Union Postale Universelle
Canada Post Card
The Address Only to be Written on this Side
2 cents Queen Victoria
unused
British American Bank Note Co. Montreal
Design first engraved and printed in 1879
in Montreal until 1888, then in Ottawa
Canada Post Card
Pre-printed 2¢ stamp detail
The Universal Postal Union (in french, Union Postale Universelle, as shown on this card), was established in 1878, growing out of the 1874 General Postal Union. Canada became a member on July 1, 1878.
