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1976 Olympic Games, Keeping Fit

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Name Value
Date of Issue September 23, 1974
Year 1974
Quantity 15,496,000
Denomination
Perforation or Dimension 13.5
Series 1976 Olympic Games, Keeping Fit
Series Time Span 1974
Printer Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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About Stamp

When the cold north wind sweeps down from the polar ice-cap, Canadians know that winter has arrived. Ice and snow are not unwelcome, however, because they herald a new season of activity. To reflect this fact and to draw attention to the upcoming 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, the Post Office has dedicated the remaining stamps in its "Keeping Fit" series to curling, skiing, skating and snowshoeing, physical pastimes typical of Canada in the winter. These are sports which people enjoy from childhood through to old age. The body was built for action and thrives on it. Indeed, individuals who live to one hundred invariably have had a substantial amount of exercise each day. Curling, skiing, skating and snowshoeing are thus so delightful because they provide the body with something it needs. The Olympic Games will have served their purpose well if they convince people that sports have that unusual combination of qualities. They are both beneficial and fun. Skating in Europe dates back at least as far as the eighth century. The Indians of North America also may have conceived the technique. Both societies tied animal bones to their footwear with thongs and Champlain is said to have skated in this manner. In modern times, many sports use skates but most people simply put them on to spend an hour cruising around the local rink or up and down the local river or canal. This, as anyone who has ever skated knows, is an ideal way to hone the sense of balance. Therefore, as much as the highly trained athlete, the millions who curl, skate, ski and snowshoe are keeping the Olympic spirit alive. These people illustrate the "social, educational, aesthetic, ethical and spiritual values of amateur sports" and demonstrate on a day-to-day basis that sport is for fun and enjoyment. The new designs are by Hunter Straker Templeton Limited of Toronto. They based the skiing, skating and snowshoeing stamps on photographs by Malak of Ottawa. These stamps incorporate a new technique in steel engraved printing and design. Viewed normally, the pictorial design (primary image) is clearly seen. However, when viewed obliquely, a second (latent) image appears. Viewed as shown, the horizontal lines and spaces (100 lines per inch) and the ink texture of the engraving process combine to expose the hidden or latent image. Various methods can produce this result. In this set of stamps a line orientation technique is used. The latent image (horizontal lines) is camouflaged by the primary image (vertical lines) when viewed normally.

Creators

Based on a photograph by Malak Karsh.

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Reference

Canada. Post Office Department. [Postage Stamp Press Release], 1974.

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