Date

June 20 1980

Materials

Paper, Ink

Description

White First Day Cover with straight blue text "Prince Albert, Sask. June 20, 1980. Date of Issue of Stamp Honouring The Honourable JGD…" printed in blue ink on left side. Blue 17 cent Diefenbaker stamp featuring side profile of JGD borderd by text on top right. Left of that stamp is a 17 cent Saskatchewan 1905 stamp featuring Saskatchewan flag bordered by grey with text and small Canadian flag in the corner. Stamp overlapping other two with maple leaf with date in middle in center surrounded by curved text. Top of envelope tucked into back. 

Marks/Labels

PRINCE ALBERT
SASKATCHEWAN 
(line) 
June 20th, 1980

Date of Issue of Stamp Honouring 
The Honourable 
JOHN GEORGE DIEFENBAKER 
(box) Called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1919 
(box) Opened law practice in Prince Albert in 1924 
(box) First elected to represent Prince Albert in 
the House of Commons in 1940, which he 
continued to do until his death in 1979 
(box) Became Conservative Party leader in 1956
Canadian Prime Minister, 1957 - 1963

"He    was... colourful,   dashing    and
exciting and he would represent any-
one, rich or poor, red or white."
- From His Years as a Lawyer
 ;Stamps: 
Canada 17 
Saskatchewan 
Saskatchewan 
1905 

Postage. Postes
John G. Diefenbaker 1895 - 1979 
CANADA 17 

PHILATELIC CANADA  _ELIQUE. PRINCE ALBERT

Category

Cover, First Day