The change in the letter rate postage on July 1, 1931 found the Post Office Department with a considerable surplus stock of 2-cent red postage stamps of the 1930 issue. A surcharge raising the value to three cents was printed to avoid waste. The British American Bank Note Company was instructed to overprint the surplus stock with a four-line surcharge. Sheets manufactured by the Company but not turned over to the Post Office Department, in addition to sheets returned by the Department, were surcharged in this way. The overprinting appeared in such a manner as to obliterate the numerals of value and to indicate clearly the new value, but without obliterating the subject on the stamp.
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King George V - 1 cent 1928 Since the regular issue postage stamp designs had not been changed for 16 years, the Department decided in 1928 to issue a new definite seri... | #149 |
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King George V - 2 cents 1928 Since the regular issue postage stamp designs had not been changed for 16 years, the Department decided in 1928 to issue a new definite seri... | #150 |
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King George V - 3 cents 1928 Since the regular issue postage stamp designs had not been changed for 16 years, the Department decided in 1928 to issue a new definite seri... | #151 |
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King George V - 4 cents 1929 Since the regular issue postage stamp designs had not been changed for 16 years, the Department decided in 1928 to issue a new definite seri... | #152 |
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King George V - 5 cents 1928 Since the regular issue postage stamp designs had not been changed for 16 years, the Department decided in 1928 to issue a new definite seri... | #153 |
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King George V - 8 cents 1928 Since the regular issue postage stamp designs had not been changed for 16 years, the Department decided in 1928 to issue a new definite seri... | #154 |
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King Georges V - 1 cent 1929 | #160 |
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King Georges V - 2 cents 1929 | #161 |
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King George V - 1 cent 1930 From April 1, 1930, the contract for the manufacture of Canadian postage stamps and postal stationery was awarded to the British North Ameri... | #162 |
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King George V - 1 cent 1930 Changes in the International postal rates, effective 1930, required colour revisions of the 1-cent, 2-cent, 5-cent and 8-cent denominations. From... | #163 |
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King George V - 2 cents 1930 From April 1, 1930, the contract for the manufacture of Canadian postage stamps and postal stationery was awarded to the British North Ameri... | #164 |
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King George V - 2 cents 1930 Changes in the International postal rates, effective 1930, required colour revisions of the 1-cent, 2-cent, 5-cent and 8-cent denominations. From... | #165 |
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King George V - 2 cents 1931 To replace the 3-cent provisional stamps of June 24, 1931, 2 new regular-issue stamps were needed. The former 2-cent red-colour stamp c... | #166 |
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King George V - 3 cents 1931 From April 1, 1930, the contract for the manufacture of Canadian postage stamps and postal stationery was awarded to the British North Ameri... | #167 |
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King George V - 4 cents 1930 From April 1, 1930, the contract for the manufacture of Canadian postage stamps and postal stationery was awarded to the British North Ameri... | #168 |
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King George V - 5 cents 1930 From April 1, 1930, the contract for the manufacture of Canadian postage stamps and postal stationery was awarded to the British North Ameri... | #169 |
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King George V - 5 cents 1930 Changes in the International postal rates, effective 1930, required colour revisions of the 1-cent, 2-cent, 5-cent and 8-cent denominations. From... | #170 |
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King George V - 8 cents 1930 From April 1, 1930, the contract for the manufacture of Canadian postage stamps and postal stationery was awarded to the British North Ameri... | #171 |
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King George V - 8 cents 1930 Changes in the International postal rates, effective 1930, required colour revisions of the 1-cent, 2-cent, 5-cent and 8-cent denominations. From... | #172 |
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King Georges V - 1 cent 1930 | #178 |
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King Georges V - 1 cent 1931 | #179 |
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King Georges V - 2 cents 1930 | #180 |
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King Georges V - 2 cents 1930 | #181 |
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King Georges V - 2 cents 1931 | #182 |
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King Georges V - 3 cents 1931 | #183 |
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King George V - 1 cent 1935 Beginning with this issue, the dies of all Canadian postage stamps bore a date indicating the year of manufacture of each design. Thus in this series,... | #217 |
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King Georges V - 2 cents 1935 Beginning with this issue, the dies of all Canadian postage stamps bore a date indicating the year of manufacture of each design. Thus in this series,... | #218 |
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King Georges V - 3 cents 1935 Beginning with this issue, the dies of all Canadian postage stamps bore a date indicating the year of manufacture of each design. Thus in this series,... | #219 |
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King Georges V - 4 cents 1935 Beginning with this issue, the dies of all Canadian postage stamps bore a date indicating the year of manufacture of each design. Thus in this series,... | #220 |
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King Georges V - 5 cents 1935 Beginning with this issue, the dies of all Canadian postage stamps bore a date indicating the year of manufacture of each design. Thus in this series,... | #221 |
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King George V - 8 cents 1935 Beginning with this issue, the dies of all Canadian postage stamps bore a date indicating the year of manufacture of each design. Thus in this series,... | #222 |
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King George V - 1 cent 1935 | #228 |
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King George V - 2 cents 1935 | #229 |
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King George V - 3 cents 1935 | #230 |
The values on this page are in Canadian dollars (CAD).