Worldwide Stamp New Issues - Canada.

Last updated May 2003.

• 1997, January 7. Chinese New Year.
  • 45c Ox.
• 1997, January 10. Birds of Canada. Series 2.
  • 45c Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis).
  • 45c Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides).
  • 45c Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus).
  • 45c Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea).
• 1997, February 17. Masterpieces of Canadian Art. Series 10.
  • 90c "York Boat on Lake Winnipeg" (Walter J. Phillips).
• 1997, March 3. 75th Anniversary of Canadian Tire.
  • 45c Founders, and man selling bicycle to boy.
• 1997, March 20. Abbe Charles-Emile Gadbois Commemoration.
  • 45c Portrait of Abbe Charles-Emile Gadbois (musicologist).
• 1997, April 4. Quebec en Fleurs 97.
  • 45c Blue Poppy.
• 1997, May 12. Victorian Order of Nurses.
  • 45c Nurse and patient.
• 1997, May 23. Law Society of Upper Canada.
  • 45c Seal and Building.
• 1997, May 30. Ocean Water Fish.
  • 45c Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias).
  • 45c Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus).
  • 45c Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis).
  • 45c Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus).
• 1997, May 31. Confederation Bridge.
  • 45c Bridge and lighthouse.
  • 45c Bridge and bird.
• 1997, June 12. Gilles Villeneuve Commemoration (Formula One racing car driver).
  • 45c Racing car and chequered flag.
  • 90c Portrait, wearing helmet, and racing car.
• 1997, June 24. 500th Anniversary of John Cabot's Voyage of Discovery. Joint issue with Italy.
  • 45c Ship, seascape, globe and map.
• 1997, June 30. Scenic Highways. Series 1.
  • 45c Cape Breton's Cabot Trail.
  • 45c Ontario's Wine Route.
  • 45c Saskatchewan's Big Muddy.
  • 45c British Columbia's Sea to Sky Highway.
• 1997, July 23. Industrial Design.
  • 45c Kettle, snowmobile, hammock and suitcases.
• 1997, August 1. Highland Games.
  • 45c Highlanders.
• 1997, August 5. 100th Anniversary of the Knights of Columbus in Quebec.
  • 45c Knights of Columbus Badge.
• 1997, August 18. 28th World Congress of the Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International.
  • 45c Operator, postman and lineman.
• 1997, August 25. Canada's Year of Asia Pacific.
  • 45c Symbolic design.
• 1997, September 20. 25th Anniversary of the "Series of the Century" Hockey Match.
  • 45c Hockey players. Player No. 12 in centre.
  • 45c Hockey players (different).
• 1997, September 26. Memorable Figures in Canadian Political History.
  • 45c Martha Black.
  • 45c Real Caouette.
  • 45c Lionel Chevrier.
  • 45c Judy La Marsh.
• 1997, October 1. Stamp Month. Centenary of the Publication of "Dracula", by Bram Stoker.
  • 45c Vampire.
  • 45c Pagan beast.
  • 45c Ghost.
  • 45c Troll.
• 1997, October 15. Canadian Wildlife.
  • $8 Grizzly Bear
• 1997, November 3. Christmas Stamps. Madonna and Child stained glass windows.
  • 45c Stained glass window.
  • 52c Stained glass window.
  • 90c Stained glass window.
• 1997, November 6. 75th Anniversary of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto.
  • 45c Farm animals.
• 1998, January 8. Lunar New Year - Year of the Tiger.
  • 45c Tiger's head.
  • 45c.
• 1998, February 2. Canadian Flag. Definitive stamp redrawn in a smaller size.
  • 45c Canadian Flag and high-rise building. Booklet stamp.
  • 45c Canadian Flag and high-rise building. Sheet stamp.
• 1998, February 18. Premiers of the Canadian Provinces.
  • 45c Joseph R. Smallwood, 1900 - 1991, Newfoundland.
  • 45c Angus Lewis MacDonald, 1890 - 1954, Nova Scotia.
  • 45c John Babbitt McNair, 1889 - 1968, New Brunswick.
  • 45c John Walter Jones, 1878 - 1954, Prince Edward Island.
  • 45c Jean Lesage, 1912 - 1980, Quebec.
  • 45c John Parmenter Robarts, 1917 - 1982, Ontario.
  • 45c John Bracken, 1883 - 1969, Manitoba.
  • 45c Thomas Clement Douglas, 1904 - 1986, Saskatchewan.
