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NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT
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DATE OF ISSUE - 8th February, 1961
DESIGNED BY - Bernard J. Reddie, Ottawa COLOUR - RED AND GREEN SIZE - 1 1/2" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 50 STAMPS QUANTITY OF STAMPS ORDERED - 30,000,000
Issued by Authority of the HON. WILLIAM HAMILTON, M.P. Postmaster General |
This large size stamp depicts a modern earth-moving machine and a surveyor with a transit below a compass rose. Lines of latitude and longitude emphasize the great expanse of Canada's last frontier in the North. The background of the stamp will be red and the lettering and foreground will be green and the denomination will be five cents.
The development of Canada's great Northland during the last fifty years has been amazing, but Canadians are not yet fully aware of the immense resources that await development there. In issuing this stamp, Canada acknowledges the work of the pioneers who entered this land of promise on foot, the bush pilots who penetrated further north and the hardy workers who are now bringing civilization to such far-away places as Alert on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island, well above the Arctic Circle. The stamp is a tribute to the growing numbers of tentieth century pioneers who are united in helping to open up the great treasure chest of the North, and to make habitation there compatible with standards in other parts of Canada.
EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON
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DATE OF ISSUE - 10 MARCH, 1961
DESIGNED BY - Bernard J. Reddie, Ottawa COLOUR - GREEN AND RED SIZE - 1 3/16" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 100 STAMPS QUANTITY OF STAMPS ORDERED - 35,000,000
Issued by Authority of the HON. WILLIAM HAMILTON, M.P. Postmaster General |
This new postage stamp honours the centennial of the birth of Miss E. Pauline Johnson, Indian poetess.
The stamp shows a profile of the late poetess, wearing a high ruffled collar of Victorian apparel superimposed on a background of forests, plains and mountains. In the background, a full-length likeness of Miss Johnson in tribal costume is shown to emphasize her two personalities of Indian princess and Victorian lady. In the foreground lower left corner, "1861", the year of her birth, appears on the pages of an open book representing her contribution to Canadian literature.
In announcing this stamp, the Postmaster General said that in commemorating Pauline Johnson, we pay tribute to all the Canadian Indians for their contributions to our Canadian way of life.
It is generally agreed that Miss Johnson, a Mohawk, was born on the 10th March, 1861, at Chiefswood, near Brantford, Ont. She was the daughter of Chief George Henry Martin Johnson and of Emily Howells of Bristol, England. She was educated at Brantford Model School and at a very early age she contributed verse to periodicals. In 1895, she published White Wampum and in 1903, she added Canadian Born to the world of Canadian writings. In 1912, she gathered a collection of her poems and added a biographical sketch which she published under the title of Flint and Feather. This was followed by her first novel in 1913, The Shagganappi. Although her contributions were numerous, she is perhaps better known for her volume of prose tales which she called Legends of Vancouver published in 1911.
The Rt. Hon Arthur Meighen
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DATE OF ISSUE - 19th April, 1961
DESIGNED BY - The Canadian Bank Note Co., Ltd., Ottawa COLOUR - BLUE SIZE - 1 3/16" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 100 STAMPS QUANTITY OF STAMPS ORDERED - 35,000,000
Issued by Authority of the HON. WILLIAM HAMILTON, M.P. Postmaster General |
Arthur Meighen destined to become Prime Minister of Canada, was born in 1874 on a farm in Perth County, Ontario. He attended St. Mary's Collegiate and after graduation from Toronto University taught High School for a short time. He turned to the study of law in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1898, and was called to the bar in 1903. He practiced law in Portage la Prairie until 1915.
First elected to the House of Commons in 1908, he was soon recognized as an outstanding debater with a keen, incisive mind. Appointed Solicitor General in 1913, he became a member of Cabinet in 1917 as Secretary of State and shortly after, Minister of the Interior in the Union Government.
Arthur Meighen played an important role during these difficult years when his country was engaged for the first time in a global war. His energy and ability brought him to the fore in his party and when Sir Robert Borden retired he succeeded as Prime Minister on the 10th July, 1920.
The Union Government was defeated at the polls in December 1921 and Arthur Meighen became Leader of the Opposition where his debating skill, great energy and analytical mind dominated a House of Commons confronted with great national problems.
Returned to power as Prime Minister on the 29th June, 1926, following the most involved and controversial disputes over constitutional procedures in the country's history, his government was defeated by one vote. In the general election his party was defeated in September 1926.
At this time Mr. Meighen withdrew from political life to pursue a business career in the financial field at which he was eminently successful. He was appointed to a seat in The Senate in 1932 and accepted the government leadership there. He resigned from the Senate in 1941 to enter political life again for a short time only. His business activities engaged his abilities during the remaining years of his life until his death on the 5th August, 1960.
In a tribute in the House of Commons, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker said "...the Commonwealth (has lost) one of its founding fathers and the world of letters one of its master craftsmen". During his lifetime he wrote and published two books, Overseas Addresses and Unrevised and Unrepented: Debating Speeches and Others.
