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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Engraved by Yves Baril. Many sailors never encounter ice, except in a cold drink. Canadian mariners, on the other hand, contend with everything from towering icebergs to an entire ocean frozen for most of the year. These vessels were developed to combat the mighty forces of winter. The 1978 Ice Vessels stamps present an interesting contrast of vessels old and new combating their natural enemy, ice. From the ice- scrubbed sides of the "Labrador" to the round-hulled "Northern Light", belching smoke while trying to develop enough power to force her way through the pack, Tom Bjarnason's designs are authentic. The set is enlivened by the colour typography, the cheerful colour of the "Chief Justice Robinson's" hull and the bright signal flags of the "St. Roch" on trials. The delicate black steel engraving is appropriate to both the rigging of the early vessels and the complex lattice mast, radar antennas and aerials of the modern "Labrador". |
| Face value | 14 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 711-714 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 799a |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 685-688 Stanley Gibbons CA 931a |
| Series | Ships of Canada, Ice Vessels |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Block |
| Issue date | 15/11/1978 |
| Designer | Tom Bjarnason |
| Paper type | two fluorescent bands |
| Print technique | Offset lithography and Recess |
| Printed by | Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited |
| Perforation | 13 x 13.5 |
| Height | 48.00 mm |
| Width | 80.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
