Île Verte, 1809 - 32 cents 1984 - Canadian stamp
Specifications
- Quantity: 5 993 000
- Issue date: September 21, 1984
- Printer: Ashton-Potter Limited
- Scott: #1034
Description
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the completion of Louisbourg, the first Canadian lighthouse, Canada Post presents a series of stamps featuring the oldest lighthouses on the East Coast, the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and the West Coast. The first lighthouse on the St. Lawrence, and the third oldest in Canada today, was erected in Île Verte opposite the mouth of the Saguenay River. Safe navigation of the treacherous tides and currents here required a navigational aid, and the Île Verte light was first exhibited in 1809. It remained the sole light on the mighty St. Lawrence for the next twenty-one years. To illustrate these stamps, Toronto artist Dennis Noble has provided paintings of the four lighthouses as they may have looked when first erected to serve as guides and friends to the mariner navigating Canada's coastal and inland waters. Toronto art director Ken Rodmell has provided the harmonious type design.
Canada Post Corporation. [Postage Stamp Press Release], 1984.
Creators
Designed by Ken Rodmell
Based on a painting by Dennis Noble
Note
The values on this page are in Canadian dollars (CAD).