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Birth of Alfred Pellan (1906)

Masterpieces of Canadian Art
Stamp issued: 1995.04.21

Birth of Dafydd Rhys "Dave" Williams (1954)

Canadian Astronauts
Stamp issued: 2003.10.01

Birth of Chester Brown (1960)

Graphic Novelists
Stamp issued: 2024.05.10

Death of Monique Mercure (2020)

Monique Mercure
Stamp issued: 2022.11.14

Death of Monique Mercure (2020)

Monique Mercure
Stamp issued: 2022.11.14

Death of Dorothy Elsie Perehudoff Knowles (2023)

Dorothy Knowles (Art)
Stamp issued: 2006.04.07

Death of Dorothy Elsie Perehudoff Knowles (2023)

Dorothy Knowles (Art)
Stamp issued: 2006.04.07

Stamps issued on: 05.16

24 stamp(s) found.

Joseph Howe

8c black & gold

Joseph Howe
1973.05.16

[Joseph Howe 1804-73]

Armenian Church - 17 Centuries

47c multicoloured
2001.05.16

[The Armenian Church / L-Eglise armenienne / 301-2001]

Founding of Quebec City

52c

Champlain?s ship, natives in canoe
2008.05.16

[Quebec / 1608]

UNESCO

$1.20 multicoloured

Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump, AB
2014.05.16

[Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump | Le precipice a Bisons Head-Smashed-In (AB)]

UNESCO

$1.20 multicoloured

Old Town Lunenburg, NS
2014.05.16

[Old Town Lunenburg | Le Vieux Lunenburg (NS)]

UNESCO

$1.20 multicoloured

The Landscape of Grand Pr?, NS
2014.05.16

[The Landscape of Grand Pre | Le Paysage de Grand-Pre (NS)]

UNESCO

$2.50 multicoloured

SGang Gwaay, BC
2014.05.16

[Sgang Gwaay (BC)]

UNESCO

$2.50 multicoloured

The Rideau Canal, ON
2014.05.16

[The Rideau Canal | Le Canal Rideau (ON)]

UNESCO

$1.20 multicoloured

Old Town Lunenburg, NS
2014.05.16

[Old Town Lunenburg | Le Vieux Lunenburg (NS)]

UNESCO

$1.20 multicoloured

Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump, AB
2014.05.16

[Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump | Le precipice a Bisons Head-Smashed-In (AB)]

UNESCO

$1.20 multicoloured

The Landscape of Grand Pr?, NS
2014.05.16

[The Landscape of Grand Pre | Le Paysage de Grand-Pre (NS)]

UNESCO

$2.50 multicoloured

Sgang Gwaay, BC
2014.05.16

[Sgang Gwaay (BC)]

UNESCO

$2.50 multicoloured

The Rideau Canal, ON
2014.05.16

[The Rideau Canal | Le Canal Rideau (ON)]

Formula I in Canada

$4.25 multicoloured

souvenir sheet of 5
2017.05.16

Formula I in Canada

(85c) multicoloured

Sir Jackie Stewart (1939? )
2017.05.16

[Sir Jackie Stewart / 1967-2017 F1 in/au Canada]

Formula I in Canada

(85c) multicoloured

Gilles Villeneuve (1950?1982)
2017.05.16

[Gilles Villeneuve / 1967-2017 F1 in/au Canada]

Formula I in Canada

(85c) multicoloured

Ayrton Senna (1960?1994)
2017.05.16

[Ayrton Senna / 1967-2017 F1 in/au Canada]

Formula I in Canada

(85c) multicoloured

Michael Schumacher (1969? )
2017.05.16

[Michael Schumacher / 1967-2017 F1 in/au Canada]

Formula I in Canada

(85c) multicoloured

Lewis Hamilton (1985? )
2017.05.16

[Lewis Hamilton / 1967-2017 F1 in/au Canada]

Formula I in Canada

(85c) multicoloured

Sir Jackie Stewart
2017.05.16

[Sir Jackie Stewart / 1967-2017 F1 in/au Canada]

Formula I in Canada

(85c) multicoloured

Gilles Villeneuve
2017.05.16

[Gilles Villeneuve / 1967-2017 F1 in/au Canada]

Formula I in Canada

(85c) multicoloured

Ayrton Senna
2017.05.16

[Ayrton Senna / 1967-2017 F1 in/au Canada]

Formula I in Canada

(85c) multicoloured

Michael Schumacher
2017.05.16

[Michael Schumacher / 1967-2017 F1 in/au Canada]

Formula I in Canada

(85c) multicoloured

Lewis Hamilton
2017.05.16

[Lewis Hamilton / 1967-2017 F1 in/au Canada]

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