| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | To commemorate the 450th anniversary of his first voyage to Canada. acques Cartier (1491 – September 1, 1557) was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island). |
| Face value | 32 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 905 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 1011 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 869 Stanley Gibbons CA 1118 |
| Series | Explorers, Personalities, famous Canadians |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 20.145.000 |
| Issue date | 20/04/1984 |
| Designer | Yves Paquin |
| Paper type | medium fluorescent with two fluorescent bands (GT2) |
| Print technique | recess |
| Printed by | Imprimerie Des Timbres-Poste, Paris |
| Perforation | comb 13 |
| Height | 26.00 mm |
| Width | 40.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
