Canada Postal Strike Stamps The Metro Emergency (Mail) Dispatch - M.E.D. - was set up in response to a three-day wildcat strike by Toronto postal workers in January, 1973, to service the Greater Toronto Metropolitan area, including Hamilton.
Three stamps were issued (5,000 of each were printed) with denomination in black and the design in a single color - 5¢ green, 10¢ red, 50¢ blue.
The labels were used again for the postal strike of 1974.
This lot consists of a single stamp, with blue design and 10¢ denomination. (Depending on the order of printing, this is either an error of color, or error of denomination)
I have received information that this item might not be an error, but simply a reissue, used in the 1974 postal strike. So far I have been unable to verify this information.
This stamp is NOT listed in Ronald Lafrenière's "Field Guide to the Cinderella Stamps of Canada", but is from the series cc5520.
This example is F/VF, mint, never hinged.
Approximate Image Size: 31 x 30 mm.
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After 35+ years I decided to retire from being an active Cinderella Stamp dealer. Most of my working inventory plus backup stock was sold at public auction. However, I have retained some material that I will be offering for sale. In addition, I have some "new" material that was mixed into lots I have bought for my own collections. I will be listing some of the material in my eBay store at fixed prices.
I will also be offering some material at auction, either as single items or mixed lots. There will be many bargains available. There will be large and small lots, some containing similar material, some containing a random mixture, and some containing only one or a few items. The condition will be mixed, but none of the lots will be just accumulations of damaged or faulty stamps (unless specifically listed as such).
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