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Sault Ste. Marie (Soo) Canal

Canals, Recreational destinations

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue June 17, 1998
Year 1998
Quantity 1,030,000
Denomination
45¢
Perforation or Dimension 12.5
Series Canals, Recreational destinations
Series Time Span 1998
Printer Ashton-Potter Canada Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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Layouts

Booklet of 10 Stamps

Quantity Produced - 1,030,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $4.50
Perforation: 12.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Official First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Cancellation Location: Peterborough ON
Perforation: 12.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Set of 2 Official First Day Covers

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Cancellation Location: Peterborough ON
Perforation: 12.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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About Stamp

Like arteries of the human body, Canada's canals have carried the lifeblood of our nation. They were built on and around the inland waterways along which our forefathers travelled - European explorers, fur traders, settlers, immigrants - and along which villages were built and communities were formed. Though used primarily for recreation today, Canada's canals were originally constructed as artificial watercourses for inland navigation - built as improvements to the natural waterways for embanking, straightening, dredging or overcoming levelling differences. This stamp set features six of Canada's canals, a waterway and a lock.

The Canals stamp set is an exquisite collection of scenic scapes that blends illustrations of historic canals with images of modern recreational use. The series consists of a pane of 10 stamps, with the Rideau Canal and the Trent-Severn Waterway featured twice. On the selvedge, a summary relief map displays the locations of all six canals and the bodies of water they connect.

Sault Ste. Marie Canal

The Sault Ste. Marie Canal, or Soo Canal as it is more commonly known, is the final link in an all-Canadian water route extending from the Atlantic to the head of Lake Superior. It was built to help ships overcome the rapid-infested St. Marys River. Until its construction, oxen had the task of hauling canoes and boats through the rapids. The first canal was built in 1798, but it was destroyed by Americans in the War of 1812. A new canal was constructed in the late 1800s. The Soo Canal was the world's first inland waterway with an electrically powered lock, and it was the first one equipped with a self-contained power plant to operate lights along its length. The Soo Canal closed in 1987 due to structural problems.

Creators

Designed by Carey George. Designed by Dean Martin.

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Reference

Canada Post Corporation, Canada's Stamp Details, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1998, p. 5, 9-11.

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