  • 45c Ernest Charles Manning, 1908 - 1995, Alberta.
  • 45c William Andrew Cecil Bennett, 1900 - 1979, British Columbia.
• 1998, March 13. Birds of Canada. Series 3.
  • 45c Great Crested Flycatcher.
  • 45c Eastern Screech Owl.
  • 45c Grey-crowned Rosy Finch.
  • 45c Hairy Woodpecker.
• 1998, April 14. Automated Teller Machine Stamp.
  • 45c Maple Leaf. Extra border to leaf in yellow-green.
• 1998, April 16. Fishing Flies.
  • 45c Lady Amherst.
  • 45c Coquihalla Orange.
  • 45c Cosseboom Special.
  • 45c Dark Montreal.
  • 45c Coho Blue.
  • 45c Steelhead Bee.
• 1998, May 4. Canadian Institute of Mining.
  • 45c Images of a tunnel cutting wheel, Hibernia oil rig, a smelter and the impression of a miner's pick axe.
• 1998, May 29. Centenary of the Imperial Penny Postage Stamp.
  • 45c 1898 2c stamp and portrait of Sir William Mulock.
• 1998, June 5. First official Japanese sumo wrestling tournament in Canada, Vancouver.
  • 45c One sumo wrestler.
  • 45c Two sumo wrestlers.
• 1998, June 17. Canals.
  • 45c St. Peter's Canal, Nova Scotia.
  • 45c Lachine Canal, Quebec.
  • 45c Chambly Canal, Quebec.
  • 45c St. Ours Canal, Quebec.
  • 45c Rideau Canal, Ontario
  • 45c Rideau Canal, Ontario.
  • 45c Port Carling Lock, Ontario.
  • 45c Sault Ste. Marie Canal, Ontario
  • 45c Trent-Severn Waterway, Ontario.
  • 45c Trent-Severn Waterway, Ontario.
• 1998, June 25. Health Professionals.
  • 45c Staff of Aesculapius, and Red Cross.
• 1998, July 3. 125th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
  • 45c Policemen and tents.
  • 45c Helicopter, computer and policewoman.
• 1998, July 24. William James Roue Commemoration.
  • 45c Detail from the 1929 "Bluenose" stamp and portrait of William James Roue (designer of the schooner "Bluenose").
• 1998, July 28. Scenic Highways. Series 2.
  • 45c The Dempster Highway, Yukon.
  • 45c The Dinosaur Trail, Alberta.
  • 45c Route 20, Prince Edward Island.
  • 45c River Valley Scenic Drive, New Brunswick.
• 1998, August 7. 50th Anniversary of "Refus global", written by the Automatistes (a group of seven painters).
  • 45c "Pienture" (Jean-Paul Riopelle).
  • 45c "La derniere campagne de Napoleon" (Fernand Leduc).
  • 45c "Jet fuligineux sur noir torture" (Jean-Paul Mousseau).
  • 45c "Le fond du garde-robe" (Pierre Gauvreau).
  • 45c "Joie lacustre" (Paul-Emile Borduas).
  • 45c "Syndicat de gens de mer" (Marcelle Ferron).
  • 45c "Le tumulte a la machoire crispee" (Marcel Barbeau).
• 1998, August 15. Legendary Canadians.
  • 45c Phyllis Munday, mountaineer.
  • 45c Napoleon-Alexandre Comeau, naturalist.
  • 45c Harry "Red" Foster, radio personality and sportsman.
  • 45c Bill Mason, film maker and canoeist.
• 1998, September 8. Masterpieces of Canadian Art. Series 11.
  • 90c "The Farmer's Family" (painting by Bruno Bobak).
• 1998, September 23. 25th Anniversary of Heritage. Evolution of Canadian Housing.
  • 45c Native Housing.
  • 45c Settler Housing.
  • 45c Regional Housing.
  • 45c Heritage Preservation Housing.
  • 45c Multiple Unit Housing.
  • 45c Prefabricated Housing.
  • 45c Veterans' Housing.
  • 45c Planned Community Housing.
  • 45c Innovative Housing.
• 1998, September 25. 150th Anniversary of the University of Ottawa.
  • 45c Tabaret Hall, University of Ottawa.
• 1998, September 30. Self adhesive coil stamp.
  • 45c Maple Leaf. Extra border to leaf in black.
• 1998, October 1. Stamp Collecting Month. Circus.
  • 45c Clown and tumblers.
