LA Semeuse From Florida.

Stamp Collectors, well men only perhaps,
are just little boys in old mens clothes.

Today I received a standard manila cover from Florida
with a nice cancelled "Sower", on the back.

Will the perpertrator please stand up?

Rod
"The Sower" is the english translation for "La Semeuse". You should correct your title.

Anyone familiar with this famous stamp will know it by its French name I think.

Yes, I agree
La Semeuse gives due respect
to Miss Charlotte Ragot, the lady on the stamp.
But "Sower" is still OK Timbres :)

Rod
My post is because you misspelled the word. In french it's "La Semeuse" and not "La Sameuse".

Completely missed that timbres667.

Goodness!
Thanks Timbres, shall adjust

Now it fits better with Miss Charlotte or Mademoiselle Charlotte

What percentage would you estimate,
of Canadians that are bilingual?

Rod
It depend on the degree of bilingualism. In Montreal there is many bilingual person although the official language in Quebec is french. In Ontario and New Brunswick also there is bilingual individual because there is some french communities and those french have to learn english.
I'd say it's in Montreal that anglophone learn to speak french the most, elsewhere in Canada they don't really need to.
If french and english are the official language in Canada, there is many immigrants that speak another language. You can count them as bilingual or even trilingual.
I would say there is less than 20% french-english bilingual all over Canada. Among them it's more the french that learn english than the opposite. But surprisingly some french immersion class for kids can be found outside of Quebec in other provinces.

Thats interesting I know that some jobs in Canada have a requirement that a person be bilingual(the two main languages)

philb
Many job offers in Montreal require bilingualism. Myself, even if I grew in a town half english half french I really got to learn english working in a department store downtown Montreal. There was a stamp dealer in the store and as an employee I get a 10% discount.

A nearby elementary school has changed to be a French immersion school. I think it is good to know varying cultures and points of view and also the good jobs do have a requirement of two languages or more. Makes life easier I would think. The more you know the more you can do and communicate better and perhaps the more you get paid.