xviii © Newfoundland Specialized Stamp Catalogue (NSSC) Newfoundland Postage Stamps, 1857–1949: A Brief Historical and Iconographic Study

• Main Author: Thomas F. Nemec
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1857
• Subjects: Canada; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.549.1437; http://www.nsscat.nf.ca/userfiles/files/nsscexcerpt2.pdf

released by the Newfoundland Post Office. These stamps were used for letter, parcel and airmail until April 1, 1949 when they were replaced by Canadian stamps. Since they were not demonetized, Newfoundland stamps can still be used legally on mail posted in Canada. Besides Newfoundland's definitive, commemorative and airmail stamps, collectors can study and collect postage due, official seal, revenue, money order, transportation, customs duty, beer, war savings and cigarette stamps. Philatelists can also collect various types of covers, such as stampless, postal rates, pioneer airmail flight and first day covers, and postal stationary, including post cards, envelopes, wrappers and advertising covers. Collectors of the stamps of British North America still avidly compete for Newfoundland stamps and covers at stamp auctions throughout the world. In fact, a few Newfoundland stamps and covers are counted amongst the world's great rarities and have catalogue values in the tens of thousands of dollars. Nevertheless, most Newfoundland stamps are priced well within the reach of collectors with even modest budgets. Besides their value to collectors, Newfoundland's stamps are also noteworthy for their designs. From either an aesthetic or an iconographic perspective close study of the designs can yield fascinating results. Although some of the designs are either derivative or similar to those used by other colonies and countries, many were unique and are considered gems by many philatelists. From an iconographic perspective the designs reflect