Post by JohnnyO on Aug 9, 2013 16:37:33 GMT -5
This is a study on the Canadian Floral and First Class stamps. there were 2 types of stamps Photogravure and Engraved by BABN perf 13 X 13.5, and Lithographed and Engraved by CBN perf 12 X 12.5.there was errors on these stamps and over prints.
Title: Bottle Gentian, Gentiana andrewsii
Denomination: 1¢
Scott Number : 705
Date of Issue: 22 April 1977
Series: Wildflowers of Canada
Series Year (inclusive dates):
1977-1979
Printer/Quantity:
Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
British American Bank Note Company
73 900 000, 115 200 000
Perforation: 12 x 12.5, 13 x 13.5
Creator(s):
Designed by Heather J. Cooper
Engraved by Yves Baril
Historical Notice:
Definitive stamps must portray an image of Canada for a wide variety of people inside and outside the nation. Canadian wildflowers are just the subjects to do this. The flowers reflect the magnificent beauty of our country. The 1¢ definitive shows the closed or bottle gentian, a perennial herb between one and two feet high. This rather rare flower grows from Quebec to Manitoba in damp meadows and thickets, even on overgrown roadsides. The plant generally blooms sometime in late summer or early autumn. Heather Cooper, Toronto artist and designer, is a partner in the firm of Burns, Cooper, Donoahue, Fleming & Company Limited, internationally known for their fine work in the graphic arts. Her design for this definitive and her accurate rendering of that flower convey the grace and beauty of the subject within the confines of a small stamp size. The Latin designation for the flower appears in the plate-block inscriptions. This issue of definitive stamp use Cartier typeface, first cut by the Canadian typographer, the late Carl Dair. This modified version was specially prepared for the Canada Post Office for use on postage stamps.
Title: Bottle Gentian, Gentiana andrewsii
Denomination: 1¢
Scott Number : 705
Date of Issue: 22 April 1977
Series: Wildflowers of Canada
Series Year (inclusive dates):
1977-1979
Printer/Quantity:
Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
British American Bank Note Company
73 900 000, 115 200 000
Perforation: 12 x 12.5, 13 x 13.5
Creator(s):
Designed by Heather J. Cooper
Engraved by Yves Baril
Historical Notice:
Definitive stamps must portray an image of Canada for a wide variety of people inside and outside the nation. Canadian wildflowers are just the subjects to do this. The flowers reflect the magnificent beauty of our country. The 1¢ definitive shows the closed or bottle gentian, a perennial herb between one and two feet high. This rather rare flower grows from Quebec to Manitoba in damp meadows and thickets, even on overgrown roadsides. The plant generally blooms sometime in late summer or early autumn. Heather Cooper, Toronto artist and designer, is a partner in the firm of Burns, Cooper, Donoahue, Fleming & Company Limited, internationally known for their fine work in the graphic arts. Her design for this definitive and her accurate rendering of that flower convey the grace and beauty of the subject within the confines of a small stamp size. The Latin designation for the flower appears in the plate-block inscriptions. This issue of definitive stamp use Cartier typeface, first cut by the Canadian typographer, the late Carl Dair. This modified version was specially prepared for the Canada Post Office for use on postage stamps.
