| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | January 14, 2019 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Quantity | Continuous Printing |
| Denomination |
$1.90
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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 |
Explore ancient ocean-sculpted monoliths with this booklet of six oversized-rate stamps featuring the unique limestone islands of Quebec’s Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve. This is one of nine definitive stamps in the second issue of From Far and Wide, a multi-year series featuring some of Canada’s most beautiful landscapes.
These distinctive formations are the result of an ancient limestone plateau that rose up through continental shifting and was carved by the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The archipelago’s more-than 1,000 islands and islets feature monoliths, caves, archways and grottoes. The area is home to rare plants, several species of marine birds, seals, whales and other animals.
Explore ancient ocean-sculpted monoliths with this coil of 50 oversized-rate stamps featuring the unique limestone islands of Quebec’s Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve. This is one of nine definitive stamps in the second issue of From Far and Wide, a multi-year series featuring some of Canada’s most beautiful landscapes.
These distinctive formations depicted on this stamp are the result of an ancient limestone plateau that rose up through continental shifting and was carved by the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The archipelago’s more-than 1,000 islands and islets feature monoliths, caves, archways and grottoes. The area is home to rare plants, several species of marine birds, seals, whales and other animals.
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.
Quebec’s Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve is home to the largest concentration of ocean-sculpted monoliths in Canada. Following the last ice age, sediment and marine animal remains formed a sea floor of limestone in the St. Lawrence lowland, which was sculpted by continental drift and changing water levels into the Mingan islands and coastline.
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."