The Stamps of Kaulbach Island
1973 - Famous Canadian Paintings


  The 1973 issue of four se-tenant stamps featured reproductions of famous Canadian paintings: The Ice Cone by Robert Todd, Behind Bonsecours Market by William Raphael, Indian Encampment by Thomas Davies, and The Woolsey Family by William Berczy.
  The stamps were issued in 4 x 5 sheets (perf 11.5).
  14,597 sets were sold, with 3000 used on first day covers.
  As Canada Post used The Ice Cone in the design of the 10-cent Christmas stamp in 1974, combination covers, using the official Canadian First Day Cover were prepared, with the Kaulbach Island issue affixed to the front and tied with the "Inbound" cancel, which was permissable since the local stamps were affixed after the piece left the postal system. 500 such covers were prepared, with net proceeds used to purchase a U.S. 5-cent 1847 stamp for the Canadian Postal Museum. See Combo Cover.
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