The design for this stamp in the Prime Minister Series was prepared by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited, and the engraving was based on the best likenesses.
THE COLOMBO PLAN
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DATE OF ISSUE - 28th June, 1961
DESIGNED BY - Bernard J. Reddie, Ottawa COLOUR - BROWN AND BLUE SIZE - 1 1/2" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 50 STAMPS QUANTITY OF STAMPS ORDERED - 30,000,000
Issued by Authority of the HON. WILLIAM HAMILTON, M.P. Postmaster General |
Canada's contribution to the Colombo Plan for cooperative economic development and technical assistance among countries in South and South-East Asia is demonstrated by the subject of this postage stamp to be issued to mark the tenth anniversary of the plan.
The countries of South and South-East Asia participating in this vast international development project, conceived at a meeting of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers, are, Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, Federation of Malaya, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, North Borneo, Pakistan, Philippines, Sarawak, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet-Nam.
Canada, in recognition of its obligations to the broad community of mankind, has contributed technical skills as well as funds to the extent of 275 million dollars since the plan has been in operation. Through the plan, Canada has helped less fortunate countries by providing trained manpower and resources, and in reciprocation, it has gained an extensive experience in working with other nations, both in furtherance of peace among nations and acceleration of economic development. A major area of the Canadian contribution has been in the development of hydro-electric power, transportation and communication facilities.
Under the technical cooperation scheme, up to 1960 Canada had assigned 156 experts in a wide variety of skills and specialized knowledge to member countries. During the same period, over 1300 trainees from these member countries spent periods in Canada studying at universities and receiving training in various government departments. Fields of study vary from agriculture and forestry to the advanced sciences involved in atomic reactors.
The future promises greater undertakings which will benefit to a high degree the citizens of these countries.
Looking back on the short history of the Colombo plan, we can see the farmer of Pakistan who used a plough not unlike those of 2,000 years ago. He now sees tractors in his fields more frequently and modern aircraft dusting his crops with insecticides and fertilizers. Other examples are the dusty roads of Ceylon now being replaced with modern railroads, equipped with the latest in diesel equipment, leading to the vast resources uncovered by aerial and ground surveys. Pakistan and India can look forward to the benefits derived from the use of the hydro-electric programmes such as Warsak, Kundah, Mayurakshi and Umtru River. Outstanding among the achievements in India is the building of an atomic reactor near Bombay.
Canada is proud and happy to be associated with the operations of the Colombo Plan since its inauguration. It is with this spirit of cooperation that particular significance is attached to this stamp which commemorates an organization which embodies the concept of the interdependence of nations and which has done so much to promote the acceptance of this concept throughout the world.
"RESOURCES FOR TOMORROW"
(Multiple Use of Renewable Resources)
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DATE OF ISSUE - 12th October, 1961
DESIGNED BY - A. L. Pollock, Toronto COLOUR - BROWN AND GREEN SIZE - 1 1/2" x 1" (approximately) PLATE Nos. - 1 PANES OF - 50 STAMPS QUANTITY OF STAMPS ORDERED - 35,000,000
Issued by Authority of the HON. WILLIAM HAMILTON, M.P. Postmaster General |
This postage stamp design symbolizes man's multiple use of the country's renewable, natural resources.
Canada is a vast land, endowed with tremendous natural resources and blessed with abundant lakes and rivers, forest and agricultural lands and wildlife.
Canada's renewable resources........the resources of our forests, our water supplies, our agricultural lands, our fisheries and our wildlife,........can, if used wisely, serve this nation far into the future. To ensure this future, planning now is required.
To this end, an extensive programme is being organized to promote the coordination of federal and provincial policies on the utilization of resources along with the recreational and regional development aspects of their management.The major step in this co-ordinated operation will be the "Resources for Tomorrow" Conference to be held in Montreal from 23rd to 28th October, 1961.
Conceived and initiated by the federal government, the Conference was first suggested by the Prime Minister as a means of co-ordinating efforts to improve the management of Canada's natural resources. As a result, all ten provincial governments, together with the federal government, are participating in the Montreal conference on an equal basis. One objective of the months of planning for the meeting will be an improved understanding of the vital role of the public everywhere. Only in this way may Canada achieve the most effective use of her renewable resources.
A major object of the conference is to move beyond the old concept of "conservation" of natural resources. Multiple use and development of this country's renewable resources is required. This concept touches everyone's livelihood because of our direct and indirect dependence on the use of agricultural and forest lands, and water resources whether for fisheries, industry or hydro electric power. Canada's recreational areas provide wide opportunity for travel, camping, hunting or fishing. They harbour at the same time the wildlife which must be cared for by all Canadians.
As part of its contribution to the "Resources for Tomorrow" programme, the Post Office Department is issuing this stamp symbolizing the renewable resources, and their link with the wheel of industry and man's responsibility for a balanced control. The stamp is intended to make all who see it, in Canada and abroad, conscious of the urgent need for planning effective use of our resources today if we are to enjoy them in the future.
