Total number rec'd. from Contractors 51,000 Total number issued to postmasters 1,510 ------ Balance (destroyed) 49,490 NOTE.--On May 4, 1851, the first and only consignment of the Canada 1 shilling postage stamp, to the number of 51,000 (value £2,550), was received by the Post Office Department, Canada, from the Contractors, Messrs. Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York. The issue of this stamp began on June 14, 1851, and concluded on December 4, 1854, when the stamp was discontinued. During its issue 1510 stamps of that denomination were sent out to postmasters, leaving a balance on hand of 49,490, which, on May 1st. 1857, were, in accordance with the practice of the Department in cases of the discontinuance of stamps, destroyed. As has already been observed, there was only the one lot of this stamp received from the contractors. DETAILS OF ISSUE. Date of Issue. Name of Office. Name of P. M. No. June 14, 1851 Hamilton E. Ritchie 300 Oct. 17, 1851 Chippewa W. Hepburn 100 Nov. 13, 1851 Thorold J. Keefer 20 Nov. 25, 1851 Toronto C. Berchy 200 Mar. 8, 1852 Montreal J. Porteous 200 Sept. 14, 1852 Ingersoll D. Phelan 100 Apr. 5, 1853 [15]Bytown G. W. Baker 100 Oct. 20, 1853 Sherbrooke Wm. Brooks 15 Jan. 13, 1854 Smith's Falls Jas. Shaw 50 Jan. 20, 1854 Bytown G. W. Baker 100 Feb. 8, 1854 L'Islet Ballantyne 15 Feb. 27, 1854 Ingersoll Chadwick 20 Mar. 22, 1854 Sault S. Marie Jos. Wilson 25 May 15, 1854 Port. du Fort McLaren 15 Oct. 21, 1854 Rowan Mills de Blaquiere 50 Oct. 26, 1854 Melbourne Thos. Tait 50 Oct. 27, 1854 Montreal A. La Rocque 100 Dec. 4, 1854 Smith's Falls Jas. Shaw 50 ----- Total number issued, 1,510 [14] =Metropolitan Philatelist, XVII=: 83. [15] Now Ottawa, Capital of Dominion of Canada. From the above it is seen that Hamilton and Montreal each received a total of 300 copies, Toronto and Bytown each 200, Ingersoll 120, Chippewa and Smith's Falls each 100, and so on down.