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Canada Post is recalling all stamps commemorating Dinosaur Provincial Park, issued to post offices last week, because the hoodoos on the stamp don’t exist there but are actually from east of Drumheller, Alberta. However, the image is labelled as Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park, which is almost two hours away.
Spokeswoman Anick Losier says the stamps, which were part of a pack of five, were issued on the 3d July and meant to celebrate the country’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Almost immediately, Canada Post received feedback that it had made a mistake and took full responsibility for the flub on the 6th July.
“We contacted the mayor of Drumheller, Alberta Parks as well as the Canadian Badlands Tourism to apologize”, Losier says.
Once the mistake was confirmed, the stamps were pulled from Canada Post’s website and mail orders. The agency is currently recalling the product from about 6,000 post offices across the country. Once the incorrect stamps are collected, they will be destroyed.
Canada Post buys images from photographers or hires them to shoot a series. It also works with a stamp advisory committee and organizations like Parks Canada to source the right photos.
“Somehow in the process we missed the piece that led to this unfortunate mistake”, Loiser says. “That part of the process we’ve reviewed and have fixed to make sure this doesn’t happen again”.
Canada Post is currently working with Parks Canada and Dinosaur Provincial Park to reissue the stamp as soon as possible.
Mistakes on postage stamps are rare but not completely unheard of.Emil Hakim who runs the retail shop Century Stamps and Coins in Mississauga says the value of an erroneous stamp depends on how many are snapped up by private collectors.
“If less than 100,000 get in private hands, the rarity would go up”, he says. “You’re looking for something that’s going to be sought after. The value will decrease if there’s more issued”.
The market sets the price after about a year, when it’s established exactly how many of the stamps were bought.
Hakim says in 1995, a stamp was issued as part of a migrated wildlife set, which featured the word “fawn” without the “f”. Since a high number of those were released, the corrected version is worth more than the wrong one. Over 4.5 million were released, and when the mistake was discovered, 800,000 were corrected and put back into circulation.
Another factor that determines the market value is how many were actually placed on letters and mailed, says John Sheffield, executive director of the Canadian Stamp Dealers’ Association.
“My hunch is the market value will not be as great as some other printing errors that have happened in the past”, he says. “It could take years for the number in circulation to be known and a value to be determined”.
He says it’s now known that there were only 400 copies of the 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway five-cent stamp with the centre inverted that made it into public hands.
Unused copies of this stamp have a catalogue value of US$10,000 and used ones are US$8,000.
“This Dinosaur Provincial Park ‘flub’ is nowhere near as significant as the Seaway error and the market value will be whatever a collector is prepared to pay”, Sheffield says.Canada Post could not confirm the number of erroneous Dinosaur Park stamps in circulation.
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Date of Issue : 5 May 2015
Canadian Post released a special set of stamps dedicated to pets. The stamps were designed by Lara Minja and illustrated by Genevieve Simms with a whimsical and colourful brushstroke-style.
Canadians love their pets – including some 10 million cats, 5.5 million dogs and plenty of rodents, reptiles, birds and fish. Love Your Pet: Responsible Pet Ownership is a colourful new stamp series that offers reminders of the importance of spaying or neutering, regular visits to the veterinarian, proper nutrition, creating comfortable surroundings, and plenty of play, exercise and attention.
“Companion animals enrich our lives and bring us joy and happiness on a daily basis. This stamp issue, creates awareness of what it takes to keep pets happy and healthy”.
“These stamps artistically demonstrate some of the important ways that we can ensure that our companion animals receive the physical and emotional care they deserve”, says Barbara Cartwright, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Federation of Humane Societies.
The animals in the bright, lighthearted artwork all show warmth and express personality in scenes where they are cared for responsibly. It’s a visually appealing and celebratory way of illustrating the pets in our lives, while reminding us about ways of keeping them safe, healthy and happy.
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Book on Meghdoot Post Cards
Mr Purushottam Das Heda of Hyderabad has published a book on Meghdoot Post Cards. For the book Please write to Purushottam Das Heda email : pdheda@hotmail.com
Postal address :
Purushottam Das Heda
3-12-12/C, Ganeshnagar Colony
Ramanthapur, HYDERABAD - 500013 (TS)
INDIA
Mobile: 09848089049
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Date of Issue : 15 February 2015
The 50th anniversary of the flag is marked with Canada’s first cloth stamp.
Canada’s first-ever fabric stamp is being issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag, on Feb. 15, 2015.
The $5 stamp is printed on a specialized satin rayon fabric, applied to a paper backer using adhesives and silicones. The backer is similar to, but thicker, than that used on most self-adhesive stamps. The material is produced by Wausau Coated Products, based in Wisconsin. The design is simple, a large Canadian flag, with the dates 1965-2015 in the lower left corner. The stamp also includes security features which glow when viewed under an ultra-violet light.
The high-value stamp is being issued on a souvenir sheet, and on an uncut press sheet. The press sheet is signed by Joan O’Malley, the person who sewed the first prototype of the Canadian flag.
A total of 1,000 uncut sheets have been printed. There are 300,000 souvenir sheets, which have red tagging. The souvenir sheet stamp design is also used for the official first-day cover, which has an Ottawa cancel dated Feb. 15, 2015, printed in gold ink with a maple leaf design.
: Canadian Stamp News , Prakash Modi – Canada
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New pictorial cancellation from Germany
On March 8th a new pictorial cancellation will be issued at 56564 NEUWIED. The cancellation is featuring a mummy head (head of a mummy) of the Botocuden-Indians . The rest of the Botocudens lives at the state Minas Gerais (BRAZIL). Interested philatelists may please contact: Wolfgang Beyer,
member of the German Collector Group ARGE BRAZIL. Mail: Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de .
Postage rates: 0,80 Euro AIRMAIL ,2,95 Euro Registered AIRMAIL
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Canada Post honors Lunar New Year with a pair of stamps commemorating the Year of the Ram, a time marked by creativity, caring, sensitivity and transforming misfortune into good luck.
The domestic stamp showcases three rams welcoming spring, a popular New Year’s image, especially at the start of the Year of the Ram, which begins on February 19, 2015 and ends February 7, 2016.Souvenir sheet with internationally denominated stamp was also issued with this issue.
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New Special Cover
A Special Cover was released yesterday (12-January 2015) at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar during Vibrant Gujarat summit. Cover was released by Shri Rajnath Singh (Hon'ble Minister of Home Affairs).
Courtesy - Gujarat Philately
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Festive stamps on Christmas from Christmas Islands
Date of Issue : 31 October 2014
As the Christmas is approaching, postal administrations round the world are issuing stamps for this year’s Christmas. Some of the stamps are so beautiful with the funny and smiling images of Santa depicting the festive activities of Christmas !! Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ celebrated on December 25. It incorporates religious practices, exchanging gifts, decorations at home, companies, and public areas, sharing meals with family and friends and, of course, waiting for Santa Clause to arrive. Here are some recent issues on Christmas….
Christmas Island Post issued Christmas stamps on 31st October to celebrate the upcoming holiday. The designs which are inscribed “Christmas Island Australia” feature Father Christmas and Christmas Island red crabs.
Christmas Island festive season stamps are traditionally a light-hearted and humorous depiction of Father Christmas enjoying Christmas festivities on the island with the various creatures, including crabs and birds that the island is renowned for. All are busily preparing Christmas Island for seasonal activities, including gift giving. Crabs dressed in Santa hats join Father Christmas while he carries starfish to adorn the tree. A single reindeer, with a red crab perched on his nose, is watching with interest from afar.
Christmas and New Year traditions from Aruba
Date of Issue : 22 October 2014
Aruba Post released a series of festive stamps celebrating Christmas and New Year 2014. Christmas is a festival full of fun and enthusiasm. New Year’s Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in the Roman Empire since 45 BC. Romans originally dedicated New Year’s Day to Janus, the god of gates, doors, and beginnings for whom the first month of the year (January) is named.
