Queen Victoria Canadian Stamp

Here are a couple more from the Canadian Accumulation.
I have two specimens of the Queen, but this is the better of the two
Regards,
Horamakhet

The "packet" refers to the fast mail steamers of the day,
not parcel post.

In March, 1854, the charge on packet letters between Canada and the United Kingdom and most foreign countries was reduced by the Imperial Government from 1s 2d sterling to 8d sterling the ½ oz., when sent in the closed mails through the United States, and from 1s sterling to 6d when sent from a provincial port—Quebec and Halifax.

THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF CANADA

By BERTRAM W. H. POOLE

Horamkhet
Very nice examples of :
#15 beaver with a four ring cancel #8? "Chatham U.C.
#18 Queen Victoria with a grid cancel.
the centering is normal for these issues and are very difficult to find in VF .
David DJD

HI

The #18 is one of Canada's very few stamps referred to as the "Chalon Heads". A lot of the British colonies used this type more than we did. Personally, I think it is one of the better head definitives of Queen Victoria.

Chimo

Bujutsu