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Province of Canada

British colony formed by uniting Upper and Lower Canada.

Kind: colony
Region: British North America, North America
Recorded period: 1841 – 1867

Joined the Canadian Confederation in 1867.

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Sandford Fleming; Wikimedia Commons scan

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Three penny beaver

1851

The Threepenny Beaver is the first postage stamp issued by the Province of Canada, released on April 23, 1851. Designed by Sir Sandford Fleming, the design features a beaver situated within an oval frame. It represents the first official postage stamp anywhere to feature an animal rather than a monarch. The stamp w…

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