Strength through Education - 5 cents 1962 - Canadian stamp
Specifications
- Quantity: 32 260 000
- Issue date: February 28, 1962
- Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
- Perforation: 12
- Scott: #396
Strength through Education - 5 cents 1962 prices and values
The value of a Strength through Education - 5 cents 1962 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.
- Used
- Mint
- With gum - Never Hinged
VG | F | VF | FDC | |
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Strength through Education - 5 cents 1962 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.07 | $1.00 |
VG | F | VF | |
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Strength through Education - 5 cents 1962 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.12 |
VG | F | VF | |
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Strength through Education - 5 cents 1962 | $0.11 | $0.13 | $0.24 |
Errors, freaks and oddities from the community
# | Title | Source |
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#1 | Strength through Education - 5 cents 1962 - Off center | Noël Patenaude |
Description
This postage stamp design was intended to stimulate public awareness of the importance of education to all Canadians. "The Kingdoms of the future are of the mind." These words were spoken by Winston Churchill at a University Convocation. The stamp depicts as the main element, a young adult couple gazing into the future. On either side of these figures, in the background, are symbolic designs representing the various fields of education. These symbols are : Greek Temple (respect for the achievement of past history), Gravel and Coat-of-Arms (Law and Government), Gear Wheels (Engineering and Industry), E = MC2 (a symbol to express Einstein's Theory of Relativity and the resulting atomic age), Typewriter (Business Management), Set Square (Architecture and other forms of structural planning), Violin (Music), Sun with Plant, Earth and Water (the study of life and nature), Moon and Star (the study of outer space and the universe), The Globe (international forces, political, social and geographic), Carpenter's Plumb and Pliers (the skilled trades), Book with Alpha and Omega (litterature and the written language), Flask (Chemistry and allied sciences), Plus, Minus, Multiplication and Division signs (Mathematics, Economics and Banking), Microscope (Scientific Research), Man (the physical, mental and spiritual study of man), Sculptor's Tool, Pencil and Brush (the visual arts and designing), Cross (the Church as a vocation), Officer's Cap (a career in the Armed Services. All the Provincial Ministers of Education concurred in the issue of a special postage stamp featuring "Education".
In addition, many national and provincial organizations devoted to the promotion of education added their support. These organizations include museums, libraries, vocational training groups, universities and colleges. The early issue of this stamp supported the many organizations which have designated 1962 to be "Education Year". Among the several events of that year were the Second Canadian Conference on Education, with seventy-six sponsoring organizatons, helded in Montreal in March and the First Canada-wide Science Fair, helded in Ottawa in May. T
Creators
Designed by Helen Roberta Fitzgerald
Picture engraved by Yves Baril
Lettering engraved by Donald J. Mitchell
Note
The values on this page are in Canadian dollars (CAD).