Wednesday, January 26, 2011

1969 Christmas

The 1969 Christmas stamps consisting of 5 cent and 6 cent denominations were issued on October 8, 1969, in sheet format, Winnipeg tagged and untagged. The 5 cent stamp was also issued in booklet panes of 10, tagged and untagged.



Canada Post Office Publicity first day cover


Canada Post Office's Stamp Press Release described the stamps as follows:
In making special Christmas stamps available for the prepayment of postage during the festive season the Canada Post office follows a practice established as an annual tradition in 1964. The 1969 issues, first Canadian Christmas stamps produced in full colour, provide recognition of the multi-racial structure of nation's population. The wondrous spirit of Christmas is exemplified in the upraised faces of children of several racial origins, eyes agleam with a brilliant light reflecting the mystic beauty and solemnity of the season. An enrichment of Canada's national life through it's multi-racial nature is rarely more evident that at Christmas when time honoured customs blend in the harmonious joy of the season. The uplifting spirit of Christmas, superficially obscured by an ever increasing commercialism, remains as an inner human personification of the traditional "Peace on Earth, Goodwill to all Men", a period in which even hard-pressed and harassed retail sales staffs exude a particular warmth and friendliness.

Booklet






Winnipeg Tag- One bar


Winnipeg Tag
Sheet Stamps


Wpg Tag-One bar

Winnipeg Tag - 2 bar


Commissioned Art (1968 or 1969)


National Archives of Canada


First Day Covers

Shering






Canada Envelope Company






Overseas Mailers







H  and E




David Pritchard






Darnell






Kingswood (Fleetwood)






Kolor Kover




Artopages






Rosecraft










Cole Cover









Winnipeg tag


Usages

Domestic Letter


Toronto local letter, October 21, 1969
6 cents domestic letter rate



Toronto local registered letter, December 16, 1969
6 cents domestic letter rate + 50 cents registration fee


Printed Matter (Unsealed Christmas Card) to the United States


Montreal to Black River, N.Y., December 11, 1969
5 cents printed matter rate to the United States


Preferential Surface Letter Rate to Great Britain

Hamilton to Maldon, England, November 28, 1969
6 cents preferential surface letter rate to Great Britain


International Air Mail Letter



Montreal to Edinburgh, December 6, 1969
15 cents air mail letter rate to Great Britain