Canada's early history is essentially the history of the fur trade. Motivated by a quest for beaver pelts, European fur traders pressed westward from New France and Hudson Bay; opening the northwest of present- day Canada.
Our first postage stamp honoured this coveted creature, and on April 6, 2001, the Three Pence Beaver appears as a stamp-on-stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the transfer of postal authority from Britain to Canada.
Sheet of 8 47c stamps, issued to commemorate a century and a half of Canadian Post.
Comes with original booklets and cardboard sleeve.
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