1898 Imperial Penny Postage Map Stamp (Canada)

The 1898 Imperial Penny Postage stamp, known as the Map stamp, is a Canadian 2-cent stamp issued in December 1898. Designed by Warren L. Green from a map by George Robert Parkin, it shows a world map with the British Empire in red, the inscription XMAS 1898 and the motto We Hold a Vaster Empire Than Has Been. Its black design was engraved while the ocean color and red were added by typography.

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