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Canadian stamp of honour for Scots-based photographer

A pioneering photographer who spent most of her life living in obscurity in Glasgow is being honoured by her native country on a new national stamp .

RECOGNITION: 20th century photographer Margaret Watkins, left, gave a cache of images, including her kitchen sink, to Glasgow gallery owner Joe Mulholland.
RECOGNITION: 20th century photographer Margaret Watkins, left, gave a cache of images, including her kitchen sink, to Glasgow gallery owner Joe Mulholland.

The stamp issued today by Canada Post features an image by Scots-Canadian photographer Margaret Watkins, who lived in the west end of Glasgow from 1928 in relative anonymity but is now regarded as one of her country's leading photographers.

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