| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | January 14, 2019 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Quantity | Continuous Printing |
| Denomination |
$2.65
|
| Series | From Far and Wide |
| Series Time Span | 2018 - 2020 |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
Share the beauty of icebergs with this booklet of six international-rate stamps featuring a massive frozen chunk floating past the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. 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.
Each spring and early summer, the spectacular sight of ice drifting down from the Arctic draws crowds to viewpoints overlooking the offshore route known as Iceberg Alley. The photograph on this stamp was taken in Ferryland on the Avalon Peninsula, one of many coastal communities where tourists and locals gather to gaze at these frozen giants as they float south toward the Grand Banks.
Share the beauty of icebergs with this coil of 50 international-rate stamps featuring a massive iceberg floating past the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. 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.
Each spring and early summer, the spectacular sight of icebergs drifting down from the Arctic draws crowds to viewpoints overlooking the offshore route known as Iceberg Alley. The photograph on this stamp was taken in Ferryland on the Avalon Peninsula, one of many coastal communities where tourists and locals gather to gaze at these frozen giants as they float south toward the Grand Banks.
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.
The annual southbound drift of 10,000-year-old icebergs has brought tourist attention to Iceberg Alley – the route that icebergs travel from the coast of Labrador to the southeast shore of Newfoundland. The 1,800-nautical-mile journey down the Labrador Current to the Grand Banks and out into the Atlantic Ocean takes two to three years.
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."