In present day, with most countries now using the Gregorian calendar as their de facto calendar, New Year’s Day is probably the world’s most celebrated public holiday, often observed with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts in each time zone.
Joint issue from Argentina and Vatican City for this year’s Christmas
This year’s Christmas postage stamp series produced by the Philatelic and Numismatic Office is a joint issue with Argentina and consists of a 0.85 cent value in a sheet of ten. The theme chosen to represent the nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ is taken from paintings by Argentinian artist Raúl Soldi (1905-1994), who produced the works in the church of Saint Anne in Glew (Buenos Aires).
On the stamp, the baby Jesus is at the center of a complex composition: the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph and the Magi, and above in the depiction of the sky, there are two angels who dominate the scene together with a number of knights.
Date of Issue : 27 October 2014
Canada Post released a series of stamps featuring the trio of Santa stamps and painting of Virgin and Child. Canada Post blends the playful and magical essence of the holidays with the sacred tradition of Christmas with its latest holiday stamp issue.
The issue features three whimsical and colourful depictions of Santa Claus, a symbol of the holidays for much of the world. Each stamp shows Santa performing his many important tasks. The fourth stamp in the issue – a Permanent TM domestic stamp – features a beautiful detail that shows a classic 17th century painting of the Virgin and Child. The painting is part of the collection at Basilica Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec in Quebec City. This year’s stamp issue recognizes the parish’s 350th anniversary.
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Date of Issue : May 29, 2014
Here is a new stamp issue from Canada Post featuring famous ship “ Empress of Ireland”.
Canada Post commemorates a pivotal moment in Canadian history with this souvenir sheet containing an international-rate Empress of Ireland stamp. 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Empress.
In 1914 the Empress collided with a Norwegian coal ship in the St. Lawrence River in dense fog. The ship sank, taking 1,012 passengers and crew to their deaths. The sinking— just 2 years after the Titanic — remains the worst peacetime maritime tragedy in Canadian history. Suitable for general history buffs and anyone interested in Canada’s maritime history.
Canada Post honors the memory of those whose lives were lost or forever changed that fateful morning, and highlights the role of the Empress in populating Canada – a legacy that lives on through the nearly one million Canadians who can trace their roots to a passenger who arrived aboard the Empress of Ireland.
: Kasinath R – Tanjore
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Date of Issue : 31 March 2014
Here is Baby Wildlife series from Canada Post featuring five cute baby animals,the baby beaver, mountain goat, puffin, wapiti and burrowing owl.
About the animals
At birth, adorable baby beavers already have thick fur, sharp teeth and open eyes. They can see, hear, walk and even swim. After two years, kits leave the colony.
Mountain goat mothers bear their kids on the isolated ledges of the dangerous rocky terrain they call home. Just three days after birth, horns start to show and soon after, the kid is ready to explore and play with other youngsters.
Puffin males prepare burrows on ocean cliffs with grass, twig and feather linings. After 40 days, the 40-gram chick hatches and some five weeks later, takes its first flight at night.
Burrowing owl parents assure the comfort of their chicks by lining the burrow in feathers, dried plants and dry shredded cow manure. By August, the chicks begin living independently as they prepare for the annual migration to the south.
Wapiti – sometimes known as elk in North America – are born in May or early June after a gestation period of just over eight months. After birth, the cow hides her newborn until it can run if threatened.
Older pictorial cancellation and stationery (postcard) from Germany available
In 1994 was issued a pictorial postmark featuring a Stagbeetle and a stationery (postcard) featuring two Stagbeetles in the forest of Spessart in Germany.Interested philatelists may please contact:
Wolfgang Beyer,Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ARGE ZOOLOGIE.Mail:
Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de. or Mr.Wolfgang Hoelzl Mail: Wolfgang.Hoelzl@i-ng.org. It ´s in greater quantity available as offer from a sheltered workshop for a good cause.
Courtesy : Mr.Wolfgang Hoelzl, member of staff from a sheltered workshop at Piding(Germany).
