Canada postage stamps year 1927 – Personalities set MNH stamps full set

The Canada 1927 “Personalities” set is actually a portion of a larger commemorative issue known as the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation set, issued to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Canadian Confederation (1867-1927).

The stamps in this set that feature “Personalities” (specifically, figures important to Confederation) are the higher-denomination stamps:

Scott #	Denomination	Featured Personalities	Description/Notes
146	10 Cents	Sir George Étienne Cartier	A Father of Confederation, representing Quebec.
147	12 Cents	Sir Wilfrid Laurier & Sir John A. Macdonald	Prime Ministers, representing post-Confederation leaders.
148	20 Cents	Robert Baldwin & Sir Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine	Leaders of the movement for Responsible Government.
149	50 Cents	The Fathers of Confederation	Group portrait, specifically based on the painting by Robert Harris.
150	$1	Queen Victoria	The reigning monarch at the time of Confederation.

The full set (Scott #141 to #150) also includes lower denominations featuring scenes of the Fathers of Confederation, a map of Canada, and the Parliament Buildings. When collectors refer to the “Personalities set” or the “Historical set”, they most often mean the high-value commemorative stamps (#146-#150 or sometimes #146-#148) which feature portraits of key historical figures.