On April 9, Canada issued its contribution to the International Polar Year. Although it is a beautiful sheet I regret the fact that no glacier has been depicted on the sheet.
What we see represented are wild animals from both end of planet Earth.
Representing the Arctic, we see the Polar Bear and the Arctic Fox. From the Antarctic, we see a group of Penguins and the Arctic Tern.
Why an Artic Tern in antarctica? Very simply put this bird migrates yearly between the two poles. It was therefore decided by the designer of this sheet (Tiit Telmet) to use the Tern as a symbol showing that both poles are united.
The stamps have also been issued in sheets of 16 with marginal inscription. The post office was already out of the sheet when I went, so as soon as I get it I will upload it.
The stamps have been issued at 2,000,000 examples while the issued quantity for the souvenir sheet is 225,000.
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