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Gray Jay = Geai Gris [graphic material] / Designed by John A. Crosby.

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Item

Date:

1967

Reference:

R169-1636-X-E, Volume number: 649

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3932130

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Post Office Department fonds

Records relating to the design, production and marketing of philatelic products

Philatelic issues of 1968, Design and production

Gray Jay

Gray Jay = Geai Gris
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Date(s):

1967

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 watercolour : essay, watercolour in blue, gray, black with touches of white gouache, with pencil, on commercial board ; 25.7 x 19.0 cm.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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Physical description note:

Design depicts a Gray Jay perched on a branch facing to the right of the work, set on a background of trees and sky ; Typography : 5 cents.

Philatelic note:

Design

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed in pencil, recto l.l.[below design image and typography caption] : Similar to / LYDIAN ITALIC / U&L ; { GRAY JAY / GEAi GRiS CANADA 5 ; in pencil, verso l.r.: 478-7 [on the diagonal] ; in pen and red ink : John A Crosby / July 1 1967 / in pen and [faded] black ink : (Commissioned)

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Government
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R169]

[Consultation 90 Open]

649 Item no. assigned by LAC 11

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright: Canada Post Corporation
Credit: Library and Archives Canada

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