1958 350th Anniversary of Quebec City

Quebec City is one of the oldest European settlements in North America. Quebec was founded by Samuel De Champlain, a French explorer and diplomat on July 3, 1608. Champlain, also called "The Father of New France", served as its administrator for the rest of his life.

The 5 cent Quebec City stamp, designed by Gerald Mathew Trottier, was issued on June 26, 1958.


Approved Design

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Quebec City Slogan:
QUEBEC CELEBRE SON 350e ANNIVERSAIRE 1608 - 1958

Vancouver to Haarlem, Netherlands, June 26, 1958
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed the minimum 10 centimes (gold)
Netherlands charge was 10 cents
Due stamp cancelled July 15, 1958


Usages

Domestic Forward Letter


Montreal to Hamilton, August 20, 1958
5 cents forward letter rate


International Air Mail


Nairn Centre to Jyrvaskyla, Finland, August 27, 1958
15 cents one-half ounce air mail rate to Europe
Sudbury & Little Current RPO

1958 La Verendrye

La Verendrye (1685 - 1749) was a Canadian-born explorer and fur trader who built a string of fur-trading posts from Ontario to Manitoba. The expeditions organized by La Verendrye and spearheaded by his sons were the first to open the country from Lake Superior to the lower Saskatchewan River and the Missouri River to the French fur trade.

The La Verendrye commemorative stamp was issued on June 4, 1958

Essays


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First Day Cover mailed from the House of Commons to Hamilton by Ellen Fairclough, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration


Usages

Domestic Forward Letter


Welland to Hamilton, July 25, 1958
5 cents forward letter rate



Deer Lake, Nfld., to St. Catharines, August 18, 1958


Domestic Special Delivery


Lethbridge to Kitchener, June 11, 1958
5 cents forward letter rate + 10 cent special delivery fee


International Air Mail


Montreal to Cherbourg June 16, 1958
15 cents one-half ounce air mail rate to Europe

1958 British Columbia Centennial

In 1858, the Colony of British Columbia was established by an Act of the British Parliament. At its creation, it physically constituted approximately half the present day province of British Columbia , since it did not include the Colony of Vancouver Island, the regions north of the Nass and Finlay Rivers, the regions east of the Rocky Mountains, or any of the coastal islands.

The British Columbia stamp was designed by Jack Kenneth Harman and issued on May 8, 1958.

Essays


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Die Proofs - Colour Trials


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Events


Canadian Philatelic Society Annual Convention
Vancouver May 10, 1958

Usages

Domestic Forward Letter


RCAF Station North Bay, MPO 300 to Toronto, June 27, 1958
5 cents forward letter rate


Domestic Special Delivery


Toronto local special delivery letter, May 21, 1958
4 cents local letter rate + 10 cents special delivery fee


US Air Mail Letter


Penticton to Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif., May 29, 1958
7 cents air mail letter rate


International Air Mail



Vancouver to New Plymouth, New Zealand, September 24, 1958
25 cents one-half ounce air mail rate to Oceania
The letter was shortpaid 10 cents

The following handstamp was applied to the back of the envelope on September 24,1958:



On September 29, 1958, 10 cents additional postage was affixed and cancelled with the "Postmaster Secretarial" handstamp: