| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Second part of 4 stamps from a 4 years series 1977 to 1980. While a leisurely stroll (or more likely a drive) to the corner store will get southern Canadians all the food they need, the Inuit had to hunt and fish for their food. The need for mobility thus produced the kayak, the umiak, and the dogsled. Innovations such as the snowmobile and the airplane, however, are now pushing the old methods of travel aside. Anthropologists have found ten types and 30 to 50 sub-types of kayak, a craft designed to pursue small game. Noted for its speed, lightness and silence, the kayak had one disadvantage: chronic instability. Experience quickly taught every paddler to right his vessel in heavy seas. The umiak, on the other hand, was a much larger boat, stable enough for whaling and family transportation. The Inuit travel stamps feature different methods of travel in the north as depicted by Inuit artists. A traditional method of travel is shown a soapstone sculpture of a sailing umiak entitled "Migration", by Joe Talirunili. |
| Face value | 14 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 705 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 770 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 679 Stanley Gibbons CA 925 |
| Series | Inuit, Travel |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 13,200,000 |
| Issue date | 27/09/1978 |
| Designer | Reinhard Derreth |
| Paper type | Low fluorescent with two fluorescent bands |
| Print technique | Offset lithography |
| Printed by | Ashton-Potter Limited |
| Perforation | 13.5 |
| Height | 30.00 mm |
| Width | 36.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
