Friday, August 6, 2010

1956 Definitives

20 cents Pulp and Paper Industry
25 cents Chemical Industry

The 20 cents pulp and paper industry definitive issued on June 12, 1956 was designed by "Group of Seven" artist A.J. Casson, and replaced the 1952 20 cents forest product stamp. Also issued on June 12 was the 25 cents chemical industry stamp whose design by A.L. Pollock was a stylized representation of chemistry and chemical research. The 25 cents definitive was the first Canadian stamp printed in that denomination.


Essays and Approved Models


The construction industry is featured on the above essay.
National Archives of Canada

Pulp and Paper


National Archives of Canada

Approved model
National Archives of Canada

Chemical Industry


National Archives of Canada


National Archives of Canada


Approved model
National Archives of Canada

First Day Covers



































Hand- tinted Art Craft Cachet




Advertising/Promotional First Day Covers


Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Vancouver, June 7 1956



Merck pharmaceutical - Artcraft cachet




Usages

Only a few usages are shown below. For see more covers please go to my Wilding and Cameo postings.


Ninette to Lund, Swedent, June 11, 1956
45 cents paying the triple weight air mail rate to Europe (15 cents/one-half ounce)



Manitou Beach to Cape Town, South Africa, June 15, 1956
20 cents paid the international registration fee
25 cents paid the international air mail one-half ounce rate to Africa



Barrie to Adamstown, Pitcairn Island, July 12,1957
25 cents one-half ounce international air mail rate to Oceania
Pitcairn Island receiver August 7, 1957

Re-Posted Letters


Montreal to Tokyo, August 15, 1957
25 cents paying the one-half ounce international air mail rate to Asia
Letter re-posted with a 35 yen stamp cancelled August 22, 1957



Ladysmith, B.C., to Hong Kong, January 3, 1958
25 cents paying the one-half ounce international air mail rate to Asia
Letter re-posted with $1.30 postage to London, England, January 8, 1958