Sir Oliver Mowat, 1820-1903 - 6 cents 1970 - Canadian stamp
Specifications
- Quantity: 35 200 000
- Issue date: August 12, 1970
- Printer: British American Bank Note Company
- Perforation: 12 x 12.5
- Scott: #517
Sir Oliver Mowat, 1820-1903 - 6 cents 1970 prices and values
The value of a Sir Oliver Mowat, 1820-1903 - 6 cents 1970 stamp depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more. Values in the section are based on the market, trends, auctions and recognized books, publications and catalogs. This section also includes information on errors and varieties and characteristics.
- Used
- Mint
- With gum - Never Hinged
| VG | F | VF | FDC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Oliver Mowat, 1820-1903 - 6 cents 1970 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.09 | $1.30 |
| VG | F | VF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Oliver Mowat, 1820-1903 - 6 cents 1970 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.09 |
| VG | F | VF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Oliver Mowat, 1820-1903 - 6 cents 1970 | $0.06 | $0.11 | $0.17 |
Description
Oliver Mowat, one of Canada's Fathers of Confederation, was born on the July 22, 1820 at Kingston, Ontario, a community then regarded as the most important town in Upper Canada. He served his province and his country in many important roles before his death on the April 19, 1903 at Government House after some six years as Lieutenant-Governor of the province of Ontario. A man who took pride in being regarded as a Christian statesman, Mowat's success in public life was widely attributed to a popularity and prestige gained through his tact and integrity and his firm espousal of provincial rights. He was the eldest of 5 children whose parents, John Mowat and Helen Levack, both Scottish-born, had settled as colonists on a two hundred acre grant of land near Kingston.
The grant had ben secured by John Mowat who, having first come to Canada with British forces in 1814, secured his discharge in order to take up life in the pioneer land to which in later years he brought his bride from Scotland. Oliver Mowat embarked upon a legal career when, as a sixteen year old student-at-law, he entered the Kingston office of John A. Macdonald, a man destined to be Canada's first Prime Minister after Confederation in 1867. Mowat was called to the Bar of Upper Canada in 1841 and his elevation to Q.C. came in 1856. He first entered public life when he was elected as an alderman in the city of Toronto in December 1856, an office which led to his recognition as founder of the parks system. His entry into the political arena came in 1857 when he was elected to the legislative assembly to represent South Ontario.
He served as provincial secretary in 1858 and as Postmaster General in 1863-1864. As a delegate from Upper Canada to the historic Quebec Conference, commencing on October 10, 1864, he played a significant role in defending the right of the provinces to retain substantial powers. At this assemblage leading to Confederation, he is recognized to have contributed greatly to the relatively swift adoption of 72 resolutions prior to October 29. Oliver Mowat's efforts in support of Confederation were terminated by a retirement from politics on the 14th November 1864 when he was appointed to the Bench as a vice-chancellor of Upper Canada. Almost 8 years later, in October 1872, he re-entered political field to become Premier of Ontario on the November 29. He remained at the head of Ontario's Government for almost a quarter of a century before his efforts on this field were terminated by his appointment to the Senate in 1896. In addition to serving as Government leader he held the portfolio of Minister of Justice before he again retired from politics to accept his final role as Lieutenant-Governor in 1897. In 1892 Oliver Mowat was created Knight Commonder of the Order of St. Micheal and St. George. On June 22, 1897 he received the Grand Cross of the same order.
Creators
Designed by Ernst Roch
Portrait engraved by George Arthur Gundersen
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Note
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