NOVEMBER 2021 | No. 10

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DEAR COLLECTORSPleased to meet you!

It’s been a whirlwind of a month since I stepped into my new role as Director of Stamp Services at Canada Post, and I’m thrilled to finally have this opportunity to say hello! I’m beyond excited at what the future holds and want you to know how much I appreciate your

ongoing enthusiasm and support for our national stamp program.

I’m honoured to be a part of a dedicated team; it tells the stories that shape us, remind us and inspire us as Canadians. I’m an admitted history nerd and am looking forward to putting my experience as both a former teacher and Director of Programs at Historica Canada to good use. Jim’s shoes are big ones to fill, and I know you join me in thanking him for his decades of service and commitment as the voice of Canada’s stamp program.

Now, cue the applause … The veil has been lifted on our final issues of 2021! We’re wrapping up the year with a pair of back-to-back blockbusters honouring two incomparable Canadian women: internationally renowned singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie and literary icon Margaret Atwood.

I hope our stamps have helped lift your spirits during these challenging times. Here’s to brighter days and more brilliant issues in 2022. Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season!

Bronwyn Graves, Director, Stamp Services

COMING SOON!

Don’t miss a single issueCheck out our preview list and on-sale dates below and mark your calendar. Then visit canadapost.ca to add these soon-to-be-released issues to your collection.

• Black History Month: Eleanor Collins January 21, 2022

• Flowers: Calla March 1, 2022

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CONTENTSNOVEMBER 2021 | No. 10

4 Buffy Sainte-MarieA new issue shines the spotlight on  internationally renowned singer- songwriter, activist and Indigenous star Buffy Sainte-Marie.

6 Margaret AtwoodThis stamp celebrates one of the most successful, acclaimed and admired writers Canada has ever produced.

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

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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).

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BUFFY SAINTE-MARIEIssue date: November 19, 2021

Booklet of 10 stamps414172111$9.20

In te ns e l y pas s i o nate ab o u t h e r c r af t an d convictions, singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, C.C. , turned to music not only for fun but also as a powerful way to make change.

“I ’m musically dyslexic and unable to learn notation,” she says, “but from the age of three I’ve made music naturally at home, by ear, without teachers, just for the joy of it.”

Sainte-Marie was raised by adoptive parents in New England and was probably born at the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan. Subjected to racism and abuse when she was young, she became an

outspoken activist for Indigenous rights and an unwavering voice for the oppressed.

Graduating from college in the early 1960s, she began playing at coffee houses and folk festivals, quickly distinguishing herself with her vibrato vocals, emotional delivery and fearless lyrics. Like the artist herself, her music has constantly evolved – blending and transcending genres.

Still performing at age 80, Sainte-Marie has more than 20 albums and countless awards to her name. But she cares most about her philanthropic efforts – among them the Cradleboard Teaching

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Project, which has developed a curriculum that teaches core subjects such as science, government and geography through Indigenous eyes.

“If there’s one more thing I’d like to accomplish,” she says, “It ’s seeing that initiative working full bloom across Canada.”

Only 350 available

Framed stamp enlargement and first day of issue special envelope16 in. x 22 in. / 406 mm x 559 mm

342252$99.95

Made in the image of the Creator: that’s us. Creative and always evolving, mutating, developing, growing.Buffy Sainte-Marie

First day of issue special envelope414172131$1.92

SPECIFICATIONSProduct Denomination Size Quantity Printing process

Booklet of 10 stamps Permanent™ (domestic rate) 28 mm x 38 mm 180,000 Lithography in 5 colours

Official First Day Cover Permanent™ (domestic rate) 190 mm x 112 mm 8,000 Cancellation site: Regina SK

Design: Paprika Stamp: Simon Fowler Photography Printing: Lowe-Martin

Included in Stamps of Canada July-December 2021 collector pack: die-cut stamp from booklet.

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MARGARET ATWOODIssue date: November 25, 2021

First day of issue special envelope

414171131$1.92

Margaret Atwood is one of the most successful and admired writers Canada has ever produced. Born in Ottawa in 1939, the best-selling novelist, poet, short-story writer, screenwriter, editor and essayist burst on to the literary scene in the early 1960s with two volumes of poetry, Double Persephone and The Circle Game, both of which would win prestigious awards. In 1969, Atwood would establish herself as a serious writer of fiction with her first novel, The Edible Woman, and others would soon follow. To date Atwood has written more than 50 works as novels, short fiction, poetry, criticism, graphic novels and children’s stories. She is the recipient of many literary awards and other distinctions. Her work has sold millions of copies worldwide, been translated into more than 40 languages and adapted into feature films, documentaries and television series. Atwood has garnered a new

generation of audiences with the popular and critically acclaimed adaptation of her 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, currently streaming on Hulu and CraveTV channels.