  • 45c Clown, bear and elephant.
  • 45c Clown and animals.
  • 45c Clown and acrobat on horse.
• 1998, October 7. 50th Anniversary of the United Nations' Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • 45c Portrait of John Humphrey (author of the original draft).
• 1998, October 27. Canadian Wildlife.
  • $1 Loon.
  • $2 Polar Bear.
• 1998, November 4. 75th Anniversary of the Canadian Naval Reserve. Naval Vessels.
  • 45c H.M.C.S. / N.C.S.M. "Sackville".
  • 45c H.M.C.S. / N.C.S.M. "Shawinigan".
• 1998, November 6. Christmas Stamps. Angels.
  • 45c 17th-century Baroque-style angel by an unknown sculptor.
  • 52c 17th-century Baroque-style angel by an unknown sculptor.
  • 90c 19th-century sculpture of an angel with neoclassical trends, by Thomas Baillairge.
    These stamps were issued both in sheets and in booklets. It is usual for such booklet stamps to vary in minor details.
• 1999, January 1. Definitive Stamps.
  • 46c Canadian Flag and Coastline.
    This stamp was issued in sheets, gummed booklets and in self-adhesive booklets.
  • 46c Red. Canadian Flag.
    This stamp was issued in gummed coils.
  • 46c Maple Leaf.
    This stamp was available from automatic teller machines.
  • 46c Queen Elizabeth II.
  • 55c Maple Leaf.
    This stamp was issued in sheets and in booklets.
  • 73c Maple Leaf.
  • 95c Maple Leaf.
    This stamp was issued in sheets and in booklets.
• 1999, January 8. Lunar New Year. Year of the Rabbit.
  • 46c Rabbit.
  • 95c Rabbit (Miniature sheet).
• 1999, February 17. 50th Anniversary of Theatre du Rideau Vert (first professional French-language theatre company in Canada).
  • 46c Masks of comedy and tragedy.
• 1999, February 24. Birds of Canada. Series 4.
  • 46c Red-winged Blackbird.
  • 46c Sandhill Crane.
  • 46c Northern Goshawk.
  • 46c American Goldfinch.
• 1999, March 9. 50th Anniversary of the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology.
  • 46c "The Raven and the First Men" (sculpture by Bill Reid) and Museum building.
• 1999, March 19. The Clipper Ship, "Marco Polo".
  • 46c "Marco Polo".
    This stamp was issued in normal sheets, and also in a miniature sheet together with a 45c stamp issued by Australia, also featuring the "Marco Polo", to commemorate the "Australia `99" stamp exhibition in Melbourne.
• 1999, March 31. Scenic Highways. Series 3.
  • 46c Newfoundland's Discovery Trail.
  • 46c Route 132, Quebec.
  • 46c Yellowhead Highway.
  • 46c Dempster Highway.
• 1999, April 1. Inauguration of the Territory of Nunavut.
  • 46c Smiling children and landscape.
• 1999, April 12. International Year of Older Persons.
  • 46c An older couple walking along "The Road of Life".
• 1999, April 19. Sikh Canadians.
  • 46c Sikh "Khanda" religious symbol.
• 1999, April 27. Orchids.
  • 46c Dragon's Mouth.
  • 46c Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper.
  • 46c Small Round-leaved Orchid.
  • 46c Small Purple Fringed Orchid.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 21 August 1999 to commemorate the "China `99" World Stamp Exhibition, Beijing.
• 1999, April 29. Definitive Stamps. Traditional Trades.
  • 1c Bookbinding.
  • 2c Decorative Ironwork.
  • 3c Glass-blowing.
  • 4c Oyster Farming.
  • 5c Weaving.
  • 9c Quilting.
  • 10c Artistic Woodworking.
  • 25c Leatherworking.
• 1999, June 2. Famous Canadian Horses.
  • 46c "Northern Dancer" (thoroughbred).
  • 46c "Kingsway Skoal" (rodeo bronc).
  • 46c "Armbro Flight" (harness racer).
  • 46c "Big Ben" (show-jumper).
• 1999, June 3. Centenary of the Quebec Bar Association.
  • 46c Bar Association logo cast in limestone.
• 1999, July 3. Masterpieces of Canadian Art. Series 12.
  • 95c "Coq licorne" (Jean Dallaire).
• 1999, July 12. 13th Pan - American Games, Winnipeg.
  • 46c Running.
  • 46c Cycling.
  • 46c Swimming.
  • 46c Soccer.
• 1999, August 22. World Rowing Championships, St. Catherines, Ontario.
  • 46c Rowers.
• 1999, August 26. 125th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union.
  • 46c Map of the world and U.P.U. emblem.
• 1999, September 4. Aircraft. 75th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
  • 46c Burgess-Dunne.
  • 46c Vickers-Armstrong Wellington Mk.II.
  • 46c Sopwith F.1 Camel.
  • 46c Canadair (North American) F-86 Sabre 6.
  • 46c Sopwith 5.F.1 Dolphin.
  • 46c De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter.
  • 46c Avro 504K.
  • 46c Canadair CL-28 Argus Mk.2.
  • 46c Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA.
  • 46c De Havilland Canada CC-108 Caribou.
  • 46c Canadian Vickers (Northrop) Delta II.
  • 46c Sikorsky CH-124A Sea King.
  • 46c Avro Anson Mk.I.
  • 46c Canadair (Lockheed) CF-104G Starfighter.
  • 46c De Havilland Mosquito F.B. VI.
  • 46c McDonnell Douglas CF-18.
• 1999, September 4. Aircraft. 50th Anniversary of the Canadian International Air Show.
  • 46c Fokker Dr. 1.
  • 46c H101 Salto.
  • 46c Vampire Mk III.
  • 46c Stearman A-75.
• 1999, September 15. The Millennium Collection.
  These stamps were initially issued on the above date as part of a "Millennium Collection". Subsequently they were issued in miniature sheets of four different stamps, on the dates indicated.
  • 46c IMAX.
  • 46c Ted Rogers Sr.: father of the Energizer Radio.
  • 46c Sir William Stephenson: A Man Called Intrepid.
  • 46c Softimage.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 December, 1999, under the subject "Media Technologies".
  • 46c The Wild West comes alive at the Calgary Stampede.
  • 46c Le Cirque du Soleil.
  • 46c Hockey Night in Canada.
  • 46c La Soiree du hockey.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 December, 1999, under the subject "Canadian Entertainment".
  • 46c Portia White.
  • 46c Glenn Gould's Variations.
  • 46c Guy Lombardo.
  • 46c Felix Leclerc: Father of Quebec's New Song.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 December, 1999, under the subject "Extraordinary Entertainers".
  • 46c Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
  • 46c The Canada Council: Friend to the arts.
  • 46c National Film Board of Canada.
  • 46c C.B.C. / Radio Canada.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 December, 1999, under the subject "Fostering Canadian Talent".
  • 46c Sir Frederick Banting's Nobel achievement.
  • 46c Armand Frappier: Canada's champion disease fighter.
  • 46c Dr. Hans Selye.
  • 46c Maude Abbott.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 January, 2000, under the subject "Medical Innovators".
  • 46c Les Hospitalieres de Quebec and Medicare.
  • 46c Women as persons.
  • 46c Alphonse and Dorimene Desjardins.
  • 46c Moses Coady.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 January, 2000, under the subject "Social Progress".
  • 46c C.I.D.A.: Sharing Canada's heart globally.
  • 46c Teasdale and missionaries.
  • 46c Marathon of Hope.
  • 46c Meals and Friends on Wheels.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 January, 2000, under the subject "Hearts of Gold".
  • 46c Raoul Dandurand.
  • 46c Vanier / Smellie.
  • 46c We stand on guard for thee.
  • 46c Canada's historic role in banning landmines.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 January, 2000, under the subject "Humanitarians and Peacekeepers".
  • 46c Pontiac.
  • 46c Tom Longboat: Canada's marathon man.
  • 46c The powers of the Inuit shamans.
  • 46c Healing from within.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 February, 2000, under the subject "Canada's First Peoples".
  • 46c L'Anse aux Meadows.
  • 46c Pier 21.
  • 46c The Neptune story.
  • 46c The Stratford Festival: Canada's Midsummer Night's Dream.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 February, 2000, under the subject "Canada's Cultural Fabric".
  • 46c W.O. Mitchell: the prairie son.
  • 46c Gratien Gelinas.
  • 46c Pierre Tisseyre and Cercle du livre de France.
  • 46c Winnipeg's romantic side.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 February, 2000, under the subject "Literary Legends".
  • 46c Marshall McLuhan: The man with a message.
  • 46c Northrop Frye: The well-tempered critic.
  • 46c Roger Lemelin and the Plouffe Family.
