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Sacred Lotus - Nelumbo Nucifera

Lotus Flowers

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue March 1, 2018
Year 2018
Quantity 5,085,000
Denomination
PERMANENTâ„¢ (P).
Current monetary value: $0.92.
Perforation or Dimension Simulated Perforation
Series Lotus Flowers
Series Time Span 2018
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 Chinese Bulbul bird and the koi fish on this stamp are printed with a spot glass varnish and are visible when tilting the stamp under good lighting. These two creatures are commonly seen around lotuses.

Layouts

Booklet of 10 Stamps

Quantity Produced - 1,000,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $8.50
Perforation: Simulated Perforation
Dimension: 26 mm x 32 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours, varnish
Gum Type: Pressure sensitive
Tagging: General, 3 sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Souvenir Sheet

Quantity Produced - 85,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $1.70
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 120 mm x 84 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours, varnish
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, 3 sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Official First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - 7,000
Original Purchase Price: $2.70
Cancellation Location: Waterdown ON
Perforation: Simulated Perforation
Dimension: 190 mm x 112 mm
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours, varnish
Gum Type: Pressure sensitive
Tagging: General, 3 sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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About Stamp

Dregs of winter laying your spirits low? Would the thought of colourful lotuses gently bobbing on warm breezes over the water’s surface help? Our annual flower stamp issue depicts two lotus species: the sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).

The pink and white sacred lotus is the national flower of India, and has religious significance for Buddhists and Hindus. It is cultivated in North America and can become wild. Our only indigenous lotus, the rare and threatened yellow American lotus grows along the warm sunny shores of lakes Erie and St. Clair in southern Ontario.

Stamp designers Gary Beelik and Kristine Do of Parcel used watercolour portraits by Eunike Nugroho to depict different bloom phases in a set of connected (se-tenant) stamps. The blue background evokes a watery habitat, while a spot gloss varnish reveals a Chinese Bulbul bird, a koi fish and a dragonfly – creatures that share surroundings with lotuses.

Creators

Design: Parcel | Illustration: Eunike Nugroho

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Reference

Canada Post Details Magazine - March - April 2018, Volume XXVII NO 3

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