Polar bears in the north of the country. 

Polar bears in the north of the country.
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Polar bears in the north of the country.

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1114721
Area
Stamps
Title
Polar bears in the north of the country.
Face value
25
Country / area
Canada
Year
1972
Month
09
Day
08
Issue group
1972 Landscapes
Order Number in Issue
4
Basic colour
Multi-coloured
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Animals, Bears, Landscapes, Mammals, Polar bears, Predators
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Ursus maritimus
Michel number
509 AyI 509 AyII 509 AC yII
Yvert number
474 474a 474b
Scott number
597
Stanley Gibbons number
705b
Unitrade number
Designer/Engraver
Derreth, Reinhard (1928)
Printing office
BABNC [Canada] (1866)
Perforation
Perforated
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
Printing technique
Combination photogravure and steel engraving
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
This item is known in the catalogues as one of the following numbers: Michel: 509 AyI (comb perforation 12½: 12 with two phosphorescent stripes) or 509 AyII (comb perforation 12½: 12 with two fluorescent stripes) or 509 AC yII (comb perforation 12½: 12 or comb perforation 13¼); Yvert & Tellier: 474 (perforation 12½: 12 with two fluorescent stripes) or 474a (perforation 12½: 12 with two phosphorescent stripes) or 474b (perforation 13½ with two fluorescent stripes).