Updated Articles

I have posted newly acquired covers to earlier articles. The purpose of this post is to show these recently obtained covers and provide links to the amended articles.

1953- 1954 Karsh Period

1953 Totem Pole Definitive




1954 - 1963 Wilding Period


International Rates and Fees During the Wilding Period







1967-1973 : Centennial Period

Expo 67 : A Philatelic Commemoration








Commemoratives (1952 - 1966)


1955 Boy Scouts Jamboree










1958 350th Anniversary of Quebec


Cachet Craft /Ken Boll


1958 Oil Industry


Cachet Craft /Ken Boll


1961 E. Pauline Johnson



1962 Education







1963 Sir Martin Frobisher


Cachet Craft /Ken Boll


1964 Christmas






1965 Churchill




1966 Yukon Floral Emblem



1966 Christmas

Centennial Period Slogans 1972
 
1. Anniversaries and Events

AIR SHOW '72 JOUR DE L'AVIATION JUNE 10 - 11 JUIN

 St. Catharines, May 29, 1972


BALDOON FESTIVAL FESTIVAL BALDOON JULY 5-8 JUILLET

 
Wallaceburg, July 7 1972


BURLINGTON HIGHLAND GAMES JEUX ECOSSAIS JUNE 10 JUIN


Burlington, June 5, 1972


CAN./ISRAEL NUMISMATIC
FOUNDING CONVENTION
CONGRES DE FONDATION
SOCIETE NUMISMATIC
CAN./ISRAEL

FESTIVAL CANADA JULY'72 JUILLET'72


Cornwall, July 4, 1972


FOLK ARTS FESTIVAL FESTIVALES DES ARTS FOLKLORIQUES


St. Catharines, May 5, 1972


HADASSAH BAZAAR BAZAR HADASSAH THE HIGHLANDER MAY 11 MAI


Winnipeg, May 8, 1972


ISRAEL PAVILION PAVILLON ISRAEL NORTH YORK MAY 6-14 MAI


Don Mills, May 4, 1972


IVAN DANYLCHUK POET /POETE 1900 - 1942


Calgary, July 24, 1972


11TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY IUCN - UICN 11ieme ASSEMBLEE GENERALE

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. The 1972 General Assembly was held in Banff with "Conservation and Development" as the theme.


Calgary, September 2, 1972


NATIONAL AIRSHOW JOUR DE L'AVIATION AUG 11-12-13 AOUT


Abbotsford, August 2, 1972


ROTARY 535 CONFERENCE DU CLUB ROTARY JUNE 22-24 JUIN


Dawson Creek, June 2, 1972


TRAPPERS FESTIVAL FESTIVAL DES TRAPPEURS FEB. 16-19 FEV.


The Pas, January 17, 1972


2. Community Support and Publicity


CANADA'S POPPY CITY LA VILLE DU COQUELICOT


Guelph, April 19, 1972


SQUARE DANCING IS FUN VIVE LES DANSES CARREES


Barrie, September 13, 1972


3. Campaigns

HELP RETARDED
CHILDREN
AIDEZ LES
ENFANTS ARRIERES


Hamilton, May 3, 1972


SUPPORT/AIDEZ KIDNEY FOUNDATION LE FONDS POUR LES MALADIES DU REIN


Hamilton, November 3, 1972


PUT CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS REFAITES DE NOEL LA FETE DU CHRIST


Calgary, December 8, 1972


4 . Post Office Slogans


AVOID DELAY ADDRESS MAIL TO STREET AND NUMBER


Kenora, August 9, 1972


INDIQUEZ LE NUMERO DE L'APT. SPEED DELIVERY USE APT. NUMBERS


Quebec, January 5, 1972


POSTAL ZONES ARE IMPORTANT


Windsor, January 9, 1972


REGISTER ALL LETTERS OF VALUE



Aurora, April 27, 1972


USE A CORRECT POSTAL ADDRESS INDIQUEZ LA BONNE ADRESSE


Vancouver March 20, 1972


USE CDN. POSTAGE IN/AU CANADA UTILISEZ LES TIMBRES CAN.


Niagara Falls, February 20, 1972


USE POSTAL CODES UTILISEZ CODES POSTAUX


Edmonton, December 8, 1972

1968 Canadian Anti-War Cover

Canada's official role during the Vietnam war was to supervise treaty implementations and ceasefires. Although Canadian forces did not fight in Vietnam, thirty thousand Canadians enlisted in the U.S. military during the war period. However, many Canadians opposed the involvement of Canadian companies and the Canadian government in weapons testing and in the manufacture of arms for shipment to Vietnam. One such Canadian was Ernest "Ernie" Symons of Rocanville, Saskatchewan, who expressed his disapproval of the war on his commercial mail. The cover below was mailed on October 4, 1968 to Sears Limited, Toronto and has a total of five anti-war slogans printed on the front and back of the envelope:

 

The slogans are strongly worded condemnations of war in general and of the Vietnam conflict in particular:

 




When I acquired this cover I had no idea who "Symons" was other than the fact that Symons had been in Rocanville since 1923. So, who or what was Symons? Thanks to the internet I have discovered that "Symons" was Ernie Symons , a remarkable Canadian machinist, welder, inventor and entrepreneur .





The Symons Oiler



The World's Largest Oil Can is a Rocanville roadside attraction

Ernie Symons came to Rocanville in 1923. In 1924 he began mass-production of an oil can that he designed for use on farm and industrial machinery. "Symons Oilers" were the best of their kind. During World War II, the oil cans were greatly in demand for the maintenance of aircraft, tanks, and other military equipment; by the end of the war, over one million had been produced at the Rocanville plant. On July 1, 1973, Rocanville honoured Ernie Symons for 50 continuous years in business: the day was proclaimed Symons Day, and a 7 meter-tall oil can was erected at the entrance to the town.

 Symons' Super Mix
Symons' Super Mix food supplement In the early 1940s, Ernie Symons was suffering from back pain. He found out that alfalfa leaf meal might be effective in reducing his pain. He tried some and his back pain disappeared. He then studied the medicinal benefits of herbs and added other ingredients to the alfalfa meal. Local residents heard about his mixture and began buying it from Ernie Symons. The Symons' food supplement continues to be sold to this day as Symons' Super Mix .

  Symons' Opposition to War

 I have not found any information regarding the roots of Ernie Symons' anti-war sentiment. He certainly doesn't fit the stereotype of a 1960s war protester. Although production of the Symons oiler increased greatly during World War II, it is interesting to note that one of his slogans is critical of the Canadians who profited from the war. Perhaps a reader of this article might be able to shed some light on this.