June 12, 2007
Ottawa - Canada Post announced today that iconic recording artists Paul Anka, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell and Anne Murray will be honoured on Canadian postage stamps to be issued June 29, 2007.
These four stars established themselves on the world stage in an era when the Canadian music industry struggled to compete with its American counterpart, and paved the way for the opportunity – and phenomenal success – experienced by our stars of today. Celebrate our homegrown Canadian talent by using these lyrical stamps on summer mailings!
Starting June 29, these limited edition stamps will be available for sale in post offices across the country, can be ordered online by following the links at Canada Post's website www.canadapost.ca, or by calling toll-free: 1-800-565-4362 (Canada and the United States), or 902-863-6550 (from other countries).
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Canadian Recording Artists - Stamp Series Fact Sheet
What is the Canadian Recording Artists stamp set? The Canadian Recording Artists stamps are a new set of domestic rate stamps created to honour the lives and achievements of four Canadians who have left a lasting impression on the musical stage - both in Canada and around the world.
Who are the featured stars?
Joni Mitchell - born in 1943 in Fort McLeod, Alberta
Paul Anka - born in 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario
Anne Murray - born in 1945 in Springhill, Nova Scotia
Gordon Lightfoot - born in 1938 in Orillia, Ontario
Availability: The Canadian Recording Artists stamps are available by visiting local post offices, online at www.canadapost.ca/collecting or by calling toll-free
1-800-565-4362.
Retail price:
Booklet of 8 self-adhesive stamps (four different covers!): $4.16 each
Special souvenir sheet of four stamps: $2.08
Official First Day Cover: $3.08
Postcards, stamped for mailing anywhere in the world: $1.69
Stamp information:
Issue date: June 29, 2007
Off-sale date: June 28, 2008, or while supplies last
6 million booklets printed
Design:
CIRCLE (Winnipeg, MB)
Photography:
Gordon Lightfoot: John Reeves
Joni Mitchell: © Gregory Heisler/CPi
Paul Anka: EMI Music Canada
Anne Murray: Monic Richard Corbis / Veer (Crowd)
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