To check out the Alaskan Malamute Stamps from Around the World, click here. Players issued this set of cards in 1925. This scene is typical and is card No. 14 is the series. The title of the series is 'Dogs-Scenic Background'. Esquimaux are closely related to the wolf, but are of great utility to the natives, who are entirely dependent upon them for the means of travelling, which is accomplished with sledges drawn by teams of these dogs.
Colour varies from pure white and silvery grey to brown.
Height at shoulder 21 ins. Weight about 50 lbs. The artist on this lovely headstudy is Arthur Wardle, and the title of the series is 'Dogs by Wardle-Heads'. Eskimos are closely related to the wolf, and are of great utillty to the natives as transport animals. Long distances are covered by Eskimo-dog teams in Labrador, Alaska and eleswhere.