Thursday, September 15, 2011

Canada-A 1931 Postage Stamp Honouring George Etienne Cartier-Illustrated

Illustrated below is the 1931 Canadian 10 Cent issue honouring George Etienne Cartier. Born in 1814 in Quebec, Cartier was one of the leading figures in the Confederation of Canada and was largely responsible for gaining French Canadian support for the idea of  French and British unity.



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