Canada Post has a preview (“sneak peak”) of its 2019 stamp programme in the latest issue of its Details philatelic catalogue:

• We’ll kick off 2019 with a new definitive of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (January 14), more from the From Far and Wide series (January 14) and our Lunar New Year stamps welcoming the Year of the Pig (January 18).
• In February, our Black History stamp salutes Albert Jackson, the first Black Canadian letter carrier. Gardenias bloom in our flower issue, and we pitch toward spring with a nod to the Vancouver Asahi baseball team.
• Watch carefully as bears lumber across our stamps, and learn how Canadian ingenuity in aviation has made us soar.
• We’ll bring back the past to relive the Red River Resistance, the founding of Manitoba and the legacy of historic covered bridges. Nature gets its due with stamps depicting endangered turtles, and some tasty Canadian desserts will whet your appetite.
• As usual, the year ends with a semi-postal fundraising stamp for your generous donations that directly support the Canada Post Community Foundation, plus sacred and secular Christmas issues.
• During the year, we’ll also release commemorative envelopes to mark the 150th anniversaries of the Fusiliers Mont-Royal, the Fusiliers du St-Laurent and the Princess Louise Fusiliers.