A remarkable piece of Western Canadian history headlines the latest issue of Canadian Coin News as an 1870 Hudson’s Bay Company promissory note issued at Fort Garry takes centre stage in The Canadian Numismatic Company’s official 2026 RCNA Convention auction in Winnipeg. Bearing a May 1870 Fort Garry transit handstamp, the note offers a tangible connection to the dramatic period surrounding the Red River Settlement and the transfer of Rupert’s Land to Canada. Continue reading →
Issued at Fort Garry in May 1870, this Hudson’s Bay Company £1 sterling promissory note bears manuscript signatures, period endorsements and a Fort Garry transit handstamp dating from the tumultuous Red River period and the transfer of Rupert’s Land to Canada.
