The London Conference was held in the Great Britain from December 1866 to March 1867 and was the last in a series of conferences held(commemorative stamps issued for Charlottetown 1864, and Quebec City 1864) that led to Canadian Confederation in 1867. Delegates from the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia met with officials of the British government to draft the British North America Act, 1867. Queen Victoria asssented to the bill and the Dominion of Canada was created when it came into force on July 1, 1867.
The Fathers of Confederation at the London Conference (Canada Archives)
Essays
National Archives of Canada
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Accepted Design
National Archives of Canada
The original wording did not include the word "CONFÉRENCE" in French. The wording was to read:
LONDONCONFERENCE
CONFÉRENCE
DE LONDRES
1866
Revised Model
Issued Stamp
First Day Covers
Canada Post Office Announcement Cover
Canada Post Office two-flags cachet used to mail leaflet describing the London conference stamp. Letter sent to Portugal
Chickering/Jackson
Overseas Mailers embellishments
Shering Corporation
Royal Philatelic Society of Canada
Hamilton
"First Day of Issue"
Usages
Domestic Forward Letter
Halifax to Amherst, June 28 1966
5 cents forward letter rate
Maccan to Amherst, June 14, 1966
Vermilion to Edmonton, June 3, 1966
5 cents forward letter rate + 35 cents registration fee
International Air Mail
Dundurn to Switzerland, September 20, 1966
15 cents air mail rate to Europe
