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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | OFDC Cancellation Location: Prince George, British Columbia Canadians were prepared for the birth of His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge long before his first public appearance on the steps of St. Mary’s Hospital in London. The official announcement of the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy had set the world abuzz. Then on July 22, 2013, at roughly 4 p.m. London time, the information everyone was clamoring to know was the same as if it would have been for any birth: Healthy? Boy or girl? And what’s the weight? In Britain, ringing bells at Westminster Abbey, band music and military salutes celebrated the arrival of the new heir, third in line to the throne. Canada joined in, marking the birth of the wee Prince with baby blue lights illuminating the Peace Tower in Ottawa, Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls and the CN Tower in Toronto. The little Prince of Cambridge actually had his royal title before the Duke and Duchess announced that their baby boy would be christened George Alexander Louis. The name, greatly influenced by the child’s royal lineage, was chosen far more quickly than it was for other members of the Royal Family: it took more than a week for the world to find out that his father would be called Prince William, and his grandfather, Prince Charles, was not officially named for close to a month. Canada Post made the decision long before the birth of the child to mark the special occasion with a commemorative stamp, and waited patiently for the official images of the baby to become available. The photograph used in the making of the stamp was taken by Prince George’s proud grandfather, Michael Middleton, and shared with the world on the baby’s one-month birthday. |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.63 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA BL180 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2685 |
| Catalog code | Canada post # 403907145; Yvert et Tellier CA F2929 Stanley Gibbons CA MS2986 |
| Stamp colour | Multicolor |
| Stamp use | Souvenir Sheet |
| Print run | 250,000 |
| Issue date | 22/10/2013 |
| Designer | Isabelle Toussaint Design Graphique |
| Paper type | fluorescent frame |
| Print technique | Lithography in 7 colours |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 85.00 mm |
| Width | 122.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
