| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Several factors led to Confederation in 1867. Of these factors, some were inherently linked to Canada East, which, with Canada West, formed the Province of Canada after the Act of Union was signed in 1840. As a result of these negotiations and deliberations, in 1867, the province of Ontario was created. The word Ontario is believed to be derived from the Iroquoian for "vast body of water." The province bears the same name as Lake Ontario, first referred to by this name in the Jesuit Relations toward 1641. Like everywhere else in the new country, towns in the province were decorated to celebrate Dominion Day. The province's many newspapers described on the event. |
| Face value | 17 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 731 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 821 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 707A Stanley Gibbons CA 944 |
| Series | Canada Day 1979 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 5.405.000 |
| Issue date | 15/06/1979 |
| Designer | Raymond Bellemare |
| Paper type | two fluorescent bands |
| Print technique | Offset lithography |
| Printed by | Asthon-Potter Limited |
| Perforation | comb 13½ |
| Height | 30.00 mm |
| Width | 36.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
