Dominio del Canada

Award winning pair of manuscript cards, created by Argentinian artist Antonio Raggio for the 11th Congreso de la Union Postal Universal (World Postal Congress) Exposition Filatelica Internacional, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1939.

One card contains a beautifully illustrated map of Canada, and the second card contains facts about Canada superimposed over a flora motif. Raggio received the award from La Sociedad Filatelica Argentina for a collection of cards depicting various counties, the majority of which consisted of a map and companion illustrated fact sheet. These manuscript cards were likely intended as models for the engraving of stamps.