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Insulin, 1921 - 6 cents 1971 - Canadian stamp

Insulin, 1921 1971 - Canadian stamp

Specifications

  • Quantity: 24 200 000
  • Issue date: March 3, 1971
  • Printer: British American Bank Note Company
  • Perforation: 11
  • Scott: #533

Insulin, 1921 - 6 cents 1971 prices and values

The value of a Insulin, 1921 - 6 cents 1971 stamp depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more. Values in the section are based on the market, trends, auctions and recognized books, publications and catalogs. This section also includes information on errors and varieties and characteristics.

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Insulin, 1921 - 6 cents 1971 $0.03 $0.06 $0.09 $1.00
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Insulin, 1921 - 6 cents 1971 $0.03 $0.06 $0.09
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Insulin, 1921 - 6 cents 1971 $0.06 $0.11 $0.17

Errors, freaks and oddities from the community

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Description

In 1921, medical history was made in Canada when insulin, the hormone used in the treatment of diabetes, was isolated. Millions of doomed diabetics were given the gift of life and Canada took a giant step into this century's medical research as a result of the work of two medical scientists, Dr. Frederick G. Banting and Dr. Charles H. Best. They laboured through the hot summer of 1921 in a laboratory of the University of Toronto Medical School to find a remedy for diabetes, a condition in which the body is unable to efficiently use sugars and other food materials. With insulin, the life expectancy of diabetics increased to near normal for most sufferers. Almost overnight the picture has changed as the death rate began to drop. Children, formerly the worst sufferers from diabetes since it was invariably fatal to them, have become the greatest beneficiaries of insulin. In 1923, one of the co-discoverers, Dr. Banting, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine, the first Nobel Prize won by a Canadian in any field. This recognition was an inspiration to Canadian medicine in that a more realistic amount of the nation's resources was devoted to medical research. Dr. Banting perished tragically and prematurely on February 21, 1941 in the crash of an R.A.F. Ferry Command Hudson aircraft in the bleak wilds of northern Newfoundland.

He died as he lived, in the service of his country and of humanity. The unique characteristics of this stamp prompted the following comments from members of the Canada Post Office Design Advisory Committee: Canada Post recognized an immediate difficulty in trying to find a design to commemorate the discovery of something that in itself could not be illustrated. One possibility which occured to us was a drawing or photograph of the original laboratory in which Banting and Best worked and which is now preserved at the Ontario Science Centre. Canada Post turned to Mr. Ray Webber as a man who was particularly able to give life to inanimate objects and he certainly surpassed the expectations. Webber has taken actual instruments and materials used by Banting and Best to create a still life of charm and beauty. It contains moreover, a feeling about the human act of discovery and it puts the viewer in direct touch with the minds and the hands of the scientists themselves.

Creators

Designed and photographed by Ray Webber

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Canada Stamp 6ยข Insulin 1921 - issue date 1971 - MNH / VF $1.00 20 d 20 h left
CANADA FDC 1971 : Insulin 1921 $3.00 23 d 2 h left

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The values on this page are in Canadian dollars (CAD).

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