02613cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000420011324501070015526400510026230000470031333600260036033700260038633800360041250000310044850802550047952013970073453400450213165300290217665300320220585600430223799900190228064233UtSlPG20260610134459.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHE1 aPhilatelic Societyq(London, England)14aThe postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards of the North American colonies of Great Britain 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-01-07  aCharlene Taylor, Adrian Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital Library Project and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)  a"The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, and Post Cards of the North American Colonies of Great Britain" is a philatelic work compiled and published by The Philatelic Society, London, in the late 19th century. This publication aims to offer a comprehensive history and catalog of postal materials associated with the British Colonial postal systems in North America, particularly focusing on British Columbia, Newfoundland, and Canada. The work is likely of great interest to stamp collectors, historians, and philatelists due to its detailed research and reference to early postal practices.  At the start of the book, the preface outlines the challenges and motivations behind compiling this reference on postage stamps and related items from the North American colonies, highlighting the discrepancies found in previous publications and the Society's goal to provide accurate information. The initial chapters provide historical context about British Columbia's postal system from its establishment in 1858 due to the gold rush, presenting early postal rates and practices through various public notices. The book emphasizes the significance of the postage stamp in recording the history of communication in these colonies, as well as detailing the evolution of postal services leading to the introduction of different stamps and regulations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPostage stamps -- Canada  aPostal stationery -- Canada40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64233  c105056d105056