Monthly Archives: March 2016
‘Discreet design’ places focus on latest Canadian Photography series
Seven stamps are included in the new Canadian Photography series including, from top to right, Sans titre 0310, Freighter’s Boat on the Banks of the Red River, Man., and Victoria Bridge, Grand Truck Railway, Montreal, Que.
Canada Post has unveiled the images for its next series on Canadian photography. The fourth set in a five-year series culminating in 2017, this issue continues to showcase the best Canadian photographers and photography of the past 150 years – as chosen by leading curators and gallery owners. The domestic-rate stamps are a photographic feast,... Continue reading →
From prig to bohemian in just five short decades
I have a confession to make. I used to be a stamp prig. That's because deep inside I'm a bit of a traditionalist. Growing up with the mail was royal, complete with the national coat of arms, posties wore military-style uniforms, and stamps from the government had the imprint “On Her Majesty's Service.” Stamps were... Continue reading →
Stamp honours Nellie McClung and women’s right to vote
The official first-day cover features one of the most important figures of the women’s suffrage movement, Nellie McClung. It bears the cancellation site of Winnipeg, Man., the first province in Canada to grant voting privileges to women on Jan. 29, 1916.
On March 8 Canada Post released a new stamp that pays tribute to the women who fought and won the right to vote 100 years ago in this country. While the suffrage movement began to form nearly four decades earlier, the struggle to secure the vote did not significantly advance until the First World War,... Continue reading →
Philately is a destination
I’m a big fan of collecting, but not a big fan of structure. For instance, when I look at stamp exhibits I’m more interested in the story than the details of the exhibit. I have to remind myself that judges look at more than just a good read, but have to take so much more... Continue reading →