Added by | Alain Martineau |
General Description : | The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest campaign of the Second World War and the most important. Canada was a major participant: this country's enormous effort in the struggle was crucial to Allied victory. While the ships and personnel of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) operated across the globe during the war, they are best remembered for their deeds during the Battle of the Atlantic. 1940 HMCS Saguenay (Destroyer) first Canadian Warship torpedoed, limps into a British port |
Face value | 65 Cents |
Catalog code (Michel) | BB 863II |
Catalog code | Stamp Number BB 879d Yvert et Tellier BB 948 Stanley Gibbons BB 1082 |
Stamp colour | multicolor |
Watermark | Crown over Script CA Diagonal Multiple [SL] |
Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
Issue date | 01/09/1996 |
Designer | Anthony Theobald |
Print technique | Offset lithography |
Printed by | BDT International Security Printers |
Perforation | comb 14ΒΌ |
Height | 27.00 mm |
Width | 43.00 mm |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |