| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Showing the complete series of 4 stamps. First day issue In 1972 Canada is hosting four international organization concerned with the exploration and development of the earth and man's activities on the planet. More than 15,000 delegates from some 125 countries will take part in various activities of the 22nd International Geographical Congress, the 24th International Geological Congress, the 6th International Conference of the International Cartographic Association and the 12th Congress of the International Society of Photogrammetry, the major assemblies of which are being held in Montreal and Ottawa. The presence in Canada of these four international organizations gives implicit recognition to the work of Canadians in the field of earth sciences. The release of four appropriate Canada Post Office stamps, each with a denominative value suitable for use on mail destined for a large part of the earth's surface, provides evidence of the significance attached to these events in the host country. |
| Face value | 15 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 502x-505x |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 585a |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 485-488 Stanley Gibbons CA 741a |
| Series | Earth Sciences |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Block |
| Issue date | 02/08/1972 |
| Designer | Fritz Gottschalk |
| Paper type | ordinary |
| Print technique | Offset lithography |
| Printed by | Ashton-Potter Limited |
| Perforation | comb 12 |
| Height | 85.00 mm |
| Width | 75.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
