{"product_id":"canada-post-vintage-1991-search-and-rescue-ofdc","title":"Canada Post Vintage: 1991 Search and Rescue OFDC","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"stamp-value clickable-images\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cpc-blog-page-content-block-entry--child\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn conjunction with an international convention of fire chiefs being held in Toronto, four stamps will be issued on September 23, 1991 to draw public focus on four Canada's Dangerous Public Service Occupations: fire-fighting; police; search and rescue; and the ski patrol. Given the large land mass of this country and its lengthy sea coasts, search and rescue has played an important role in the survival of countless thousands of people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs early as 1798, the Government of Nova Scotia established a rescue station with a lifeboat in Sable Island, long known as \"The Graveyard of the Atlantic\" for its numerous shipwrecks. Numerous organizations are involved in search and rescue including volunteer groups: police forces; Parks Canada; the Armed Forces; the Department of Fisheries and Oceans; and the Canadian Coast Guard to name a few. Training for this professions is amongst the most rigorous. This can involve up to two years in parachuting, scuba diving, mountain climbing and advanced first aid. This knowledge is combined with the technology necessary to pinpoint distress signals from all types of crafts in trouble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Official First Day Cover (OFDC) \u003cspan\u003efor the stamp issued by Canada Post.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"See more from Canada Post Vintage!\" href=\"https:\/\/torontos-first-post-office.myshopify.com\/collections\/canada-post-vintage\"\u003eSee more from Canada Post Vintage!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canada Post Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47411892125945,"sku":"Canada Post Vintage","price":2.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/6514\/2603\/files\/Emergency_Services_1991.png?v=1770830516","url":"https:\/\/torontos-first-post-office.myshopify.com\/products\/canada-post-vintage-1991-search-and-rescue-ofdc","provider":"Toronto's First Post Office","version":"1.0","type":"link"}