Canada 1954 – Plough and gannet
This splendid little stamp contains a
reasonably accurate depiction of the seven stars of the Plough
or Big Dipper, with the “pointers” of the
Dipper’s bowl leading the eye up towards the north pole
star, Polaris. The main departure from strict astronomical
accuracy is that the stars of the Plough are all drawn as the
same brightness, while the brightness of Polaris is somewhat
exaggerated in relation to them. Flying in front of the stars
is a northern gannet, a type of sea bird which breeds in large
quantities in northeastern Canada. To complete the astronomical
content, there is a hint of auroral bands in the sky. (Note:
Although the Stanley Gibbons Simplified Catalogue lists this
under 1953, the stamp itself bears a date of 1954.)
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