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Canada Issued Stamps on Franklin Expedition

Canada has released two stamps on 6th August 2015 to commemorate John Franklin’s search for  Northwest Passage and the discovery in September 2014 of the sunken remains of his expedition’s flagship HMS Erebus. “The mystery of Franklin’s expedition has long captured the imaginations of Canadians”, said Canada’s Minister of Justice Peter MacKay. “These stamps reflect Canadians’ pride in the […]