#Canada stamps
Art Canada: Yousuf Karsh
This set of three stamps celebrates photographer Yousuf Karsh and his work on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The stamps are part of the Art Canada series. Born in Armenia-in-Turkey in 1908, Karsh's photographic career began in 1925 when he apprenticed under his uncle in Quebec. Over a sixty-year career, Karsh told the stories of those individuals that defined the 20th century through stunning
New Canadian stamp issued
Canada Post issued a stamp on 11 May to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Established in 1856, the Museum has provided millions of visitors with an insight into human history and a range of different cultures. The design of the 89c stamp features one of the Museum's oldest artefacts, the Northwest Coast transformation mask, as well as an image of the stylish i
New Canadian issue
Canada Post release a new stamp on 20 April to mark the 50th anniversary of the country's Labour Congress. Formed on 23 April 1956, the Canadian Labour Congress was established in order to help protect the rights of the country's workers and has been instrumental in securing benefits such as the Canada Pension Plan and overtime pay, whilst also protecting workers with health and safety legislation
Expeditions in Greenland II
In spite of his considerable arctic expedition achievements around the turn of the 20th century, the Norwegian Otto Sverdrup, has always been overshadowed by the Dane Knud Rasmussen as well as his famous fellow countrymen Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. In many ways it is a pity, because not only did Otto Sverdrup participate in Fridtjof Nansen's expedition and was captain on the ship "Fram" d
