| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Planned to honour the Canadian prime ministers who had not been previously portrayed. This series of two stamps, with additional issues that followed, commemorated the men of who guided the destinies of Canada from the time of Confederation. A portrait of the Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King, who served as Prime Minister of Canada during three terms of office: from December 1921 to June 1926; from September 1926, to August 1930, and from October 1935 to November 1948. Mr. King was born in Kitchener, Ontario, December, 1874, and died at his summer home at Kingsmere, near Ottawa, on 22nd July, 1950. The stamp design originated from a photograph supplied through the courtesy of Yousuf Karsh of Ottawa. |
| Face value | 4 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 264 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 304 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 245 Stanley Gibbons CA 435 |
| Series | Prime Ministers Series |
| Stamp colour | rose |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 49,953,000 |
| Issue date | 26/06/1951 |
| Designer | Herman Herbert Schwartz |
| Print technique | recess |
| Printed by | Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited |
| Perforation | 12 |
| Height | 25.00 mm |
| Width | 21.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
