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The Fathers of Confederation

Confederation, 1867-1927

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue June 29, 1927
Year 1927
Quantity 333,757,000
Denomination
Perforation or Dimension 12
Series Confederation, 1867-1927
Series Time Span 1927
Printer Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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Stamp Price Values

Condition Name Avg Value
M-NH-VF
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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
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M-H-F
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U-VF
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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

During the summer of 1927, the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation was fittingly carried out. A committee appointed by the government in connection with the celebrations suggested a special issue of postage stamps to commemorate the occasion. The subjects of these commemorative stamps centred around the statesmen and the events they commemorated. The stamps were bilingual with the words "Postes" and "Post."

"The Fathers of Confederation," from a photograph of an original oil-painting by Robert Harris, C.M.G.

This subject was also used for the 3-cent brown of the Confederation Issue of 1917. Additional portions of the original painting adding eight delegates to the group are shown in this stamp. The figure of Sir John A. Macdonald stands in the centre, and is his second appearance on Canadian postage stamp issues of 1927.

Creators

Designed by Herman Herbert Schwartz. Picture engraved by Edwin H. Gunn.

Original Artwork

Robert Harris, "The Fathers of Confederation", 1883-1884

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Reference

Patrick, Douglas and Mary Patrick. Canada's Postage Stamps. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1964, p. 53-54.

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