Year of The Dog (Canada 2018)

These stamps will be issued January 15th, when additional information will be provided.

From Canada Post’s Details magazine:

They say “every dog has its day,” but from February 16, 2018, to February 4, 2019, those born in the Year of the Dog will have plenty of days to call their own. They certainly deserve it.

Those lucky enough to be born in the Year of the Dog are some of the most loyal and likeable people around. Possessing many of the same positive attributes as our favourite canines, they are known to be trustworthy, protective, courageous and driven by a sense of duty and justice. If you’re lucky enough to befriend a Dog, your happiness means the world to him or her. And while they can be stubborn and snappy at times, Dogs get along with just about everyone – and are particularly compatible with Rabbits, Tigers and Horses. Famous Canadians born in the Year of the Dog include Justin Bieber, Leonard Cohen and Lucy Maud Montgomery.

This year’s lunar New Year stamp issue was designed by Roy White and Liz Wurzinger at Subplot Design Inc. in Vancouver. When asked about their influences and inspiration, the two highlight the importance of the lantern as a quintessential symbol of the lunar New Year celebrations: “We wanted it to play a pivotal role in the design of these stamps, so we came up with the idea of translating Meimei Mao’s intricate dog illustrations onto these beautiful, illuminated lanterns. Raeff Mile’s photographs of them capture the warmth, richness and depth we were striving for.”

[press release]
Canada Post welcomes Year of the Dog – Lunar New Year stamps adorned in red and gold

VANCOUVER, Jan. 15, 2018 /CNW/ – Canada Post has released its annual two-stamp issue to mark the Lunar New Year, the 10th in this most recent lunar series. True to the traditional aspects of the celebration, the Year of the Dog stamps incorporate Chinese lanterns as a central design element. A Permanent™ domestic-rate stamp features an endearing small dog that looks ready to rush headlong into the year ahead, while the international-rate stamp shows a larger, dignified canine, one foot raised in anticipation. The customary red and gold dominate the design.

“Canada Post is proud to once again mark the vibrant and festive occasion that is the Lunar New Year, celebrated by Canadians of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other East Asian heritage,” says Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra. “The annual unveiling of this stamp issue has become a much-anticipated event.”

Designed by Vancouver’s Subplot Design Inc., with illustration by Meimei Mao and photography by Raeff Miles, the Year of the Dog stamp issue includes:

  • A traditional gummed pane of 25 domestic-rate stamps, which includes four Chinese blessings, presented in calligraphy by Albert Ng, member of the Order of Ontario, plus both Permanent™ domestic- and international-rate stamp booklets and a broad selection of philatelic collectibles.
  • The international-rate official first day cover (OFDC), which also features a traditional Chinese blessing, is unsealed to facilitate the Chinese New Year tradition of giving money in a red envelope.

The Year of the Dog begins on February 16, 2018, and runs to February 4, 2019. Loyal, trustworthy and courageous, the easy-going individuals born under the sign of the Dog are believed to willingly put others’ well-being above their own. Famous Canadians born under this sign include Justin Bieber, Leonard Cohen and Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Canada Post’s 2018 Stamp Programme

Updated October 25, 2018 (click on links to go to details/discussion pages):

[press release – November 10, 2017]
Lincoln Alexander, Emergency Responders, and Women in Winter Sports among new stamps to be issued in 2018
HM The Queen’s coronation and Memorial Cup anniversaries also celebrated

OTTAWA – The 2018 Stamp Program once again sets out to inform, enlighten and entertain Canadians with stamps that tell the stories of the people, places and events that make this country so amazing.

“Our stamps reflect the interesting, often beautiful, and sometimes heroic things that make us who we are as a nation,” says Deepak Chopra, President and CEO of Canada Post. “In this huge, culturally diverse country, there’s something in the program to interest everyone.”

Look for these exciting new stamps in 2018:
• From Far and Wide tours some of Canada’s most picturesque locations through nine breathtaking stamps, including “Jellybean Row” in St. John’s (N.L.), Cathedral Grove in MacMillan Provincial Park (B.C.), Arctic Bay (Nunavut) and Point Pelee National Park (Ont.).
• Five of Canada’s most accomplished athletes share the podium in Women in Winter Sports.
• Black History Month celebrates trailblazers Lincoln Alexander, the first Black Member of Parliament, federal cabinet minister and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and activist and humanitarian Kay Livingstone.
• Two exquisite varieties of lotus emerge for our annual flower stamps.
• The work of five talented Canadian Illustrators is featured on new stamps
• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II graces a new commemorative, 65 years after her coronation.
• Native Bees of Canada will cause a buzz with two striking stamps.
• The Memorial Cup scores big with a special issue marking its 100th anniversary.
• Astronomy stamps light up the night sky, on the occasion of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s 150th anniversary.
• Sharks in Canadian Waters depict five denizens of the deep.
• Everyday heroes from five life-saving lines of work receive a salute in Emergency Responders.
• A majestic Bighorn Sheep scales a new $3 stamp.

