Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery

"Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery" by Clifton A. Howes is a deep exploration into Canadian postal history, with a special focus on postage stamps and stationery. It details how Canada's postal system grew from colonial times into the Dominion era. This book looks at the development of the postal system, starting from its early beginnings and showing the changes that led to the first Canadian stamps. The author notes the need for a new, complete work on the subject, given that the last major publication was twenty years prior. He shares that he did a lot of research, visiting collections and digging through libraries to uncover the story of Canada's postal service. By setting the scene with Canada's political changes, the book gets readers ready for a detailed look at different stamps and historical postal stories.