 This shows Jacques Cartier, a French
explorer who was one of the first people from Europe to land on what is now called Canada.
We now know that people from Norway
landed on Newfoundland many years earlier. There are no stamps for them though.
This stamp is imperforate and was first issued in 1859, costing 10 pence.
This stamp shows people playing the sport of lacrosse, Canada's national sport (and you thought it was
hockey!). This sport was invented by the Indians living in North America before Europeans first came there. This
stamp was issued in 1968.
This stamp honours the Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP), one of the famous police forces of the world.
Until 1920, they were called the Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNWMP).
This cover is one that was used by the RNWMP (notice that someone
took the stamp off it?). Also, did you notice the "O.H.M.S." on the envelope? That stands for "On Her
Majesty's Service" and was on envelopes used by the Canadian government. Stamps used by the
Canadian government had OHMS printed over them, or had holes punched in them that spelled OHMS. In later
years, the OHMS was replaced by the letter "G", for "government", or "gouvernement". Don't forget that
Canada has two languages, English and French.
A stamp showing a picture of a stamp? Well, since stamps honour lots of other things, why not honour
old stamps too? Elsewhere in this website, you will see the original stamp.
This Canadian stamp shows a picture of Alexander Graham Bell - you know, the guy who invented the
telephone - that things that sticks onto your ear for long periods of time. In 1876, Mr. Bell first tested
the telephone in Ontario, Canada. He was born in Scotland, and the patent for his invention became
developed in the United States, so 3 countries can claim credit for him! This is a block of 4 stamps,
and it has writing on the edges that show that it came from Plate No. 1. In those days, stamps were
printed from metal plates that had the pictures of the stamps carved (engraved) right into the metal.
Sometimes, several different plates were used and this one is from Plate No. 1. Some collectors collect
these things, and call them "Plate Blocks".
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This shows Jacques Cartier, a French
explorer who was one of the first people from Europe to land on what is now called Canada.
We now know that people from Norway
landed on Newfoundland many years earlier. There are no stamps for them though.
