Beaver

Stamp Info

Name	Value
Date of Issue	July 1, 1859
Year	1859
Quantity	39,792,172
Denomination	5¢
Perforation or Dimension	11.75, 12 x 11.75, 11.75 x 12, 12
Printer	American Bank Note Company, New York.
Postal Administration	Canada

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Stamp Values/Prices (Beta Mode*)

Condition	Name	Avg Price
M-NH-VF Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine	Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine	$1,500.00
M-NH-F Mint - Never Hinged - Fine	Mint - Never Hinged - Fine	$260.00
M-NH-VG Mint - Never Hinged - Very Good	Mint - Never Hinged - Very Good	$180.00
M-H-VF Mint - Hinged - Very Fine	Mint - Hinged - Very Fine	$480.00
M-H-F Mint - Hinged - Fine	Mint - Hinged - Fine	$240.00
M-H-VG Mint - Hinged - Very Good	Mint - Hinged - Very Good	$75.00
M-NG-VF Mint - No Gum - Very Fine	Mint - No Gum - Very Fine	$380.00
M-NG-F Mint - No Gum - Fine	Mint - No Gum - Fine	$190.00
U-VF Used - Very Fine	Used - Very Fine	$44.00
U-F Used - Fine	Used - Fine	$18.00
U-VG Used - Very Good	Used - Very Good	$7.70

* Notes about these prices:

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They are average prices and might not be fully accurate. The actual value of your stamp may be slightly above or below the listed value, depending on the overall condition of your stamp.

About Stamp

The 5-cent denomination featuring a beaver building a dam was symbolic of the people in the young country of Canada building their towns, cities, and communities. The secondary purpose of choosing the beaver centred in the original meaning of the beaver skin; it represented a medium of exchange in trade.

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Reference

Patrick, Douglas and Mary Patrick. Canada's Postage Stamps. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1964, p. 8, 19.

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