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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Picture engraved by George Arthur Gundersen Before the arrival of Europeans there had developed on the Canadian prairies a human society, that of the Plains Indians, remarkably adapted to the region's limited but rich resources. These Indians were nomads, travelling in bands throughout the year. They shared the land with great buffalo herds, deer and antelope. As in all human groups with centuries of tradition, graphic representations perpetuated the Canadian Indians' religious beliefs. The symbol most commonly used to represent their most powerful divinity was thunder. The graphic symbol of this divinity in many Canadian Indian groups was a winged animal, powerful and frightening. The thunderbird reproduced in this pair of stamps is of Plains Cree origin. The decorative pattern is Assiniboine,. |
| Face value | 8 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 512x |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 564 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 484 Stanley Gibbons CA 731 |
| Series | Indians of Canada, Indians of the Plains |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 14,175,000 |
| Issue date | 04/10/1972 |
| Designer | Georges Beaupré |
| Paper type | ordinary |
| Print technique | photogravure and recess |
| Printed by | British American Bank Note Company |
| Perforation | 12.5 x 12 |
| Height | 40.00 mm |
| Width | 24.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
