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Henry Seth Taylor Steam Buggy, 1867, Steam Motor Carriage

Historic Land Vehicles

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue June 8, 1996
Year 1996
Quantity 1,000,000
Denomination
Perforation or Dimension 12.5 x 13
Series Historic Land Vehicles
Series Time Span 1996
Printer Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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About Stamp

Canada's oldest car, a steam-powered buggy, was conceived by Henry Seth Taylor, a skilled jeweller, watchmaker and inventor. He unveiled his new vehicles at a fair in Stanstead, Quebec in 1867. Curious onlookers became sceptics when a steam hose burst and both the inventor and invention were engulfed in steam. Although the carriage had to be pushed home, history had been made. This 15-mph vehicle became Canada's first propelled car and one of the earliest steam cars in North America. Taylor continued to demonstrate his steam buggy but the idea of steam-powered carriages was not a popular one. It continued to be used as the only option available until electric and internal combustion engines appeared in the 1890s. Taylor's buggy soon crashed due to a slight oversight - no brakes!

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Designed by Joseph Gault. Designed by Tiit Telmet.

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Reference

Canada Post Corporation. Canada's Stamps Details, No. 11, 1993, p. 13-14.

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