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Traditional Trades

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue April 29, 1999
Year 1999
Denomination
Perforation or Dimension 13 x 13.5
Series Traditional Trades
Series Time Span 1999
Printer Ashton-Potter Canada Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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Condition Name Avg Value
M-NH-VF
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine Only available to paid users
U-VF
Used - Very Fine Only available to paid users
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Layouts

Pane of 100 Stamps

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $4.00
Perforation: 13 x 13.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: None
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Official First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Cancellation Location: Quebec City, QC
Perforation: 13 x 13.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: None
Paper: Tullis Russell
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About Stamp

From time immemorial, humans have practised trades to meet their needs and express their vision of beauty. On April 29, Canada Post will pay tribute to the people who carry on this time-honoured tradition by issuing a new set of eight low-value definitives. The stamps depict the skills of an artistic woodworker, a bookbinder, a decorative ironworker, a glassblower, a weaver, a quilter, a leather worker and an oyster grower.

The trades combine the practical with the esthetic, and sometimes share techniques or materials despite the different nature of the finished products. Binding and leatherwork use leather. All these trades require patience and perseverance. Some tradespeople have opened museums to highlight their skills and introduce the general public to the origins and current trends in their trade.

Each stamp will be sold in panes of 100. Every trade will appear on a stamp of different denomination.

Oyster farming will be present on a 4¢ stamp.

Creators

Designed by Monique Dufour. Designed by Sophie Lafortune.

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Reference

Canada Post Corporation, Canada's Stamp Details, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1999, p. 26-27, 29.

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