P 2013 - Magnolias souvenir sheet


P 2013 - Magnolias souvenir sheet
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : Is it the shyly opening cup of velvety petals? Or the intoxicating fragrance prized by luxury perfumers? For whatever reason, there’s something romantic and irresistibly exotic about magnolias.
While the very name of the flower can still conjure up visions of the South, complete with mint juleps and hoop-skirted belles, magnolias, originating in East and Southeast Asia, have adapted to climates in North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America. Hardy varieties, such as ‘Yellow Bird’ and ‘Eskimo’ featured on our stamps.
Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol, the Magnolia genus comprises more than 200 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae, part of the Magnoliaceae family. What’s truly fascinating about the magnolia is that it may be one of the oldest flowering plants on earth. Magnolia fossils believed to date back more than 20 million years have been found, and there is evidence that some plants of the Magnoliaceae family may have existed up to 95 million years ago. This delicate flower is so ancient, it evolved before bees existed, and botanists believe that the flowers were originally pollinated by beetles. This is why the magnolia’s carpels are so tough; the plant needed to adapt to a beetle’s rougher, clumsier touch.
OFDC Cancellation Location: Bloomfield, Ontario, Gum Type: P.V.A.
Face value PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.63
Catalog code (Michel) CA BL170
Catalog code (Scott) CA 2621
Catalog code Canada post Product #: 403885145; Yvert et Tellier CA F2821 Stanley Gibbons CA MS2917
Series Flowers
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Souvenir Sheet
Print run 170,000
Issue date 04/03/2013
Designer Isabelle Toussaint Design graphique
Paper type Tullis Russell
Print technique Lithography in 6 colours
Printed by Lowe-Martin
Perforation 13+
Height 84.00 mm
Width 120.00 mm
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