Official Name: | Canada |
National Name: | Canada |
Monetary Units: | 1 Canadian dollar ($) = 100 cents (c) |
Location: | Northern North America; bordered by Pacific Ocean and Alaska (west); Arctic Ocean (north); Atlantic Ocean (east); United States (south). |
Mineral Resources: | Nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, coal, petroleum. |
Quartz Canada Scott 401p 1 cent 4 Feb 1963 |
|
Illustration of quartz crystal in upper-left corner of stamp. |
Copper Canada Scott 1436 42 cents |
Sodalite Canada Scott 1437 42 cents |
Gold Canada Scott 1438 42 cents |
Galena Canada Scott 1439 42 cents |
Grossular (Garnet) Canada Scott 1440 42 cents |
|||
|
|||||
This set of 5 stamps was issued on 21 Sep 1992. Scott 1436, 1438, 1439, and 1440 show natural, unpolished mineral specimens. Scott 1437 shows a polished slab of sodalite. |
http://mineralstamps.rbnet.net/cnd.htm | Philatelic Mineralogy | Copyright © 1997-2010 by Richard Busch |