| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | January 22, 2021 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Quantity | 650,000 |
| Denomination |
 PERMANENT™ (P).Current monetary value: $0.92. |
| Series | Black History Month |
| Series Time Span | 2011 - 2024 |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
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Celebrate Black History Month with this booklet of 10 PermanentTM domestic rate stamps honouring the communities of Willow Grove, New Brunswick, and Amber Valley, Alberta. These two communities settled in the 19th and early 20th centuries by Black Americans seeking to escape racism and build a better life.
The residents of Willow Grove and Amber Valley faced the challenges of poor farming land and harsh weather conditions. They also faced continued prejudice and discrimination, including from local and federal governments. Despite the hostility of their environments, these communities grew, and their descendants have enriched Canadian society and culture.
NOTIFICATION
Currently for pre-order only. Your item will ship once it becomes available on January 22, 2021.
Issue Date January 22, 2021 Stamp Designer Lime Design Stamp Value PermanentTM (domestic rate) Quantity Produced 130,000 Dimensions 40 mm x 32 mm
Honour the community of Amber Valley, AB with this Official First Day Cover. The cancel location is Athabasca, Alberta.
Amber Valley was founded around 1910 by Black Americans escaping escalating racial violence and oppressive Jim Crow laws.
These settlers faced hardship, unforgiving winters and discrimination. Their arrival sparked a racist backlash, and in response the federal government put measures in place that prevented other Black settlers from coming to Canada. Nevertheless, the community thrived until after the Second World War, when many moved to cities seeking better economic opportunities.
NOTIFICATION
Currently for pre-order only. Your item will ship once it becomes available on January 22, 2021.
Issue Date January 22, 2021 Stamp Designer Lime Design Stamp Value PermanentTM (domestic rate) Quantity Produced 7,500 Dimensions 190 mm x 112 mm Cancellation site Athabasca AB
Settlers faced immense challenges forging a new life in the rugged Canadian wilderness. But few were as harsh as those endured by many early Black settlers who fled the United States in the early 19th and early 20th centuries to escape the cruelty of enslavement and racial discrimination.
These stamps – the 13th issue in our Black History Month series – tell the stories of two Black communities nearly one hundred years and thousands of kilometres apart. Both rose from hardship to survive and grow for a time and served as stepping stones for the success of future generations of Black Canadians.
In 1817, a group of Black refugees from the War of 1812 – most of them formerly enslaved – founded the tiny settlement of Willow Grove, New Brunswick. They received licences to live on land that turned out to be of poor farming quality, and when they tried to support themselves temporarily in nearby Saint John, they were met with racist restrictions.
Nearly a century later, Amber Valley, Alberta, was established by 30 Black families who had journeyed from the American South to flee the escalating violence and segregation laws. They faced many of the same challenges as Willow Grove: bone-chilling winters, inhospitable land and the racial discrimination they had hoped to leave behind.
Through perseverance and hard work, both communities overcame many obstacles. They actively challenged racial discrimination and built schools, churches and other community organizations. Amber Valley became a vibrant community whose baseball team was famous throughout the province, while the opening of Willow Grove Baptist Church in 1878 anchored the growing community of Willow Grove.
Although their populations eventually declined as subsequent generations pursued education and employment elsewhere, there is no doubt that these Black settlers and their descendants have enriched Canada’s economic and social fabric.
Designed by Lara Minja of Lime Design Inc. and illustrated by Rick Jacobson, this issue features depictions based on archival photos of community members, maps of the two locations and images of the seafaring ship and covered wagons that carried the settlers to their new homes