1985 Queen Elizabeth II 34¢ Blue Canada

Queen Elizabeth II Canada 34¢ Blue 1985

1985 Queen Elizabeth II 34¢ Blue Canada

Text:           34¢ Canada Post  

Condition:    Ø = used/cancelled

Title:   Queen Elizabeth II 

Face value:     34

Stamp Currency:         cent

Country/area:                     Canada

Year:   1985-07-12

Set:     1985  Queen Elizabeth II 

Stamp number in set:           1

Basic colour:      Blue

Exact colour:      

Usage:                           Definitive

Type:               Stamp

Theme:           Queen, Head of States

Stamp subject:   Queen Elizabeth II 

NVPH number:                     

Michel number:         CA 967

Yvert number:                         914

Scott number:                         926

Stanley Gibbons number:    1161

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Perforation:    13 x 13½

Size:                20 x 24 mm

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Queen Elizabeth II Canada  1985

Title and style of the Canadian monarch

The title and style of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the colonies to refer to the reigning monarch in Europe. As the possession of various Canadian territories changed ownership and then the country gained gradual independence, the style and title of the monarchs changed almost as often at the kings and queens themselves. The mode of address currently employed is a combination of a style that originates in the early 17th century and a title established by Canadian law in 1953.

Title of the monarch

Further information: List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth II

The monarch's title is set out by the Royal Style and Titles Act, passed by the Canadian parliament in 1953, a year following the accession of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, to the throne as Queen Elizabeth II, and granted Royal Assent the day before her coronation. It was later amended in 1985, and sets out the sovereign's title as, in English:

“Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.”

And in French:

“Elizabeth Deux, par la grâce de Dieu Reine du Royaume-Uni, du Canada et de ses autres royaumes et territoires, Chef du Commonwealth, Défenseur de la Foi.”

The title was composed to distinctly mention Canada so as to highlight the monarch's shared status, being both Queen of Canada and, separately, Queen of the United Kingdom, as well as of then six other Commonwealth realms (today 14); with emphasis showing the distinct title Queen of Canada as embedded in the longer formal title: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. When composed in 1953, this format was consistent with the monarch's titles in all her other realms; after 40 years of Elizabeth's reign, however, only Canada and Grenada retained this title, all others, aside from the UK, having dropped the reference to the United Kingdom. The sovereign will allude to herself as Queen of Canada when in or acting abroad on behalf of that country. For example, Elizabeth II said in 1973: "...it is as Queen of Canada that I am here, Queen of Canada and of all Canadians, not just of one or two ancestral strains." Since the title was adopted, the federal government has promoted its use as a signifier of Canada's sovereign and independent status; Prime Minister John Diefenbaker said of the title in 1957: "The Queen of Canada is a term which we like to use because it utterly represents her role on this occasion." The title is also included in the Oath of Allegiance, which forms a part of the Oath of Citizenship, and can be found as ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA CANADA— Latin for Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen of Canada— on the obverse of various medals in the Canadian honours system..