| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | July 1, 1867 was an official holiday in New Brunswick, though not everyone was in a festive mood -- feelings towards Confederation were mixed. In Saint John, the Volunteer Artillery fired a 21-gun salute to mark the beginning of the new Dominion, and an impromptu gathering of several thousand people paraded through the city streets. As the parade passed through an anti-Confederation neighbourhood, street fights broke out, and according to one newspaper report "several members of the party were obliged to go home to have their heads bandaged." Dr. Livingstone, a well-known anti-Confederation supporter, flew his flag at half-mast in protest, only to have it forcibly raised by pro-Confederationists. In Fredericton there were calmer festivities, including a marksmanship competition, but those who were against Confederation kept their shops closed and their flags lowered. |
| Face value | 17 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 734 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 824 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 707D Stanley Gibbons CA 947 |
| Series | Canada Day 1979 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 5.405.000 |
| Issue date | 15/06/1979 |
| Designer | Raymond Bellemare |
| Paper type | two fluorescent bands |
| Print technique | Offset lithography |
| Printed by | Asthon-Potter Limited |
| Perforation | comb 13½ |
| Height | 30.00 mm |
| Width | 36.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
