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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | From the 10 stamps booklet Photography by Joggins Fossil Institute They’re wild, rugged, breathtakingly beautiful and a fascinating portal to the past – and not just because Canadians think so. These treasures of Canada have become UNESCO World Heritage sites and are celebrated in this multi-year stamp series, which will include both definitive and commemorative stamps. Canada’s 17 World Heritage sites are deemed so valuable for their natural riches and cultural significance that they are recognized internationally. We introduce the series with five domestic stamps. Nearly 200 fossil species found in the Joggins Fossil Cliffs reveal the world’s most complete record of terrestrial life from the Pennsylvanian Period (the Coal Age), over 300 million years ago. Here we find fossilized reptiles and amniotes, the first vertebrates to reproduce on land, marking one of the most significant events in the evolution of life on Earth. |
| Face value | P for PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.85 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 3078 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2721 |
| Catalog code | Canada post # 111220; Yvert et Tellier CA 2955 Stanley Gibbons CA 3004 |
| Series | UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Canada |
| Place in series | 1 |
| Stamp colour | Multicolor |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Issue date | 31/03/2014 |
| Designer | Lime Design |
| Paper type | fluorescent frame |
| Print technique | Lithography in 5 colours |
| Printed by | Canadian Bank Note |
| Perforation | Simulated perforation |
| Height | 20.25 mm |
| Width | 23.25 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
