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This is a survey of the postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the stamp to the f ...
s and postal history of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
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First stamps
The first stamps of Nova Scotia were issued in 1851.''Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970''. 110th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2008, p. 150.1863 issue in cents
Values 1 to cents. Nova Scotia joined the Dominion of Canada in 1867.See also
*List of people on stamps of the Canadian provinces
This is a list of people on the postage stamps of the Canadian provinces prior to joining Canada. Six present day Canadian provinces, before each joined Canada over a period ranging from 1867 to 1949, issued their own stamps. All of them adopted ...
* Postage stamps and postal history of Canada
References
Further reading
* Argenti, Nicholas. ''The Postage Stamps of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.'' London:Royal Philatelic Society London
The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as ''The Philatelic Society, London''. The society runs a postal museum, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its he ...
, 1962 223p. The book was reprinted by Quarterman Publications in 1976.
* Cameron, Chris F. ''Maccan Post Office: 140 Years of Postal Service, 1872-2012''. Edmonton: Chris F. Cameron, 2012 57p.
* MacDonald, J.J. ''The Nova Scotia Post: Its Offices, Masters and Marks, 1700-1867.'' Toronto: Unitrade Press, 1985 295p.
* MacDonald, Ken. ''Post Offices and Postal Routes of Halifax County.'' Saskatoon: Saskatoon Stamp Centre, 1999 390p.
* MacDonald, Ken. ''Post Offices and Postal Routes of Pictou County.'' Saskatoon: Saskatoon Stamp Centre, 1999 316p.
* Macpherson, L. B. ''Nova Scotian Postal History: Post offices (1754-1981).'' Halifax, N.S.: Petheric Press, 1982 136p.
* Mitchell, R. B. ''Nova Scotia Fakes & Forgeries''. Halifax, N.S.: Scotia Stamp Studio, 1976 49p.
* Munden, Carl. ''Post offices of Cape Breton''. Dartmouth, N.S.: C. Munden, 1986 four volumes.
* Poole, Bertram W. H. ''The Postage Stamps of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.'' Beverly, MA.: Severn-Wylie-Jewett, 1920? 20p.
* Small, Richard E. ''The Post Offices of Nova Scotia 1755-1986.'' Reston, VA.: R.E. Small, 2001 117p.
External links
Nova Scotia Stamp Club.
{{philately-stub Philately of Canada Economy of Nova Scotia