Английская Википедия:Canada 12d black

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Canada 12d black or The Black Empress of Canada[1] is the rarest Canadian postage stampШаблон:Citation needed, issued in 1851. The 12-pence stamp shows the portrait of Queen Victoria and is the third stamp issued by the province.

History

In 1851, the Province of CanadaШаблон:Efn issued the stamps of Queen Victoria. For the stamp image, the Queen's portrait by Alfred Edward Chalon (1780–1860) was used. This design is called the Chalon head. The stamps were printed in New York.[2]

In fine and unused condition, these stamps are very expensive. In February 2006, a Twelve Penny Black was sold £116,000.[3]

The first issue of stamps for the colony of Canada was made in 1851 and comprised three pence, six pence, and 12 pence values. One shilling was not used as the face value because in local currency it had more than one meaning of value. In New England one shilling meant 16 and two-thirds cents, which was equal to 10 pence. In New York shilling meant 12 and a half cents equalling seven pence halfpenny. Therefore 12 pence offered no misunderstanding. Out of 51,000 of the 12 pence black that were printed, about 130 copies of this philatelic item are believed to exist today. There are only five unused pairs and two used pairs.[4]

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal Corrected in: Stamp Magazine 73 (5): 9.
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web Файл:CC-BY icon.svg Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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