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[Lower Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Man.] [philatelic record]

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Item (Accession level)

Reference:

RG3, Accession number: 1989-565 CPA

Type of material:

Stamps and stamp products

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2252108

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National Postal Museum (Canada) philatelic collections

[Lower Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Man.]
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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 postal stationery item : view card, colour
41Support 10.2 x 15.0 cm

Language of material:

English

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Lower Fort Garry was built in 1830 by the Hudson's Bay Company on the western bank of the Red River, 32 km (20 mi) north of the original Fort Garry (often called Upper Fort Garry). The upper fort is now in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Lower Fort Garry site was chosen because of its high ground and location below the St. Andrew's Rapids, eliminating the need for a portage of heavy fur packs and York boats.
The Lower Fort's main purpose was to supply the Red River settlement and the surrounding Anishinaabe, Cree, Métis, and European (mostly Orkney Scot) populations. The fort traded manufactured goods to the farmers and hunters for food that would provision the Company's northern treks. In 1870, when the Red River Rebellion (Red River Resistance) broke out, Louis Riel occupied Upper Fort Garry, and the Québec Rifles took the lower fort. On August 3, 1871, Treaty No. 1 was signed between the federal government and seven chiefs of the Ojibway (Saulteaux) and Swampy Cree First Nations at Lower Fort Garry.

Physical description note:

Set in corner mounts on a display card (29.7 x 31.4 cm.)

Philatelic note:

Products

Philatelic issue data:

Canada : 8 cents

Date of issue:

1972

Physical medium:

Support 10.2 x 15.0 cm

Source:

Government

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1989-00006-1
1989-565 DAP
89-069
R169
RG3

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RG3

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1989-565 CPA
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Item no. assigned by LAC [1989-565] 6

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Date modified:: 2024-07-04