Description: This striking commemorative postage stamp from Canada features a masterful, clean mid-century graphic layout designed to celebrate a major milestone in global communications infrastructure. The central vignette spotlights an elegantly stylized post horn wrapping neatly around a circular globe, which is oriented to showcase the continent of North America with Canada positioned at the top center. The bilingual inscription "CONGRÈS U.P.U. CONGRESS" arches over the design in a crisp, white sans-serif font. Running vertically down the right margin are the location and year, "OTTAWA 1957". The denomination of 15 cents ("15¢") balances the lower left side, situated directly above the French text "POSTES", while the country name "CANADA" anchors the lower center alongside the English word "POSTAGE". This specific specimen shows heavy signs of genuine postal duty, featuring weathered line-perforated edges and a dark, prominent circular postmark cancellation sweeping across the upper-right quadrant.
Circa: 1957
Condition: Used
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