Post by MikeC99 on Sept 6, 2013 14:18:04 GMT -5
On May 4, 1935, Canada issued a stamp depicting the Royal Yacht Britannia. It is Scott # 216. The Britannia had a long illustrious racing career winning 231 races for King Edward VII and King George V. Surprisingly, King George's dying wish was for the Britannia to follow him to the grave so on July 10, 1936, she was towed and sunk near the Isle of Wight.
Title: Britannia
Denomination: 13¢
Date of Issue: 4 May 1935
© Canada Post Corporation
Documents related to this stamp
Printer/Quantity:
Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
1 100 000
Perforation: 12
Creator(s):
Based on a painting by Arthur James Wetherall Burgess
Picture engraved by Harold Osborn
Designed by Herman Herbert Schwartz
Original Artwork:
Arthur James Wetherall Burgess, "Britannia"
Historical Notice:
On the 1st April, 1935, the contract for the manufacture of Canadian postage stamps and postal stationery reverted to the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited, Ottawa. On 6th May, 1935, King George V celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession to the throne in 1910. To commemorate this Silver Jubilee, Canada joined with the other countries of the Commonwealth to honour the sovereign, himself a keen philatelist, by the issue of six special postage stamps. View of the Royal Yacht Britannia, from a painting by A. J. W. Burgess. King George V gave his permission to use this design. The Canada Post Office Department selected this subject because the Britannia was so closely associated with His Majesty King George V. Originally built in 1893 for King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, the Britannia became a sensation in the yachting world. In all, through nearly half a century of racing life, Britannia won 231 first prizes and 129 others out of a total of 625 starts. A steam vessel appears in the left background, sailing in the same direction as the Britannia. It is probably the Royal Yacht, Victoria and Albert.
Patrick, Douglas and Mary Patrick. Canada's Postage Stamps. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1964, p. 70-72.
Title: Britannia
Denomination: 13¢
Date of Issue: 4 May 1935
© Canada Post Corporation
Documents related to this stamp
Printer/Quantity:
Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
1 100 000
Perforation: 12
Creator(s):
Based on a painting by Arthur James Wetherall Burgess
Picture engraved by Harold Osborn
Designed by Herman Herbert Schwartz
Original Artwork:
Arthur James Wetherall Burgess, "Britannia"
Historical Notice:
On the 1st April, 1935, the contract for the manufacture of Canadian postage stamps and postal stationery reverted to the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited, Ottawa. On 6th May, 1935, King George V celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession to the throne in 1910. To commemorate this Silver Jubilee, Canada joined with the other countries of the Commonwealth to honour the sovereign, himself a keen philatelist, by the issue of six special postage stamps. View of the Royal Yacht Britannia, from a painting by A. J. W. Burgess. King George V gave his permission to use this design. The Canada Post Office Department selected this subject because the Britannia was so closely associated with His Majesty King George V. Originally built in 1893 for King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, the Britannia became a sensation in the yachting world. In all, through nearly half a century of racing life, Britannia won 231 first prizes and 129 others out of a total of 625 starts. A steam vessel appears in the left background, sailing in the same direction as the Britannia. It is probably the Royal Yacht, Victoria and Albert.
Patrick, Douglas and Mary Patrick. Canada's Postage Stamps. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1964, p. 70-72.