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Avro CF-105 Arrow

Canadians in Flight

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue March 27, 2019
Year 2019
Quantity 450,000
Denomination
PERMANENT™ (P).
Current monetary value: $0.92.
Series Canadians in Flight
Series Time Span 2019 - 2022
Postal Administration Canada

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M-NH-VF
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Layouts

Booklet of 10 Stamps

Quantity Produced - 200,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $9.00
Perforation: Simulated perforation
Dimension: 40 mm x 32 mm
Printer: Lowe-Martin
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours
Gum Type: Pressure sensitive
Tagging: General tagging, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Pane of 5 Stamps

Quantity Produced - 50,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $4.50
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 160 mm x 180 mm
Printer: Lowe-Martin
Printing Process: Lithography in 5 colours
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General tagging, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Official First Day Cover (Avro Arrow)

Quantity Produced - 1,500
Original Purchase Price: $1.90
Cancellation Location: Malton ON
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Official First Day Cover (Set of 5)

Quantity Produced - 7,000
Original Purchase Price: $9.50
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About Stamp

Possibly one of the best known planes that never saw mass production, the Avro CF-105 Arrow was a twin-engine, supersonic, interceptor aircraft. It was designed and produced by A.V. Roe (Avro) Canada and its two subsidiaries – Avro Aircraft and Orenda Engines – in what was then the town of Malton, today part of Mississauga, Ontario. Developed between 1953 and 1959 to bolster North American defence in the postwar era, the delta-winged Arrow is considered one of the greatest technological achievements in Canadian aviation history. The Arrow, capable of flying at more than twice the speed of sound, was the first aircraft to adopt a “fly by wire” automated flight control system, and it featured a weapons bay that could hold almost any size weapon. Its Iroquois PS-13 engine offered groundbreaking advancements in power, lightness of weight and fuel efficiency.

The first Arrow (RL-201) was completed in October 1957. The following March, test pilot Jan Żurakowski made a successful 35-minute flight from Malton Airport (now Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport). Five Arrows were produced before the program was cancelled on February 20, 1959.

About Stamp Series

2019 Series

For millennia, we have looked skyward, longing to break the bonds of the earth to soar among the clouds. Canada has had its share of pioneers who bravely reached for the skies when flight was in its infancy or who used their gifts and vision to create new and better ways to fly. This stamp issue, designed by Ivan Novotny of Taylor|Sprules Corporation, celebrates three individuals and two aircraft that took Canadian aviation to new heights.

2022 Series

Ready for take-off on its return trip, the second edition of Canadians in Flight once again celebrates the people, planes and technologies that have allowed Canada’s reputation for innovation to soar. Since the early days of flight, Canadians have made global advances in the fields of aviation and aeronautics, with some contributions remaining the foundation for ongoing advancement in these fields.

Creators

Design: Ivan Novotny, Taylor|Sprules Corporation. Photos: Stamp – Canada Aviation and Space Museum; background – Canadian Aviation Historical Society.

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Reference

Canada Post Corporation. Canada's Stamp Details, March 2019, Volume XXVIII NO 3.

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