Henry Kelsey is credited with being the first white man to travel the western plains of Canada, 1690 -92. He was apprenticed to the Hudson Bay Company in 1684 and served the company nearly 40 years - all but 3 of them at Hudson Bay.
Canada Post Office issued a stamp honouring Henry Kelsey on April 15, 1970.
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National Archives of Canada
First Day Covers
Canada Post Office Publicity First Day Cover
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Shering
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Canada Envelope Company
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Jackson
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Overseas Mailers
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H and E
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Cole Cover
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Artopages
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David Pritchard
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Elliot Marion
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Ayerst Laboratories
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Rosecraft
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Usages
Domestic letter
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Toronto local mail, May 6, 1970
6 cents domestic letter rate