SALE CANADA LAMBERT CLOSSE 1650 DEFEND FORT VILLE-MARIE AGAINST IROQUOIS INDIANS

Item Specifics

Country

Canada

Catalog Number

SSJB 4103

Stamp Type

Back of Book (Other) - Seals

Condition

Unused

Centering

VF

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

People - Other

Year of Issue

1941

Item Description

Sale canada lambert closse 1650 defend fort ville-marie against iroquois indians (value $3.00) - - -

Issued 80 years ago, very fine mint never hinged, scarce and rarely seen or offered - - -

This stamp shows a french Canadian hero Lambert Closse (1618 -1662) defending Fort Ville-Marie, Nouvelle-France (which later became Montreal) against the attacks of Iroquois Indians circa 1650. He finally was killed by them in 1662. (see Wikipedia for more details)

nON-POSTAL HISTORICAL STAMP ISSUED IN 1941 BY LA SOCIÉTÉ SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE DE MONTRÉAL SSJB FOUNDED IN 1834 (SEE WIKIPEDIA) TO COMMEMORATE PEOPLE AND EVENTS IMPORTANT TO THE FRENCH CANADIAN HISTORY. - - -

This stamp is listed in the SSJB Stamp Catalogue (64 pages 8½ x 11) 5th and latest edition, 2012 - - -

tHIS STAMP IS ALSO LISTED AS NO: #cc3835.19a in : THE FIELD GUIDE TO THE CINDERELLAS STAMPS OF CANADA, 2ND EDITION 2015 BY R.G. LAFRENIÈRE (344 PAGES 8.5" X 11" , 12,350 LISTINGS - - -

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Seller Information

Seller

STAMP-S (2581)

Registered Since

11/04/2017

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Item Location

Quebec, Canada

Ships To

United States, Canada

Returns Accepted

Yes

Returns Policy

Item must be returned in the same condition as shipped. Buyer responsible for return postage. Please submit returns within 10 days of receipt after contacting me with your intent to return the item.