A dollar was a chunk of change back then. That's why you don't see a lot of them in bulk mixtures. Hard to find by accident. I'm hoping they don't shut me off till saturday, maybe today. I probly won't be able to set up till Monday and even get on by Tuesday.Just remember... always place your stamp tongs in the same place, or they will disapear.
JimmyB
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I don't collect Canada, but finding an old $1 stamp sounds like a pretty exciting find. If that happened for a USA stamp that was at least 80 years old it would set me out buying more mixtures!
How old is that one? I'm not good at telling my Georges from my Edwards ...
It's King George the V. 1911-25. My scott's 2004 has it at $7.50 used $75 mint.
I get the Georges and Edwards mixed up myself. Short term memory loss. I've only been really checking out GB commonwealths for the past year. Maybe my longterm memory will kick into gear soon.
JimmyB
That's the set, the Dollar one was printed in '23
JimmyB
From the Canadian Postal Archives Database:
Title: King George V
Denomination: $1
Date of Issue: 2 July 1923
In response to a demand for stamps of the denominations of four cents and one dollar, new stamps were released. When a sovereign accedes to the British throne, a new issue of postage stamps is necessary. Many practical reasons prevent the change being made at once. Post Office departments nearly always keep large stocks of stamps bearing the portrait of the late monarch. Considerations of respect to the memory of the deceased sovereign, and less sentimental motivations of expediency and economy, usually combine to require that these stamps should continue to circulate for many months, on some cases even a year or two before an issue portraying the new sovereign appears. The accession to the throne of His Majesty King George V on 6th May, 1910, necessitated the issue of a new series of postage stamps bearing the portrait of His Majesty. The denominations first issued were the same as those of the King Edward VII series of 1908, but the colours of the 10- cent and 50-cent denominations were different. Portrait of His Majesty King George V in an oval framework. The King is wearing the uniform of an admiral. The portrait is a composite from photographs by Walter Barnett and Messers. W. and D. Downey of London, England.
For complete inormation on this stamp, http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=0118&l=20&d=POST&p=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.ca%2Farchivianet%2F020117%2F020117030105_e.html&r=1&f=G&SECT3=POST
Be sure to click on the link 'Documents related to this stamp' under the stamp image for even more info.
$7.50 used! Pretty good. By contrast, the U.S. Capitol $1 from the early 20's bureau issue catalogs for 65 cents used. That ought to tell you something about how many more U.S. $1's are out there.
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