2¢ Western Columbine 1977


2¢ Western Columbine 1977
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : Western Columbine, Aquilegia formosa
Engraved by Yves Baril
Definitive stamps must portray an image of Canada for a wide variety of people inside and outside the nation. Canadian wildflowers are just the subjects to do this. The flowers reflect the magnificent beauty of our country. The western columbine, sometimes known as the red or Sitka columbine, graces the 2¢ stamp. This perennial herb is found from May to August in the moist meadows and woodland clearings of British Columbia and western Alberta. The plant attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Heather Cooper, Toronto artist and designer, is a partner in the firm of Burns, Cooper, Donoahue, Fleming & Company Limited, internationally known for their fine work in the graphic arts. Her design for this definitive and her accurate rendering of that flower convey the grace and beauty of the subject within the confines of a small stamp size. The Latin designation for the flower appears in the plate-block inscriptions. This issue of definitive stamp use Cartier typeface, first cut by the Canadian typographer, the late Carl Dair. This modified version was specially prepared for the Canada Post Office for use on postage stamps.
Face value 2 Cents
Catalog code (Michel) CA 652IA
Catalog code (Scott) CA 707
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier CA 626 Stanley Gibbons CA 857
Series Wildflowers of Canada
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Definitive stamp
Print run 69,300,000 & 95,600,000
Issue date 22/04/1977
Designer Heather J. Cooper
Paper type Non-Fluorescent with two fluorescent bands
Print technique Offset lithography and Recess
Printed by Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited & British American Bank Note Company
Perforation 12 X 12.5 & 13 X 13.5
Height 24.00 mm
Width 20.00 mm
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