New set of Canada Post stamps features three colourful Maritime scenes
By Staff
The Canadian Press
Posted January 14, 2020 11:00 am EST
Updated January 14, 2020 11:17 am EST
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The Swallowtail Lighthouse on Grand Manan Island, N.B. is shown on a Canada Post stamp in this handout photo. Canada Post has released a set of nine stamps that feature stunning views from across Canada, and three of them feature scenes from the Maritimes.
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Canada Post has released a set of nine stamps that feature stunning views from across Canada – and three of them show scenes from the Maritimes.
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The From Far and Wide series includes colourful vistas from: the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton; French River in Prince Edward Island; and the Swallowtail Lighthouse on Grand Manan Island in southern New Brunswick.
There’s also a stamp featuring Iles-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec.
French River, P.E.I. is shown on a Canada Post stamp in this handout photo. Canada Post has released a set of nine stamps that feature stunning views from across Canada, and three of them feature scenes from the Maritimes.
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The other stamps show: Abraham Lake in Alberta; Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park in Saskatchewan; Carcajou Falls in the Northwest Territories; Herschel Island-Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park in Yukon; and Kootenay National Park in British Columbia.
The latest issue, designed by Stéphane Huot of Montreal, also includes a collectible souvenir sheet featuring all nine stamps.
The Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island, N.S. is shown on a Canada Post stamp in this handout photo. Canada Post has released a set of nine stamps that feature stunning views from across Canada, and three of them feature scenes from the Maritimes.
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