Back for a repeat performance are the following issues:
• Lunar New Year celebrates the loyal and likeable folks born in the Year of the Dog.
• An encore of the popular Weather Wonders series is in the forecast.
• Birds of Canada takes its third and final flight.
• A new Canada Post Community Foundation stamp is poised to help raise funds for youth in need.

Next year’s Christmas issues will feature original illustrations of both the Nativity and the warm, woolly items that keep us cozy in winter.

In addition, Canada Post will issue two commemorative envelopes in 2018, to mark the 100th anniversaries of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and The War Amps.

Many stamp topics are the result of suggestions from the Canadian public or organizations that wish to honour a significant person, milestone or event. Canada Post welcomes suggestions for the 2019 program and beyond.

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Les timbres de 2018 honoreront Lincoln Alexander, les intervenants d’urgence et des championnes de sports d’hiver, entre autres
Les anniversaires du couronnement de S.M. la Reine et de la Coupe Memorial seront aussi célébrés

OTTAWA – Le programme des timbres-poste de 2018 entreprend encore une fois d’informer, d’inspirer et de divertir les Canadiens avec des timbres qui racontent l’histoire de gens, de lieux et d’événements qui font du Canada un pays extraordinaire.

« Nos timbres illustrent quelques-unes des qualités fascinantes, souvent admirables et parfois héroïques qui nous définissent en tant que pays, dit Deepak Chopra, président-directeur général de Postes Canada. Dans un pays aussi grand et aussi culturellement diversifié que le nôtre, le programme aura de quoi plaire à tout le monde. »

Surveillez l’arrivée de ces nouveaux timbres en 2018 :

• L’émission Terre de nos aïeux nous fait découvrir quelques-uns des endroits les plus pittoresques au Canada sur neuf timbres, comme maisons de bonbons haricots (Jellybean Row) à St. John’s (T.-N.-L.), Cathedral Grove du MacMillan Provincial Park (C.-B.), Arctic Bay (Nunavut) et le parc national de la Pointe-Pelée (Ontario).
• Cinq des athlètes les plus accomplies du Canada se partagent le podium dans Championnes des sports d’hiver.
• Le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs rend hommage à de célèbres pionniers, dont Lincoln Alexander, premier Noir à avoir été élu à la Chambre des communes et au poste de ministre fédéral du Travail, et 24e lieutenant-gouverneur de l’Ontario, ainsi que l’activiste et l’humaniste Kay Livingstone.
• Deux espèces exquises de fleurs de lotus voient le jour sur nos timbres annuels consacrés aux fleurs.
• L’œuvre de cinq illustrateurs canadiens de talent est dévoilée sur de nouveaux timbres.
• Sa Majesté la reine Elizabeth II paraît pleine de grâce sur un nouveau timbre commémoratif, 65 ans après son couronnement.
• Deux timbres sur les abeilles indigènes du Canada vont piquer l’intérêt de plus d’un.
• La Coupe Memorial voit grand avec une émission spéciale qui marque son 100e anniversaire.
• L’émission sur l’astronomie illumine le ciel nocturne à l’occasion du 150e anniversaire de la Société royale d’astronomie du Canada.
• L’émission sur les requins du Canada illustre cinq chasseurs des mers.
• Des héros de la vie ordinaire, représentés par cinq métiers qui sauvent des vies, sont salués dans l’émission sur les intervenants d’urgence.
• Un mouflon d’Amérique grimpe sur un nouveau timbre de 3 $.

Nous retrouvons aussi les séries suivantes :
• La nouvelle Année lunaire fête toutes les bonnes âmes fidèles qui sont nées sous le signe de l’année du Chien.
• Un deuxième volet de la fameuse série Phénomènes météorologiques voit le jour.
• Les oiseaux du Canada prennent leur troisième et dernier envol.
• Nous préparons une nouvelle vignette de la Fondation communautaire de Postes Canada pour lever des fonds destinés aux jeunes dans le besoin.

Des illustrations originales de la Nativité et de ces articles en laine douillets qui nous tiennent bien au chaud l’hiver vont orner les timbres de Noël de l’année prochaine.

En 2018, Postes Canada compte émettre aussi deux enveloppes commémoratives, une pour le 100e anniversaire de l’Institut national canadien pour les aveugles (INCA) et l’autre pour le centenaire des Amputés de guerre.

Nombreux sont les motifs de nos timbres, d’après les suggestions du public ou d’organismes canadiens qui veulent rendre hommage à des personnalités et souligner des moments ou des exploits importants. Postes Canada accueille les suggestions en vue du programme de 2019 et au-delà.