A group of 21 colourful first-day covers dating from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s has revealed much more than an assortment of unusual hand-made cachets. Tucked inside several of the envelopes were handwritten notes, preliminary designs, extra stamps and other pieces of ephemera offering clues to a decades-old collecting friendship. The covers were created... Continue reading →
H. Long’s colourful hand-painted cachet commemorates the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Dollard des Ormeaux, incorporating Indigenous imagery, a French fleur-de-lis and period weapons. The cover bears Canada’s five-cent Dollard des Ormeaux commemorative and an Ottawa first-day cancellation dated May 19, 1960.
