P 2013 - 1939- Superman #1, cover drawn by Joe Shuster


P 2013 - 1939- Superman #1, cover drawn by Joe Shuster
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : With the iconic “S-Shield” across his chest and his flowing red cape, Superman is the most recognizable Super Hero ever depicted in comics, on radio, on television or at the movies. Today Canada Post is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Superman’s debut in Action Comics #1 with a six-stamp issue that highlights his evolving image since he was co-created in 1938 by Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster and Cleveland writer Jerry Siegel, his high-school friend.
Face value PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.63
Catalog code (Michel) CA 3040
Catalog code (Scott) CA 2677a
Catalog code Canada post Product #: 403905144; Yvert et Tellier CA 2916
Stamp colour multicoloured
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 250,000 souvenir sheet
Issue date 10/09/2013
Designer Kosta Tsetsekas and Jasper Murphy of Signals Design Group
Paper type Tullis Russell
Print technique Lithography in 6 colours
Printed by Lowe-Martin
Perforation 13+
Height 40.00 mm
Width 32.00 mm
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