Collection search - [Fort Garry Gate, Winnipeg] [philatelic record] / Engraved by Will[iam] Jung

Fort Garry was established in 1822 as a Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading post at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in what is now Winnipeg. Fort Garry served as the centre of fur trade within the Red River Colony. It was renamed Upper Fort Garry in 1835 to differentiate it from "the Lower Fort," or Lower Fort Garry, established in 1831. Upper Fort Garry was central to the administration of the HBC and the surrounding settlement. The Council of Assiniboia, the administrative and judicial body of the Red River Colony met at Upper Fort Garry. The fort was seized by Louis Riel and his Métis followers during the Red River Rebellion (Red River Resistance). The majority of the fort was demolished in 1881-1884.

Sunk on card (15.2 x 22.8 cm)

Production

Canada : 20 cents

[top centre] For approval, [top left] Approved by the Postmaster General / February 21st, 1938. / PJW, [below image] XG 677, [bottom right] Special 85 olive, [verso, top centre] Engraved by Will Jung from original photo 'Fort Garry Gate', [verso, top left] O-890, [verso, top right] Feb. 11/38, [verso, left, handstamp] Canadian Bank Note Co. Ltd., Ottawa / Feb 18 1938, [verso, right, handstamp] Engraving Order Department / Received / 1938 Mar 9, [verso, bottom right] Out 2/16/38

Support 7.5 x 8.6 cm

Stamp information: http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=(000243.A050.)&l=20&d=POST&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011702_e.html&r=1&f=G&Sect1=STMP