Canada Postage Due Stamp, J1
Canada · 1879 · 1¢
This is Canada's first postage due stamp, issued in 1879. The design is simple and functional, featuring a large numeral '1' within an ornate circular frame, with 'CANADA' at the top and 'POSTAGE DUE' at the bottom. The stamp is printed in a distinctive brownish red color.
Postage due stamps were used by postal authorities to collect payment for insufficient postage from the recipient of a letter. This series marked the formalization of this process in Canada.
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