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Birth of Nathaniel Dance, painter (1735)

Captain James Cook
Stamp issued: 1978.04.26

Birth of Adolphe-Basile Routhier (wrote French lyrics of O Canada) (1839)

O Canada Centenary
Stamp issued: 1980.06.06

End of the Battle of the Atlantic (1945)

Second World War - 1943
Stamp issued: 1993.11.08

End of the Battle of the Atlantic (1945)

Battle of the Atlantic
Stamp issued: 2005.04.29

End of The Holocaust (1945)

The Holocaust
Stamp issued: 1995.11.09

End of the Italian Campaign (1945)

Second World War - 1943
Stamp issued: 1993.11.08

Death of Gilles Villeneuve (1982)

Gilles Villeneuve
Stamp issued: 1997.06.12

Death of Gilles Villeneuve (1982)

Gilles Villeneuve
Stamp issued: 1997.06.12

Death of Gilles Villeneuve (1982)

Formula I in Canada
Stamp issued: 2017.05.16

Death of Gilles Villeneuve (1982)

Formula I in Canada
Stamp issued: 2017.05.16

Opening of Canadian War Museum (2005)

Canadian War Museum
Stamp issued: 2005.04.29

Stamps issued on: 05.08

5 stamp(s) found.

Centenary of British Columbia

5c blue green

Miner Panning Gold
1958.05.08

[British Columbia 1858-1958 Colombie-Britannique]

International Hydrological Decade

5c multicoloured

Weighing Rain Gauge, World Map and Maple Leaf
1968.05.08

[International Hydrological Decade / 1965-1974 / Decennie Hydrologique Internationale]

Aids Awareness

45c multicoloured

One World, One Hope
1996.05.08

[AIDS / SIDA / One World, One Hope. / Unis dans l'espair.]

University of Prince Edward Island

49c multicoloured
2004.05.08

[University of Prince Edward Island / Universite de l'Ile-du-Prince-Edouard / 1804-2004 / Faith Knowledge / Service]

King Charles III

(92c) black

King Charles III
2023.05.08

[Charles III]

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