| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | December 17, 1999 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Quantity | 1,000,000 |
| Denomination |
46¢
|
| Perforation or Dimension | 13.5 |
| Series | The Millennium Collection, Extraordinary Entertainers |
| Series Time Span | 1999 |
| Printer | Ashton-Potter Canada Limited. |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | Only available to paid users |
|
U-VF
|
Used - Very Fine | Only available to paid users |
Collectors seeking the stamps of The Millennium Collection need look no further. Due to popular demand, Canada Post is releasing the 68 specially designed stamps as a series of 17 Millennium souvenir sheets, each depicting four different stamps, starting December 17, 1999 through to March 17, 2000. This first series highlights pivotal Canadian subjects in the world of entertainment and the arts including IMAX motion-picture technology, the Calgary Stampede, singer Félix Leclerc and the National Film Board. The simultaneously released Millennium Souvenir Sheet OFDCs will be cancelled in Ottawa.
Considered the father of modern Quebec song, playwright and actor Félix Leclerc paved the way for the popular chansonnier movement and influenced the careers of many successful singers.