OCTOBER 2020 | No. 6

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DEAR COLLECTORSWe still have your safety in mind

At Canada Post, our priority continues to be the safety and health of our customers, employees and communities. Some of the temporary changes made to the stamp program and the way we distribute new issues to postal outlets will continue to remain in effect until further notice. To ensure you don’t miss any new issues, be sure to order your stamps online at canadapost.ca/shop.

A print version of Details No. 5 has been mailed to subscribers. Printed copies are not available in postal outlets, but there’s an online version on our website.

This issue of Details features our annual Diwali stamp, as celebrations of this Festival of Lights begin for Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist Canadians. Also, in time for Remembrance Day, we’ve featured a work by Mary Riter Hamilton, Canada’s first unofficial woman battlefield artist, whose story has finally come to light thanks to the work of dedicated historians.

Happy (and safe!) collecting,

Jim Phillips, Director, Stamp Services

TIDBITSStamp printing specifications

• Perforations are all 13+ or simulated perforation.• Tagging is on four sides, unless otherwise indicated.• Paper is Tullis Russell, unless otherwise indicated.• Gum type is pressure sensitive, unless otherwise indicated.

A first day of issue special envelope is a common term that refers to an Official First Day Cover (OFDC).

Items may not be exactly as shown.

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4 DiwaliThis brilliantly coloured annual issue marks the Festival of Lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and other communities in Canada and around the world.

5 Mary Riter HamiltonIssued to mark Remembrance Day, this stamp reproduces Trenches on the Somme (1919) by Mary Riter Hamilton, Canada’s first unofficial woman battlefield artist.

8 Royal Canadian Mint CoinsA variety of collectible coins for all occasions.

10 AccessoriesTools and more for collectors.

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DETAILSDetails is published by Canada Post Corporation.

Director, Stamp Services: Jim PhillipsDirector, Marketing: Nancy WrightCoordinator: Monica DesjardinsStaff contributors: Elia Anoia, Joy ParksFrench translation: Language ServicesFrench revision: Andrée RaymondEditor, proofreader: Christopher MalloryManager, Graphic Design: Céline MorissetDesign, layout: André Monette

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DIWALIIssue date: October 15, 2020

First day of issue special envelope

414145131

$192

Booklet of 10 stamps414145111

$920

This colourful stamp expresses the spirit of Diwali, a joyous festival observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and other communities around the world. This year, the five-day celebration begins November 14.

Also known as the Festival of Lights, Diwali is celebrated for many reasons, but a common theme is the triumph of good over evil. For many, it is a time to welcome happiness and good fortune. Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word , meaning rows of lights, and refers to the popular practice of placing

diyas, or oil lamps, throughout homes and temples. Other traditions include illuminating the sky with fireworks, exchanging gifts and sweet treats, and decorating entranceways with colourful geometric Rangoli patterns made with such materials as rice, sand, powder or flower petals.

Des igned by Gera ld Querub in a t Ent ro Communications, the stamp features a diya and a vibrant geometric background in the shape of a Rangoli.

SPECIFICATIONS

Product Denomination Size Quantity Printing process

Booklet of 10 stamps Permanent™ (domestic rate) 28 mm x 35 mm 130,000 Lithography in 5 colours

Official First Day Cover Permanent™ (domestic rate) 190 mm x 112 mm 6,000 Cancellation site: Toronto ON

Design: Entro Printing: Colour Innovations

Included in Stamps of Canada October-December 2020 collector’s pack: die-cut stamp from booklet.

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MARY RITER HAMILTONIssue date: October 28, 2020

Booklet of 10 stamps414146111

$920

First day of issue special envelope414146131

$192

Issued to mark Remembrance Day, this stamp reproduces Trenches on the Somme (1919) by Mary Riter Hamilton, Canada’s first unofficial woman battlefield artist.

Born in Teeswater, Ontario, in 1867 and widowed in her 20s, Riter Hamilton developed a reputation as a distinguished painter – and applied to the Canadian War Memorials Fund to be sent to the frontlines as a war artist.

