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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | In this third installment of the Canadian Recording Artists stamp series, Canada Post shines the spotlight on five more outstanding Canadian singer-songwriters and performers who have won fame and accolades on Canadian and U.S. stages, and abroad. Like the artists from previous sets in this series, each has performed to critical acclaim, making their names in their own genres as well as outstanding contributions to the Canadian music industry. Kate and Anna McGarrigle performed as a duo from the release of their first LP in 1975 until Kate’s tragic death from a rare cancer in 2010. The sisters’ songs have found their way into the repertoires of established artists such as Emmylou Harris, Judy Collins and Nana Mouskouri, and they collaborated with the likes of The Chieftains, Joan Baez and Quebec’s legendary chansonnier Gilles Vigneault, among many others. Their version of the song, The Log Driver’s Waltz, written by the late Canadian songwriter Wade Hemsworth, grew famous as the soundtrack for the National Film Board’s classic 1979 animated Canadian film of the same name. Two-time Juno award winners in the late 1990s, the sisters were also invested with the Order of Canada in 1994. In 2006, they received a lifetime achievement award from SOCAN, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.59 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2744A |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2482 |
| Catalog code | Stanley Gibbons CA 2805 WADP Numbering System - WNS CA045.11 |
| Series | Canadian Recording Artists |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 3,600,000 |
| Issue date | 30/06/2011 |
| Designer | Circle Design Inc. |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 8 colours plus varnish |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 32.00 mm |
| Width | 32.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
