{"product_id":"1973-jeanne-mance-8-ancaster-canada-first-day-cover","title":"1973 Jeanne Mance 8¢ Ancaster, Canada First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis First Day Cover features the 1973 Canada 8¢ stamp honoring Jeanne Mance (1606-1673), issued by Canada Post on April 18, 1973. The cover bears a clear Ancaster, Ontario postmark across a block of four stamps, with a matching cachet portrait on the left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeanne Mance was a pioneering French nurse and settler who founded Montreal's first hospital, the Hôtel-Dieu, in 1645. Her work established critical medical care in New France during the colony's earliest and most challenging years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stamps were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited of Toronto, with design credited to Raymond Bellemare. The block-of-four format and bilingual \"Day of Issue \/ Jour d'émission\" text add visual interest for collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine addition for Canadian postal history or medical\/nursing topical collections, this FDC displays fresh color and a crisp, fully legible cancel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51392046465188,"sku":null,"price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260629142054.jpg?v=1782776464","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1973-jeanne-mance-8-ancaster-canada-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}