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Polar Bear Watching, Manitoba

Tourist Attractions

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue June 12, 2003
Year 2003
Quantity 1,046,175
Denomination
$1.25
Perforation or Dimension Simulated = Simulée
Series Tourist Attractions
Series Time Span 2001 - 2004
Printer Ashton-Potter (USA) Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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M-NH-VF
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Booklet of 5 stamps (sealed)

Quantity Produced - 1,046,175
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $6.25
Perforation: Simulated
Dimension: 48 mm x 30 mm (horizontal)
Printing Process: Lithography in 8 colours
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Cornwall
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Official First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $7.25
Cancellation Location: Charlottetown PE
Perforation: Simulated
Dimension: 48 mm x 30 mm (horizontal)
Printing Process: Lithography in 8 colours
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Cornwall
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About Stamp

Every year, millions of tourists from home and abroad visit areas across Canada to see our nation's natural wonders and man-made attractions. Canada Post is proud to showcase 10 such attractions in a set of 10 self-adhesive stamps available in two booklets of five. The five U.S. rate ($0.65) stamps feature Wilberforce Falls, Inside Passage, RCMP Depot Division, Casa Loma, and Gatineau Park, while the five international rate ($1.25) stamps feature Dragon Boat Racing, Polar Bear Watching, Niagara Falls, Magdalen Islands, and Province House in Charlottetown. Issued on June 12, 2003, this stamp set invites the curious to learn a little more about Canada's history, heritage, geology and culture.

Polar Bear Watching ($1.25)
Churchill, a town on the southwest shore of Hudson Bay, is known as the 'Polar Bear Capital of the World.' Although these majestic white animals can be seen year-round in Churchill, fall is the best time for polar bear watching as they gather along the shores of Hudson Bay to begin their winter seal hunt. Tourists can stay in comfortable lodges and view the roaming polar bears from non-invasive tundra buggies.

About the Stamp's Design
This stamp was designed by Catharine Bradbury (design principal) and Karin Uusikorpi (associate designer) of Bradbury Branding and Design Inc. in Regina. The idea behind the design, says Catharine, "was to emphasize the incredible beauty and diversity of Canadian tourist attractions to the American and international audiences." Catharine and Karin found that "because of the huge scope of these audiences, the challenge was to ensure the stamp had a specific Canadian sensibility while maintaining a universal appeal." Both designers are pleased with the result and feel that the stamp "captures all that is unique about Canada and effectively promote the wonder of our country to the world."

Creators

Designed by Catharine Bradbury.

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Reference

Canada Post Corporation. Canada's Stamp Details, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2003, p. 20, 22-23.

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