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Date of Issue : 15 May 2014
On 15-th of May Canada Post issued five stamps celebrating Canadian UNESCO World Heritage sites. The five stamps feature Old Town Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; SGang Gwaay, British Columbia; the Rideau Canal in Ontario; the Landscape of Grand Pré, Nova Scotia; and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta.
There are 17 World Heritage sites located in Canada and another seven sites on Canada’s Tentative List of World Heritage sites. The 17 Canadian sites are a collection of national and provincial parks and historic settings considered by the World Heritage Committee to be of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity.
The Old Town Lunenburg stamp showcases distinctive 18th and 19th century European-influenced architecture. And of course it is the home of the famous ship, the Bluenose II;
The Grand Pré landscape stamp demonstrates 17th century farming techniques. It is also a place of reflection and remembrance of the Acadian deportation;
The Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump image illustrates hunting techniques of Plains People over thousands of years;
The site of SGang Gwaay commemorates 10,000 years of connection between land, sea and Haida culture. It includes remains of 19th century houses and memorial and mortuary poles;
The Rideau Canal stamp honours the oldest continuously operated canal in North America which opened in 1832. The Rideau Canal is one of the first canals designed specifically for steam-powered vessels.
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Canada Post marks the centennial of the 1914 Komagata Maru incident with a $2.50 international-rate stamp issued May 1 in a booklet of six.
On May 23, 1914, the Japanese freighter Komagata Maru arrived in the harbor of Vancouver, British Columbia, with 376 passengers from India on board — 340 Shiks, 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus — seeking to immigrate to Canada. Before the incident ended almost five months later, only 20 were allowed to enter Canada, and another 19 were killed upon their return to India.
- Dr SK Sondhi – Ludhiana
New Europa 2014 stamp from Poland
Date of Issue : 5 May 2014
Europa 2014 Theme - National Musical Instruments
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Date of Issue : 11 April 2014
Canada Post issued a souvenir sheet on April 11, 2014 to commemorate - Royal Ontario Museum Centenary . On one stamp is depicted metal sculpture of Lord Shiva in dance form – Nataraja. This souvenir sheet is a nice collecting item for those collecting stamps depicting Indian theme on foreign stamps.
: Kasinath R – Tanjore : Blog : http://shipthemegallery.blogspot.com/
With its mummified cat, moustached bat and the museum’s most famous dinosaur, this souvenir sheet makes a perfect philatelic item for museum lovers. Canada’s “Indiana Jones” – Charles T. Currelly – helped found the Royal Ontario Museum, which opened its doors in 1914. A century later, the ROM has become a globally respected exhibition of world cultures and natural history.
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Canada Post will release unique booklet of 6 international-rate stamps. Released in connection with Asian Heritage Month, this stamp recognizes the significance of the Komagata Maru incident and commemorates its 100thanniversary.
Canada Post, will be releasing a stamp on May 1 ( formally to be released on May 6, 2014 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident, when a Japanese-owned ship carrying South Asian passengers was denied entry upon arrival in Canadian waters.
A sad moment in Canada’s history
On May 23, 1914 the Komagata Maru, carrying 376 South Asian passengers of mostly Sikh background, was refused permission to land in Vancouver due to the laws in place to discourage non-white immigrants from entering Canada. Instead of a journey for a better life, the passengers arriving in Vancouver were denied food and water, and were not allowed to disembark.
After two months of waiting and hoping to be granted entry, the majority of the passengers on board the Komagata Maru were forced to leave Vancouver on July 23, 1914. This event lead the passengers to face further conflicts after they had landed in Calcutta, India.
Toronto: The Canadian postal department, Canada Post, has decided to release a stamp on 1st May 2014, commemorating the centenary of Komagata Maru incident in 1914 that involved forced return of 376 passengers from the Vancouver Harbor to India.
This $2.50 stamp will be formally released in Ottawa by federal Employment and Multicultural Minister Jason Kenney and Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra.
“The South Asian community is proud that part of its history is being remembered,” the Canada Post said in a press statement.
