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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | July 16, 1908 |
| Year | 1908 |
| Quantity | 35,100,000 |
| Denomination |
2¢
|
| Perforation or Dimension | 12 |
| Series | Tercentenary |
| Series Time Span | 1908 |
| Printer | American Bank Note Company, Ottawa. |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Price |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | $87.00 |
|
M-NH-F
Mint - Never Hinged - Fine
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Fine | $23.00 |
|
M-NH-VG
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Good
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Good | $10.00 |
|
M-H-VF
Mint - Hinged - Very Fine
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Fine | $57.00 |
|
M-H-F
Mint - Hinged - Fine
|
Mint - Hinged - Fine | $13.00 |
|
M-H-VG
Mint - Hinged - Very Good
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Good | $6.75 |
|
M-NG-VF
Mint - No Gum - Very Fine
|
Mint - No Gum - Very Fine | $7.50 |
|
M-NG-F
Mint - No Gum - Fine
|
Mint - No Gum - Fine | $3.75 |
|
U-VF
Used - Very Fine
|
Used - Very Fine | $0.75 |
|
U-F
Used - Fine
|
Used - Fine | $0.35 |
|
U-VG
Used - Very Good
|
Used - Very Good | $0.25 |
In the summer of 1908 Canadians honoured the three hundredth anniversary of the founding of Quebec in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer and colonizer. In March, 1908 the government proposed to issue a series of postage stamps to commemorate the occasion. In view of the marked departure from the precedent in subject matter for the proposed stamp design, the Department sought the permission of King Edward VII to use portraits of non-royal persons and historical subjects on stamps of permanent validity. His Majesty consented, and the stamp were released on [16th] July, 1908 for sale to the public throughout the Dominion [before] the Prince of Wales (later King George V) reached Québec. Portraits of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
