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USPS Raises Shipping Prices for 2026 Holiday Season

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[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]
U.S. Postal Service Announces Temporary Price Change for 2026 Holiday Shipping Season
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service filed notice August 25 with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a temporary price change for some package products for the 2026 peak holiday season. This temporary price adjustment is to help cover extra handling costs to ensure a successful peak season.

The planned change for peak season, which was approved by the governors of the Postal Service, would affect prices on the following retail and commercial domestic competitive parcels: Priority Mail Express (PME), Priority Mail (PM), USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select. No other products or services would be affected. Pending favorable review by the PRC, the temporary rates would go into effect at 12 a.m. CT on Oct. 4 and remain in place until 12 a.m. CT on Jan. 17, 2027.

This seasonal adjustment will bring prices for the Postal Service’s retail and commercial customers in line with competitive practices.

As a part of the Postal Service’s transformation plan, these temporary changes will support the organization in achieving our public service mission — providing a nationwide, integrated network for the delivery of mail and packages at least six days a week — in a cost-effective and financially sustainable manner over the long term, just as the U.S. Congress has intended.

The planned price changes include:

Retail:

Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage: Zones 1-4

  • $0.50 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
  • $0.80 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
  • $1.25 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
  • $3.90 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs. and Oversized.

Priority Mail: Zones 5-9

  • $1.00 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
  • $2.10 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
  • $4.30 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
  • $9.10 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Flat Rate:

  • $2.10 increase for Large Flat Rate Boxes.
  • $1.00 increase for all other Flat Rate Products.

USPS Ground Advantage: Zones 5-9

  • $0.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
  • $1.40 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
  • $2.75 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
  • $7.50 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs. and Oversized.

Priority Mail Express: Zones 1-9

  • $1.40 increase for Zones 1-4, 0-3 lbs.
  • $2.35 increase for Zones 5-9, 0-3 lbs.
  • $2.45 increase for Zones 1-4, 4-10 lbs.
  • $6.30 increase for Zones 5-9, 4-10 lbs.
  • $5.05 increase for Zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.
  • $11.70 increase for Zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.
  • $12.70 increase for Zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.
  • $20.80 increase for Zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.

Priority Mail Express Flat Rate:

  • $2.35 increase for Flat Rate Envelopes.

For commercial rates, see the complete USPS press release.

The complete Postal Service price filings with prices for all products can be found on the PRC website under the Daily Listings section at prc.gov/dockets/daily. For the Shipping Services filing, see Docket No. CP2026-10. The Postal Service provides additional resources to assist customers regarding the price changes. These tools include price lists, downloadable price files and Federal Register Notices. This information will be available on the Postal Service’s Postal Explorer website at pe.usps.com/PriceChange/Index.

2026-27 Duck Stamp

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From the USPS Postal Bulletin:
On June 26, 2026, in Saint Augustine, FL, the U.S. Department of the Interior will issue the $25 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamp for the 2026-2027 waterfowl hunting season. The pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) stamp will go on sale nationwide June 26, 2026, and is valid through June 30, 2027.
Availability to Post Offices:

Item 337500, 2026-2027 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Pane of One: Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic distribution to Post Offices.

Item 337600, 2026-2027 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Pane of 20: The 2026-2027 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation PSA Pane of 20 will only be distributed by Stamp Fulfillment Services

Technical Specifications:

Issue: Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp
Item Number: 337500
Denomination & Type of Issue: $25.00, Special
Format: Pane of 1 (1 design)
Series: Federal Duck
Issue Date & City: June 26, 2026, Saint Augustine, FL 32092
Art Director: Valerie Fellows, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Artist: James Hautman
Modeler: Daryl DeMont
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Flexographic, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 1
Print Quantity: 1,432,180 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Invisible Fluorescent
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.7620 x 1.2890 in. / 44.7550 x 32.7400 mm.
Overall Size (w x h): 1.8900 x 1.4170 in. / 48.0060 x 35.9920 mm.
Full Pane Size (w x h): 6.1250 x 2.6250 in. / 155.5750 x 66.6750 mm.
Plate Size: 36 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: N/A
Marginal Markings:
Front: Selvage Text: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service • 2026-2027 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp • Celebrate the conservation of America’s wildlife and natural resources. • Artist: James Hautman, Bufflehead© • If applicable, sign your stamp.
Back: Verso-text • Ordering information • Barcode • U.S. Department of the Interior logo • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service logo

