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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Layout: Booklet of 10 stamps Gum Type: Pressure sensitive In 2008, Canada Post set out to eliminate the misconceptions associated with mental illness, establishing the Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health. Thanks to the generous support of employees, customers and suppliers, Canada Post has raised more than $2.5 million for the Foundation and hopes to raise another $2 million by the end of this year. In September 2009, the Foundation dispersed its inaugural grants, ranging from $10,000 to $75,000—for a total of more than $1 million—to 19 community-based non-profit organizations. An additional $1.5 million in grants will be awarded this fall. This September, a new PERMANENT™ domestic rate semi-postal stamp will be issued, again with a 10-cent surcharge (donation) The stamp features a mental health patient on the path towards recovery. According to Louis Gagnon of the Montréal-based design firm Paprika, “The lines that flow through the stamp cross over one another to represent the plight of a troubled mind moving toward a sense of peace as they rise up the mountain.” A tree, a universal symbol of growth, healing and renewal, sprouts at the mountain’s summit. |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.57 + 10 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2662 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA B16 |
| Catalog code | Canada post Product #: 413778111; Yvert et Tellier CA 2544 Stanley Gibbons CA 2696 WADP Numbering System - WNS CA073.10 |
| Series | Mental Health |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 4,000,000 |
| Issue date | 07/09/2010 |
| Designer | Paprika |
| Paper type | Tullis Russ |
| Print technique | Lithography in 7 colours |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin |
| Perforation | Simulated perforation |
| Height | 35.25 mm |
| Width | 24.75 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
