File:Stamp 1943 CAN MiNr219A pm B002.jpg

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Stamp of Canada; 1942; definitive stamp of the so-called "War issue" or "War effort issue"; Depicted is the stamp CAN Michel No. 218A (four-sided perforated) which is showing as central motive a half side portrait of King George VI of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland (1895-1952, official title since 1932) in Air Force Uniform.; postmarked stamp
Stamp: Michel: No. 219A; Yvert & Tellier: No. 208; Scott: No. 252
Color: purple / rose violet
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 3 Cent

Postage validity:from 30 June 1943
date QS:P,+1943-06-30T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1943-06-30T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 17.0 x 21.0 mm
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Source scan of original
Author Postal administration of Canada (= British Condominium)
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Public domain This Canadian stamp is in the public domain in Canada because it is more than 50 years old.

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also from leaflets with imperforate borders and as coil stamp

Picture description King George VI in Air Force Uniform
First day of issue
Publisher Postal administration of Canada (= British Condominium)
Design Hermann Herbert Schwartz (1885-1935) (designer),

William F. Ford (1892-1962) (engraver)

Printer "Canadian Bank Note Company Limited", Ottawa
Printing technique Offset printing on normal paper
Circulation 2,202,915 stamps
Perforation Line perforation, L 12
MICHEL Nr. Kanada, Nr. 219A
SCOTT Nr. Canada, No. 252

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