| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Fifty years ago, on August 7, 1961, tens of thousands of excited spectators stood on the banks of Lake Ontario at Long Reach, near Picton, Ontario, and held their collective breath as Canadian hydroplane Miss Supertest III made history by capturing the International Harmsworth Trophy for a third time in a row. Her story is almost mythic in that it combines both triumph and tragedy, and is still told again and again by those who were there to witness her historic win. The first non-U.S. winner in 39 years, the innovative Miss Supertest III, designed by James (Jim) Thompson and piloted by southwestern Ontario chicken farmer Bob Hayward, combined grace and beauty with indomitable speed and horsepower. |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.59 and $1.75 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA BL147 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2486 |
| Catalog code | Canada post Product #: 403798145; Yvert et Tellier CA BF150 Stanley Gibbons CA MS2813 WADP Numbering System - WNS CA056MS.11 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Souvenir Sheet |
| Print run | 190,000 |
| Issue date | 08/08/2011 |
| Designer | Ivan Novotny (Taylor|Sprules Corporation) |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 6 colour + varnishs |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 70.00 mm |
| Width | 132.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