  • 46c Hilda Marion Neatby: In love with learning.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 February, 2000, under the subject "Great Thinkers".
  • 46c Massey Foundation.
  • 46c The Killam legacy.
  • 46c Eric Lafferty Harvie: Alberta's heart of gold.
  • 46c Macdonald Stewart Foundation.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 February, 2000, under the subject "A Tradition of Generosity".
  • 46c Rogers Pass: building bridges and tunnels.
  • 46c Manic Dams.
  • 46c Canadian Space Program.
  • 46c Toronto's truly tall tower.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 March, 2000, under the subject "Engineering and Technological Marvels".
  • 46c George Klein: Canada's inventor of the 20th century.
  • 46c Abraham Gesner.
  • 46c Alexander Graham Bell.
  • 46c Joseph-Armand Bombardier.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 March, 2000, under the subject "Fathers of Invention".
  • 46c Sir Charles Saunders: The marquis of Canadian wheat.
  • 46c Pablum: Babies actually like it.
  • 46c Dr. Archibald Gowanlock Huntsman.
  • 46c McCain Foods.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 March, 2000, under the subject "Food, Glorious Food!".
  • 46c Hudson's Bay Company.
  • 46c Bell Canada Enterprises: Bringing the world together.
  • 46c Rose-Anna Vachon.
  • 46c George Weston Ltd.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet on 17 March, 2000, under the subject "Enterprising Giants".
• 1999, September 21. 50th Anniversary of N.A.T.O.
  • 46c Flags of nations merging into N.A.T.O. flag.
• 1999, September 24. Centenary of Frontier College.
  • 46c "Education for all", ploughman and pages of book.
• 1999, October 1. Kites.
  • 46c Traditional Japanese kite.
  • 46c Traditional Chinese kite.
  • 46c Acrobatic sport kite.
  • 46c Military kite.
• 1999, November 4. Christmas Stamps. Victorian Angels.
  • 46c Angel.
  • 55c Angel.
  • 95c Angel.
    These stamps were issued both in sheets and in booklets. It is usual for such booklet stamps to vary in minor details.
• 2000, January 1. The Canada Millennium Partnership Program.
  • 46c Canadian Millennium Logo.
• 2000, January 5. Year of the Dragon.
  • 46c Dragon.
  • 95c Two dragons (Miniature sheet).
• 2000, February 5. 50th National Hockey League All-Star Game. Hockey Players. Series 1.
  • 46c Wayne Gretzky "The Great One".
  • 46c Gordie Howe "Mr. Hockey".
  • 46c Maurice "Rocket" Richard.
  • 46c Doug Harvey.
  • 46c Bobby Orr.
  • 46c Jacques Plante.
    These six stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2000, March 1. Birds of Canada. Series 5.
  • 46c Blue Jay.
  • 46c Canada Warbler.
  • 46c Osprey.
  • 46c Pacific Loon.
• 2000, April 10. 125th Anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada.
  • 46c Symbolic painting.
• 2000, April 25. 75th Anniversary of the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer.
  • 46c Symbolic iron ring and engineering achievements.
• 2000, April 28. Greetings Stamp. "Picture Postage".
  • 46c Gold leaf frame.
    This stamp takes the form of a self-adhesive frame, which can be placed on a photograph of the user's choice to make a "personalized" stamp.
• 2000, April 28. Rural Mail Boxes.
  • 46c Mailboxes and snow-covered landscape.
  • 46c Mailboxes with maritime themes, with lighthouse in background.
  • 46c Mailboxes in the shape of a cottage and a cow.
  • 46c Mailbox in the shape of a tractor.
• 2000, May 23. Tourist Attractions. Fresh Waters of Canada.
  • 55c Butchart Gardens, British Columbia.
  • 55c Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
  • 55c Apple Blossom Festival, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.
  • 55c Sugar bushes of Eastern Canada.
  • 55c White Pass and Yukon Route.
  • 95c Barkerville, British Columbia.
  • 95c The Forks, Winnipeg.
  • 95c Canadian Tulip Festival, Ottawa.
  • 95c L'Anse aux Meadows.
  • 95c Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut.
• 2000, May 23. The Queen Mother's 100th Year.
  • 95c Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (from photograph taken on her 99th birthday).
• 2000, June 1. Centenary of the Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Canada.
  • 46c Children.
• 2000, June 29. Seventh Day Adventist Church General Conference Session, Toronto.
  • 46c Symbol of the Church, and mountains.
