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Gray-Crowned Rosy-Finch

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Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue March 13, 1998
Year 1998
Quantity 4,245,000
Denomination
45¢
Perforation or Dimension 13 x 13.5
Series Birds of Canada
Series Time Span 1996 - 2001
Printer Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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Layouts

Pane of 20 Stamps

Quantity Produced - 849,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $9.00
Perforation: 13 x 13.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Peterborough Paper
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Uncut Press Sheet of 6 Panes

Quantity Produced - 8,500
Original Purchase Price: $54.00
Perforation: 13 x 13.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Peterborough Paper
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Official First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Cancellation Location: Toronto ON
Perforation: 13 x 13.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Peterborough Paper
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About Stamp

They are perhaps nature's most wonderful creatures perched high atop mountains or hidden deep within dense forest: the birds of Canada The celebration of these winged wonders continues with four new Birds of Canada stamps and two exquisitely designed pre-stamped envelopes. This year's issue captures the beauty of four birds: the great crested flycatcher, the Eastern Screech-owl, the gray-crowned rosy-finch and the hairy woodpecker.

Gray-Crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte Tephrocotis)

The gray-crowned rosy-finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis) is perhaps one of the most elusive of Canadian birds, detectable only by its melodious warble which resembles that of a goldfinch, or by the in-flight chattering that can be heard when it moves in flocks. The plumage of this small songbird helps it to blend into the rocky surrounding which it inhabits. The gray-crowned rosy-finch can be found atop mountains well above the tree line, in grassy patches among slopes and along cliffs - in nests of dried grass, rootlets, plant down, moss and feathers constructed in crevices and under rocks. These birds are mainly ground feeders that forage for seeds of weeds and wild plants. During breeding season, they capitalize on the abundance of insects and switch to a more protein-rich diet. After mating, females lay eggs in groups of four or five, and incubate them for 12 to 14 days. Gray-crowned rosy-finch are western birds, summering in the Yukon, British Columbia and Alberta and, from late fall to early spring, dwelling in valleys and along the BC coast, as well as on the steppes of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Creators

Designed by Raymond Bellemare. Based on a painting by Pierre Leduc.

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Reference

Canada Post Corporation, Canada's Stamp Details, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1998, p. 5, 8-9.

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