Canada, 1897 (Diamond Jubilee)
Two portraits of a queen, young and old, either side of a crowned monogram.
Illustration of a historical stamp for learning, shown at screen size. Not valid for postage.
How to read it
CANADA in the top left corner, and the value in cents.
- 1CANADA
- 21837 · 1897
- 3FIVE CENTS
- Inscription
- CANADA · POSTAGE · V R I · 1837 1897 · FIVE CENTS
- Meaning
- VRI is Victoria Regina Imperatrix, “Victoria, Queen and Empress”; 1837 and 1897 mark sixty years on the throne.
- Issued by
- Dominion of Canada
- Today
- Canada Flag of Canada
- Year
- 1897. Issued 1897 for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
- Made by
- L. Pereira (named creator (individual design/engraving role not isolated)); F. Brownell (named creator (individual design/engraving role not isolated))
One fact
Canada’s Jubilee stamps show Queen Victoria twice: young in 1837 and older in 1897, either side of her crowned monogram.
Source and public-domain rule
Canada, Crown copyright, published more than 50 years ago. A Canadian government stamp published 1897: Crown copyright ended 50 years later. A work prepared or published by or under the direction or control of the Canadian Government (the Crown), such as a Post Office stamp, has Crown copyright for the rest of the year of first publication and 50 years after (Copyright Act, s. 12). Legal sources: Copyright Act (Canada), s. 12.
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