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Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Layout: Souvenir sheet of 4 stamps OFDC Cancellation Location: Ottawa, Ontario Gum Type: P.V.A. Photography: Sheila Watt-Cloutier by Peter Cashin Studios Champion of Aboriginal and human rights, and a climate-change advocate, Sheila Watt-Cloutier has received the Aboriginal Achievement Award, the UN's Champion of the Earth Award and the Norwegian Sophie Prize; she is also a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and Officer of the Order of Canada. Born in Kuujjuaq in northern Quebec, she spent her first ten years leading a traditional Inuit life. Watt-Cloutier worked as an interpreter at the Ungava Hospital in Nunavik, and a student counselor in Kuujjuaq and Montréal. In 1995, she was named the Canadian president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, a position she held until 2002, when she was named its International Chair. |
| Face value | PERMANENTâ„¢ domestic rate $0.61 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2838 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2579c |
| Catalog code | Canada post Product #: 403840145; Yvert et Tellier CA 2718 |
| Series | Difference Makers |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 225,000 |
| Issue date | 22/05/2012 |
| Designer | Paprika |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Offset lithography |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 32.00 mm |
| Width | 32.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |