| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Canada Post Head Office in Ottawa, based on a photograph by Paul Eekhoff When Canada decided to adopt a distinctive national flag, a Senate and House of Commons Committee was set up to classify submitted designs. On October 29, 1964, the Committee unanimously voted for a single-leaf, red-and-white design, and on February 5, 1965, a flag-raising ceremony was held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Designed by Gottschalk + Ash International of Toronto, the newly-designed definitive reflects the new domestic rate ($0.48) and features the Canadian flag flying in front of the Canada Post Head Office in Ottawa, Ontario. The stamps are available in booklets of ten (random cover images), or in three attached booklets of ten, which captures the complete cover image. |
| Face value | 48 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2027 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 1931 |
| Catalog code | 411154110 Canada post; Yvert et Tellier CA 1906 Stanley Gibbons CA 1368 WADP Numbering System - WNS CA001.02 |
| Series | Flag |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Issue date | 02/01/2002 |
| Designer | Katalin Kovats + Stuart Bradley Ash |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell Coatings |
| Print technique | Lithography in 5 colours |
| Printed by | Ashton Potter |
| Perforation | Serpentine Die Cut 8½ |
| Height | 20.00 mm |
| Width | 24.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
