| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | January 14, 2019 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Quantity | Continuous Printing |
| Denomination |
$1.27
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| Series | From Far and Wide |
| Series Time Span | 2018 - 2020 |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
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Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
Enjoy the scenic splendour of one of Canada’s must-see spots with this booklet of six US-rate stamps featuring Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park. This is one of nine definitives in the second issue of From Far and Wide, a multi-year series featuring some of Canada’s most beautiful landscapes.
Ontario’s oldest provincial park, Algonquin was established in 1893 to protect the headwaters of five major rivers, preserve native forests and wildlife, and provide recreational opportunities. Now roughly double its original size, Algonquin Park protects 7,630 square kilometres of quintessentially Canadian landscape, including rocky hills, mixed forests, and more than 2,000 lakes.
Share the rugged beauty of one of Canada’s must-see places with this coil of 50 US-rate stamps featuring Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park. This is one of nine definitives in the second issue of From Far and Wide, a multi-year series featuring some of Canada’s most beautiful landscapes.
Ontario’s oldest provincial park, Algonquin was established in 1893 to protect the headwaters of five major rivers, preserve native forests and wildlife, and provide recreational opportunities. Now roughly double its original size, Algonquin Park protects 7,630 square kilometres of quintessentially Canadian landscape, including rocky hills, mixed forests, and more than 2,000 lakes.
Explore some of Canada’s most beautiful spots with this collectible souvenir sheet featuring all nine stamps from the second issue of From Far and Wide, a multi-year series celebrating stunning Canadian scenery and must-see destinations.
The souvenir sheet features five PermanentTM domestic stamps, a $1.05 domestic-rate stamp, a U.S.-rate stamp, an oversized-rate stamp, and an international-rate stamp.
The scenes depicted on the five PermanentTM domestic stamps include the ragged mountains of Yukon’s Tombstone Territorial Park, the roaring waters of Alberta’s Athabasca Falls, the isolated Arctic wilderness of Nunavut’s Quttinirpaaq National Park, the picturesque heritage churches of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, and the colour-changing waters of Manitoba’s Little Limestone Lake. The $1.05 domestic-rate stamp shows Saskatchewan’s Castle Butte, the U.S.-rate stamp depicts Smoke Lake in Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park and the oversized-rate stamp features the unique limestone islands of Quebec’s Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve. On the international-rate stamp, a massive iceberg drifts past a stretch of coast in Newfoundland and Labrador known as Iceberg Alley.
Marvel at the beauty of some of Canada’s most stunning scenery with this souvenir sheet Official First Day Cover. This colourful collectible includes all nine stamps from the second issue of From Far and Wide, a multi-year series celebrating must-see spots from coast to coast to coast.
The souvenir sheet Official First Day cover features five PermanentTM domestic stamps, a $1.05 domestic-rate stamp, a US-rate stamp, an oversized-rate stamp, and an international-rate stamp.
The scenes depicted on the PermanentTM domestic stamps include the ragged mountains of Yukon’s Tombstone Territorial Park, the roaring waters of Alberta’s Athabasca Falls, the isolated Arctic wilderness of Nunavut’s Quttinirpaaq National Park, the picturesque heritage churches of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, and the colour-changing waters of Manitoba’s Little Limestone Lake. The $1.05 domestic-rate stamp shows Saskatchewan’s Castle Butte, the U.S.-rate stamp depicts Smoke Lake in Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park and the oversized-rate stamp features the unique limestone islands of Quebec’s Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve. On the international-rate stamp, a massive iceberg drifts past the stretch of coast in Newfoundland and Labrador known as Iceberg Alley.
The stamps are cancelled in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, with a pictorial cancellation of church steeples.
Algonquin Provincial Park boasts a variety of natural, cultural and recreational features. Over the years, the province’s oldest provincial park has been enlarged eight times. Today, many visitors explore its hilly, rocky terrain, mixed forests and more than 2,000 lakes.
There are so many beautiful places to see across Canada, it’s a constant temptation to pack your bags, hit the road and explore this fabulous country from one end to the other. If that’s not practical, this new definitive stamp series – From Far and Wide – promises to satisfy even the most restless of armchair travelers and inspire all of us to see more of this land first-hand.
According to stamp designer Stéphane Huot, it’s a privilege to work on a stamp series over an extended period of time. He adds, “The challenge is to establish a design platform that can be repeated, but that can also evolve. In the ‘From Far and Wide’ series, the evolution is the result of the images chosen for the background of the souvenir sheet and a strong and distinctive color scheme that establishes the tone for the series. Beauty is found in the series’ continuity, while a fresh colour palate and eye-popping new images make each issue visually unique."