• 2000, July 1. "Stampin' the Future". Designs by young Canadian artists.
  • 46c Design by Rosalie Anne Nardelli, Montreal, Quebec.
  • 46c Design by Sarah Lutgen, Vernon, British Columbia.
  • 46c Design by Andrew Wright, Collingwood, Ontario.
  • 46c Design by Christine Weera, Edmonton, Alberta.
• 2000, July 7. Masterpieces of Canadian Art. Series 13.
  • 95c "The Artist at Niagara", by Cornelius Krieghoff (1858).
• 2000, July 19. "Tall Ships 2000", Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • 46c Tall ships in Halifax Harbour. Left hand side of design.
  • 46c Tall ships in Halifax Harbour. Right hand side of design.
• 2000, September 1. Labour Day. Centenary of the Department of Labour.
  • 46c Symbols of labour.
• 2000, September 13. 25th Anniversary of Petro-Canada.
  • 46c Symbols of Petro-Canada.
• 2000, October 2. Stamp Collecting Month. Whales.
  • 46c Blue whale.
  • 46c Bowhead whale.
  • 46c Beluga.
  • 46c Narwhal.
• 2000, October 5. Greetings Stamp.
  • 46c "Christmas" frame.
    This stamp was issued in booklets of five stamps and five labels showing Christmas scenes. The labels are of a size to fit within the frame at the centre of the stamp.
• 2000, November 3. Christmas Stamps. Nativity Scenes. Paintings by disabled artists.
  • 46c Painting by Susie Matthias.
  • 55c Painting by Michel Guillemette.
  • 95c Painting by David Alan Carter.
• 2000, November 11. Remembrance Day. Canadian Regiments.
  • 46c Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians).
  • 46c Les Voltigeurs de Quebec.
• 2000, December 28. Definitive Stamps.
  • 47c Canadian flag and inukshuk (human figure made of stones).
    This stamp was issued in sheets and in booklets.
  • 47c Maple Leaf.
    This stamp was issued in self-adhesive coils.
  • 47c Queen Elizabeth II.
  • 60c Red Fox.
  • 75c Grey Wolf.
  • $1.05 White-tailed Deer.
• 2000, December 28. Greetings Stamps. "Picture Postage".
  • 47c Gold leaf frame.
  • 47c Silver frame.
  • 47c Mahogany frame.
  • 47c "Love" frame.
  • 47c "Christmas" frame.
    These stamps each take the form of a self-adhesive frame, which can be placed on a photograph of the user's choice to make a "personalized" stamp. The five stamps were issued together in a booklet, which was reissued on September 21, 2001, with one new design.
• 2001, January 5. Year of the Snake.
  • 47c Snake.
• 2001, January 18. National Hockey League All-Stars. Series 2.
  • 47c Jean Beliveau.
  • 47c Terry Sawchuk.
  • 47c Eddie Shore.
  • 47c Denis Potvin.
  • 47c Bobby Hull.
  • 47c Syl Apps.
• 2001, February 1. Birds of Canada. Series 6.
  • 47c Lapland Longspur.
  • 47c Arctic Tern.
  • 47c Golden Eagle.
  • 47c Rock Ptarmigan.
    These four stamps were issued, together, in gummed sheets and in self-adhesive booklets.
• 2001, February 28. Games of La Francophonie.
  • 47c High jumper.
  • 47c Dancer.
• 2001, March 19. World Figure Skating Championships.
  • 47c Figure skating.
  • 47c Figure skating.
  • 47c Figure skating.
  • 47c Figure skating.
• 2001, April 6. 150th Anniversary of the Canadian Post Office.
  • 47c Canadian 3d stamp of 1851.
• 2001, April 9. 25th Anniversary of the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Team.
  • 47c Logo and baseball.
• 2001, April 20. Summit of the Americas.
  • 47c Map of the Americas.
• 2001, May 11. Tourist Attractions.
  • 60c White Pass and Yukon Route, British Columbia and Yukon Territory.
  • 60c Butchart Gardens, British Columbia.
  • 60c Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
  • 60c Sugar Bushes, Quebec.
  • 60c Apple Blossom Festival, Nova Scotia.
  • $1.05 Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut.
  • $1.05 Barkerville, British Columbia.
  • $1.05 The Forks, Manitoba.
  • $1.05 Canadian Tulip Festival, Ontario.
  • $1.05 Signal Hill, Newfoundland.
