CANADA

CANADA.

Famous Canadian.
Joseph-Elzéar Bernier (1852-1934), Arctic explorer.
Stamp issued on 16.09.1977.
Face value: 12 Canadian cent of dollar.
Design: Will Davies (1924-2016).
Engraving: Robert Couture.
Printing: Recess.
Printed by British American Bank Note Co., Montreal.
Print: 12,000,000 copies.
Size: 40 x 24 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 667.
- Scott No. 738.
- StampWorld No. 667.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 892.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 640.

Joseph-Elzéar Bernier (L'Islet, Quebec, January 1, 1852 - Lévis, Quebec, December 26, 1934) was a Canadian ship captain and explorer. On July 1, 1909, he have laid a plaque on Melville Island proclaiming Canadian sovereignty over the Arctic Islands. Between 1906 and 1925 he made 12 Arctic expeditions and spent 8 winters there. The United Kingdom ceded the Arctic to Canada in 1880. The stamp shows the ship “Arctic”, with which in 1906 he made his first trip to the Arctic lands.