La Vérendrye - 5 cents 1958 - Canadian stamp
Specifications
- Quantity: 30 320 000
- Issue date: June 4, 1958
- Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
- Perforation: 12
- Scott: #378
La Vérendrye - 5 cents 1958 prices and values
The value of a La Vérendrye - 5 cents 1958 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 | |
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La Vérendrye - 5 cents 1958 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.07 | $1.60 |
VG | F | VF | |
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La Vérendrye - 5 cents 1958 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.12 |
VG | F | VF | |
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La Vérendrye - 5 cents 1958 | $0.11 | $0.13 | $0.24 |
Description
Sieur de la Vérendrye, the title of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, was born at Trois Rivières on 17th November, 1685. Before gaining fame as an explorer he served from 1707 to 1711 in the Régiment de Bretagne, and was commissioned in 1712 as an officer in the French forces in Canada. As an explorer he won fame through his many achievements. In 1731, accompanied by his sons he set out for the west, and erected Fort St. Pierre on Rainy Lake. The next year he built Fort St. Charles on the Lake of the Woods. By 1734 he had proceeded farther westward, building Fort Maurepas on Lake Winnipeg. Continuing his journeys, by 1738 he had Fort La Reine on the Assiniboine River and Fort Rouge on the site of present-day Winnipeg. Before his death in 1749 he had explored the regions that are now Manitoba, the Dakotas, Minnesota, and the Northwestern areas of Canada. Some members of his party are believed to have glimpsed the Rocky Mountains. The figure of La Vérendrye and an Indian from the monument by Emile Brunet of Montreal. The statue unveiled by the St. Boniface Historical Society, is in St. Boniface, Manitoba. The stamp design suggests the broad lands of the prairies with their great rivers and the Rocky Mountains on the western horizon.
Creators
Designed by Gerald Mathew Trottier
Picture engraved by Yves Baril
Based on a sculpture by Jean-Émile Brunet
Original art
Jean-Émile Brunet, "La Vérendrye",
1938
La Vérendrye Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Note
The values on this page are in Canadian dollars (CAD).