• 2001, May 16. 1700th Anniversary of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
  • 47c Khachkar (cross stone), icon and detail from ancient text.
• 2001, June 1. 125th Anniversary of the Royal Military College of Canada.
  • 47c "Standing on Guard".
• 2001, June 25. I.A.A.F. World Athletics Championships.
  • 47c Pole vaulting.
• 2001, July 1. Pierre Elliott Trudeau Commemoration.
  • 47c Portrait of Pierre Elliott Trudeau (former Prime Minister).
• 2001, August 1. Canadian Roses.
  • 47c "Agnes".
  • 47c "Morden Centennial".
  • 47c "Champlain".
  • 47c "Canadian White Star".
    These four stamps were issued, together, in gummed miniature sheets and in self-adhesive booklets.
• 2001, August 3. 300th Anniversary of the Great Peace of Montreal.
  • 47c French and Iroquois at signing.
• 2001, August 24. Masterpieces of Canadian Art. Series 14.
  • $1.05 "The Space Between Columns #21 (Italian)" (Jack Shadbolt, 1965).
• 2001, September 19. The Shrine of North America.
  • 47c Crippled child, and clown juggling crutches.
• 2001, September 21. Greetings Stamp. "Picture Postage".
  • 47c "Baby" frame.
    This stamp was issued as a replacement for the "Mahogany" frame stamp in booklets otherwise the same as those issued on 28 December, 2000.
• 2001, September 28. Anniversaries of Canadian Theatres.
  • 47c Actors (50th Anniversary of the Theatre du Nouveau Monde, Montreal).
  • 47c Actors (centenary of the Grand Theatre, London, Ontario).
• 2001, October 1. Stamp Collecting Month. Hot Air Balloons.
  • 47c Balloons on blue background.
  • 47c Balloons on green background.
  • 47c Balloons on brown background.
  • 47c Balloons on purple background.
• 2001, November 1. Christmas Stamps. Christmas Lights.
  • 47c Horse pulling sleigh, with lights in background.
  • 60c People walking in snow, with lights in foreground.
  • $1.05 Children and snowman, with lights in foreground.
    These stamps were each issued in sheets and in booklets. Sheets from these formats are likely to differ in minor details.
• 2001, November 8. 150th Anniversary of the Canadian Y.M.C.A.
  • 47c Emblems.
• 2001, November 11. 75th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion.
  • 47c Badge and soldiers.
• 2002, January 2. Definitive Stamps.
  • 48c Canadian flag and Canada Post Head Office, Ottawa.
  • 48c Maple leaf.
• 2002, January 2. Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
  • 48c Queen Elizabeth II.
• 2002, January 2. Definitive Stamps. Traditional Trades.
  • 65c Jewellery.
  • 77c Basket weaving.
  • $1.25 Sculpture.
• 2002, January 3. Year of the Horse.
  • 48c Stylized Horse.
  • $1.25 Stylized Horse (Miniature sheet).
• 2002, February 12. National Hockey League All-Stars. Series 3.
  • 48c Glenn Hall.
  • 48c Tim Horton.
  • 48c Red Kelly.
  • 48c Howie Morenz.
  • 48c Guy Lafleur.
  • 48c Phil Esposito.
    These six stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2002, January 25. Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City.
  • 48c Freestyle aerial skiing.
  • 48c Curling.
  • 48c Womens ice hockey.
  • 48c Short track speed skating.
• 2002, February 1. 50th Anniversary of the Appointment of the First Govenor General of Canada.
  • 48c Coat of Arms, and building.
• 2002, February 28. 125th Anniversary of the Founding of the Univerity of Manitoba.
  • 48c University Administration Building.
• 2002, March 22. Masterpieces of Canadian Art. Series 15.
  • $1.25 "Church and Horse" (Alex Colville).
• 2002, April 4. 150th Anniversary of the Charter of Laval University.
  • 48c Louis Jaques Cassault Pavilion.
• 2002, April 30. 150th Anniversary of the Founding of the University of Trinity College, Toronto.
  • 48c "New" Building.
• 2002, May 3. Tulips.
  • 48c "City of Vancouver".
  • 48c "Monte Carlo".
  • 48c "Ottawa".
  • 48c "The Bishop".
    These stamps were intially issued in a self-adhesive booklet. Later, on 30th August, 2002, these four stamps were issued, together, in a gummed miniature sheet.
• 2002, May 19. Corals. Joint issue with Hong Kong.
