The Jean Talon stamp, designed by Philip Weiss, was issued on June 13, 1962.
Essay
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National Archives of Canada
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Based on an excerpt from
the writings of a young
officer of Talon's time,
Baron of Lamontan, ten
or fifteen years after
the immigration.
..."The Governor-General
received upon the married
couple a bull, a cow, a hog,
a sow, a cock, a hen, two
barrels of salt meat and
eleven crowns"
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National Archives of Canada
Colour Trials
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National Archives of Canada
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National Archives of Canada
First Day Covers
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Ayerst Laboratories advertising first day cover
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Return address
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The London Assurance
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Usages
Domestic Letter
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Hamilton to Stratford, May 2, 1962
5 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents special delivery fee
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Kentville local letter, July 6, 1962
4 cents local letter rate + 20 cents registration fee ( 1 cent convenience overpayment)
Domestic Acknowledgment of Receipt
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Registered item sent from Victoria to Terrace, June 28, 1962
Receipt acknowledged on July 3, 1962
10 cents acknowledgment of receipt fee
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Surface Letter to the United States
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Guelph to Bloomfield, N.J., July 9, 1962
5 cents surface letter rate to the United States
International Air Mail
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RCAF Station St. Hubert, Ont., to Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 15, 1962
15 cents air mail letter rate to the United Kingdom
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Grove Park Lodge, Ont. (Seasonal Office) to Berlin, June 15 (no year in cancellation)
15 cents air mail rate to Europe