Title
The Phantom Bell Ringers of the Kirk of St. James - Charlottetown
Denomination
PERMANENT™ (P)
Date of Issue
September 8, 2016
Year
Quantity
541,000
Postal Administration
Canada
Series
Haunted Canada
Series Time Span
2014 - 2016
Perforation or Dimension
32 mm x 32 mm
Printer
Colour Innovations
Creators
Design: Lionel Gadoury, Kammy Ahuja – Context Creative. Illustration: Sam Weber. Photos: Peter Bregg – istockphoto.com.
Layouts
Booklet of 10 stamps
Quantity Produced -
200,000
Original Price: $8.50
Dimension: 32 mm x 32 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours + holographic foil
Souvenir sheet of 5 stamps
Quantity Produced -
125,000
Original Price: $4.25
Dimension: 127 mm x 73 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours + holographic foil
Gum Type: PVA
Uncut press sheet of 8 souvenir sheets
Quantity Produced -
2,000
Original Price: $34.00
Dimension: 616 mm x 483 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours + holographic foil
Gum Type: PVA
Souvenir sheet Official First Day Cover
Quantity Produced -
9,000
Cancellation Location: Renous NB
Original Price: $5.25
Dimension: 191 mm x 112 mm
About Stamp
The Phantom Bell Ringers of the Kirk of St. James – Charlottetown In the early morning of October 7, 1853, a sea captain was mystified to hear what sounded like the clanging of a ship’s bell coming from the town centre. He made his way to the Kirk of St. James, where he and the church keeper spied four women, one peering down from the belfry. The two men pursued the women up to the tower but found nothing except the bell, still vibrating. Later that day, the Fairy Queen mail steamer sank in stormy seas, with seven lives lost, including four women – three were members of the congregation of the Kirk of St. James.
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