Issue: Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp
Item Number: 337600
Denomination & Type of Issue: $25.00, Special
Format: Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: Federal Duck
Issue Date & City: June 26, 2026, Saint Augustine, FL 32092
Art Director: Valerie Fellows, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Artist: James Hautman
Modeler: Daryl DeMont
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Flexographic, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 47,600 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Invisible Fluorescent
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.7620 x 1.2890 in. / 44.7550 x 32.7400 mm.
Overall Size (w x h): 1.8900 x 1.4170 in. / 48.0060 x 35.9920 mm.
Full Pane Size (w x h): 8.2500 x 8.2500 in. / 209.5500 x 209.5500 mm.
Plate Size: 180 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “P” followed by five (5) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front: Selvage text: • Department of the Interior 20 x $25.00 (2 locations) • “Artist: James Hautman, Bufflehead©” (4 locations) • Plate number (4 corners)
Back: Verso-ut ytext behind each stamp • Four barcodes • Plate position diagram (9)

Note that these are not postage stamps and are not valid for carrying mail. There was also a Junior Duck stamp for 2026-2026, which was not valid for hunting: 

The address to which to send FDCs for servicing is:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Duck Stamp Station
Postmaster
99 King Street
Saint Augustine, FL 32084-9998

but you might be better off sending them to:

FDOI Migratory Bird Stamps
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900

This is the best (and only) image we have of the first-day pictorial postmark:

Exhibitors Group to Celebrate at Chicagopex

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[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]
AAPE celebrates 40th anniversary at Chicagopex

The American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors this year is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its founding by a small group led by the late Randy L. Neil.

A celebration is planned for Chicagopex, one of America’s largest and best shows, on the weekend of November 20-22 at the Westin Hotel in Itasca, Illinois, near O’Hare International Airport.

Social events, discussion groups and member presentations are among the activities planned to mark the anniversary. A full schedule will be announced this fall.

“Just as when the AAPE started 40 years ago, it continues to encourage its members to try new ideas and approaches when exhibiting,” said Ken Nilsestuen, association president [right]. “As exhibiting continues its evolution from ‘Here are my stamps,’ to ‘Here is a really interesting story using my wonderful philatelic collection and related items,’ AAPE should still be there sharing these developments. We hope and expect that our members will continue to be leaders in philatelic exhibiting however it changes.”

The association was founded to provide a forum for exhibitors, judges and stamp show organizers and volunteers. Most of the major changes in the exhibiting craft as well as the greatly increased accountability and consistency in judging began as ideas discussed in the AAPE’s quarterly journal, The Philatelic Exhibitor.

AAPE has also smoothed the way for hundreds of new exhibitors by connecting them with mentors, free critiques and technical guidance through articles in the journal by experienced exhibitors who write about lessons learned.

Current membership is about 625 including gold medal winners and many who are developing their exhibits toward that level. Members have access to all back issues of the journal through an excellent website that includes widely diverse resources.

Anyone with an interest in joining the friendly and helpful ranks of exhibitors is welcome to participate in AAPE events. More information and membership details are online at www.aape.org.

Chicagopex is hosted by the Chicago Philatelic Society, which was founded in 1886 and is American Philatelic Society Chapter #1. Show information is online at www.chicagopex.org.

