US 1955 Soo Locks Centennial ; Great Lakes Transportation 3c. Scott. 1069


US 1955 Soo Locks Centennial ; Great Lakes Transportation 3c. Scott. 1069


Series: Soo Locks Issue

Stamp details: Map of Great Lakes and Two Steamers

Issued date: 28-06-1955 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 3c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1069
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1071
Michel (Germany): 690
Yvert et Tellier (France): 596

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary Press

Stamp Colors: Blue
Perforation: Perf 11 x 10½

Themes: Ships, Transports, Lake, Lock, Map, Flag

Total print: 122,284,600 (estimate)

Description:- The Soo Locks (Sault Locks) are a set of parallel locks, operated and maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, that enable ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. They are located on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, between the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. They bypass the rapids of the river, where the water falls 21 ft (6.4 m). The locks pass an average of 10,000 ships per year, despite being closed during the winter from January through March, when ice shuts down shipping on the Great Lakes. The winter closure period is used to inspect and maintain the locks.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soo_Locks