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| General Description : | From the Souvenir sheet of 4 stamps OFDC Cancellation Location: Toronto, Ontario Also available: Simulated perforation Pressure sensitive Quantity: 2,500,000 These stamps featuring The Tragically Hip, Rush, The Guess Who and Beau Dommage are the latest in our ongoing series honouring Canadian recording artists – and the first to feature bands rather than individual performers. The commercial and critical success that these groundbreaking musicians have achieved reaches far beyond our borders. The Guess Who got their start in Winnipeg in 1962 when singer and songwriter Chad Allen joined Jim Kale, Randy Bachman, Garry Peterson and Bob Ashley to form Chad Allen and the Reflections. In 1965, the band’s single “Shakin’ All Over” was released to radio stations in a plain white record jacket bearing only the words “Guess Who?”. Intended to pique curiosity, the name immediately caught on. Following Bob Ashley’s departure, Burton Cummings joined the group. Throughout the band’s career, The Guess Who have recorded 14 top-40 hit singles, sold millions of albums, won two JUNO Awards and been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. In 2002, the band received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. While its membership has changed over the years, the group continues to record and perform to sold-out audiences across the globe. |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.63 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 3005 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2655d |
| Catalog code | Canada post Product #: 403898145; Yvert et Tellier CA 2882 |
| Series | Canadian Recording Artists |
| Place in series | 3 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 200,000 |
| Issue date | 19/07/2013 |
| Designer | Paprika |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 6 colours, one foil stamping, embossing plus varnish |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin, Gravure Choquet |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 32.00 mm |
| Width | 32.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
