2017 Canada Post Issues
Originally this episode aired January 22nd 2017. Prior name of the Podcast was Tea with Puppets.
In Episode 10, we looked at what Canada Post will have in store for us for 2017.
As is the normal tradition since 1997, the first stamp of the year honours the Chinese Lunar New Year. This is the year of the Rooster, and Canada Post has not disappointed with it’s design. It’s truly a lovely stamp created by Montréal-based Paprika.
To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, the words CANADA 150 is hidden around the Rooster stamp and revealed only in black light. This was a welcome surprise, I am sure to all tag collecting enthusiasts.
You can get more details about the stamp here.
Next we looked at the just released continuation of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Canada. Crafted by Lara Minja, of Lime Design, these definitive stamps showcase five places in Canada that have special status because of their importance to the common heritage of humanity.
The UNESCO sites are:
Mistaken Point (N.L.), the Historic District of Old Québec (Que.), L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (N.L.), Dinosaur Provincial Park (Alta.) and Red Bay Basque Whaling Station (N.L.). We’ll be sure to dive into these in a future episode.
Learn more about the stamps here.
Here are other series collectors have come to love that will continue another year, including, a the final set of 5 for the Canadian Photography series, the second instalment celebrating the Birds of Canada, and a continuation of the Canada Post Community Foundation stamps.
What else can we look forward to? Here is a run down of what we know so far as announced:
- Black History Month: The story of Mathieu Da Costa, believed to be the first person of African descent to reach Canada whose name survived in the historical record.
- Canadian Opera: A look at two great Canadian operas, as well as some talented individuals who have put our country on the world stage in opera.
- Daisies: A bouquet of two indigenous blooms; southern Ontario’s lakeside daisy and showy fleabane, found in the high country of British Columbia and Alberta.
- Battle of Vimy Ridge, 100th Anniversary: We respectfully honour the thousands of Canadians who lost their lives or were injured while securing Vimy Ridge from enemy forces.
- Multiculturalism — Eid, Diwali and Hanukkah celebrations: Stamps that depict our pride in being a land of diverse customs and celebrations.
- National Hockey League® 100th Anniversary: Looking back on a century of the game that connects us all.
- Toronto Maple Leafs® 100th Anniversary: A celebration of a proud history of the boys in blue.
- Halifax Explosion 100th Anniversary: We look at how Halifax weathered this terrible and deadly event, the greatest marine tragedy of its time.
We got a bit of preview for this year’s Christmas stamps. This years Christmas stamps will be a Adoration of the Shepherds by Tommaso de Stefano Luneti and a set of “whimsical images of woodland creatures”, as Canada Post has described in their media release.
To keep the surprises coming Jim Phillips, director of stamp services for Canada Post hasn’t shared much more. Trust me, we reached out to him to get more details, but Mr. Phillips is not talking. All we know for certain is additional 2017 stamp issues will be announced closer to their release date, and his promise that there are some surprises in store.
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