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2003 CDN - SG1758 - $5 Moose Definitive High Value MNH

£4.99

Stamp Detail

TagDescription
Issued:19 Dec 2003
Scott:Sc1693
Condition:MNH
Perf:12½ x 13
Phosphor:-
Printer:CBN
Process:Litho
Paper:Coated Papers
Colour:Various
Notes: The moose that adorns Canada Post's definitive stamp at the $5.00 rate is an image from a steel engraving by Jorge Peral, which was itself based on a drawing by wildlife artist David Preston-Smith. It is reproduced over a colour lithographic print of sky, woods and wetland, typical of the moose's habitat. Designer Steven Slipp says he aimed to represent the monumentality of the moose. "The pose suggests an animal who is feeding and may have just been interrupted by the viewer, making a one-on-one encounter."

Various security features have been imprinted on this high-denomination stamp. A Mi'kmaq petroglyph, derived from an original in Kejimkujik National Park, appears in a "latent," or hidden, image. The sky is created with an image of a moose's hoof print in a custom half-tone pattern, and two lines of micro-type reproduce the Latin name of the moose.

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