3 Pence Canada's First Postage Stamp

3 Pence (Canada's First Postage Stamp) - obverse3 Pence (Canada's First Postage Stamp) - reverse

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Features

Location Canada
Type Coin patterns › Mint token
Year 2001
Value 3 Pence (0.03)
Composition Brass
Weight 4.99 g
Size 24 × 19.5 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Rectangular
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
177019

Commemorative issue

The 150th Anniversary of Canada Post

Obverse

Beaver

Lettering:
CANADA POSTAGE
VR
THREE PENCE

Engraver: Sandford Fleming

Reverse

RCM Logo repeated arrangement

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Mintmark of Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)

Comments

A replica of Sir Sandford Fleming's original 1851 3-Pence beaver stamp, Canada's first postage stamp.


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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (2001)  90 000

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