Canada Provinces Postage Stamp

Canada · 1851 · 3d

This stamp, known as the 'Three-Pence Beaver', was the first postage stamp issued by the Province of Canada. Designed by Sir Sandford Fleming, it features a beaver building a dam in the center, with the Imperial State Crown above and the denomination 'THREE PENCE' below. The design symbolizes the industriousness of the Canadian people and the importance of the fur trade in the nation's early history.

Issued in 1851, this stamp marks the transfer of postal authority from the British General Post Office to the colonial administration of the Province of Canada, a significant step towards self-governance.