$2.50 2014 - Rideau Canal


$2.50 2014 - Rideau Canal
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : From the souvenir sheet
Including 3 x $1.20 U.S. rates and 2 x $2.50 international rate stamps
Photography: Ottawa Tourism
OFDC Cancellation Location: Lunenburg NS
These sites – some more than 5,700 years old – hold clues that whisper to all who visit. The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has recognized the significance of these places, and their irresistible call has been answered by travellers from around the world eager for a glimpse into the art, culture and lives of our ancestors.
Wrap up your journey in our nation’s capital to find the youngest of these World Heritage sites. Officially opened in 1832, the Rideau Canal is a monument to the achievements of Colonel By, his Royal Engineer officers and the thousands of workers who built the 47 locks of this 202-kilometre waterway.
The Rideau Canal stamp honours the oldest continuously operated canal in North America which opened in 1832. The Rideau Canal is one of the first canals designed specifically for steam-powered vessels.
Face value $2.50 Canadian Dollar (International rate)
Catalog code (Michel) CA 3118
Catalog code (Scott) CA 2739e
Catalog code Canada post # 403935145; Yvert et Tellier CA 2993
Series UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Canada
Place in series 2
Stamp colour Multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 160,000
Issue date 16/05/2014
Designer Lara Minja of Victoria-based Lime Design
Paper type Tullis Russell
Print technique Lithography in 5 colours
Printed by Lowe-Martin
Perforation 13+
Height 32.00 mm
Width 40.00 mm
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