Canadian stamp block

A while ago Ad van Tiel saw on Delcampe the well-known block of Canada with Canadian motorcycles (2013), but without text next to the barcode at the top right.

This gave rise to the thought that it was a separate edition, next to the block with text. Therefore he sent a message about it to Hans de Kloet. He also took a good look at it and came to the conclusion that perhaps an image from the large collector's sheet had been used. After all, the image of this sheet in the article in Newsletter 107 also did not contain this text. But.... in the photo underneath it Nico has the sheet in his hand, and there is the text on it.
When Ad asked the (Canadian) seller, he answered that he had used the image from the Canadian Post. The Canadian Post has indeed used a separate block and the entire sheet without text on its site as an example, while they are not for sale that way.

Another fun fact about this block: The year of issue (2013) is visible on the motorcycle chassis. But you have to use a magnifying glass......

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