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Gilles Villeneuve - Formula 1

Formula 1 Racing - 50th Anniversary

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue May 16, 2017
Year 2017
Quantity 680,000
Denomination
PERMANENT™ (P).
Current monetary value: $0.92.
Perforation or Dimension 26 mm x 32 mm
Series Formula 1 Racing - 50th Anniversary
Series Time Span 2017
Printer Colour Innovations
Postal Administration Canada

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Stamp Price Values

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M-NH-VF
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine Only available to paid users
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Booklet of 10 stamps

Quantity Produced - 300,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $8.50
Dimension: 26 mm x 32 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours (CMYK + MFX), tagging
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Pane of 5 stamps

Quantity Produced - 80,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $4.25
Dimension: 160 mm x 200 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours (CMYK + MFX), tagging
Gum Type: PVA
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Uncut press sheet of 25 stamps

Quantity Produced - 2,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $21.25
Dimension: 358 mm x 608 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours (CMYK + MFX), tagging
Gum Type: PVA
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Official First Day Cover – Gilles Villeneuve

Quantity Produced - 11,000
Original Purchase Price: $9.25 (set of 5)
Cancellation Location: Montréal QC
Dimension: 190 mm x 112 mm
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About Stamp

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Formula 1 racing in Canada, Canada Post has issued a supercharged set of stamps featuring five of the fastest drivers ever to capture the checkered flag at the FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA – each representing a different decade in the history of the race.

Designed by Paprika of Montréal, the stamps appear as miniature racing posters. In addition to classic photos of the five showcased drivers, each stamp offers a stylized overhead view of the car used to secure victory. This level of detail is carried over to the five Official First Day Covers, where the cancel on each cover represents the particular wheel and rim of each driver’s winning race car.

In addition to the OFDCs (sold individually or as a set), the issue includes a booklet of 10 stamps (two stamps of each of the five designs), a pane of five gummed stamps, an uncut press sheet and several framed collectibles of these featured drivers.

Canada’s hometown hero Gilles Villeneuve was a force to be reckoned with from the late 1970s to early 1980s.

Creators

Design: Paprika. Illustration: Marie Bergeron. Photos: Villeneuve, ullstein bild, Getty Images.

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Reference

Canada Post Details Magazine. May 2017, Volume XXVI NO 5.

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