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3 Pence Canada's First Postage Stamp
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | The obverse reproduces Canada's first postage stamp of 1851, featuring a beaver in high relief resting on a rocky mound within an oval frame. Above the central device, the royal cypher 'VR' appears beneath a heraldic crown, with ornate corner decorations framing the rectangular field. The legend 'CANADA POSTAGE' arcs around the upper portion of the oval and 'THREE PENCE' along the lower portion. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a repeating all-over pattern of small Royal Canadian Mint crown-and-initials logo devices arranged in uniform rows across the entire rectangular field, serving as a security and branding element. |
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| Mint | Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date) |
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