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Pacific Loon

Birds of Canada

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue March 1, 2000
Year 2000
Quantity 3,500,000
Denomination
46¢
Perforation or Dimension 12.5 x 13, diecut, imperforate = découpé à l'emporte-pièce, non dentelé
Series Birds of Canada
Series Time Span 1996 - 2001
Printer Ashton-Potter Canada Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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Stamp Price Values

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

Self-adhesive booklet of 12 stamps (sealed)

Quantity Produced - 500,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $5.52
Perforation: diecut, not perforated
Dimension: 40 mm x 32 mm (horizontal)
Printing Process: Lithography (five colours)
Gum Type: Pressure sensitive
Tagging: General, four sides
Paper: JAC Paper
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Pane of 20 stamps

Quantity Produced - 400,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $9.20
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 40 mm x 32 mm (horizontal)
Printing Process: Lithography (five colours)
Gum Type: P.V.A.
Tagging: General, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Uncut Press Sheet - unsigned

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $55.20
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 40 mm x 32 mm (horizontal)
Printing Process: Lithography (five colours)
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Uncut Press Sheet - signed and numbered

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $89.95
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 40 mm x 32 mm (horizontal)
Printing Process: Lithography (five colours)
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Official First Day Cover - Combination

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $2.14
Cancellation Location: LINDSAY, ONTARIO
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 40 mm x 32 mm (horizontal)
Printing Process: Lithography (five colours)
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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About Stamp

The fifth release in Canada Post's handsome Birds of Canada series features four dramatically diverse winged animals: the Canada warbler, Pacific loon, osprey and blue jay. This set of four domestic-rate stamps will be available in a pane of 20, a self-adhesive booklet of 12, regular and signed uncut press sheets and on an Official First Day Cover to be cancelled at Lindsay, Ontario.

Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
The Pacific loon is a protected species in Canada. Much smaller than its close relative the common loon, the Pacific loon is mainly a North American species. It winters along the Pacific coast and summers in the north as far east as Baffin Island. The Pacific loon starts nesting at two years of age. The mates pair off near salt water in the spring and move to freshwater to breed. Solitary nesters, these birds prefer large lakes and ponds. The clutch usually consists of two greenish-olive eggs marked with dark spots. Once laid in May and June, the eggs are incubated by both adults during a 29-day period. Hatchlings remain with the adults for about five weeks. When diving for food, Pacific loons can remain underwater for more than a minute, and dives of two minutes long ­ and 21 metres deep ­ have been observed.

Creators

Designed by Raymond Bellemare. Based on a painting by Pierre Leduc.

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Reference

Canada Post Corporation, Canada's Stamp Details, Vol. 9, No. 2 , 2000, p. 11, 13.

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