| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | To provide 5-cent stamps for the increased first class letter rate effective 1st April, 1954, the Department rushed supplies of the new design stamps for use on that day. The remaining denominations were issued on 19th June, 1954. The colours of the stamps are the same as those of the former issue portraying Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Dorothy Wilding Portraits, Limited, supplied the photograph for reproduction. Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. |
| Face value | 3 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 292Ax |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 339 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 269 Stanley Gibbons CA 465 |
| Series | Monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II |
| Stamp colour | carmine rose |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Print run | 233.755.000 |
| Issue date | 10/06/1954 |
| Designer | Herman Herbert Schwartz |
| Paper type | Non-Flourescent |
| Print technique | recess |
| Printed by | Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited |
| Perforation | 12, 9.5 Vertical |
| Height | 25.00 mm |
| Width | 21.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
