Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Cover, First Day |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2002.015.003 |
Date |
1958 |
Title |
First Day Cover |
Scope & Content |
First Day Cover envelope for the commemorative stamp of the first commercial oil well's 100th anniversary. The envelope has a five cent stamp with two oil drops, one drop has an oil lamp and the other a refinery. A cancellation stamp of Toronto, October 10 1958. On the left side is an illustration of a worker lowering pipe from a drilling rig elevator with oil derricks in the background. It is under the words, "Centenary of Canada's Oil Development" and above the words, "Date of Issue- September 10, 1958". A stamp from business, Melville Travel Service, Toronto, in red is on the right side at the bottom. The envelope is empty. |
Extent of Description |
16.5cm x 9.3cm |
Search Terms |
Centennial Commemorative Drilling Tools First Day Cover First Oil Well Oil Heritage Oil History Oil Industry Oil Lamp Stamp |