[press release]
Face to face with four of Canada’s most formidable predators
New stamps feature extreme close-ups of native bears
Unfortunately, some populations are threatened by habitat loss and human activity – making conservation efforts critical to their survival. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) has assessed polar bears and western populations of the grizzly bear as being of special concern. Polar bears are affected significantly by the loss of sea ice due to climate change, while grizzlies are dwindling in number due to human encroachment.
These are the four bears on the stamps:
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) gets its name from the lighter tips that often appear on its guard hairs, which gives it a grizzled appearance. [shown right]- The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is, on average, the largest bear species in the world and actually has black skin.
- Named after its most common colour, the American black bear (Ursus americanus) is the most widely distributed bear species in North America.
Found in coastal regions of British Columbia, the Kermode bear (also Ursus americanus) is a population of black bears capable of producing rare, white-coloured offspring. [shown right]
With more than 30 years as a professional photographer, Ottawa-based Valberg is a Nikon Ambassador and one of two inaugural Canadian Geographic photographers-in-residence. Postma, who lives in Yukon, has travelled around 
the world for more than 20 years capturing award-winning images.
The stamp issue, designed by Andrew Perro and printed by Lowe-Martin, is available in a booklet of eight stamps and as a pane of four. The Official First Day Cover is cancelled in Klemtu, B.C., home of the Tsimshian First Nations – for whom white-coloured Kermode bears hold special meaning. [The black bear stamp is shown on the right.
[Just so no one is left out, here is the Polar Bear stamp design: 
[The link directly to the Bears stamps is here.] 
Here is the press sheet for this issue: 
Here is the Official First Day Covers: 
Here is the pane of stamps: 
Here is the booklet version:
ft (cachet) archives: Plates, original artwork and 20 boxes of envelope proofs. He will have this material at his super-booth at Americover 2019, held next weekend, July 26-28, at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel.
Bellefonte, PA— July 17, 2019 — Today, the American Philatelic Society, the largest, non-profit organization for stamp collectors in the world, announced its sponsorship of 
Australia Post Philatelic Manager Michael Zsolt said the stamp release celebrates the magnitude of the occasion but also Australia’s small but significant part in it.
was used for descent to the lunar surface and served as a base while the astronauts were on the Moon.
With around 600 million people watching on television, he climbed down the ladder and proclaimed: “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”
medallion cover, and four booklets of 10 x $1 self-adhesive stamps.
The show is being held July 26-28 at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel (9801 Natural Bridge Road in St. Louis). The FDCs will be at the booth of Weisz Stamps & Covers. Proprietor Doug Weisz [right] is assisting the H.R. Harmer auction firm with getting Eldon Mohler’s vast collection of cacheted first day covers ready for sale. Some of the material will be sold at a series of auctions beginning in the fall, but Weisz will have nearly two hundred boxes of covers from the collection at his booth at Americover 2019.
5378 (55¢) Transcontinental Railroad, 150th Anniv. – Jupiter Locomotive
5381 Wild and Scenic Rivers pane of 12
5382 (55¢) Art of Ellsworth Kelly – Yellow White
LONGUEUIL, QUE. – Canada Post today issued two commemorative stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission that landed humans on the moon for the first time – and the Canadians who helped make it possible.
Jim Chamberlin was a leading figure in aircraft design in Canada before moving to the U.S. in 1959 to work for NASA. He became head of engineering for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program for the United States, and project manager and chief designer for the Gemini spacecraft that preceded Apollo. He helped determine the type of spacecraft that would transport the Apollo 11 astronauts and was one of the first at NASA to recognize that flying directly to the moon wasn’t the best option. Instead, Chamberlin favoured having a smaller landing module travel to lunar orbit attached to the main spacecraft, then descend to the moon’s surface and later reconnect with the main spacecraft. This approach, known as lunar orbit rendezvous, became fundamental to the Apollo program.
nada’s top aircraft engineers before being hired by NASA in 1959, Owen Maynard went on to head the Systems Engineering Division for the Apollo spacecraft program – effectively making him the chief engineer. He sketched early designs of the main Apollo command module and is credited as the person at NASA most responsible for the design of the lunar lander. He also served as Chief of the Mission Operations Division and was responsible for planning the sequence of missions that led to Apollo 11. Like Chamberlin, Maynard also played an important role in determining the safest way to reach and land on the moon.
The first legs to stand on the moon didn’t belong to Neil Armstrong – they were from Héroux Machine Parts Limited of Longueuil, Quebec. Now known as Héroux-Devtek, the company manufactured the spider-like landing gear legs on the lunar module to NASA’s specifications. The legs were also part of the launch platform that let Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lift off from the moon and reconnect with the main command module. Those legs remain on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site, in an area known as the Sea of Tranquility.
[en Francais]
Australia Post is releasing a commemorative stamp to celebrate 50 years of the principle of equal pay for equal work in Australia.
es, the estimated impact of the rate increases on the average Canadian household would be well under a dollar a year, and the total increase for small businesses that use stamps would be estimated at about $6 a year. Canadians can avoid the increase by purchasing Permanent stamps at the current rate in advance, if the changes are approved for next January.
