac Wapizagonke Parc de la Mauricie essay

 Michel La Pensee

 

 Lac Wapizagonke Parc de la Mauricie essay

 Michel La Pensee

 

 Approved model

Lauréat Marois

Usage

 

 Carleton Place to Aerdenhout, Netherlands, June 29, 1987

$6.38 paying  the $3.75  greater than 100g, equal to or less than 200g letter rate + $ 2.63 registration fee