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A POSTAL GALLERY (Continued from page 3) As one of the world’s largest producer of natural gas and
crude oil, Canada, has a thriving oil and gas industry that
After the Soviet Union was dissolved, the relationship between contributes enormously to the country’s healthy balance of
the USA and Russia improved and both nations started to trade. In May of 2008, the Canada Post Office issued a set
cooperate in a space program. In 1985, Cosmonaut Svetlana of two 52-cent stamps to celebrate two landmark events in
Savitskaya and her team were honored on a postage stamp for Canada’s economic history: the country’s first commercial oil
conducting electron beam welding experiments in space well pioneered by Charles Tripp and James Miller in 1858;
in 1984. In 1993, pilot Brian Duffy aboard Space Shuttle and the first transcontinental pipeline built during the 1950’s
Endeavor soldered 46 connections on a printed circuit board. by Trans Canada Pipe Lines Ltd. Tim Nokes, an artist based
in Banff, Alberta, designed both stamps.
“For the pipeline stamp, I created an image of a single,
anonymous welder to represent the thousands of men and
USSR 1985 women who worked on the project” says Nokes. “To add a
festive touch, I had the welding sparks transform themselves
into confetti.”

Ukraine 2006

Canada 2008

Many countries are depicting a welder at work or related
industries or important events. Here is just a small sampling
of these miniature pieces of art.

When welding robots started to become popular, several
countries found it appropriate to honor this substantial
productivity improvement for the benefit of society at large by
issuing a postage stamp with related artwork. Here are stamps
from Sweden, Germany and Malaysia.

China 1993
China 1965

Germany (GDR) 1987
Sweden 1984

Oshaka Pillar Indonesia
India 1957

Malaysia 1986 (Continued on page 5)

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