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Acer saccharum (Maple Tree)

National Emblems

Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue October 4, 2003
Year 2003
Quantity 1,650,000
Denomination
48¢
Perforation or Dimension 12.5
Series National Emblems
Series Time Span 2003
Printer Ashton-Potter (USA) Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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Stamp Price Values

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M-NH-VF
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Layouts

Pane of 16 stamps (2 designs)

Quantity Produced - 187,500
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $7.68
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 30 mm x 48 mm (vertical)
Printing Process: Lithography in 7 colours
Gum Type: P.V.A.
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Tullis Russell Coatings
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Souvenir sheet of 2 stamps (2 designs)

Quantity Produced - 150,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $0.96
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 30 mm x 48 mm (vertical)
Printing Process: Lithography in 7 colours
Gum Type: P.V.A.
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Tullis Russell Coatings
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Official First Day Cover (Canadian)

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $1.96
Cancellation Location: Notre-Dame-du-Lac QC
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 30 mm x 48 mm (vertical)
Printing Process: Lithography in 7 colours
Gum Type: P.V.A.
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Tullis Russell Coatings
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Official First Day Cover (Joint)

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Original Purchase Price: $3.60
Cancellation Location: Notre-Dame-du-Lac QC
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 30 mm x 48 mm (vertical)
Printing Process: Lithography in 7 colours
Gum Type: P.V.A.
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Tullis Russell Coatings
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About Stamp

The maple leaf is our most distinctive national symbol. Emblazoned on our flag since 1965, it has long been recognized as an emblem of Canada.

A very different tree holds a similar meaning for the people of Thailand. The large yellow blossom of the cassia fistula is an official national emblem for that country.

The international philatelic exhibition Bangkok 2003 will be held in Thailand in October. In conjuction with Bangkok 2003, Canada Post has teamed up with Thailand Post Co. Ltd. for this special joint issue, featuring national plant emblems of both Canada and Thailand. The stamps will be available in a pane of 16 stamps and a souvenir sheet of two stamps.

ACER SACCHARUM
As early as 1700, some historians say, the maple leaf was used as a Canadian symbol. It was proposed as an emblem of Canada in 1834, when the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste was founded, and adopted again as a national emblem for the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1860. By the time Alexander Muir wrote The Maple Leaf Forever in 1867, its national symbolism was widely understood. During both the First and Second World Wars, Canadian troops proudly wore the maple leaf on their badges, and it appears carved on the gravestones of fallen soldiers.

The maple leaf appears on coats of arms granted in 1868 to Ontario and Quebec and in 1921 to Canada, but it was not officially recognized as a national emblem until 1996.

ABOUT THE STAMPS' DESIGN
The maple stamp was designed by Raymond Bellemare in different tones of red, as a typical image of autumn leaves. "A few leaves overlap the frame to avoid a rigid-looking design," Bellemare says. His previous stamp designs include rural mail boxes, premiers and several queen and maple leaf stamps. The cassia fistula stamp was designed by Veena Chantanatat of Thailand Post Co. Ltd.

Creators

Designed and photographed by Raymond Bellemare.

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Reference

Canada Post Corporation. Canada's Stamp Details, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2003, p. 12-13.

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