$1.75 Epiphany 2011


$1.75 Epiphany 2011
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : Christmas – Stained Glass
Photography: Mark Thompson

The art of creating coloured glass is ancient, and was originally practiced by both the Egyptians and the Romans. Stained glass, or sometimes thin slices of alabaster set in wooden frames to create a similar effect, has been used in churches and other stately buildings the world over since the Middle Ages. At a time when much of Europe was illiterate, churches in particular took advantage of the use of stained glass—frequently depicting vivid and expressive scenes from the Bible—to visually reinforce their teachings. An art-form in itself, stained glass is often referred to as ‘pictorial art’ or described as ‘illuminated wall decorations.’
Christmas commemorative stamps showcase a scene from the magnificent stained-glass windows of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Kingston, ON, which was built nearly a century and a half ago. The windows were originally imported from England.
The scenes for the stamps were chosen to depict the story of Jesus’ birth: the international rate ($1.75) the Epiphany.
Face value $1.75 Dollar
Catalog code (Michel) CA 2773
Catalog code (Scott) CA 2494
Catalog code Canada post Product #: 113805; Yvert et Tellier CA 2649 Stanley Gibbons CA 2823
Series Christmas
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 4,080,000
Issue date 01/11/2011
Designer Andrew Perro
Paper type Tullis Russell
Print technique Lithography in 7 colours
Printed by Lowe-Martin
Perforation Simulated perforation
Height 32.00 mm
Width 24.00 mm
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