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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Picture engraved by Yves Baril Lettering engraved by John F. Mash The Speaker's chair and mace suggest 2nd October, 1758, when the first General Assembly, in what is now Canada, met in the Court House in Halifax. In the same year England had granted self-government to the colony. The newly formed government consisted of a Governor, Council, and General Assembly. The Governor and council resolved to provide for the election of sixteen members for the province as a whole including New Brunswick which was still part of Nova Scotia. Maces evolved from weapons of war to ceremonial items of prominence in the British parliament. The mace should not be confused with the sceptre appearing on some of the British Commonwealth postage stamps. A Speaker's chair forms the central motif of the stamp with a ceremonial mace below it. Flanking the chair, text in English and French tells of the first elected assembly marking the beginning of democratic government in Canada. |
| Face value | 5 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 329 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 382 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 309 Stanley Gibbons CA 508 |
| Stamp colour | slate blue |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 25,360,000 |
| Issue date | 02/10/1958 |
| Designer | Gerald Mathew Trottier, Carl Dair |
| Print technique | recess |
| Printed by | Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited |
| Perforation | 12 |
| Height | 26.00 mm |
| Width | 38.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
