This day in History (Part 2) June 26th 1959
Jun 26, 2019 8:21:33 GMT -5
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Post by jonesy on Jun 26, 2019 8:21:33 GMT -5
On this day in History June 26th 1959 The Dedication of the St Lawrence Seaway was conducted.
One other significant event was the Dedication of the St. Lawrence Seaway. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II opened the joint collaboration on the 26th of June 1959. Exactly 10 year to the day from the start of the Berlin Airlift. The first ever joint collaboration between postal services would produce the first ever joint issue stamp (pictured below). The St. Lawrence Seaway is a Channel that runs from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Though various locks and waterways have linked the two large bodies of water, namely Lake Superior and the Atlantic Ocean constructed between 1824 and 1829, it was not until 1871 that it was widened enough to allow larger vessels. It was not until Hydro Electric Dams being built that would lead to waterways large enough for the ocean going vessels to utilize the waterway, that a plan was set in place in the 1920s. In November of 1932 a "Treaty of Intent" to build the waterway was proposed however it took until 1934 to take a vote on it. Unfortunately, and I personally think politics and hands out under the table, denied ratification of the treaty. Keep in mind the Bretton Woods agreement had just been signed by all countries involved, including Canada and the US. This is a subject all to its own which has nothing to do with the waterway (directly).
There is a lot of intregue and politics that were involved and many other dates that need to be considered in the building of the Saint Lawrence Waterway. WWII delayed the expansion plans, while Railroad interests in conjunction with the various US east coast Ports whose business would be greatly curtailed by the opening of the Seaway to ocean going vessels. it took the Canadian Government and the cry for more power by the people of Canana that their decision to move forward with the project without the assistance of the US proceeded. On September 28th 1951, then Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent informed President Truman of Canadas intent... Just had an idea... hold a second please...
I am not certain if this is permitted, however this is an excerpt taken from Wikipedia in regards to what happened to bring this project home... if not, please delete it and I will paraphrase and or not be too lazy and finish writing the report
From Wikipedia:
"The International Joint Commission issued an order of approval for joint construction of the dam in October 1952. U.S. Senate debate on the bill began on January 12, 1953, and the bill emerged from the House of Representatives Committee of Public Works on February 22, 1954. It received approval by the Senate and the House by May 1954. The first positive action to enlarge the seaway was taken on May 13, 1954, when U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Wiley-Dondero Seaway Act[3] to authorize joint construction and establish the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation as the U.S. authority. The need for cheap haulage of Quebec-Labrador iron ore was one of the arguments that finally swung the balance in favor of the seaway. Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in Massena, New York, on August 10, 1954. That year John C. Beukema was appointed by Eisenhower to the five-member St. Lawrence Seaway Advisory Board.
In May 1957, the Connecting Channels Project was begun by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. By 1959, Beukema was on board the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Maple for the first trip through the U.S. locks, which opened up the Great Lakes to oceangoing ships. On April 25, 1959,[4] large, deep-draft ocean vessels began streaming to the heart of the North American continent through the seaway, a project supported by every administration from Woodrow Wilson through Eisenhower.
In the United States, Dr. N.R. Danelian (who was the director of the 13-volume Saint Lawrence Seaway Survey in the U.S. Department of Navigation (1932–63)), worked with the U.S. Secretary of State on Canadian-U.S. issues regarding the seaway, persevering through 15 years to gain passage by Congress of the Seaway Act. He later became president of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Association to promote seaway development to benefit the American heartland. The seaway was heavily promoted by the Eisenhower administration, who were concerned with the locus of control.[5]
The seaway opened in 1959 and cost C$470 million, $336.2 million of which was paid by the Canadian government.[6] Queen Elizabeth II and American President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally opened the seaway with a short cruise aboard the royal yacht HMY Britannia after addressing crowds in Saint-Lambert, Quebec. 22,000 workers were employed at one time or another on the project, a 2,300-mile-long superhighway for ocean freighters.[5] Port of Milwaukee director Harry C. Brockel forecast just before the Seaway opened in 1959 that "The St. Lawrence Seaway will be the greatest single development of this century in its effects on Milwaukee's future growth and prosperity." Lester Olsen, president of the Milwaukee Association of Commerce, said, "The magnitude and potential of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the power project stir the imagination of the world."
End Quote.
It was and did.
The stamp that came out of this first US-Canada Joint Operation is US#1131 and Canada#387. The US Stamp was a 4-Cent stamp while Canada's was 5-Cents. Canada used the plates from the US after the US had printed all of theirs. This led to a few of the stamps internal artwork to be printed inverted (I don't own this one so had to look one up on the internet I have cropped the heck out of it to save copyright infringement
. These stamps are highly sought after by collectors... myself included.
