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Medium value

definitive

UTTAWA: The Canada Post
Office will issue five new
medium value definitive
stamps, in denominations of
10c, 15¢, 25¢ and 50c, on 8
September 1972.

All five stamps were designed
by Reinhard Derreth of Van-
_couver, B.C, The designs

_ feature examples of wildlife and
terrain indegenous to different

geographical regions of
Canada.
The stamps each measure

24mm. by 30mm. in a vertical
forma

The stamps each measure
24mm. by 30mm. in a vertical
format and are being printed by
the British American Bank Note
Company of Ottawa in a
combination of gravure and
stee] engraving.

The 1L0c and 50c values are
being printed in two colour
gravure and one colour steel.
The 15c, 20c and 25¢ values are
being printed in one colour
gravure and one colour steel.
With the exception of the
Winnipeg tagged variety,
marginal inscriptions including
the designer’s name appear on
the four corners of each pane of
100 stamps available from the
Philatelic Service.

All denominations of the
starnps are being ‘‘Tagged’’ and
will be available only in the
Ottawa and-or Winnipeg tagged
versions. None of the stamps
will be issued without tagging.

‘The 10c, 15¢, 20¢ and 25c values
"will be available in Ottawa and
Winnipeg tagged versions. The
“80¢ value is being issue in the
Ottawa tagged version only.

- Because of the ‘
“denominations, a minimum
‘purchase quantity of four
‘stamps is required when ar-
‘dering mint stamps of either the
‘inscription corners or’ tagged
- versions. Collectors may order
‘their mint stamps through The
‘ Philatelic Service, Canada Post
‘Offi ce, Ottawa, Ontario, KIA
“OBS.

. Justas the $1 and $2 definitive
{postage stamps issued in March
‘1972 remind us of our urban
‘centres, Canada’s new medium
‘value denominations remind us
‘ of the tremendous variety of our
‘nations's terrain.

- The 10c stamp portrays the
Hare of forests and lakes so,

Educators point out that
"research on early childhood
. development indicates the
critical nature of the early
years in terms of the human
} potential, In terms of the
‘ development of the human
intelligence, about 50 percent of
: potential development takes
' placé between conception and
* age four and 30 percent between
+ ages four, and eight. The Kin-
: dergarten year is so crucial for
* learning...learning in so many
t rich areas which will never
come again.

What are the requirements of
kindergarten? The most im-
- portant is that the child should
* fallin love with school. We must
* be objects of love if the child is
e going to see the education
b process as a joyous enterprise.
* in Kindergarten, a teacher is
* not burdened with academic
e skills. There is time to greet the
child and answer his questions.
He is a person amd develops a
-eoneept of himself. He has
adequacy. and can cope. The
child brings to school with him
“all his experience of life to date.
In Kindergarten he can transfer
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typical of central Canada.
Characteristic of our country’s
natural beauty, the thousands of
clear, cold lakes dotting the
region are largely the result of
glaciation, They provide the
focus for recreation an
yaeation industries and as such
are enjoyed by thousands of
Canadians and visitors from
other lands. Our lakes are set in
scented forests of spruce,
tamarack, pine and fir, among
jagged rocks and marshes
which suppert an abundance of
wildlife.

Canada’s western mountain
areas, inhibited by mountain:
sheep and other magnificent
species, are represented on the
35c denomination, From spring
to fall, the surelooted bighorn
wanders among the crags and
rocky ledges searching for
grass. With the advent of cold
weather, the rams and ewes
form asingle band and move to
lower altitudes for mating. The
offspring are born in late
spring. Dark in colour except
for lighter ramp and under
areas, the mountain sheep has
horns which are dark and
curved in a hali-circle..

A prairie mosaic was chosen
for the 20c stamp by which we
are reminded of the im-
menseness and of the diversity
of the prairies. While wheat is
the basic ‘crop, other
_agricultural products such as
oats, barley, rye, alfalfa and
sugar beets also have their
place, South and west of the
main wheat-growing areas,

ranching is important. The
importance of prairies
agriculture to Canada's

economy cannot be overstated;
Canadian grain and beef have

an important place on domestic

and world markets.

Symbolic of the vastness of
the Canadian North are the two
polar bears pictured on the 25¢
issue. The polar bear, or ice or
white bear as it is sometimes
called, ranges from Victoria
Strait east to James Bay. A
good swimmer, it will often
travel greal distances from its
ice floe home in search of the
seals, fish, birds and young
walruses on which it feeds.
Polar bears, a traditional
source of food and clothing for
the Eskimos, have in recent
years been regarded by many

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teaching is concerned with the
mind, heart and the emotions, if
‘the child is going to function as
a co-operative human being
instea d of an agressive one.
What dees the child actually
learn at kindergarten to justify
itto the taxpayer? A typical day
would begin with instructional
activity. They learn decision-
making - a vital democratic
process, They are divided into.
centers of interest in art and
learn to use their full sensory
equipment - their eyes, nose,
mouth and in particular, their
hands. In the Home Community
Center, which is child size, they
have all the facilities for role
play, in which they can
reconstruct their experience
and change roles. They learn
science by playing. They have
many wonderful things to
discover, They learn about
magnets, water displacement
cand learn through doing. With

blocks they learn symmatry |

and balance. Through cooking,
they learn math when they
measure ounces of ingredients.

In slory-time they learn
language through the medium
of the great story tellers and
poets. Creative drama and

rhythmic activity are for |
_.emotional outlet, They have .
“singing time and earn dozens of :.

songs. They experiment ' with

‘ instruments and learn to play -
‘games collectively. They learn .
to cope with frustration and -

failure on a Limited-scale all in
structural time,.There is a
balance struck; between the
quiet and more’ vigorous ‘ac-
tivities, We protect the right of

_the child to be an individual as

well as. part of a group. .

Whatdoesa child learn.
cognitively? As the result. of.
experiment. with meaningful -

-‘symbolle’ representation,

certain amount. .
:* Sight reading,

co-ordinativn, auditory
discrimination, . vocabulary

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munication, language, eye-hand.

building - all these things the .
child can learn at kindergarten.

as an endangered species.

The natural splendour of the
thousands of miles of Canadian
seashore has been captured in

the $0c value. Canada probably _

possesses the most exlensive
and irregular coastline of any
nation of the world if its ap-
proximately 60,000 miles of
eastern, western and northern
shores are taken into cen-
sideration. Much of the length of
our coasts is rugged and
barren;. its ruggedness is ac-

-centuated by the continual
.pounding of the waves against

its cluffs.

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British Columbia.

- “Your dollar's worth more athome”

GOVERNMENT Of BRITISH COLUMBIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL INDUSTRY

: ~ Prove it by identi
. famous B.C. sights-

From the sandy beaches of Vancouver

island to the towering peaks of the Rockies,
from the Peace River plains to the orchard
valleys of the Okanagan and Kootenays ...
this province of ours is a land of immense
scenic variety, Aland in which the natural

and man-made wonders are almost beyond
number, The six photographs at right. ;
depict some of our famous sights: If you can -. .
identify them all, you might claim tohave a
fairly good grasp of the varied attractions
of British Columbia, But whether you

can or not, these illustrations should
serve as a ramincer that our province is a
uniquely exciting holiday area. So exciting
that thousands of tourlsts each year visit
our province to enjoy a range of scenic
beauty they just can’t find at home. This
year, pretend you're a tourist in the greatest
tourist country anywhere — your own home
province of British Columbia,

For a detailed guide to highways, points
of interest and accommodations throughout
our province, visit any British Columbia
Information Centre. Or write:

British Gotumbia Department of Travel
industry, 1019 Wharf Street, Victoria,

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