Stamp: Scorpio (Canada 2012)
Scorpio (Canada 2012)
23 July (Canada ) within release Signs of the Zodiac goes into circulation Stamp Scorpio face value P No Face Value
| Stamp Scorpio in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Stamp Number: | Sn: CA 2456i |
Stamp is square format.
Die cut to shape from Quarterly Pack.Also in the issue Signs of the Zodiac:
- Souvenir Sheet - Signs of the Zodiac #2 mini sheet face value 4*P;
- Stamp - Leo face value P;
- Stamp - Leo face value P;
- Booklet - Leo face value 10*P;
- Stamp - Virgo face value P;
- Booklet - Virgo face value 10*P;
- Stamp - Libra face value P;
- Booklet - Libra face value 10*P;
- Stamp - Scorpio face value P;
- Booklet - Scorpio face value 10*P;
- Stamp - Virgo face value P;
- Stamp - Libra face value P;
- Stamp - Scorpio face value P;
- Booklet - Signs of the Zodiac face value 24*P;
- Booklet Pane - Leo booklet pane face value 10*P;
- Booklet Pane - Libra booklet pane face value 10*P;
- Booklet Pane - Scorpio booklet pane face value 10*P;
- Booklet Pane - Virgo booklet pane face value 10*P;
- Stamp - Leo face value P;
- Stamp - Libra face value P;
- Stamp - Scorpio face value P;
- Stamp - Virgo face value P;
Stamp Scorpio it reflects the thematic directions:
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always ending with a stinger. The evolutionary history of scorpions goes back 435 million years. They mainly live in deserts but have adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions, and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. There are over 2,500 described species, with 22 extant (living) families recognized to date. Their taxonomy is being revised to account for 21st-century genomic studies.
The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north and south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. Also within this zodiac belt appear the Moon and the brightest planets, along their orbital planes. The zodiac is divided along the ecliptic into 12 equal parts ("signs"), each occupying 30° of celestial longitude. These signs roughly correspond to the astronomical constellations with the following modern names: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.
