July 1st - Canada Day

The 1st of July this year 2019, the beautiful country nicknamed " The great white North" due to its geographic location and cold, harsh winters, the country with abundant maple trees and known for it's maple syrup is turning 152!!!

Yes, the 1st of July is observed as Canada day (Fete du Canada in French) or Canada's birthday as on this day in the year 1867, the British North America Act or the Constitution Act of 1867 was passed.This Act helped in the forming of the nation (joining of the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick which then split into Ontario and Quebec), one of the important milestones to Canada's complete Independence from England which it  got in the year 1982. 

The National Day of Canada is celebrated with a lots of activities and events.  To mark the memorable occasion, fireworks, bonfires, parades, concerts, parties and picnics are held nation wide with great joy, happiness and pride. Not only Canadians living in Canada, Canadians around the globe too get to enjoy the important day. Canada Day celebrations are  held for Canadians in Bund Beach, Shanghai, at the  Royal Canadian Legion  and in Canadian clubs in Mexico etc.

Canada Day is observed on the 1st of July every year except when it falls on a Sunday. If it falls on a Sunday, July 2nd is taken to be a statutory holiday as per the federal holidays act.

Advance Happy Birthday Canada :) and advance Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians around the world :)!!!

The above stamp on the cover, made of cloth material depicting the beautiful Canadian Flag was issued in the year 2015 by Canada Post to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Flag!!

Great Canadian Goalies Playing Card like Stamps: Canada

Canada Post had issued 6 stamps on Canadian Ice Hockey Goalies who had made a huge difference to the game.  This Playing card size sturdy stamps is a perfect way to honor the legendary goal keepers of Ice hockey. Each card stamp carries the picture of a Goalie in action and the top right corner of the stamps bear the logo of the main club the goalies are playing for.

The stamps show the following legendary goalies:

Bernie Parent ( represented Philadelphia Flyers )

Johnny Bower ( represented Toronto Maple Leafs )

Gump Worsely ( represented  Montreal Canadians )

Tony Esposito ( represented Chicago Blackhawks )

Martin Brodeur ( represented New Jersey Devils ) 

Ken Dryden  ( represented  Montreal Canadians )

Statistics and Highlights of the players are printed on the reverse side of the sheet (backing paper). I was keen on keeping the stamps with these stats. Mark from Canada kindly agreed to my request and sent this Goalies set for my Odd and Unique stamps collection.  Thanks Mark.

Sometime in 2014, Canada Post had honored defense personnel through stamps.  I am looking for them to add to this collection.  If anybody has the excess set and I am willing to swap with Indian Stamps. Please contact me.

Air show, Year of Snake : Canada

I got my first Year of Monkey stamps on the Envelope from Mr. Mark of Canada. 



He also generously sent me couple of MS and Silver Dart stamp on my theme. Thanks Mark for the nice swap. Especially interesting is the Year of the Snake stamp that has embossed texture for the scales. Two types were issued: the Green international version and the Red domestic version (both seen here)

Odd World - Canada

My Canadian collection of Odd/Unique stamps

Fabric stamp - Mint

 On cover

50th Anniversary of Canadian Flag - 2015

Playing Card sized stamps

Odd shape

1995 Canada Greetings stamps


2001 Year of Snake, Canada

2017, the 100th Anniversary of Toronto maple leafs

24th October 2017

Youth Sports Stamp Booklet (2005) - Odd Shaped stamps 

  

Hologram

              
                  1992 Space Hologram stamp

on cover

                               Foil/Embossed

Year of Dragon, 2000 Embossed

Odd shaped Stamps

Odd shaped Stamps

Odd shaped Stamps

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