12.4 PHILATELIC RECORDS, DATE(S) OF CREATION, INCLUDING PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION ETC., AREA

12.4A. Preliminary rule

12.4A1. Scope.

See 1.4A1.

At the series and file levels, record only the date(s) of creation if all the material in the unit being described is unpublished, or if there is a mix of published and unpublished material, or if all the material is published but not as a series or set. If all the material in the unit being described belongs to the same published series or set, record the information about the place, name, and date(s) of publishing, distributing or, manufacturing, etc., activities.

12.4A2. Punctuation

For instructions on the use of spaces before and after prescribed punctuation, see 1.0C.
Precede this area by a full stop, space, dash, space.
Precede a second or subsequently named place of publication, distribution, etc., by a semicolon.
Precede the name of a publisher, distributor, etc., by a colon.
Enclose a supplied statement of function of a publisher, distributor, etc., in square brackets.
Precede the date of publication, distribution, etc., by a comma.
Enclose the details of manufacture (place, name, date) in parentheses.
Precede the name of a manufacturer by a colon.
Precede the date of manufacture by a comma.

12.4A3.

In presenting information in the dates of creation, including publication, distribution, etc., area, follow the instructions set out in 1.4A3-1.4A7.

12.4B. Date(s) of creation

12.4B1.

Give the date(s) of creation for the unit being described as instructed in 1.4B.

1897

20 Mar. 1949

1939-1994, predominant 1953-1994

1912-1989
Note: Very little material is available for the period 1930-1935.

[ca. 1967]

12.4C. Place of publication, distribution, etc.

12.4C1.

Transcribe the place of publication, distribution, etc., of the unit being described as instructed in 1.4C.

Ottawa

12.4D. Name of publisher, distributor, etc.

12.4D1.

Give the name of the publisher, distributor, etc., of the unit being described as instructed in 1.4D.

[Ottawa] : Canada Post Corporation

12.4E. Optional addition. Statement of function of publisher, distributor, etc.

12.4E1.

Add to the name of the publisher, distributor, etc., a statement of function as instructed in 1.4E.

12.4F. Date of publication¹, distribution, etc.

12.4F1.

Give the date of publication, distribution, etc., in the fullest form available (e.g., day, month, year) as instructed in 1.4F.

8 Nov. 1993

12.4G. Place of manufacture, name of manufacturer, date of manufacture

12.4G1.

Give the place of manufacture, name of manufacturer and/or date of manufacture of the unit being described as instructed in 1.4G.

[Ottawa : Canada Post Corporation, 1 Sept. 1987] (Canadian Bank Note Co.)