Source: Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press, November 6, 2017
HALIFAX — A new stamp dramatically illustrates the scene in Halifax harbour leading up to the massive explosion that devastated the city 100 years ago next month, killing 2,000 people, injuring 9,000 and leaving 25,000 homeless.
“Everyone in Halifax is familiar with the event because it really shaped our city. But I think that somebody in Saskatchewan or Vancouver or somewhere else in the world may not know about the Halifax Explosion and what an incredible disaster it was,” designer Larry Burke said as the Canada Post Halifax Explosion stamp was unveiled Monday.
Image Source: Nova Scotia Lt.-Gov. Arthur J. LeBlanc, left, and Andy Fillmore, MP for the federal riding of Halifax, unveil the Canada Post Halifax Explosion commemorative stamp in Halifax on Nov. 6, 2017. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
