Image: Jacques Cartier 1934 issue-3c

Description: Canada Postage stamp, issue of 1934, 3¢. On the 1st July, 1934, a special 3-cent stamp commemorated the four-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Canada by the French navigator, Jacques Cartier. (From: Patrick, Douglas and Mary Patrick. Canada's Postage Stamps. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1964, p. 68.) [1] Designed by the British American Bank Note Company, Design adapted from company vignette (ca. 1870) previously used on bank notes and certificates. [2]
Title: Jacques Cartier 1934 issue-3c
Credit: Photo obtained from eBay by Gwillhickers eBay item # : eBay item 220654799350 [dead link]
Author: 1934 stamp designed by George Arthur Gundersen (1910-1975) Picture engraved by Bruce Hay The central portion of the design was engraved from a drawing in the Montreal offices of the British American Bank Note Company. Although the drawing is signed, the signature cannot be deciphered. It may be the work of a former staff artist of about 1880. (From: Patrick, Douglas and Mary Patrick. Canada's Postage Stamps. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1964, p. 68.) [3]
Permission: Copyright on the engraving is owned by the British American Bank Note Company ("Droit d'auteur (art) : Le droit d'auteur des gravures sur Jacques Cartier appartient à la British American Bank Note Company"). [4]
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No