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Post by Uncle Henry on Jul 23, 2018 6:13:50 GMT -5
In 1583 Newfoundland became Britain's first possession in Northern America. It merged with Canada in 1949, but remains of course part of the British Empire.
Population in 1949: around 350,000
Capital: St. John's
Language: English
Monetary system: Cents
1 Cent: 1865 EF $92 1872 H VF $25 1873 VF $60 1876 H EF $183 1880 round O, low EF $154 1896 VF $25 1904 H EF $227 1907 EF $102 1909 EF $89 1913 EF $29 1917 C EF $26 1919 C EF $42 1920 C EF $74 1929 EF $26 1936 EF $17 1938 EF $16 1941 C EF $14 1942 EF $14 1943 C EF $14 1944 C EF $102 1947 C EF $58
5 Cents: 1903 EF $212 1917 C EF $85 1938 EF $34 1940 C EF $34 1941 C BU $70 1943 C AU $62 1944 C AU $200
10 Cents: 1904 H EF $290 1912 EF $135 1941 C EF $23 1943 C EF $29 1945 C EF $23
20 Cents: 1865 VF $182
25 Cents: 1917 C VF $32
50 Cents: 1909 EF $183 1917 C EF $122
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Post by ahinton on Jul 23, 2018 10:04:41 GMT -5
In 1583 Newfoundland became Britain's first possession in Northern America. It merged with Canada in 1949, but remains of course part of the British Empire. It "remains" part of something that doesn't exist? That would be most unfortunate for it!
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Post by Uncle Henry on Jul 24, 2018 3:21:24 GMT -5
"At the election, I proclaimed that I would be no party to the dismemberment of the British Empire." [Thus Sir Winston in 1945 after the election. But he went on to suggest - or admit - that his defeat might have been a blessing in - heavy - disguise.]
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Post by ahinton on Jul 25, 2018 7:33:19 GMT -5
"At the election, I proclaimed that I would be no party to the dismemberment of the British Empire." [Thus Sir Winston in 1945 after the election. But he went on to suggest - or admit - that his defeat might have been a blessing in - heavy - disguise.] He did indeed, yet rather oddly, it would seem, not least because he was wise enough to realise that it would make no difference whether he might or might not be party to the dismemberment of that outmoded institution which he must already have realised was inevitable and had already been on the cards for some time. Be all that as it may, Newfoundland is part of Canada, which does exist, not "the British Empire", which mercifully doesn't and "never, never shall" again; after all, Britain's own continuation in its present or indeed any form is no longer a foregone conclusion...
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