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Parliament Buildings - 17 cents 1979 - Canadian stamp

Parliament Buildings 1979 - Canadian stamp

Specifications

  • Quantity: 1 523 340 000
  • Issue date: March 8, 1979
  • Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
  • Scott: #806

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Description

The Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings adorns a new Canadian stamp. After the British created the united Province of Canada in 1841, Kingston became the capital. Dissatisfied with Kingston, legislators moved the capital to Montreal in 1844. After the Montreal riots of 1849, the capital began switching back and forth between Quebec City and Toronto. The government finally referred the question of a permanent capital to Queen Victoria. Her personal representative in Canada, Governor General Sir Edmond Head, drafted a secret memorandum supporting Ottawa. His arguments convinced the Colonial Office, the British Cabinet, and subsequently the Queen. The prestige of the Queen's name thus solved a problem that had divided Canadians for years. Reinhard Derreth of Vancouver designed the photographic adaptation of the Peace Tower used to illustrate the Parliament stamp.
Canada. Post Office Department. [Postage Stamp Press Release], 1979.

Creators

Engraved by Yves Baril
Designed by Reinhard Derreth

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Note

The values on this page are in Canadian dollars (CAD).

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