Archive for June, 2009

Canada stamps new issues

Boundary waters stamp

2009-boundary-waters-stamp.jpgOn June 12th, 2009, Canada Post began issuing a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Boundary Waters Treaty between Canada and the United States. This treaty, negotiated by George C. Gibbons and signed in 1909, regulates issues regarding the use of the waterways along the boundary of the two nations. Continue Reading »

Canada stamps new issues

100 years of Canadian diplomacy

2009-canadian-diplomacy-stamp.jpgOn June 1st, 2009, Canada Post began issuing a stamp highlighting the role of Canadian diplomacy over the past 100 years. This domestic-rate stamp commemorates the Centennial of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Internation Trade. Continue Reading »