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St. Lawrence Seaway Commemorative
common1945-1980

St. Lawrence Seaway Commemorative

United States · 1959 ·

The stamp features a ship passing through a lock, with a stylized map of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes in the background.

Issued to commemorate the official opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, a monumental joint project between the United States and Canada that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

Image: Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Designed by Arnold Copeland, Ervine Metzl, William H. Buckley and Gerald Trottier. · License: Public domain

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