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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | OFDC Cancellation Location: Toronto, Ontario Illustration: Mike Little Gum Type: Pressure sensitive Booklet of 10 stamps Big Brothers was born at the turn of the 20th century when Cincinnati businessman Irvin Westheimer witnessed a child searching garbage bins for food. He learned that the child’s father had died, plunging the family into poverty, and he got involved. Seeing a way to reduce youth crime and poverty, Westheimer convinced colleagues to mentor little brothers. Westheimer became president of the Big Brothers Association of Cincinnati on February 23, 1911. The first Big Brothers agency was established in Canada in 1913. The initial framework and use was identified through the Toronto juvenile court system, thanks to the efforts of Clarence Noble and his stenographer, Eleanor Adams, who sought volunteers to help boys in need. The Big Sister program also began at around the same time and eventually merged into its present form. Research shows that girls with a Big Sister are four times less likely to bully, fight, lie or express anger than girls without a mentor. Little Brothers are twice as likely to believe that school is fun and that doing well academically is important |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.63 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2990 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2645 |
| Catalog code | Canada post Product #: 413894111; Yvert et Tellier CA 2867 Stanley Gibbons CA 2944 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 1,800,000 |
| Issue date | 14/05/2013 |
| Designer | Dennis Page, Oliver Hill |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 5 colours |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin |
| Perforation | Simulated perforation (SP) |
| Height | 32.00 mm |
| Width | 24.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
