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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Picture engraved by Yves Baril Lettering engraved by Donald J. Mitchell 1965 is the second year in Canada's history that distinctive Christmas postage stamps have been issued. The first were released in 1964. The design is a symbolic and formal presentation of the traditional gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. A blend of ancient symbolism in the presents and of a modern form of art in the stylized graphics was selected to underscore the continuing ideals and celebrations of Christmas. In Canada the Yuletide Season is a joyous one, a family holiday as well as a religious festival. Just as the three wise men journeyed to Bethlehem on that first Christmas almost two thousand years ago, so today children hang up their stockings with keen anticipation and friends exchange gifts in celebration of Christmas. The denominations of three cents and five cents are the most frequently used on Christmas cards and letters. |
| Face value | $0.05 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 388Ax |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 444 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier CA 368 Stanley Gibbons CA 569 |
| Series | Christmas |
| Stamp colour | ultramarine |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 96,920,000 |
| Issue date | 13/10/1965 |
| Designer | Helen Roberta Fitzgerald |
| Paper type | Non-Flourescent |
| Print technique | recess |
| Printed by | Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited |
| Perforation | 12 |
| Height | 30.00 mm |
| Width | 26.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
