Canada Post unveiled their new Christopher Plummer (1929 – 2021) stamp today. Designer Steven Slipp was faced with the monumental job of distilling a 7 decade career into a single stamp. Using the skills of illustrator Spooky Pooka, they managed to create an image that incorporated some of Plummer’s most notable roles.

Christopher Plummer permanent stamp

The portrayals are, starting in the middle and working clockwise, are Prospero in The Tempest, King Lear in King Lear, Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King, Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, and John Barrymore in Barrymore.  

Booklet cover

Christopher Plumber exploded booklet

Set for release on October 14, 2021. 

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