Komagata Maru, a Japanese steamship hired by influential Sikh Baba Gurdit Singh, was boarded by 376 Indians and set sail for Canada in 1914. The Indians were not allowed to disembark at Vancouver city in Canada and the ship was sent back. On reaching India, the British government ordered firing on passengers as the ship anchored at Budge Budge port near Kolkata.
“The Komagata Maru Foundation has done a good job educating people in the South Asian community, but there are still many Canadians who do not know about the incident,” Foundation President Harbhan Gill said. “We’d love this stamp to prompt questions. This is part of Canadian history.”
However, according to Toronto-based stamp collector Prakash Mody and a few others, Canada Post is doing a half-hearted job as it is issuing only $$2.50 Komagata Maru stamp. It means as an international stamp (which’s $2.50 denomination), it will only be used by Canadians for mailing international letters (United States not included). And so, Canadians won’t be able to see it while receiving mail or sending mail within the country.
To Mody’s dismay Canada Post is printing only 250,000 of these stamps and not the usual 1.5-million stamps.
“If Canada Post wanted to publicize (as they mentioned in their write-up) this historical event, then they could have (and should have) issued this stamp at regular Canadian rate (85 cents) and should have printed their normal run of 1.5-million stamps,” he said.
When approached, Canada Post President Deepak Chopra said he would make a statement and answer any questions related to this stamp on May 6 when the stamp will be formally released.
“Forced to leave Vancouver on July 23 (1914), the passengers (aboard Komagata Maru) returned to India, where approximately 20 of them were shot and others imprisoned. Even though it was a sad event, Canadians should take away a happy message. We’ve learned from those mistakes and made positive, inspiring changes in (the last) 100 years,” Gill said.
Mr Prakash Mody, noted philatelist from Canada expresses his views on this issue in a letter to The Chairman, Canada Post and Philatelic Advisory Committee. Here are some points to ponder given by Mr Mody in his letter.
I am happy that on May 1, Canada Post (CP) is issuing a stamp on Komagata Maru incident. I don't know why was this Komagata Maru stamp is not issued of a domestic - permanent rate and instead issued of $2.50 international rate denomination? May be that Indo-Canadians may use it for writing to India but that number may be small (they use emails) and that way only few would come to know about this event. Canadians may not know about this black dot in history!
The quantity printed is only 250,000 instead of usual around 1.5 million stamps! If CP wanted to publicise, as mentioned in Details, this historical event, it could have issued of domestic rate with more quantity. I hope that wide publicity is given of the special function to release the stamp at Ottawa.
Views and Opinion
Some people said despite this being a historical decision to recount Canadian history, Canada Post is doing a half-hearted job as it’s issuing only $$2.50 Komagata Maru stamp. It means as an international stamp (which’s $2.50 denomination), it will only be used by Canadians for mailing international letters (United States not included). So, Canadians won’t be able to see it while receiving mail or sending mail within the country, says Toronto-based stamp collector Prakash Mody.
Moreover, to his dismay, Canada Post is printing only 250,000 of these stamps and not usual 1.5-million stamps. “If Canada Post wanted to publicize (as they mentioned in their write-up) this historical event, then they could have issued (and should have) issued this stamp of regular Canadian rate (58 cents) and should have printed their normal run of 1.5-million stamps,” he says.
When approached, Canada Post President Chopra said he would make a statement and answer any questions related to this stamp on May 6 when the stamp will be formally released .
“Forced to leave Vancouver on July 23 (1914), the passengers (aboard Komagata Maru) returned to India, where approximately 20 of them were shot and others imprisoned.
“Even though it was a sad event, Canadians should take away a happy message. We’ve learned from those mistakes and made positive, inspiring change in 100 years,” says Gill. “We’re a new Canada, one that treats everyone as equal.”
Mody has for years been pursuing with Canada Post the idea of a Diwali stamp, as Diwali in Canada and elsewhere is no more deemed only as a Hindu Festival. It has assumed to some extent the same meaning as Christmas. Most Canadians now know what the Festival of Lights is.
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