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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official/first day of issue
DATE: 1994
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0304.001

MANUFACTURER: Canada Post Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: First day cover
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 16.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Canada Post
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1994
Canada: SECOND IN A SERIES OF STAMPS ISSUED BY CANADA POST TO COMMEMORATE CANADA'S HERITAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTORIZED LAND VEHICLES.
Function: USED TO INDICATE THAT THE REQUIRED CHARGE HAS BEEN PAID FOR THE DELIVERY OF A LETTER. THESE PARTICULAR ONES COMMEMORATE CANADA'S HERITAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTORIZED LAND VEHICLES.
Technical: THE VEHICLES DEPICTED ONTHE STAMPS DEMONSTRATE THE SUCCESS WITH WHICH CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS RESPONDED TO SPECIALIZED SECTORS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE MARKET [SEE FOLDERS]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 -.3: PRINTED IN BLACK 'DAY OF ISSUE CANADA POST CORPORATION [ALSO FRENCH]'/ STAMPED 'DAY OF ISSUE JOUR D'EMISSION 94-08-19 WINNIPEG, MANITOBA'/ STORY, IN ENGLISH & FRENCH, DESCRIBING THE HISTORY OF THE STAMPS ON THE FRONT AS WELL AS A RELEVANT PHOTO FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ON BACK OF EACH ENVELOPE/ FOLDERS READ IN PART: 'PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES/ 2 ISSUE/ SET OF FIRST DAY COVERS/ PRICE: $4.60/ FACE VALUE: $4.52/ MAIL/ Canada Post Corporation' 'HISTORIC LAND VEHICLES/ OFFICIAL SIX STAMP SOUVENIR SHEET/ PRICE: $3.62/ FACE VALUE: $3.62'/ ABOVE ALSO IN FRENCH.
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: COLOURED PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Canada Post Corp., Cover, 1994, Artifact no. 1994.0304, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1994.0304.001/

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