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
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
First Day Covers
Caneco
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