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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Booklet of 10 stamps Photography: Zoran Milich / Globe and Mail The science of chemistry has contributed to advancements in every area of day-to-day living. Chemists, through their observations and experiments, have given us everything from chemotherapy to explosives, and from fertilizers to even non-stick fry pans! The United Nations' International Year of Chemistry (IYC) initiative recognizes the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Association of Chemical Societies in 1911, the same year in which Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for her pioneering work on radioactivity. Stated very simply, chemistry is the study of matter and its different reactions. This new stamp features Canadian chemist Dr. John C. Polanyi. Polanyi was a co-recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in chemical kinetics. He has worked at the National Research Council in Ottawa and is now a professor at the University of Toronto. "I am surprised and honored to find myself a part of this intriguing stamp," says Polanyi, who continues to have a powerful influence in Canadian chemistry research. He is also a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (P.C.), and a Companion of the Order of Canada (C.C.). |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.59 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2766 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2489 |
| Catalog code | Canada post Product #: 413801111; Yvert et Tellier CA 2646 Stanley Gibbons CA 2820 WADP Numbering System - WNS CA062.11 |
| Series | International Year of Chemistry |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 2,250,000 |
| Issue date | 03/10/2011 |
| Designer | Tejashri Kapure of q30 inc. |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 6 colours |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin |
| Perforation | Simulated perforation |
| Height | 24.00 mm |
| Width | 32.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