Wisconsin Statehood Book Wins AFDCS Writing Award

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The 1948 Wisconsin Statehood Centennial Issue: Making, Celebrating and Using the Stamp, by John A, Paré and Ralph H. Nafziger, is the 2025 winner of the American First Day Cover Society’s annual Philip H. Ward, Jr., Memorial Award for Excellence in First Day Cover Literature.

The 154-page book, published by The Collectors Club of Chicago, begins with a short history of Wisconsin, followed by the development of the stamp (Scott 957) from an idea to the finished product. It then traces the activities surrounding the first day in Madison and six cachetmakers whose first or only cachets were for this issue. It also includes a list of all known cachets for this issue and price ranges of their values, biographies of the cachetmakers and color illustrations of most of them.

Nafziger is a retired research chemist/research supervisor at the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Mines. He lives in Oregon and is Executive Vice President of the AFDCS. Paré is a retired U.S. Navy captain and high school vice principal who lives in Wisconsin.

The book, which won a Vermeil award at the Chicagopex 2025 literature competition, is available from the Collectors Club of Chicago, 1029 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610 for $45 (hard copy) or $15 (eBook). Visit www.collectorsclubchicago.org The book is also available on Amazon.

Mark Thompson’s book Women of the Black Heritage Series: from the Fields of Slavery to the Halls of Congress was the 2025 runner-up for the Ward Award. It is available from Amazon.

Philip Henry Ward, Jr., began servicing first day covers in 1909. An electrical engineer by trade, he wrote on new issues for The American Philatelist, Mekeel’s Weekly Stamp News and The Weekly Philatelic Gazette in the early 20th century.

The American First Day Cover Society is a not-for-profit educational organization. In addition to publishing its journal First Days, the AFDCS also publishes handbooks and catalogues, and promotes the collecting of both modern and “classic” issues and cachets, as well as exhibiting FDCs. It offers awards for outstanding first day cover exhibits and an annual contest for cachetmakers, and is a co-host of the annual Great American Stamp Show.

For more information about the AFDCS, visit www.afdcs.org, e-mail afdcs@afdcs.org or write the AFDCS at Post Office Box 57, Somerset, WI 54025-0057.

Revolutionary War Book Wins Smithsonian Award

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[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]
National Postal Museum Announces 2026 Professional Prize Award for Scholarship in Postal History

The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum has awarded Alec Zuercher Reichardt the 2026 Professional Prize for Scholarship in Postal History for his book Roads to Power, Roads to Crisis: The War for the American Interior and the Infrastructural Routes of Revolution. In Roads to Power, Roads to Crisis (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025), Reichardt untangles the mid-18th-century British and French efforts to expand and secure their empires in the North American interior and the ramifications for Indigenous nations, the colonists and the empires themselves.

The book’s historical and specifically created maps illustrate that the ability of authorities in London and Paris, and of their armies and representatives in North America, to communicate as securely and as quickly as possible was essential. Reichardt emphasizes that communication was first and foremost a physical undertaking that altered the landscape—messages and news had to be carried, roads had to be laid, defenses had to be built and support for soldiers and travelers had to be provided. Examples of private letters and reports illustrate these challenges and the steps taken to accomplish these changes, while the discussion of public news and messaging demonstrates print culture to have been an important, if problematic, source of information, hearsay, and propaganda. The British Empire, Reichardt argues, defeated the French because it developed an infrastructure, managed and subsidized by the state, which laid claim to the landscape and through which the Empire could gather intelligence and shape public opinion. In its efforts to control the interior, the British Empire knit the colonies more closely together. In the period after the Seven Years’ War, colonists would effectively use elements of the infrastructure to challenge the British Empire, creating alternative networks and fomenting revolution. Well researched and well written, Roads to Power, Roads to Crisis is an excellent addition to the histories of early America, communications and the post.

[The book, $55 for the hardcover or ebook versions, is available for purchase here. — VSC]

Reichardt [right] is an associate professor in the Department of History and the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri.

