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Weather Observing, 1840-1990 - 39 cents 1990 - Canadian stamp

Weather Observing, 1840-1990 1990 - Canadian stamp

Specifications

  • Quantity: 15 000 000
  • Issue date: September 5, 1990
  • Printer: Ashton-Potter Limited
  • Scott: #1287

Description

This new commemorative stamp honours 150 years of weather observing in Canada. When Lieutenant C.J.B. Riddell had the climate observations operation moved from Old Fort York to a log observatory on King's College, now called the University of Toronto, on September 5, 1840, the first rudimentary, but systematic, recording of the weather began. Today, even though some of the weather observing instruments remain the same, the advent of computer technology and the increasing sophistication of satellites have enabled forecasters to predict the weather with great accuracy. Still many Canadians volunteer their time to record the weather each day. Montreal designer Denis L'Allier and Dominique Trudeau created this stamp by using a photo of clouds taken by David Collins of the Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council of Canada.
Canada Post Corporation. Presenting, 1990.

Creators

Designed by Denis L'Allier
Designed by Dominique Trudeau
Based on a photograph by David Collins

Note

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

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