The stamp, designed by Steven Slipp and printed by Lowe-Martin, features a photograph by renowned fashion photographer Ruven Afanador, and is overlaid with “A word after a word after a word is power,” lines from “Spelling,” one of her best-known poems on the subject of writing. The front of the Official First Day Cover showcases a sketch by the author entitled Neither fish nor flesh (1975). The cancel, a bird silhouette inspired by Atwood’s in te re s t in b i rds an d t h e i r re la t i o nsh ip to our  environment, is postmarked in Toronto to acknowledge the author’s deep connections to the city’s publishing community.

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Booklet of 10 stamps414171111$9.20

A word after a word after a word is powerLines from Margaret Atwood’s poem “Spelling”

Only 350 available

Framed stamp enlargement and first day of issue special envelope16 in. x 22 in. / 406 mm x 559 mm

342253$99.95

SPECIFICATIONSProduct Denomination Size Quantity Printing process

Booklet of 10 stamps Permanent™ (domestic rate) 36 mm x 40 mm 180,000 Lithography in 4 colours

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

Design: Steven Slipp Stamp: Photo © Ruven Afanador | CPi Syndication; lines from Margaret Atwood’s poem “Spelling” used with permission Printing: Lowe-Martin

Included in Stamps of Canada July-December 2021 collector pack: die-cut stamp from booklet.

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ROYAL CANADIAN MINT COINSSOLD AT CANADA POSTWhile quantities last

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2021 Commemorative Collector Keepsake Card – 100th Anniversary of Bluenose100,000 sets worldwide245755$24.95

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2021 $5 Pure Silver Coin – Moments to Hold: 100th Anniversary of Canada’s National Colours100,000 coins worldwide245767$24.95 No GST/HST

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2021 10-cent Special Wrap Roll Collection – 100th Anniversary of Bluenose40,000 sets worldwide245754$29.95

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2022 Mental Health MedalWhile supplies last245774$9.95 100% of net proceeds donated to Kids Help Phone.

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2022 $50 Pure Silver Coin – Holiday Splendour1,000 coins worldwide245773$799.95

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Article Description Price

342247 Collection Canada 2021 $79.95

342250 Official First Day Cover Collection 2021 $59.95

414180111 Hanukkah – Booklet of 10 $9.20

114176 Christmas: Angels – Booklet of 12 $11.04

114177 Holiday Characters – Booklet of 12 (domestic) $11.04

114178 Holiday Characters – Booklet of 6 (U.S.) $7.80

114179 Holiday Characters – Booklet of 6 (international) $16.26

414175111 The Remembrance Poppy – Booklet of 10 $9.20

414174111 Valour Road – Booklet of 10 $9.20

404174107 Valour Road – Pane of 5 $4.60

414174131 Valour Road – OFDCs (set of 3) $4.95

342251 Valour Road – Framed pane $69.95

414173111 Diwali – Booklet of 10 $9.20

414168111 Christopher Plummer, 1929-2021 – Booklet of 10 $9.20

404168107 Christopher Plummer, 1929-2021 – Pane of 6 $5.52

342246 Christopher Plummer, 1929-2021 – Framed pane $69.95

414134111 Editorial Cartoonists – Booklet of 10 $9.20

414134131 Editorial Cartoonists – OFDCs (set of 5) $8.95

414169111 Canada Post Community Foundation – Booklet of 10 $10.20

414170111 Stan Rogers, 1949-1983 – Booklet of 10 $9.20

342248 Stan Rogers, 1949-1983 – Framed stamp enlargement and OFDC $99.95

414167111 Bluenose, 1921-2021 – Booklet of 10 $9.20

404167145 Bluenose, 1921-2021 – Souvenir sheet $1.84

404167146 Bluenose, 1921-2021 – Souvenir sheet with overprint $1.84

414166111 John Turner, 1929-2020 – Booklet of 10 $9.20

414141111 Canadian Ballet Legends (Karen Kain) – Booklet of 6 $5.52

414142111 Canadian Ballet Legends (Fernand Nault) – Booklet of 6 $5.52

404142145 Canadian Ballet Legends – Souvenir sheet $1.84

414165111 Eid – Booklet of 10 $9.20

414164111 Insulin, 1921-2021 – Booklet of 10 $9.20

404162145 Crabapple Blossoms – Souvenir sheet $1.84

404161145 Snow Mammals – Souvenir sheet $4.60

414159111 Black History: Willow Grove and Amber Valley – Booklet of 10 $9.20

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