Posted 10/14/2010 10:49 am
Thanks Peter...the word esquimaux certainly refers to the Eskimo people.. Esquimalt BC is on Vancouiver Island and has a long rich history both in the early fur trade and naval.
Spanish explorer Don Manuel Quimper first arrived in Esquimalt Harbour in 1790, naming it Puerto de Cordova. Hudson's Bay Company Chief Factor James Douglas visited Esquimalt Harbour in 1843 on a mission to seek a new site for their operations north of the 49th parallel. Establishing the new fort on the shore of Victoria Harbour, Douglas signed a series of treaties with local native people to acquire the area for the HBC, later establishing three farms to supply Fort Victoria and other HBC forts in the northwest with agricultural produce. The municipality of Esquimalt, was incorporated in 1912.
The west coast base for the British Royal Navy as early as 1837, Esquimalt Harbour now houses Canada's own Pacific Naval Fleet. The Naval Base was formally authorized on June 29 1865, and was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1910.
I am assuming that this 1877 counterstamped penny may be a merchant token or some sort of commemorative in 1902..
Spanish explorer Don Manuel Quimper first arrived in Esquimalt Harbour in 1790, naming it Puerto de Cordova. Hudson's Bay Company Chief Factor James Douglas visited Esquimalt Harbour in 1843 on a mission to seek a new site for their operations north of the 49th parallel. Establishing the new fort on the shore of Victoria Harbour, Douglas signed a series of treaties with local native people to acquire the area for the HBC, later establishing three farms to supply Fort Victoria and other HBC forts in the northwest with agricultural produce. The municipality of Esquimalt, was incorporated in 1912.
The west coast base for the British Royal Navy as early as 1837, Esquimalt Harbour now houses Canada's own Pacific Naval Fleet. The Naval Base was formally authorized on June 29 1865, and was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1910.
I am assuming that this 1877 counterstamped penny may be a merchant token or some sort of commemorative in 1902..
Edited by D
10/14/2010 10:50 am
10/14/2010 10:50 am
Cool...I new that had to be PNW. I'm sure it's fairly scarce too.
