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Title:	Canadian Stamps and the Business of Commemoration
Authors:	Harper, Patti
Issue Date:	2020-01-08
Publisher:	Canadian Historical Association / Société historique du Canada
Series/Report no.:	Vol 41 numéro 1;
Abstract:	Canada began issuing postage stamps as proof of payment in 1851. Stamps can also be viewed as miniature monuments, assisting to define a nation’s identity. Canada Post selects stamp subjects deemed worthy of commemoration and through this selection legitimizes the stamp content as part of the nation's distinctiveness.
URI:	https://depot.erudit.org/id/004635dd
Appears in Collections:	Vol 41 numéro 1

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