  • 48c Dendronephthea gigantea (red) and Dendronepthea (pink) corals, Hong Kong.
  • 48c Tubastrea and Echinogorgia corals, Hong Kong.
  • 48c North Atlantic pink tree coral and Pacific orange cup coral, Canada.
  • 48c North Atlantic giant orange tree coral and black coral, Canada.
    These four stamps were also issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2002, May 27. Bicentenary of the Founding of St. Mary's University, Halifax.
  • 48c McNally's and Science buildings.
• 2002, June 1. Tourist Attractions.
  • 65c Yukon Quest.
  • 65c Old Port of Montreal.
  • 65c King's Landing.
  • 65c The Icefields Parkway.
  • 65c Agawa Canyon.
  • $1.25 Northern Lights.
  • $1.25 Stanley Park.
  • $1.25 Head-smashed-in Buffalo Jump.
  • $1.25 Saguenay Fjord.
  • $1.25 Peggy's Cove.
• 2002, June 10. Sculptures.
  • 48c "Lumberjacks" (Leo Mol).
  • 48c "Embacle" (Charles Daudelin).
• 2002, July 5. Centenary of the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants' Association.
  • 48c Stamp and postmark of 1902, and buildings.
• 2002, July 23. World Catholic Youth Day.
  • 48c Youths and emblem.
• 2002, September 4. Public Services International World Congress.
  • 48c Hands hauling rope.
• 2002, September 10. 75th Anniversary of the Old Age Pensions Act.
  • 48c "75", and maple trees from the four seasons.
• 2002, October 1. Stamp Collecting Month. International Year of Mountains.
  • 48c Mt. Logan.
  • 48c Mt. Elbrus.
  • 48c Puncak Jaya.
  • 48c Mt. Everest.
  • 48c Mt. Kilimanjaro.
  • 48c Vinson Massif.
  • 48c Mt. Aconcagua.
  • 48c Mt. McKinley.
• 2002, October 4. Canadian Teachers.
  • 48c Teacher at blackboard.
• 2002, October 24. 150th Anniversary of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
  • 48c Symbols of the past, present and future.
• 2002, October 31. Communications Technology.
  • 48c Sir Sandford Fleming.
  • 48c Guglielmo Marconi.
• 2002, November 4. Christmas Stamps. Nativity Scenes. Paintings by indigenous artists.
  • 48c "Genesis" by Daphne Odjig.
  • 65c "Winter Travel" by Cecil Youngfox.
  • $1.25 "Mary and Child" by Irene Catak Angutitaq.
• 2002, November 7. Quebec Symphony Orchestra.
  • 48c 1903 Orchestra and conductor's hands.
• 2003, January 3. Year of the Ram.
  • 48c Ram.
  • $1.25 Ram (Miniature sheet).
• 2003, January 18. National Hockey League All-Stars. Series 4.
  • 48c Bill Durnan.
  • 48c Raymond Bourque.
  • 48c Serge Savard.
  • 48c Stan Mikita.
  • 48c Mike Bossy.
  • 48c Frank Mahovlich.
    These six stamps were issued, together, in a miniature sheet.
• 2003, January 28. 150th Anniversary of Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec.
  • 48c Arms and University buildings.
• 2003, February 21. John James Audubon's Birds. Series 1.
  • 48c Leach's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa).
  • 48c Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
  • 48c Brant Goose (Branta bernicia).
  • 48c Common Murre (Uria aalge).
  • 65c Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus).
• 2003, March 3. The Canadian Rangers.
  • 48c Views in binoculars.
• 2003, March 19. 125th Anniversary of the University of Western Ontario.
  • 48c Arms and University buildings.
• 2003, March 25. 75th Anniversary of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association in Canada.
  • 48c Figure, and bird with branch.
• 2003, April 4. 150th Anniversary of St. Francis Xavier University.
  • 48c Arms and University buildings.

Canadian Philatelic Links.

Firstly I wish to thank Robert H. Beckett, rbeckett@numet.com, for the information he has given me regarding Canadian new issues.

The Canada Post Corporation maintains philatelic information on its web site at http://www.canadapost.ca/personal/collecting/default-e.asp?stamp=whatnew&allstp=0 .

The Worldwide Society of Russian Philately includes some information on Canada new issues at the World New Issues Guide, on their site at http://home.nestor.minsk.by/fsunews/ .

I also wish to thank Rolf Nordhagen for his assistance with this web page.

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