Collection search - Commemoration of Royal Visit [graphic material] / Designed by Harvey Prosser

Design (10.9 x 12.9 cm) displays reproduction of a photograph by Anthony Buckley on the right and the Centennial symbol with dates on the left ; Design has ruled borders with branch of laurel leaves to the upper right, in black ink ; Typography caption has traces of white gouache ; Artwork is accompanied by possible original secondary support with an inscribed note on paper attached and inscribed paper cover ; secondary support has glue residue as does verso of original but sizes are different ; Typography layout : 5 cents.

Artwork and possible secondary support are completely detached from each other, so may have become detached. .

Design

Inscribed in pencil, recto l.r. [in margin] : 411 - 2 [sic] ;
in pen and blue ink on paper label laid down to glue side [would be facing side of original] : Artwork used in Hirsig Display [underlined] / "Commemoration of Royal Visit" / Scott's #471 Issued 30-VI-1967 / Design Harvey Prosser / CBNC[^o] Ottawa ; in pen and blue ink, verso u.r.: 471 [underlined] ; on stamp in blue ink, l.c. : C.B.N.Co. / OTTAWA / MAY 30 1966 / [initialed[ in pen and blue ink : W.D. ; in pen and black ink : GP / stamp [continued] : Engraving Dept. ; on stamp in blue ink inscribed : Model No., , in blue pen and ink, t. : H. Prosser, b.: 734 ; in pen and blue ink l.r. : CP 412 ; on paper cover recto u.l and u.c. : June 3/66 / Discussed with R W G[?]. / We approved design / W. H. Wilson ; with stamp in blue ink : INFORMATION AND PUBLIC REATIONS POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT , JUNE 3,1966