Two winged figures, symbolic of flight, are poised against a globe representing the northern half of the western hemisphere, on which is indicated in shaded outline a map of Canada. 1930 Mercury and Western Hemisphere Canada 5-Cent Airmail Postage Stamp Mint Never.
An allegory of flight, from a drawing by a staff artist of the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited. Check out our 5 cent airmail selection for the very best in unique or. The surcharge, fully legible, did not obscure the postage stamp design, although it obliterated the original denomination numerals.
“The Post Office Department supplied the British American Bank Note Company with the necessary number of panes of 100 subjects, as manufactured by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited, Ottawa. The 1928 stamps had not been used so rapidly as had been expected, since a new regulation permitted the public to use ordinary postage stamps on airmail.” “No assurance existed that the new airmail rate would remain in effect for any great length of time, and the use of 5-cent stamps appeared possible at a later date. “The Post Office Department had on hand the remainder of the 5-cent airmail stamps of the 1928 issue, and the advisability of overprinting at least a portion of these was taken into consideration,” reads the release. 4, 1930.Īccording to promotional material issued by the post office in 1932, a change in the rate of airmail postage required the use of a six-cent airmail stamp. The stamp depicts two victories pointing to a map of Canada on the globe beneath them while a monoplane flies above.Īnother five-cent airmail stamp (SC #C2) was issued on Dec. Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, the 1932 issue included a one-cent surcharge overprinted on a five-cent airmail stamp (SC #C1) – Canada’s first – which was issued on Sept.
On today’s date in 1932, Canada’s Post Office Department (now Canada Post) issued a six-cent airmail stamp (Scott #C3), its third since 1928.
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