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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | OFDC Cancellation Location: Victoria, British Columbia Gum Type: P.V.A. Illustration: Monika Melnychuk Photography: City of Victoria Archives Wooden or stone gates, known as paifang in Mandarin, were originally used to separate subdivisions in Chinese cities. Eventually, these gates lost that role, and their doors, remained but as monuments. In Canada today, these gates are often the most visible representation of Chinatown in our cities, symbolic of cooperation between various levels of Canadian and Chinese governments, businesses, and citizens. Built in 2010, the Ottawa Chinatown Gateway, featuring nine roofs, is a royal Chinese arch that can only be built in capital cities. The gate has good-luck symbols embedded within, including five Chinese coins, one of which is at least 1,000 years old. |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.63 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2978 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2642f |
| Catalog code | Canada post Product #: 403892145; Yvert et Tellier CA 2855 |
| Series | Chinatown gates |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 250,000 souvenir sheet - 4,800,000 booket of 8 stamps |
| Issue date | 01/05/2013 |
| Designer | Hélène L’Heureux |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 6 colours plus varnish |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin, Gravure Choquet |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 32.00 mm |
| Width | 32.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