The National Postal Museum congratulates Reichardt and thanks all those who submitted material. Their diverse work advances postal history scholarship in new and exciting directions that demonstrate the centrality to American history of the postal system and the mail it carries.

About the National Postal Museum Awards for Scholarship in Postal History
The National Postal Museum sponsors biennial prizes for recent scholarship on the history of the postal system in the United States and its territories, and their antecedents. The U.S. Postal Service started the awards in 2007 to honor its first historian, Rita Lloyd Moroney. These prizes—now the National Postal Museum Awards for Scholarship in Postal History—are designed to recognize scholarship on the history of the American postal system and to raise awareness of the significance of the postal system in American life. They comprise a Graduate Prize, a $1,000 award for scholarship written or published by graduate students; a Professional Prize, a $2,000 award for work by scholars and professionals (faculty members, independent scholars and public historians); and a Digital Public History prize, a $1,000 award for scholarship presented online.

The museum will begin accepting submissions for the next Awards for Scholarship in Postal History after Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, 2027. Additional information about the awards is available on the museum’s website.

About the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum
The National Postal Museum is devoted to presenting the colorful and engaging history of the nation’s mail service and showcasing one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of stamps and philatelic material in the world. It is located at 2 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Washington, D.C., across from Union Station. For more information about the Smithsonian, call (202) 633-1000 or visit the museum website at postalmuseum.si.edu.

AFDCS Seeks Board Candidates

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Self-nominations are now open for the Board of Directors of the American First Day Cover Society, the largest not-for-profit FDC organization in the world. Each year, the membership of the AFDCS elects four people to serve on its board for three-year terms.

podium with microphone – vector illustration. eps 10

Those running for the board must be members in good standing and are expected to submit a statement of no more than 300 words and a photo. There is no other “qualifying process” for nominations: No 10-member petitions, minimum tenure in the AFDCS, nor the ability to recite cachet catalogue numbers from memory. Reasonable proficiency with email is expected.

Once elected, Directors are expected to attend the one in-person meeting a year (held the night before the convention, which in 2027 will be held at Great American Stamp Show in Albuquerque, NM) and ad hoc online meetings, participate in email discussions and vote electronically on matters that come before the board. The ballot and the candidates’ statements are mailed to members in the fall. The terms begin on January 1.

Bobby Liao of California is chairing the AFDCS 2026 Nominating Committee, aided by Steve Ripley of Florida and Chris Calle of Connecticut. Those wish to run, or who would like more information, should contact Bobby at bottlingcachet@yahoo.com.

The AFDCS Board of Directors consists of 12 elected members, plus three ex-officio members: the president, editor, and general counsel. (The Society’s complete bylaws are available at www.afdcs.org/bylaws). Directors are not compensated in any way for serving on the board, although they may receive reimbursement for expenses not related to serving on the board or attending meetings.

The American First Day Cover Society is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, established in 1955. It publishes the award-winning bimonthly journal First Days, as well as handbooks and catalogues, maintains a YouTube channel, and promotes the collecting of both modern and “classic” issues and cachets, as well as the exhibiting of FDCs.

For more information about the AFDCS, visit www.afdcs.org, e-mail afdcs@afdcs.org or write the AFDCS at Post Office Box 57, Somerset, WI 54025-0057.

Linda McCartney (U.S. 2026)

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Announced August 24the:

[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]
Postal Service to Honor Photographer and Activist Linda McCartney
Stamps feature nature and still-life photos

What: The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the art and life of Linda McCartney (1941–1998), a pioneering photographer and animal rights activist who was a pivotal figure in the vegetarianism movement, at a first-day-of-issue ceremony for stamps featuring her photography. All attendees must RSVP to attend the ceremony at the museum.

Who: Program participants to be announced.

