Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 5 January 1865, CO 305:25, no. 1984, 55.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Other documents (1).
Kennedy requests 50,000 each of five and ten cent postage stamps. He makes suggestions as
to the possible colour and design of the stamps and requests that they are sent as
soon as possible, as there are
none in use in the Colony.
No. 4, Miscellaneous
5th January 1865
Sir,
I have the honor to request you will cause the necessary steps to be
taken for procuring a supply of postage labels for the use of this
Colony.
It is proposed that two denominations of stamps only should be
prepared at present and which in addition to a profile portrait of
Her Majesty surmounted by the wordsVancouver
, Vancouver Island, should bear at
the foot the words, Five Cents, and, Ten Cents, respectively.
, Vancouver Island, should bear at
the foot the words, Five Cents, and, Ten Cents, respectively.
These stamps might be respectively of a red and blue colour.
The number required of each description is fifty thousand, and I
should feel obliged if a portion of each kind could be sent by post
as soon after completion as possible and the remainder in instalments
by subsequent Mails.
These Stamps are urgently required there being none in use in the
Colony.
Minutes by CO staff
Draft.
TFE
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Other documents included in the file
Elliot to Crown Agents, 4 March 1865, forwarding copy of the
despatch and instructing them to forward the required stamps.