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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Booklet of 8 stamps, joint issue with Sweden. Gum Type: P.V.A. From the social and playful to the mysterious and elusive, Canada’s waterways are teeming with diverse, fascinating creatures that never fail to inspire awe and capture the imagination. This May, we’ll team up with Sweden, another country whose coastal waters abound with marine life, for a joint issue featuring the fun-loving sea otter (Enhydra lutris) and the timid harbour porpoise (Phocœna phocœna). The shy harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is among the smallest of whales, rarely exceeding 1.5 metres or 130 pounds. Its mottled greenish-white sides fade to almost white along the belly, helping it blend well in a marine environment. Harbour porpoises are found primarily over continental shelves in Canada in two populations: the Pacific and the Northwest Atlantic. They’re also known to spend time in bays and harbours during the summer. |
| Face value | $0.57 Canadian dollar |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2636AS |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2387a |
| Catalog code | Canada post Product #: 413763111; Yvert et Tellier CA 2518a WADP Numbering System - WNS CA047.10 |
| Series | Marine life |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 2,200,000 |
| Issue date | 13/05/2010 |
| Designer | Martin Mörck |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 3 colours and intaglio |
| Printed by | Sweden Post |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 26.00 mm |
| Width | 32.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
