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Montcalm & Wolfe

Tercentenary

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue July 16, 1908
Year 1908
Quantity 700,000
Denomination
Perforation or Dimension 12
Series Tercentenary
Series Time Span 1908
Printer American Bank Note Company, Ottawa.
Postal Administration Canada

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Stamp Price Values

Condition Name Avg Value
M-NH-VF
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine Only available to paid users
M-NH-F
Mint - Never Hinged - Fine Only available to paid users
M-NH-VG
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Good Only available to paid users
M-H-VF
Mint - Hinged - Very Fine Only available to paid users
M-H-F
Mint - Hinged - Fine Only available to paid users
M-H-VG
Mint - Hinged - Very Good Only available to paid users
M-NG-VF
Mint - No Gum - Very Fine Only available to paid users
M-NG-F
Mint - No Gum - Fine Only available to paid users
M-NG-VG
Mint - No Gum - Very Good Only available to paid users
U-VF
Used - Very Fine Only available to paid users
U-F
Used - Fine Only available to paid users
U-VG
Used - Very Good Only available to paid users
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About Stamp

In the summer of 1908 Canadians honoured the three hundredth anniversary of the founding of Quebec in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer and colonizer. In March, 1908 the government proposed to issue a series of postage stamps to commemorate the occasion. In view of the marked departure from the precedent in subject matter for the proposed stamp design, the Department sought the permission of King Edward VII to use portraits of non-royal persons and historical subjects on stamps of permanent validity. His Majesty consented, and the stamp were released on [16th] July, 1908 for sale to the public throughout the Dominion [before] the Prince of Wales (later King George V) reached Québec.

Portraits of Montcalm (1712-1759) and Wolfe (1727-1759), the two military antagonists in the final struggle for the mastery of Canada. Louis Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm, the French general, was born near Nîmes in 1712. A soldier from his early youth, Montcalm received the appointment of commander of the French forces in North America in 1756. Despite his brilliant military efforts, the British forces closed in on Quebec on 13th September, 1759. Montcalm, fatally wounded, died in the evening of the following day, and was buried in Quebec City. James Wolfe, commander of the British forces arrayed against Quebec, was born in 1727 in Westerham, England. He had a strong military background, and at thirty-one was a Brigadier-General. In June, 1759, his expedition advanced on Quebec and besieged the fortress for twelve weeks. On the night of 12th September his forces climbed the heights to the Plains of Abraham. Wolfe, wounded three times, died in battle and was buried in England.

Creators

Engraved by Charles Skinner. Designed by José Antonio Machado.

Original Artwork

Joseph Highmore, "Portrait of James Wolfe", circa 1749 (?) Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

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Reference

Patrick, Douglas and Mary Patrick. Canada's Postage Stamps. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1964, p. 42-44.

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