Although her application was refused, Hamilton was commissioned by the Amputation Club of British Columbia in 1919 to paint the battered

battlefields of France and Belgium for its veterans’ magazine. Hamilton worked endless hours outdoors with poor shelter and little food or money. She produced more than 300 paintings, drawings and etchings of the widespread devastation and arduous reconstruction efforts, and was awarded France’s prestigious Ordre des Palmes académiques in 1922.

In 1925, Hamilton returned to Canada, eventually donating most of her work to what is now Library and Archives Canada. Later hospitalized for ill health caused, in part, by the conditions she had endured on the battlefield, she died in 1954.

SPECIFICATIONS

Product Denomination Size Quantity Printing process

Booklet of 10 stamps Permanent™ (domestic rate) 36 mm x 36 mm 130,000 Lithography in 6 colours

Official First Day Cover Permanent™ (domestic rate) 190 mm x 112 mm 7,000 Cancellation site: Teeswater ON

Design: Réjean Myette Photo: Trenches on the Somme, 1919, Mary Riter Hamilton; Library and Archives Canada, 1988-180-38. Printing: Canadian Bank Note

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Article Description Price

342228 Year of the Rat – Framed stamps $59.95

342230 Year of the Rat – Limited edition framed uncut press sheet, signed and numbered $150.00

404126107 Year of the Rat – Pane $23.00

414126111 Year of the Rat – Booklet of 10 (domestic) $9.20

404126149 Year of the Rat – Uncut press sheet $32.52

414128111 Black History: Colored* Hockey Championship – Booklet of 10 $9.20

414130111 Victory in Europe 1945-2020 – Booklet of 10 $9.20

414130131 Victory in Europe 1945-2020 – OFDC (Veronica Foster) $1.92

414131131 Victory in Europe 1945-2020 – OFDC (Léo Major) $1.92

414102111 Year of the Pig – Booklet of 10 (domestic) $9.20

404102107 Year of the Pig – Pane $23.00

404102149 Year of the Pig – Uncut press sheet $31.80

414104111 Black History: Albert Jackson – Booklet of 10 $9.20

414116111 Apollo 11 – Booklet of 10 $9.20

404116107 Apollo 11 – Pane of 6 $5.52

342219 Apollo 11 – Framed pane $59.95

414115111 Historic Covered Bridges – Booklet of 10 stamps $9.20

404115144 Historic Covered Bridges – Souvenir sheet OFDC $5.50

404115145 Historic Covered Bridges – Souvenir sheet $4.60

404118107 Leonard Cohen – Pane $8.52

414118111 Leonard Cohen – Booklet of 9 $8.28

414118131 Leonard Cohen – OFDC (set of 4) $11.95

342224 Leonard Cohen – Framed stamp enlargements $139.95

414091111 Emergency Responders – Booklet of 10 $9.20

404091107 Emergency Responders – Pane of 5 $4.60

414091131 Emergency Responders – OFDCs (set of 5) $9.25

342194 Emergency Responders – Framed print (Canadian Armed Forces) $79.95

342196 Emergency Responders – Framed print (Paramedics) $79.95

342197 Emergency Responders – Framed print (Police) $79.95

342198 Emergency Responders – Framed print (Search and Rescue) $79.95

420400107 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep – Pane $16.00

420400121 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep – OFDC $5.00

420400148 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep – Uncut press sheet $144.00

342210 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep – Framed art print $89.95

342200 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep – Signed lithographic print $69.95

404090145 Birds of Canada 2018 – Souvenir sheet $4.60

404090146 Birds of Canada 2018 – Souvenir sheet overprint $4.60

414089111 Canada Post Community Foundation 2018 – Booklet of 10 $10.20

414089131 Canada Post Community Foundation 2018 – OFDC $1.95

* The use and spelling of the term “Colored” is retained in the title of this issue because it is historically accurate.

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