February 8, 1967
The Centennial definitive series issued on February 8, 1967 consisted of twelve stamps. The five lower denomination stamps featured the image of Queen Elizabeth combined with a regional view of Canada. The five geographical regions of Canada, the North, the Pacific Coast, the Prairies, Central Canada and the Atlantic Coast were represented in succession from the one cent to the five cent denomination. The Rolland Paper Company Limited published a souvenir booklet entitled "Canada's Centennial Stamps" with illustrations of each stamp.
Lower denominations illustrated in the Rolland booklet
Canadian art was featured on the seven higher denomination stamps which was described as follows in the Rolland booklet:
Rolland booklet illustrations
Stamp Order
The author pre-ordered the Centennial definitive stamps from Canada Post Office:
First Day Covers
Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
The Centennial definitive series stamps issued on February 8, 1967, were printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.
Lower Denomination Stamps
Higher Denomination Stamps
Canada Post Office Replacement First Day Cover
Enclosed note
Shering Corporation Limited
Schering produced English and French cachets
Capital
Chickering/Jackson
Rosecraft
The Rosecraft high value definitive cachet incorrectly stated that the 1967 series honoured "The Famous Group of Seven" Canadian artists. The paintings used for the 8c, 20c, 50c and $1.00 stamps were not painted by Group of Seven artists.
To Bermuda
10 cents was the air mail letter rate to Bermuda
Bermuda receiver
Canada Envelope Company
Canada Centennial Panorama
David M. Pritchard
Cole
Artopages
Two colours were used on the Artopage cachets shown below. Four different types are shown below:
1. Red frame and top half - Blue bottom half
2. Red frame and top half - Orange bottom half
3. Green frame and top half - Blue bottom half
4.. Green frame and top half - Orange bottom half
House of Commons
Member of Parliament handstamp
Others
New Forest Stamp Service
Winnipeg tagged stamps
10 of 50 covers prepared
