4¢ W L M King 1951


4¢ W L M King 1951
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : Planned to honour the Canadian prime ministers who had not been previously portrayed. This series of two stamps, with additional issues that followed, commemorated the men of who guided the destinies of Canada from the time of Confederation. A portrait of the Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King, who served as Prime Minister of Canada during three terms of office: from December 1921 to June 1926; from September 1926, to August 1930, and from October 1935 to November 1948. Mr. King was born in Kitchener, Ontario, December, 1874, and died at his summer home at Kingsmere, near Ottawa, on 22nd July, 1950. The stamp design originated from a photograph supplied through the courtesy of Yousuf Karsh of Ottawa.
Face value 4 Cents
Catalog code (Michel) CA 264
Catalog code (Scott) CA 304
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier CA 245 Stanley Gibbons CA 435
Series Prime Ministers Series
Stamp colour rose
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 49,953,000
Issue date 26/06/1951
Designer Herman Herbert Schwartz
Print technique recess
Printed by Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
Perforation 12
Height 25.00 mm
Width 21.00 mm
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