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History of Hockey - Vintage Era

History of Hockey

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue October 20, 2017
Year 2017
Quantity 1,100,000
Denomination
PERMANENTâ„¢ (P).
Current monetary value: $0.92.
Perforation or Dimension 26 mm x 40 mm
Series History of Hockey
Series Time Span 2017
Printer Lowe-Martin
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
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Interesting Details

The words "CANADA 150" are written on the player's hockey stick.

 

Layouts

Booklet of 10 stamps

Quantity Produced - 200,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $8.50
Dimension: 26 mm x 40 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 6 colours
Tagging: 3 sides
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Souvenir sheet of 2 stamps

Quantity Produced - 100,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $1.70
Dimension: 130 mm x 90 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 6 colours
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: 3 sides
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Souvenir sheet Official First Day Cover (Canada)

Quantity Produced - 9,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $2.70
Cancellation Location: Windsor ON
Dimension: 190 mm x 112 mm
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Joint Official First Day Cover (Canada-U.S.)

Quantity Produced - 8,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $4.00
Cancellation Location: Windsor ON, Detroit MI
Dimension: 190 mm x 112 mm
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About Stamp

Canadians can be a little territorial about their passion for hockey, but thanks to decades of league expansion and the rise of fan interest in community teams, it’s clear that Americans are also enamoured of our national winter sport. This stamp belongs to a Canada-U.S. joint issue that pays tribute to the shared history born on frozen ponds and hometown rinks.

United States Postal Service (USPS) Joint Issue

This is the sixth joint issue for Canada Post and the United States Postal Service (USPS) dating back to 1959, and the first in more than a decade. It’s also their first celebrating a sport. It was designed by Roy White, with photography by KC Armstrong and professional retouching by Brad Pickard.

The stamp format is tête-bêche – a joined pair of similar images in which one is upside down – and the design is strong on nostalgia. On an open pond, a player in modern equipment reflects, literally, on the past. Mirrored in the ice beneath him is a player in vintage gear. The imaginative imagery gives a visual sense of looking back through time. The paired images also depict the game’s evolution and its continuing presence in the lives of players and fans alike.

The issue includes the two Canadian domestic-rate stamps, as well as a souvenir sheet featuring gummed versions of the pair and a souvenir sheet Official First Day Cover (OFDC) cancelled in Windsor, Ontario. Also available is a joint OFDC bearing the tête-bêche Canadian designs and the two stamps denominated at USPS’s Forever rate, cancelled in Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan.

Creators

Design: Subplot Design Inc. | Photos: KC Armstrong; retouching by Brad Pickard.

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Reference

Canada Post Details Magazine. October 2017, Volume XXVI NO 11.

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