West Block - 6 cents 1987 - Canadian stamp
Specifications
- Quantity: 20 256 000
- Issue date: March 30, 1987
- Printer: British American Bank Note Company
Description
The Parliament Buildings of Canada are featured on new definitive postage stamps designed by Montreal graphic artist Rolf Harder. New definitive postage stamps will be issued in coil and in vending machine booklet formats. A dark red, one-colour, steel-engraved version of the 36¢ Centre Block stamp will be used for the coil. A dark rose, steel-engraved version of this stamp will appear in the 50¢ vending booklet. The booklet also includes two 1¢ stamps featuring the East Block in green, one-colour, steel engraving, and two 6¢ stamps showing the West Block in brown, one-colour, steel-engraving. Each of the ten booklet covers illustrates a different architectural detail of the Centre Block.
Canada Post Corporation. [Postage Stamp Press Release], 1987.
Creators
Designed by Rolf P. Harder
Engraved by Robert Couture
Note
The values on this page are in Canadian dollars (CAD).