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Death of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1820)

Red River Settlement
Stamp issued: 1962.05.03

Death of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1820)

Red River Settlement
Stamp issued: 2012.05.03

Death of Cornelius Krieghoff (1872)

Cornelius Krieghoff
Stamp issued: 1972.11.29

Death of Cornelius Krieghoff (1872)

Masterpieces of Canadian Art
Stamp issued: 2000.07.07

The Supreme Court of Canada founded (1875)

The Supreme Court of Canada
Stamp issued: 2000.04.10

Death of Susanna Moodie (1885)

National Library of Canadian - Canadian Authors
Stamp issued: 2003.09.08

Birth of Gladys Louise Smith (known professionally as Mary Pickford) (1892)

Canadians in Hollywood
Stamp issued: 2006.05.26

Birth of Gladys Louise Smith (known professionally as Mary Pickford) (1892)

Canadians in Hollywood
Stamp issued: 2006.05.26

Birth of Raoul Jobin (1906)

Opera
Stamp issued: 2006.10.17

HMCS Sackville decommissioned (1946)

Canadian Naval Reserve
Stamp issued: 1998.11.04

Total Solar Eclipse in Canada (2024)

Total Solar Eclipse
Stamp issued: 2024.03.14

Stamps issued on: 04.08

25 stamp(s) found.

World Peace

5c green/prussian blue & ochre

?Pacem in Terris? (Peace on Earth)
1964.04.08

[Pacem in Terris]

Caricature Definitives

7c dark brown

Louis St. Laurent
1974.04.08

[St. Laurent]

Artifacts

37c dull green & black

Wooden Plough
1983.04.08

[Heritage/Patrimoine / Wooden Plough/Charrue de bois]

Artifacts

48c rose & black

Cradle
1983.04.08

[Heritage/Patrimoine / Cradle/Berceau]

Artifacts

64c black & grey

Wood Stove
1983.04.08

[Heritage/Patrimoine / Wood Stove/Poele a bois]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada

(63c) multicoloured

Boy and Girl
2013.04.08

[Big Brothers Big Sisters / Grands Freres Grandes Soeurs / 1913-2013]

QE II: 60th Annversary of Her Majesty's Coronation

(63c) multicoloured

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
2013.04.08

[Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II / Couronnement de la reine Elizabeth II / 60th Anniversary / 60e anniversaire]

Canadian Photography

(85c) multicoloured

Shoeshine Stand
2015.04.08

[Nina Raginsky, Shoeshine Stand, 1974]

Canadian Photography

(85c) multicoloured

Southam Sisters
2015.04.08

[Harold Mortimer-Labm, Southam Sisters, c. 1915-1919]

Canadian Photography

$2.50 multicoloured

La Voie Lactee
2015.04.08

[Genevieve Cadieux, La Voie Lactee, 1992]

Canadian Photography

(85c) multicoloured

Angels, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Montreal, Quebec
2015.04.08

[Sam Tata, Angels, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Montreal, Quebec, 1962]

Canadian Photography

(85c) multicoloured

Isaac's First Swim
2015.04.08

[Larry Towell, Isaac's First Swim, 1996]

Canadian Photography

(85c) multicoloured

Friends and Family and Trips. In Front of Simpsons
2015.04.08

[Conrad Poirier, Friends and Family and Trips, in front of Simpsons, 1936]

Canadian Photography

$1.20 multicoloured

Alex Colville on the Tantramar Marshes
2015.04.08

[Geoffrey James, Alex Colville on the Tantramar Marshes, c. 1970]

Canadian Photography

(85c) multicoloured

Angels, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Montreal, Quebec
2015.04.08

[Sam Tata, Angels, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Montreal, Quebec, 1962]

Canadian Photography

(85c) multicoloured

Southam Sisters
2015.04.08

[Harold Mortimer-Labm, Southam Sisters, c. 1915-1919]

Canadian Photography

(85c) multicoloured

Friends and Family and Trips. In Front of Simpsons
2015.04.08

[Conrad Poirier, Friends and Family and Trips, in front of Simpsons, 1936]

Canadian Photography

(85c) multicoloured

Isaac's First Swim
2015.04.08

[Larry Towell, Isaac's First Swim, 1996]

Canadian Photography

(85c) multicoloured

Shoeshine Stand
2015.04.08

[Nina Raginsky, Shoeshine Stand, 1974]

Canadian Photography

$1.20 multicoloured

Alex Colville on the Tantramar Marshes
2015.04.08

[Geoffrey James, Alex Colville on the Tantramar Marshes, c. 1970]

Canadian Photography

$2.50 multicoloured

La Voie Lactee
2015.04.08

[Genevieve Cadieux, La Voie Lactee, 1992]

Battle of Vimy Ridge

$2.50 multicoloured

Pillars and statue
2017.04.08

[Vimy 1917-2017]

Battle of Vimy Ridge

$2.50 multicoloured

Statue of weeping woman
2017.04.08

[Vimy 1917-2017]

Battle of Vimy Ridge

(85c) multicoloured

Canadian National Vimy Memorial
2017.04.08

[Vimy 1917-2017]

Juno Awards

(92c) multicoloured

JUNO Awards statuette
2021.04.08

[50th Anniversary / 50e anniversaire]

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