Fourth edition of multi-year series promotes travel and
exploration
OTTAWA,
ON, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada Post's From Far
and Wide series is back with nine spectacular images of must-see
Canadian destinations.
Launched in 2018, the multi-year series celebrates Canada's natural beauty and vibrant cultural
landscapes. The fourth edition features seven provinces and two
territories, taking viewers on a cross-country journey that will
stir a sense of adventure and appreciation.
The 2024 From Far and Wide stamps showcase the following sites –
each captured by a different photographer from across Canada:
- Tongait KakKasuangita SilakKijapvinga – Torngat Mountains
National Park, Newfoundland and
Labrador (Michael Winsor)
- Tehjeh Deé (South Nahanni River), Nááts'įhch'oh National Park
Reserve – Northwest Territories
(Colin Field)
- Sunflowers – Altona, Manitoba
(Mike Grandmaison)
- Galiano Island, British
Columbia (James
Stevenson)
- Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Quebec (Ladislas
Kadyszewski)
- Point Prim Lighthouse – Belfast,
Prince Edward Island (Sander
Meurs)
- Thousand Islands, Ontario
(Ian Coristine)
- Restigouche River, New Brunswick (Guylaine Bégin)
- Qarlinngua sea arch – Arctic Bay,
Nunavut (Clare Kines)
About the stamps
The five Permanent™ domestic-rate stamps are available in
booklets of 10 (two of each design), coils of 100 and 5,000, and
strips of five and 10. The U.S., oversized- and international-rate
stamps come in booklets of six, coils of 50, and strips of four and
10. Effective today, postage rates for stamps purchased in a
booklet, coil or pane increase by seven
cents, to 99 cents per
stamp.
The issue also includes a collectible souvenir sheet and
postcards featuring each of the nine stamps. The souvenir sheet
Official First Day Cover was cancelled in Belfast, Prince Edward Island (the location of
the Point Prim Lighthouse). The issue was designed by Stéphane
Huot.
For links to images of the stamps and other resources:
- External folder with high-resolution images.
- Social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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SOURCE Canada Post