On September 1st, 2010, Canada Post began issuing a stamp raising awareness about Canada’s role in the British child migration scheme.
Month: September 2010
2010 Canada stamp commemorates the settling of Cupids, NL
On August 17th, 2010, Canada Post began issuing a stamp commemorating the 400th anniversary of the settling of Cupids, Newfoundland.
2010 Girl Guides of Canada stamps
On July 8th, 2010, Canada Post began issuing a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Guides of Canada. At a Boy Scout rally in Great Britain in 1909, many girls showed up and demanded to be admitted to the club. A girl’s chapter of the Scouts was established by Agnes Baden-Powell in Britain, with one soon to follow in Canada.
2010 Roadside attractions Canada stamps
Continuing in its new tradition of stamps commemorating Canadian roadside attractions, on July 5th, 2010, Canada Post began issuing a series of stamps featuring four more out-of-the-ordinary sign posts. This year we visit the Coffee Pot of Davidson, SK; the Happy Rock of Gladstone, MB; the steel Wawa Goose, and the giant Puffin of Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, QC.
Canada Post commemorates artist Prudence Heward in 2010
On July 2nd, 2010, Canada Post began issuing two stamps commemorating Montreal artist and painter, Efa Prudence Heward (1896-1947). Prudence would grow up to become an acclaimed artist and even exhibit with the Group of Seven.