When: Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, at 11 a.m. ET

Where: The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd St.
New York, NY 10019

RSVP: All attendees must RSVP to attend the ceremony at the museum. Register for the event at: usps.com/lindamccartneystamps

Background: Linda McCartney rose to prominence by capturing some of the most memorable musicians of the 1960s in photographs that felt relaxed, intimate and full of life. Her 1968 portrait of Eric Clapton made her the first female photographer to have their work featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Among McCartney’s favorite subjects to photograph were her husband — musician Paul McCartney — and their children and animals, as well as small moments of everyday life. McCartney’s photographs have been exhibited throughout the United States as well as at the Royal Photographic Society and the Victoria and Albert Museum in England.

The pane of 20 stamps showcases five different photographs. The selvage features a black-and-white self-portrait of McCartney behind her camera. Derry Noyes, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps and stamp pane.

News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #LindaMcCartneyStamps

Additional information will be posted below the lines, with the most recent at the top.

Updated September 22nd:
Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue:The Digital Color Postmark for this issue measures 2.80″ x 0.97″The Pictorial Postmark for this issue measures 2.69″ x 1.07″ The “Special” (local) postmark for this issue measures 2.74″ x 1.22″

Updated August 24th:
The Virtual Stamp Club has confirmed that these stamps and the Squirrels & Chipmunks issue will be released on the same day.

Basic U.S. Postal Rates

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As of July 12, 2026:

Product
Letters (1 oz.)
Letters (metered 1 oz.)
Additional Ounces
Domestic Postcards
International Postcards
International Letter (1 oz.)
Priority Mail Express Flat-Rate env.
Priority Mail Flat-Rate env.		 Current Prices
82¢
78¢
29¢
65¢
$1.75
$1.75
$35.90
$12.90

NYC-Area Swapfest in November?

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Received in email:

As a member of the Collectors Club Board of Governors, I am coordinating an in-person event to be held sometime in November (exact date to be determined). Receipt of this message means that you are listed as the contact person for one or more philatelic clubs or organizations in the Tri-State area.

The event will be held on a Saturday. Its purpose is to gather collectors who are interested in selling, trading, or gifting excess material from their collections. We will set up tables for people to examine material, and the Club will provide refreshments.

Many of us enjoyed such engagements at traditional stamp clubs when we were young, and I suspect that some of you are involved in local clubs that do the same today. This is an opportunity to meet new people and make friends, enjoy an afternoon at the Club (and possibly a dinner afterwards), and potentially dispose of and acquire some nice material.

If all goes well, we’ll plan to have periodic “garage sales.”

Please pass this message along to members of your club/group and have them send me an email if they are interested. I’ll build a database of potential attendees and, once the details are determined, the Club will send a blast email to all members as well as non-members who express interest.

I’m available for questions and hope to receive lots of interest. Thank you,

Daniel Ryterband, danryterband@gmail.com

Ecological Importance of Wolves in Canada

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New stamps highlight the ecological importance of wolves in Canada
Stamps feature striking, close-up images of wolves found in different parts of the Canadian wilderness

WHITNEY, Ont. – Canada Post issued on August 13 new stamps highlighting the role wolves play as a keystone species.

Wolves contribute significantly to the health and biodiversity of the ecosystem. The intelligent hunters are often associated with the North and remote Canadian landscapes, and they also figure prominently in many Indigenous cultures.

These social animals use co-operative hunting and share responsibility for raising their young – a behaviour seen in only a small percentage of mammals. With sharp senses that help them detect prey almost two kilometres away, wolves hunt small and large animals, including caribou, deer, elk, moose, bison and evenmuskoxen.

Stamps feature wolves in different regions of the country
The grey wolf (Canis lupus) is the largest and most widespread wolf in Canada, found everywhere except the Maritimes.

Only slightly bigger than an eastern coyote, the eastern wolf (Canis sp. cf. Lycaon) is a federally listed species at risk that lives mainly in Algonquin Provincial Park in central Ontario and in southwestern Quebec. It has an estimated population of 200 to 1,000 mature wolves.

