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Bluenose (postage stamp)

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Three printing plates were made; plate 1 (of 200 impressions) was never used because of defects found, but plates 2 and 3 (of 100 impressions) were used to print 1,044,900 copies of the stamp. The photographs for the engraved stamp were taken by
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Stamps issued in 1982 and 1999 show all, or part, of the original Bluenose stamp in their designs. The 1982 stamp is a stamp-on-stamp design while the 1998 issue was in commemoration of the naval designer
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even though it was issued after 1900. It has been called "Canada's Finest Stamp" and is a favorite among collectors.
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sheets of 100 stamps, previously sold in 1970, was auctioned in 2017 for
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number is 158 with a perforation of 12. The stamp depicts the fishing
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issued by the Canadian Post Office on 8 January 1929 as part of the
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Rasdale auction of imperforate sheet of 100 Bluenose stamps
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Bluenose postage stamp

Canada
Bluenose
Classic stamp
CAN$
nickname
postage stamp
King George V
Scott
schooner
Bluenose
Canadian Bank Note Company
Ottawa
montage
Halifax
classic
W.R. MacAskill
American Bank Note Company
New York City
first day cover
CAN $
imperforate
US $
William James Roué
Classic stamp
List of notable postage stamps


BNAPS Bluenose is Still Considered Canada’s Finest Stamp

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