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Discover Canada Post’s forgotten Stamp Club in the latest Canadian Stamp News
In 1997, Canada Post issued an official membership kit for the Stamp Travellers’ Club with a range of beginner supplies, books and stamps.
During the 1980s, as philatelic interest soared to record highs, Canada Post launched a bold initiative to inspire the next generation of collectors. With millions of letters passing through the mail each year, the Crown corporation capitalized on this momentum by creating the Stamp Travellers’ Club, a mail-based program that, at its peak, attracted more... Continue reading →
CBC paved philatelic path with ‘first network stamp club’
The CBC Stamp Club partnered with Trans-Canada Airlines (now Air Canada) to produce first-day covers featuring four stamps issued in 1951, in conjunction with CAPEX, to commemorate the centenary of Canadian postage stamps.
The venerable Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the country’s oldest continuously operating national public broadcasting network, once had a stamp club. Established 88 years ago, in November 1936, the CBC includes distinct English-and French-language service units known as CBC and Radio-Canada, respectively, reflecting Canada’s official languages. Canadian officials based their Crown corporation on the British model,... Continue reading →