4¢ Cabot's Matthew, Newfoundland 1949


4¢ Cabot's Matthew, Newfoundland 1949
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : On 1st April, 1949, Newfoundland united in Confederation with Canada. The stamp issued to commemorate this historic event illustrates John Cabot's ship, the Matthew, under sail off the Newfoundland coast. Historical records recognize John Cabot as the first European to discover this island in the year 1497. He claimed the country for King Henry VII of England. When Newfoundland became a province of Canada, the manufacture and issue of Newfoundland postage stamps were discontinued. The terms of Confederation included the condition that Newfoundland postage stamps could be used after the Union until the supply became exhausted. This had the effect of validating Newfoundland postage stamps for the prepayment of postage charges on mail posted anywhere in Canada. The stamps design was based on a model of Cabot's ship, the Matthew made by Ernest Maunder of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Face value 4 Cents
Catalog code (Michel) CA 248
Catalog code (Scott) CA 282
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier CA 229 Stanley Gibbons CA 412
Stamp colour green
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 50,850,000
Issue date 01/04/1949
Designer Herman Herbert Schwartz
Print technique recess
Printed by Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
Perforation 12
Height 26.00 mm
Width 38.00 mm
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