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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Souvenir sheet of 4 stamps Gum Type: P.V.A. Illustration: Bonnie Ross Photography: iStockphoto; Can Stock Photo Inc.; Booklet cover image based on a photo by Darla Hallmark, Dreamstime This year, as we continue our east-bound journey down the TransCanada Highway, the attractions are just as warm and welcoming. Case in point: Davidson, SK, where visitors are always greeted with a big (and we mean big) Coffee Pot. A tribute to the town’s hospitality, it’s believed that this 7.3 metre-tall landmark has the capacity to fill nearly 150,000 cups of coffee. And then there’s Gladstone, Manitoba’s town mascot, the Happy Rock. You just can’t help but smile back at this jolly black-and-white rock decked in top hat and boots, grinning ear-to-ear as he welcomes visitors to the town. It isn’t long before we’re in Ontario, cruising through lush Algoma Country—a nature lover’s paradise. Just outside of Wawa, Ojibwe for “wild goose,” the giant steel Wawa Goose stands poised for flight, alerting visitors that the town is a stopover for flocks of Canada Geese headed south for the winter. We continue east into Quebec, taking in the breathtaking scenery of the province’s Côte‑Nord region, when we come upon another town that finds pride in the winged creatures that frequent it: Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan. This time we’re greeted by a giant Atlantic Puffin—a tribute to the charismatic seabirds that live in colonies around the town’s shores. The second in this stamp series, these stamps are as fun and whimsical as the attractions they celebrate. |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.57 + 10 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA BL131 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2397 |
| Catalog code | Canada post Product #: 403767145; Yvert et Tellier CA BF134 Stanley Gibbons CA MS2692 WADP Numbering System - WNS CA065MS.10 |
| Series | Roadside attractions |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Souvenir Sheet |
| Print run | 210,000 |
| Issue date | 05/07/2010 |
| Designer | Fraser Ross |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 8 colours plus spot varnish |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 109.00 mm |
| Width | 98.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
