Halton Hills Images

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 21, 1987, p. 16

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HILLS OUTLOOK NoicmbcrZI IMt Stamps by Larry Mclnnis There is great speculation with a more recent portrait in Britain that the the queen famous definitive stamp The fust ikfim showing the cameo of Queen lives as they are so lovingly Elizabeth done by Arnold known were issued June Maehin will be replaced 1967 The design is from a plaster east by Maehin that was made for and first used for Canadian coins As long running as the Maehin cameo is s to the long use of a trail of Queen Victoria done in 1837 by Alfred Edward Chalon to be known forever as the Chalon portrait The most famous example of the Chalon portrait is Canada most valuable stamp the 12 pence black Scott issued June It was used on the six pence sterling Scott 9 1 the six pence sterling 12A cent Scott 18 of 1859 and the famous June 19 Scott diamond jubilee issue The jubilee issue is noteworthy in that an older Queen Victoria is shown on it also from a portrait by Heinnch von done in Empress of India which she became in This became the basic design of Canadian definitives from then to the end of her reign just after the turn of the Chalon portrait as applied to the pence black is a misnomer Ml HI TAMPA FORT LAUDERDALE FORT MYERS UJ WEST PALM BEACH l Wardair Canada serving travellers since 1955 Guelph Street I Georgetown Ontario I PLUMBING SHOWROOM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BSSSSJ

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