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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