The Stamps of Canada

"The Stamps of Canada" by Bertram W. H. Poole offers a comprehensive historical exploration. The book looks at the story of Canada's postage stamps, digging into their different releases, historical meaning, and how they came to be. It starts with Canada as a French colony and goes through to the self-governed postal service of 1851, highlighting the postal service's early problems in areas with few people. The book looks at important changes, like the first stamps in April 1851, and how they mirror changes in Canadian government and society. Readers will see stamps presented as important pieces of both postal history and what makes Canada its own nation.