Canada surprised
us with a giant stamp in 2017 (100 x 72 mm - 3.9 x 2.9 inch)
. Hockey is a very
popular sport in Canada, and in 2017 the Toronto Maple Leafs®, celebrated their
100th anniversary. As a tribute to
the team's captain Ted "Teeder" Kennedy, who played during the
1949-1950 season, a reproduction was made from the sweater he wore.
The stamp was issued in a special folder, with a plastic case to protect the odd stamp.
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| Toronto Maple Leafs shirt as a stamp |
The reproduction
of the sweater, has in the middle a blue and white maple leaf, made out of
flock tissue. Because it sticks out of the stamp, the whole sheetlet has a
plastic container to protect it.The stamp itself
constists of nearly the full sheet.
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| Maple leaf logo in flock tissue |
In 1947, the
Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the invincible Montreal Canadians, when Ted
Kennedy scored the winning goal in the 6the game. The team won the title in
1948 and 1949 as well. Ted Kennedy died at the age of 84 in 2009.
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| Ted Kennedy |
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