This is the 4-Cent US#1131
This is the Canada#387
Canada's inverted version not sure of the number since I do not have it... will edit later when I look it up.
Thanks for reading.
Jonesy
One other significant event was the Dedication of the St. Lawrence Seaway. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II opened the joint collaboration on the 26th of June 1959. Exactly 10 year to the day from the start of the Berlin Airlift. The first ever joint collaboration between postal services would produce the first ever joint issue stamp (pictured below). The St. Lawrence Seaway is a Channel that runs from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Though various locks and waterways have linked the two large bodies of water, namely Lake Superior and the Atlantic Ocean constructed between 1824 and 1829, it was not until 1871 that it was widened enough to allow larger vessels. It was not until Hydro Electric Dams being built that would lead to waterways large enough for the ocean going vessels to utilize the waterway, that a plan was set in place in the 1920s. In November of 1932 a "Treaty of Intent" to build the waterway was proposed however it took until 1934 to take a vote on it. Unfortunately, and I personally think politics and hands out under the table, denied ratification of the treaty. Keep in mind the Bretton Woods agreement had just been signed by all countries involved, including Canada and the US. This is a subject all to its own which has nothing to do with the waterway (directly).
There is a lot of intregue and politics that were involved and many other dates that need to be considered in the building of the Saint Lawrence Waterway. WWII delayed the expansion plans, while Railroad interests in conjunction with the various US east coast Ports whose business would be greatly curtailed by the opening of the Seaway to ocean going vessels. it took the Canadian Government and the cry for more power by the people of Canana that their decision to move forward with the project without the assistance of the US proceeded. On September 28th 1951, then Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent informed President Truman of Canadas intent... Just had an idea... hold a second please...
I am not certain if this is permitted, however this is an excerpt taken from Wikipedia in regards to what happened to bring this project home... if not, please delete it and I will paraphrase and or not be too lazy and finish writing the report
From Wikipedia:
"The International Joint Commission issued an order of approval for joint construction of the dam in October 1952. U.S. Senate debate on the bill began on January 12, 1953, and the bill emerged from the House of Representatives Committee of Public Works on February 22, 1954. It received approval by the Senate and the House by May 1954. The first positive action to enlarge the seaway was taken on May 13, 1954, when U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Wiley-Dondero Seaway Act[3] to authorize joint construction and establish the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation as the U.S. authority. The need for cheap haulage of Quebec-Labrador iron ore was one of the arguments that finally swung the balance in favor of the seaway. Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in Massena, New York, on August 10, 1954. That year John C. Beukema was appointed by Eisenhower to the five-member St. Lawrence Seaway Advisory Board.
In May 1957, the Connecting Channels Project was begun by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. By 1959, Beukema was on board the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Maple for the first trip through the U.S. locks, which opened up the Great Lakes to oceangoing ships. On April 25, 1959,[4] large, deep-draft ocean vessels began streaming to the heart of the North American continent through the seaway, a project supported by every administration from Woodrow Wilson through Eisenhower.
In the United States, Dr. N.R. Danelian (who was the director of the 13-volume Saint Lawrence Seaway Survey in the U.S. Department of Navigation (1932–63)), worked with the U.S. Secretary of State on Canadian-U.S. issues regarding the seaway, persevering through 15 years to gain passage by Congress of the Seaway Act. He later became president of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Association to promote seaway development to benefit the American heartland. The seaway was heavily promoted by the Eisenhower administration, who were concerned with the locus of control.[5]
The seaway opened in 1959 and cost C$470 million, $336.2 million of which was paid by the Canadian government.[6] Queen Elizabeth II and American President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally opened the seaway with a short cruise aboard the royal yacht HMY Britannia after addressing crowds in Saint-Lambert, Quebec. 22,000 workers were employed at one time or another on the project, a 2,300-mile-long superhighway for ocean freighters.[5] Port of Milwaukee director Harry C. Brockel forecast just before the Seaway opened in 1959 that "The St. Lawrence Seaway will be the greatest single development of this century in its effects on Milwaukee's future growth and prosperity." Lester Olsen, president of the Milwaukee Association of Commerce, said, "The magnitude and potential of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the power project stir the imagination of the world."
End Quote.
It was and did.
The stamp that came out of this first US-Canada Joint Operation is US#1131 and Canada#387. The US Stamp was a 4-Cent stamp while Canada's was 5-Cents. Canada used the plates from the US after the US had printed all of theirs. This led to a few of the stamps internal artwork to be printed inverted (I don't own this one so had to look one up on the internet I have cropped the heck out of it to save copyright infringement
. These stamps are highly sought after by collectors... myself included. This is the 4-Cent US#1131
This is the Canada#387
Canada's inverted version not sure of the number since I do not have it... will edit later when I look it up.
Thanks for reading.
Jonesy
