Cover, First Day
Artifact
80.4.10
June 12 1980
"I am a Canadian…" "Je suis Canadien…" First Day Cover from opening of Diefenbaker Centre. Issued 80.06.20. Signed by JGD and non-decipherable signature. Rectangular first day cover with curvy text on the top left corner, a signature beneath in blue ink, smaller capital navy blue text below explaining the opening, and another signature below that in a darker ink. Top right corner has a blue stamp featuring a side profile of JGD bordered by text, and a circular text Day of Issue stamp with the date in the middle. Closed with flaps on either end of the back. Back has small black text in English and French along top.
Paper, Ink
Length: 19 cm;
Width: 11.2 cm;
Front:
"I am a Canadian..." "Je suis Canadie'n..."
(Signature)
Day of Issue Canada Post Office Jour d'emission Postes canadiennes
On June 12th, 1980
The DIEFENBAKER CENTRE
was officially opened on the grounds of the
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
SASKATOON
(Signature)
Stamps:
Day of Issue. Jour D'Emission. Saskatoon Canada. (capitalized)
Postage. Posts
John G. Diefenbaker 1895-1979
CANADA 17
Back:
Excerpt from the House of Commons
Debates on the Bill of Rights.
July 1, 1960
Extrait des débats de la Chambre des
communes sur la Déclaration des droits
1er juillet 1960.
"I am a Canadian..." "Je suis Canadie'n..."
(Signature)
Day of Issue Canada Post Office Jour d'emission Postes canadiennes
On June 12th, 1980
The DIEFENBAKER CENTRE
was officially opened on the grounds of the
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
SASKATOON
(Signature)
Stamps:
Day of Issue. Jour D'Emission. Saskatoon Canada. (capitalized)
Postage. Posts
John G. Diefenbaker 1895-1979
CANADA 17
Back:
Excerpt from the House of Commons
Debates on the Bill of Rights.
July 1, 1960
Extrait des débats de la Chambre des
communes sur la Déclaration des droits
1er juillet 1960.