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Wow, this Whale beached itself in my mailbox yesterday, but thankfully I was able to resuscitate it and managed to get it in the house where it will find a new home in my album.Mike
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11:37:14am
That is indeed a nice stamp!
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hi everybody,
and he did not tell you the size of this whale.... it's the bigest stamps ever made by Canadian post service....
hare you ready: +/- 2 inch. x 5 inch. without the margin.... it's a huge whale...
now.... will you go to whale hunting....
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Hi---to add to the last post the $10 Blue Whale is the highest denominated stamp ever issued by Canada Post--the previous high denomination was the $8 Grizzly Bear issued in 1997.The large size 128mmX 49mm (for those who think in metric) was is, as previously mentioned the largest size stamp ever issued by Canada Post--they felt that the large size was fitting for a stamp depicting the King of the animal Kingdom (thier words)
Extra security features were incorporated into the stamp to prevent fraud.Take a look at the stamp under UV light--this introducesa whole new dimensionto the design.
Harold
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lost all 3 of mine if fire. MNH sheet of 1 and 2 used ones.
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MNH is fine but I have all the three big size Canadians in used sheets - the $8 Grizzly and the $5 Moose. These came as postage on the Unitrade catalogs that I ordered from FvH Stamps of Canada - well worth half the price of the catalog.
The $10 Whales used sheet I bought here at auctions, see below:
Now I am looking for used $2 Polar Bear if it was issued in sheets of 4, the Horse and Flacon sheet of 4. There were some earlier high denominations issued in panes of 8 that I'm missing, the $1 and $2 Olympic issues (Sc. #656-657) both varieties on normal and dull paper. Also #687-688 panes of 8 on normal and Fluorescent papers. Maybe I will get them here at SOR auctions!
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The mint pair is truly beautiful; got this for my goddaughter and it is the highlight of her dolphin and whale stamp collection.
Cheers,
Peter
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...a beaut!!
I've tried to post a used mini sheet in the auction but the system seems to not like me and will not allow a posting!!
Wiggy
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03:51:31am
Wiggy,
Use your photo editor to reduce your image to no more than 900 pixels wide and 96 dpi, should upload fine after that.
-Bobby-
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Thanks Bobby, your advice worked ... the auction listing process did not inform me that my image was too large.
Tks, Wiggy 
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Wow, this Whale beached itself in my mailbox yesterday, but thankfully I was able to resuscitate it and managed to get it in the house where it will find a new home in my album.
Mike
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05 Mar 2013
11:37:14am
re: Whale of a stamp! Canadian $10
That is indeed a nice stamp!
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re: Whale of a stamp! Canadian $10
hi everybody,
and he did not tell you the size of this whale.... it's the bigest stamps ever made by Canadian post service....
hare you ready: +/- 2 inch. x 5 inch. without the margin.... it's a huge whale...
now.... will you go to whale hunting....
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12:47:46pm
re: Whale of a stamp! Canadian $10
Hi---to add to the last post the $10 Blue Whale is the highest denominated stamp ever issued by Canada Post--the previous high denomination was the $8 Grizzly Bear issued in 1997.The large size 128mmX 49mm (for those who think in metric) was is, as previously mentioned the largest size stamp ever issued by Canada Post--they felt that the large size was fitting for a stamp depicting the King of the animal Kingdom (thier words)
Extra security features were incorporated into the stamp to prevent fraud.Take a look at the stamp under UV light--this introducesa whole new dimensionto the design.
Harold
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re: Whale of a stamp! Canadian $10
MNH is fine but I have all the three big size Canadians in used sheets - the $8 Grizzly and the $5 Moose. These came as postage on the Unitrade catalogs that I ordered from FvH Stamps of Canada - well worth half the price of the catalog.
The $10 Whales used sheet I bought here at auctions, see below:
Now I am looking for used $2 Polar Bear if it was issued in sheets of 4, the Horse and Flacon sheet of 4. There were some earlier high denominations issued in panes of 8 that I'm missing, the $1 and $2 Olympic issues (Sc. #656-657) both varieties on normal and dull paper. Also #687-688 panes of 8 on normal and Fluorescent papers. Maybe I will get them here at SOR auctions!
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06:06:22am
re: Whale of a stamp! Canadian $10
The mint pair is truly beautiful; got this for my goddaughter and it is the highlight of her dolphin and whale stamp collection.
Cheers,
Peter
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...a beaut!!
I've tried to post a used mini sheet in the auction but the system seems to not like me and will not allow a posting!!
Wiggy
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They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin
08 Jun 2013
03:51:31am
re: Whale of a stamp! Canadian $10
Wiggy,
Use your photo editor to reduce your image to no more than 900 pixels wide and 96 dpi, should upload fine after that.
-Bobby-
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Thanks Bobby, your advice worked ... the auction listing process did not inform me that my image was too large.
Tks, Wiggy
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