Trans-Canada Highway opens
On July 30, 1962, the Trans-Canada Highway officially opened.
The new highway ran through 10 provinces, from coast-to-coast and spanned 7,476 km (4,645 mi).
Opening of Trans-Canada Highway
Issued by Canada in 1962
Designer: Alan L. Pollock
Current map of the Trans-Canada highway
As with most stamps, they go through a number of designs before the final edition is approved. Canada’s post office considered a variety of interesting designs:
Early version of Alan L. Pollock’s stamp
Designer unknown
Designer unknown
Design by James D. Hanlon
Designer Paul Arthur
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Artist: Helen Roberta Fitzgerald