Newfoundland Two-Cents Codfish Stamp - Historical Canadian Postal Artifact #838 (License: Personal Use)

This 1865 Newfoundland postage stamp depicts a detailed codfish in profile, rendered in fine-line engraving within an elaborate Victorian-style frame. The arched banner reads “NEWFOUNDLAND” above and “TWO CENTS” below, flanked by decorative numerals “2”. It was issued during the colonial era when cod fisheries were central to the island’s economy and identity.

Used on historical philatelic websites, museum digital archives, and educational resources about Canadian postal history; targets collectors, historians, and students researching 19th-century British North American colonies.