Contains original postage stamp steel dies, as manufactured under contract by the Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.
Issues represented include: Postage Due (1, 2, 4, 5, 10 Cents) (1935); Forest Products (1952-04-01); National Wildlife [Canada Goose (1952-11-03); Walrus (1954-04-01); Gannet (1954-04-01); Beaver (1954-04-01); Musk Ox (1955-04-01); Whooping Crane (1955-04-04); Mountain Goat (1956-04-12); Common Loon (1957-04-10)]; Queen Elizabeth II [(1, 2, 3, 4 Cents) (1954-06-10); 5 Cents (1954-04-04)]; Sir John Thompson (1954-11-01); Sir John MacKenzie Bowell (1954-11-01); Inuk and Kayak (1955-02-21); Sir Charles Tupper (1955-11-08); Richard Bennett (1955-11-08); Hockey (1956-01-23); Chemical Industry (1956-06-07); All Season's Playground [Recreational Sports (Fishing; Swimming; Hunting; Skiing (1957-03-07)]; Prevent Fires (1956-10-09); David Thompson (1957-06-05); Mining (1957-09-05); Royal Visit (1957-10-10); A Free Press (1958-01-22); IGY-AGI (International Geophysical Year) 1957-1958 (1958-03-05); Royal Visit (1957-10-10); British Columbia 1858-1958 (1958-05-08); Sieur de La Verendrye (1958-06-04); Quebec 1608-1958 (1958-06-29); Health Guards the Nation (Nurse) (1958-07-30); Petroleum 1858-1958 (1958-09-10); 1758 - The First Elected Assembly of Nova Scotia (1958-10-02); 50th Anniversary - Aviation 1909-1959 (1959-02-23); NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Tenth Anniversary (1959-04-02); Associated Country Women of the World (1959-05-13); St. Lawrence Seaway (1959-06-26); Plains of Abraham (1959-09-10); Girl Guides Association 1910-1960 (1960-04-20); Dollard des Ormeaux (1960-05-19); Northern Development (1961-02-08); Arthur Meighen (1961-04-19); Pauline Johnson (1961-03-10); Colombo Plan (1961-06-28); Resources For Tomorrow (1961-10-12); Strength Through Education (1962-02-28); Red River Settlement 1812 (1962-05-03); Jean Talon (1962-06-13); Trade (1963-06-14); Victoria 1862-1962 (1962-08-22); Trans-Canada Highway (1962-08-31); Canada Geese (1963-10-30); Sir Casimir Stanislaus Gzowski (1963-03-05); First Land Route 1763 (1963-09-25); Queen (2, 3 Cents) (1963-05-02); Queen (4 Cents) (1963-02-04); Pacem In Terris (1964-04-08); Quebec Conference (1964-09-09); Charlottetown Conference (1964-07-29); Provincial Flowers & Coats-of-Arms [United Canada (1964-05-14); White Trillium (Ontario) (1964-06-30); White Garden Lily (Quebec) (1964-06-30); Mayflower (Nova Scotia) (1965-02-03); Dogwood (British Columbia) (1965-04-28); Prairie Crocus (Manitoba) (1965-04-28); Lady's Slipper (Prince Edward Island) (1965-07-21); Prairie Lily (Saskatchewan) (1966-01-19); Pitcher Plant (Newfoundland) (1965-02-23); Wild Rose (Alberta) (1966-01-19); Mountain Avens (Northwest Territories) (1966-03-23); Fireweed (Yukon) (1966-03-23)]; Royal Visit (1964-10-05); Christmas (1964-10-14); Airplane (1964-11-18); International Co-operation Year (1965-03-03); Canadian Flag (1965-06-30); Inter-parliamentary Union (1965-09-08); Christmas (1965-10-13); Sir Wilfred Grenfell (1965-06-09); Ottawa 1865-1965 (1965-09-08); Alouette II (1966-01-05); Cavelier de LaSalle 300th Anniversary (1966-04-13); Highway Safety (1966-05-02); London Conference 1866 (1966-05-26); Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1966-07-27); Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (12th General Conference) (1966-09-08); Christmas (1966-10-12); Centennial 1867-1967 (1967-01-11); Expo 67 (1967-04-28); Centennial Queen (Royal Visit) (1967-06-30); Pan-American Games Winnipeg 1967 (1967-07-19); Governor-General Georges P. Vanier 1888-1967 (1967-09-15); Christmas (1967-10-11); Henri Bourassa (1968-09-04); Armistice 1918-1968 (1968-10-15); John McCrae 1872-1918 (1968-10-15); Vincent Massey 1887-1969 (1969-02-20); Canada Games - (1969-08-15); 200th Anniversary Sir Isaac Brock 1769-1812 (1969-09-12); Centennial of the Northwest Territories (1970-01-27); Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1970-06-15); Christmas (1970-10-07); Polar Bears (1972-09-08); Queen (1973-10-17); Sir Robert Borden (1973-10-17); Sir Wilfred Laurier (1973-10-17); William L. Mackenzie King (1973-10-17); Richard C. Bennett (1973-10-17); XXI Olympics Montreal 1976 (1974-04-17); [Northcote; Chicora; Passport; Athabasca (1976-11-19)]; Bottle Gentian (1977-04-22); Western Columbine (1977-04-22); Canada Lily (1977-04-22); Hepatica (1977-04-22); Shooting Star (1977-04-22); [Pinky; Tern Schooner; Five Masted Schooner; Mackinaw Boat (1977-11-18)]; Parliament (1978-03-07); Maritime Street Scene (1978-06-06); Prairie Street Scene (1978-07-06); [Chief Justice Robinson; St. Roch; Northern Light; Labrador (1978-11-15)]; Fundy (National Park) (1979-01-24); Parliament (1979-03-08); Kluane (National Park) (1979-04-27); John Diefenbaker (1980-06-20); Maple Leaf (A - non-denominational) (1981-12-29); Maple Leaf (1982-05-11); Ontario Street Scene (1982-05-11); Waterton Lakes (National Park) (1982-06-18); Point Pelee (National Park) (1983-01-10); Maple Leaf (1983-02-10); Glacier (National Park) (1984-08-15); Banff (National Park) (1985-06-21); Parliament (1985-08-01); La Mauricie (National Park) (1986-03-14); Les Forges du Saint-Maurice (1988-08-19); Parliament (1998-12-29); Norman Bethune (1990-03-02); Multiculturalism (1990-04-05) and others.
It also includes the replacement die first day cover cachet. It represents a stylized map of Canada and resources design. The die was used between 1972 and 1973. (vol. 690).