Canada 3¢ "Beaver" Imperforate

Canada · 1851 · 3d

This stamp, known as the "Three-Pence Beaver," was the first postage stamp issued by the Province of Canada. The central design features a beaver building a dam in a detailed engraving by Sandford Fleming. The beaver is a national symbol of Canada, representing the historic importance of the fur trade.

Issued in 1851, this stamp marks the beginning of postal services in the Province of Canada, pre-dating the Canadian Confederation of 1867. It was one of the world's first stamps to feature an animal rather than a monarch's portrait.