| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | November 14, 2022 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Quantity | 1,020,000 |
| Denomination |
 PERMANENT™ (P).Current monetary value: $0.92. |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
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Take home this booklet of 6 Permanent™ domestic rate stamps honouring the life and career of francophone actress Monique Mercure.
Canada Post has honoured many Canadian actors and performers – from Hollywood legends Fay Wray, Mary Pickford and Christopher Plummer to comedic stars such Marie Dressler, Jim Carrey and Catherine O’Hara. Mercure is in good company.
This stamp features an illustrated black-and-white portrait by Oriana Fenwick that captures Mercure’s striking beauty and expressive eyes, caught in a sidelong glance. The illustration is based on a photograph of Mercure taken in 1963 by Henri Paul (Radio-Canada Archives).
The booklet cover features an illustration of Mercure by Oriana Fenwick based on a still from the 1977 movie J.A. Martin photographe (J.A. Martin Photographer, National Film Board of Canada). She is earing a wide-brimmed hat and looking thoughtfully into the distance.
Known as Quebec’s grande dame of stage and screen, Monique Mercure (1930-2020) was one of Canada’s most admired and acclaimed francophone actresses. She was known for her fiery spirit, versatility and powerful performances.
Mercure began acting as a struggling single mother in her late 20s. Her rise to fame was meteoric, and she went on to appear in more than 100 theatrical productions in North America and Europe, as well as dozens of movies and television series.
Mercure’s most memorable films include Mon oncle Antoine (1971), J.A. Martin photographe (1977) – which earned her Canada’s first Festival de Cannes award for best actress – Naked Lunch (1991) and The Red Violin (1998). She was also a regular in the TV dramas Providence (2005-11) and Mémoires vives (2013-16).
A Companion of the Order of Canada and recipient of numerous prestigious awards and accolades over her 60-year career, Mercure also inspired a new generation of performers during her decade as director and then artistic director of the National Theatre School of Canada.
Take home this pane of 6 Permanent™ domestic rate stamps honouring the life and career of francophone actress Monique Mercure.
Canada Post has honoured many Canadian actors and performers – from Hollywood legends Fay Wray, Mary Pickford and Christopher Plummer to comedic stars such Marie Dressler, Jim Carrey and Catherine O’Hara. Mercure is in good company.
This stamp features an illustrated black-and-white portrait by Oriana Fenwick that captures Mercure’s striking beauty and expressive eyes, caught in a sidelong glance. The illustration is based on a photograph of Mercure taken in 1963 by Henri Paul (Radio-Canada Archives).
The background of the six-stamp pane features a head-and-shoulders illustration by Oriana Fenwick of Mercure with an intense look on her face, seemingly engaged in conversation. The image is based on a still from the movie This Is No Time for Romance (National Film Board of Canada).
Known as Quebec’s grande dame of stage and screen, Monique Mercure (1930-2020) was one of Canada’s most admired and acclaimed francophone actresses. She was known for her fiery spirit, versatility and powerful performances.
Mercure began acting as a struggling single mother in her late 20s. Her rise to fame was meteoric, and she went on to appear in more than 100 theatrical productions in North America and Europe, as well as dozens of movies and television series.
Mercure’s most memorable films include Mon oncle Antoine (1971), J.A. Martin photographe (1977) – which earned her Canada’s first Festival de Cannes award for best actress – Naked Lunch (1991) and The Red Violin (1998). She was also a regular in the TV dramas Providence (2005-11) and Mémoires vives (2013-16).
A Companion of the Order of Canada and recipient of numerous prestigious awards and accolades over her 60-year career, Mercure also inspired a new generation of performers during her decade as director and then artistic director of the National Theatre School of Canada.
Take home this Official First Day Cover honouring the life and career of francophone actress Monique Mercure.
Canada Post has honoured many Canadian actors and performers – from Hollywood legends Fay Wray, Mary Pickford and Christopher Plummer to comedic stars such Marie Dressler, Jim Carrey and Catherine O’Hara. Mercure is in good company.
This stamp features an illustrated black-and-white portrait by Oriana Fenwick that captures Mercure’s striking beauty and expressive eyes, caught in a sidelong glance. The illustration is based on a photograph of Mercure taken in 1963 by Henri Paul (Radio-Canada Archives).
This Official First Day Cover features a close-up of the stamp illustration that shows only the upper half of Mercure’s face, from her eyes to her nose.
The cancel is a line drawing of a film reel. The issue date is November 14 (Mercure’s date of birth), and the cancellation location is Montréal, Quebec (Mercure’s place of birth).
Known as Quebec’s grande dame of stage and screen, Monique Mercure (1930-2020) was one of Canada’s most admired and acclaimed francophone actresses. She was known for her fiery spirit, versatility and powerful performances.
Mercure began acting as a struggling single mother in her late 20s. Her rise to fame was meteoric, and she went on to appear in more than 100 theatrical productions in North America and Europe, as well as dozens of movies and television series.
Mercure’s most memorable films include Mon oncle Antoine (1971), J.A. Martin photographe (1977) – which earned her Canada’s first Festival de Cannes award for best actress – Naked Lunch (1991) and The Red Violin (1998). She was also a regular in the TV dramas Providence (2005-11) and Mémoires vives (2013-16).
A Companion of the Order of Canada and recipient of numerous prestigious awards and accolades over her 60-year career, Mercure also inspired a new generation of performers during her decade as director and then artistic director of the National Theatre School of Canada.
Known for her fiery spirit and intensely powerful performances, Monique Mercure, c.c. (1930-2020), was one of Canada’s most admired and acclaimed francophone actresses. The stamp illustration, based on a photo from the early days of her career, captures the magnetism of Quebec’s grande dame of stage and screen and her arrestingly expressive eyes.
“It was just such a pleasure looking through all the pictures and seeing her again when she was young,” says her daughter, Michèle Mercure, who was closely involved in the project. “She was so beautiful.”
After parting ways with her husband, composer Pierre Mercure, Montréal-born Monique Mercure left Paris to return home, where – despite the challenges of life as a single mother of three – she threw herself into a career as an actress. She went on to appear in more than 100 theatrical productions and dozens of movies and television series, becoming a household name in Quebec for such films as Mon oncle Antoine, Naked Lunch and The Red Violin.
“It was always an experience to see her in different roles – she was so incredibly versatile,” says Michèle, whose personal favourite was as Rose-Aimée in J.A. Martin photographe – which earned Monique Mercure Canada’s first Festival de Cannes award for best actress. “It was one of those roles where I was watching her on screen, but I didn’t see my mother anymore.”
Hard-working and talented, Mercure is remembered by her daughter as a walking encyclopedia of music and theatre who loved to garden, knit and play the piano – and who was always ready with an interesting anecdote. “She had an irreverent side to her, and that made her quite funny,” says Michèle. “She was very spontaneous – always full of surprises – and just bursting with positive energy. You were never bored when you were around her.”
Mercure also served as a director with the National Theatre School of Canada and starred in the TV dramas Providence and Mémoires vives into her 80s. “She received a lot of honours,” says Michèle, “but she would definitely have considered this stamp the cherry on top.”
“She was so focused on acting… she put all of her heart in it. It was a vocation – a calling – for her.”
Michèle Mercure, speaking of her mother, Monique Mercure