by Danforth Guy
Virtual Stamp Club Special Contributor

With rate changes taking effect on May 6, Canada Post is issuing a series of new definitives that day. Borrowing a line from the national anthem, the “From Far and Wide” theme for definitives continues, with small stamps featuring grand scenes from across the country. The nine places are:

• Torngat Mountains National Park, NL
• Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve, NT
• Sunflowers at Altona, MB
• Galiano Island, BC
• Abbey at Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, QC (the photo on the right is a portion of the one used for the Abbey stamp)

These five are ‘P’ (Permanent) stamps, good for domestic mail up to 30 g. They will sell at the new price of 99 cents (up from 93 cents). They are not sold singly, but in mixed-design self-adhesive booklets of 10, and mixed-design coils of 100. They are also available as part of a 9-stamp souvenir sheet with those listed below. ‘P’ stamps can be used on mail for outside the country, with additional postage.

Other places featured are:

• Point Prim Lighthouse, PE

This one is the domestic stamp when a single stamp is bought, as opposed to a booklet/coil. The single price is $1.15, and they come in a coil of 50.

Belfast, PEI, near this lighthouse, is the first day issue location for the entire set of nine stamps.

• Restigouche River, NB

This $2.09 stamp is intended for Oversize mail beyond 30 g. It comes in a booklet of 6 and a coil of 50.

• Thousand Islands, ON

Either the national park or islands in the vicinity. For mail up to 30 g to the United States. It’s priced at $1.40, and comes in a booklet of 6 and a coil of 50.

• Qarlinngua Sea Arc, NU

International rate at $2.92 in a booklet of 6 and a coil of 50.

The entire set of nine stamps will be available on a single souvenir sheet, which is also being used on the official FDC, postmarked at Belfast, PEI, near the Point Prim Lighthouse.

In addition to the stamps, postage-paid postcards of each design will be available, showing the stamp image on the message side. Each will sell for $2.92, and can be mailed anywhere.

Additional information on this issue will appear below the line, with the most recent at the top.

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Updated May 6, 2024:
[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]
From Far and Wide: New stamps take Canadians on cross-country journey to nine scenic locations

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’?hch’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 [front and back shown] was cancelled in Belfast, Prince Edward Island (the location of the Point Prim Lighthouse). The issue was designed by Stéphane Huot. [An example of the postcard is below the FDC illustrations.]

[en Francais pour les médias d’information]
Terre de nos aïeux : de nouveaux timbres invitent à découvrir neuf lieux pittoresques du pays

Ce quatrième volet de la série pluriannuelle fait la promotion des voyages et de l’exploration.

OTTAWA, ON, le 6 mai 2024 /CNW/ – La série Terre de nos aïeux de Postes Canada est de retour avec neuf images spectaculaires de destinations canadiennes incontournables.

Lancée en 2018, cette série met en vedette la beauté naturelle du Canada et ses magnifiques paysages culturels. Cette quatrième émission se veut la vitrine de sept provinces et deux territoires, inspirant le goût de l’aventure et un sentiment d’appréciation.

Les timbres de l’émission Terre de nos aïeux de 2024 mettent en vedette les lieux ci dessous, chacun capturé par un ou une photographe du pays:

• Tongait KakKasuangita SilakKijapvinga – Parc national des Monts-Torngat, Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (Michael Winsor)
• Tehjeh Deé (rivière Nahanni Sud), réserve de parc national Nááts’?hch’oh, Territoires du Nord-Ouest (Colin Field)
• Tournesols – Altona, Manitoba (Mike Grandmaison)
• Galiano Island, Colombie-Britannique (James Stevenson)
• Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Québec (Ladislas Kadyszewski)
• Phare de Point Prim – Belfast, Île-du-Prince-Édouard (Sander Meurs)
• Mille-Îles, Ontario (Ian Coristine)
• Rivière Ristigouche, Nouveau-Brunswick (Guylaine Bégin)
• Arche naturelle de Qarlinngua, Arctic Bay, Nunavut (Clare Kines)

À propos des timbres
Les cinq timbres PermanentsMC au tarif du régime intérieur sont offerts en carnets de 10 (deux pour chaque motif), en rouleaux de 100 ou de 5 000 et en bandes de 5 ou de 10. Les timbres au tarif des envois à destination des États-Unis, du régime international et des envois surdimensionnés sont offerts en carnets de 6, en rouleaux de 50 et en bandes de 4 ou de 10. Dès aujourd’hui, le tarif des timbres achetés en carnet, en rouleau ou en feuillet passe à 99 cents par timbre, soit une augmentation de 7 cents.

Cette émission comprend également un bloc-feuillet de collection et des cartes postales pour chacun des neuf timbres. Le pli Premier Jour officiel du bloc-feuillet est oblitéré à Belfast, à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (emplacement du phare de Point Prim). Cette émission a été conçue par Stéphane Huot.