The Arctic grey wolf (Canis lupus arctos) is a nomadic hunter well adapted to the northern climate, while the coastal grey wolf (Canis lupus crassodon) is a strong swimmer that lives along Canada’s Pacific coast and near-shore islands.

About the stamps
Each stamp presents a close-up view of wolves in Canadian landscapes. The booklet cover and interior contain additional photographs of coastal grey wolves on Vancouver Island. The stamps are designed by Andrew Perro, featuring photography by Michelle Valberg (Canis lupus crassodon), John E. Marriott (Canis lupus, Ejaz Khan (Canis lupus arctos), Michael Runtz and Steve Dunsford (Canis sp. Cf. lycaon). This issue is printed by Lowe-Martin and includes a booklet of eight Permanent™ domestic rate stamps, an Official First Day Cover (OFDC), a souvenir sheet and four postage-paid postcards that can be sent worldwide. The location of the cancellation mark on the OFDC is Whitney, Ontario, near the east gate of Algonquin Provincial Park. [The OFDC and postcards are shown below.]

Stamps and collectibles are now available at canadapost.ca and at select postal outlets across Canada.

[en Francais pour les médias d’information]
De nouveaux timbres mettent en vedette les loups au Canada et leur importance pour l’environnement
Les timbres présentent des images saisissantes en gros plan de loups vivant dans différentes étendues sauvages canadiennes.

WHITNEY, Ont. – Postes Canada a émis de nouveaux timbres qui mettent en vedette une espèce clé : les loups.

Les loups contribuent de façon importante à la santé et à la biodiversité de l’écosystème. Chasseurs intelligents souvent associés au Nord et aux vastes étendues sauvages du Canada, ces animaux occupent également une place prépondérante dans de nombreuses cultures autochtones.

Animal social, le loup coopère de façon organisée pour chasser et élever ses petits, un comportement observé chez seulement un faible pourcentage de mammifères. Grâce à ses sens aiguisés qui lui permettent de repérer les proies à près de 2 km de distance, le loup chasse de petits et de grands animaux, y compris le caribou, le cerf, le wapiti, l’orignal, le bison et même le bœuf musqué.

Des timbres qui présentent des loups dans différentes régions du pays
Le loup gris (Canis lupus, le plus grand et le plus répandu au Canada, se retrouve partout sauf dans les Maritimes.

À peine plus gros qu’un coyote de l’Est, le loup de l’Est (Canis sp. cf. lycaon) est inscrit sur la liste fédérale des espèces en péril et vit principalement dans le parc provincial Algonquin dans le centre de l’Ontario ainsi que dans le sud-ouest du Québec. On estime sa population à entre 200 et 1 000 individus adultes.

Le loup gris de l’Arctique (Canis lupus arctos est un chasseur nomade bien adapté au climat nordique, tandis que le loup gris côtier (Canis lupus crassodon) est un bon nageur qui vit sur la côte canadienne du Pacifique et ses îles côtières.

À propos des timbres
Chaque timbre présente une image en gros plan de loups dans des paysages canadiens. La couverture et l’intérieur du carnet comportent des photos supplémentaires de loups gris côtiers sur l’île de Vancouver. Les timbres ont été conçus par Andrew Perro à partir de photos de Michelle Valberg (Canis lupus crassodon), de John E. Marriott (Canis lupus, d’Ejaz Khan (Canis lupus arctos, de Michael Runtz et de Steve Dunsford (Canis sp. cf. lycaon). Imprimée par Lowe-Martin, cette émission comprend un carnet de huit timbres PermanentsMC au tarif du régime intérieur, un pli Premier Jour officiel, un bloc-feuillet et quatre cartes postales port payé. Le lieu d’oblitération est Whitney (Ontario), près de la porte est du parc provincial Algonquin.

Les timbres et les articles de collection sont en vente sur postescanada.ca et dans certains comptoirs postaux partout au pays à partir d’aujourd’hui.

The Official First Day Cover:

The postpaid picture postcards: