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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Canada Post's definitive flag series continues with five PERMANENTTM domestic rate stamps, each depicting a lighthouse in a distinct Canadian landscape. Point Clark is known for its lighthouse which warns sailors of the shoal 2 miles off the Lake Huron coast. The lighthouse is 110 feet tall, made of limestone brought from Inverhuron by barge. Construction of the lighthouse started in 1857. There are 114 steps from the bottom to the lantern room. The 12 sided cast iron lantern was first lit on April 1, 1859 and is 87 feet from the base of the tower. The Point Clark lighthouse was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1966,[2][3] the first Ontario lighthouse to be so designated. The lighthouse was built by John Brown in the well-known series of the six Imperial Towers.To help build the lighthouse, several French builders were used. The light was first automated in 1924, but as a result of the poor quality of the light the original second-order fresnel lens was reinstalled. In 1963 the fresnel lens was automated. Its light characteristic is a single white flash every ten seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of 93 feet (28.5 m). |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.52 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2441 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2250 |
| Catalog code | Canada post Product #: 111182; Yvert et Tellier CA 2334 Stanley Gibbons CA 2440 WADP Numbering System - WNS CA056.07 |
| Series | Flag - Lighthouses |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Issue date | 27/12/2007 |
| Designer | Gottschalk+Ash International |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 5 colours |
| Printed by | Canadian Bank Note |
| Perforation | 13 X 13 Simulated perforation |
| Height | 23.25 mm |
| Width | 20.25 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
