AUGUST 2015 | No.7 Details Your source for new Canadian stamps The Franklin Expedition REMEMBER THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION? Limited edition Only 5,000 available With 12 international rate souvenir sheets, this uncut press sheet blends old and new to honour Sir John Franklin, his bold expedition and the recent discovery of his flagship, the HMS Erebus. $30 403988149 650 mm x 483 mm / 25.5 in. x 19 in. Still available $9995 Empress of Ireland $30 100th Anniversary Collection Empress of Ireland uncut press sheet 244257 403931149 From Canada or the U.S. From other countries canadapost.ca/franklin 1-800-565-4362 902-863-6550 DEAR COLLECTORS It’s said that those who never fail, never learn The Hon. Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport and Deepak Chopra, President and CEO of Canada Post, present framed enlargements of the Weather Wonders stamps to Pierre Morrissette, President and CEO of Pelmorex Media Inc., June 12, 2015, at The Weather Network studio in Oakville, Ont. By no stretch of the imagination could Sir John Halifax showed the world what it was made of in Franklin’s Arctic expedition be termed a success – the responding tirelessly to the dangerous recovery entire crew perished without finding the passage effort. Just a few years later, on the opposite side of they sought between Europe and Asia. But consider the country, the Komagata Maru incident helped all that we’ve learned in the more than a century and spur Canada’s move away from the discriminatory a half we’ve spent searching for evidence of what immigration policies of the 19th century. With the really happened. Franklin expedition, we celebrate the ambition of In 1989, we issued a stamp celebrating the Sir John and his crew and the tenacity of those who discovery of some of Franklin’s relics. The stamp set refused to allow their story to be lost in the depths featured in this issue of Details will be released just of time. before the first anniversary of the momentous discovery of Franklin’s ship, the HMS Erebus, by Parks Canada and its partners. Over the years, we have issued other stamps illustrating the ways in which Canadians have been shaped by tragedy. With the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Jim Phillips, Director, Stamp Services NOTICE ERRATA Stamp printing specifications In Details No. 6 • Perforations are all 13+ or simulated perforation. The Dinosaur Provincial Park U.S. rate commemorative, • Tagging is on four sides, unless otherwise indicated. issued July 3, features an incorrect image. The stamp and • Paper is Tullis Russell, unless otherwise indicated. related products have been withdrawn from sale. A new • Gum type is pressure sensitive, unless otherwise indicated. version of the stamp, OFDC, postcard and souvenir sheet will be available in the near future. The first paragraph of our UNESCO story should have Items may not be exactly as shown. read: Our multi-year journey through the wonders of Canada’s UNESCO World Heritage sites continues in this second issue of three U.S. and two international rate stamps. The series of Si vous n’avez pas reçu cette publication dans la langue U.S. and international stamps, along with a separate issue of officielle de votre choix, veuillez envoyer un courriel à domestic definitives is in response to requests from Canadians [email protected] ou remplissez le bon de over the years for stamps depicting the natural and cultural commande et postez-le à notre adresse : beauty of the country. We’re sorry for any inconvenience or misunderstanding EN DÉTAIL POSTES CANADA this matter may have caused. 2701 PROM RIVERSIDE BUREAU N0020 OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1 CANADA DETAILS 7 | AUGUST 2015 3 THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION Issue date: August 6, 2015 The remarkable condition of the Erebus makes it an underwater museum. Roy White, Subplot Design $850 Booklet of 10 stamps 413987111 When Sir John Franklin and his expedition entered 30 government and private expeditions followed in Arctic waters in 1845, he and 128 sailors hoped to just a dozen years, each failing to find the ill-fated find the last link between Europe and Asia: the crew. Gradually, small artifacts, graves and Inuit Northwest Passage. In command of the HMS Erebus testimony shed partial light on the final, desperate and the HMS Terror – two state-of-the-art ships days of Franklin’s expedition. equipped with reinforced hulls, auxiliary steam engines In early September 2014, Parks Canada and its and supplies for three years – Franklin had every partners discovered the remarkably well-preserved reason to believe his mission would end in triumph. remains of the Erebus – Franklin’s flagship – in just By the fall of 1846, however, both ships were trapped 11 metres of water. The crucial discovery brought the in ice. By 1848, conditions had grown dire, and the world a step closer to solving one of the greatest ships were abandoned. No one survived. mysteries of the Canadian Arctic. The first search for Franklin and his men These stamps not only commemorate Franklin’s was launched later that same year. More than bold journey and the tragic loss of his life and his 4 DETAILS 7 | AUGUST 2015 Visit your local post office. $250 Souvenir sheet 403988145 $15 These stamps reveal the depth Booklet of 6 stamps of a story that has developed (international) for more than 150 years. 413988111 Roy White $350 Souvenir sheet OFDC 403988144 crew, but also celebrate the monumental discovery White mixed a traditional-looking drawing with of the Erebus. a modern image to make the international rate Stamp designer Roy White, of Subplot Design in stamp a fitting tribute to the discovery of the Erebus. Vancouver, focused the se-tenant pair of domestic A 19th-century style diagram of the ship’s deck plan – stamps on the story that has sparked the imagination matched with incredible, high-tech sonar images of Canadians for generations. from Parks Canada – illustrates the good condition of “We wanted to capture the despair of being the long-submerged ship. trapped in such an unforgiving landscape, so the “This project gave us the opportunity to really ship and the map both appear as if they have been dive into Franklin’s story,” says White. “Even more carved out of ice on the stamp,” explains White. amazing than the discovery itself is the fact that “The map, written in Inuktut, also pays tribute to the the remarkable condition of the Erebus makes it, continuation of Franklin’s story through Inuit stories essentially, an underwater museum.” and culture.” See what’s new in-store for you. DETAILS 7 | AUGUST 2015 5 $1360 Pane 403987107 ZE SI L A U T C A $270 $10995 OFDC 2015 $20 Pure Silver Coin – Lost Ships in Canadian 403987126 Waters: Franklin’s Lost Expedition Mintage: 7,000 coins worldwide (31.39 g) 244536 În No GST/HST Product Denomination Size Quantity Printing process Booklet of 10 stamps 2 x Permanent™ (domestic rate) 32 mm x 40 mm 250,000 Lithography in 6 colours Pane of 16 stamps ‡ 2 x Permanent™ (domestic rate) 32 mm x 40 mm 60,000 Lithography in 6 colours Booklet of 6 stamps $2.50 (international rate) 50 mm x 25 mm 130,000 Lithography in 6 colours Souvenir sheet ‡ $2.50 (international rate) 103 mm x 65 mm 150,000 Lithography in 6 colours Uncut press sheet of $2.50 (international rate) 650 mm x 483 mm 5,000 Lithography in 7 colours 12 souvenir sheets ‡ Official First Day Cover 2 x Permanent™ (domestic rate) 191 mm x 113 mm 15,000 Cancellation site: Gjoa Haven NU Souvenir sheet $2.50 (international rate) 191 mm x 113 mm 15,000 Cancellation site: Official First Day Cover Gjoa Haven NU Design: Subplot | Illustration: Michael Little | Photos: Stamp – multibeam sonar image, © Canadian Hydrographic Service, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; deck plan, Matthew Betts | Printing: Lowe-Martin | ‡Gum type: PVA 6 DETAILS 7 | AUGUST 2015 From Canada or the U.S. 1-800-565-4362 $440 Upper right corner OFDC 403987123 $440 Upper left corner OFDC 403987122 $340 Upper right corner 403987103 $340 Upper left corner 403987102 $440 Lower right corner OFDC 403987125 $440 Lower left corner OFDC $340 403987124 Lower right corner 403987105 $1360 Corner set 403987106 Not shown $340 Lower left corner 403987104 From other countries 902-863-6550 DETAILS 7 | AUGUST 2015 7 ROYAL E Z SI L A U T C CANADIAN A MINT COINS SOLD AT CANADA POST $3495 2014 50-Cent Silver-Plated Coin – Lost Ships in Canadian Waters: RMS Empress of Ireland Mintage: 15,000 coins worldwide (32.82 g) 244309 a ZE ZE SI SI L L A A U U T T C C A A $5495 $5495 2014 $15 Pure Silver Coin – Exploring Canada – 2014 $15 Pure Silver Coin – Exploring Canada – Pioneering Mapmakers The Arctic Expedition Mintage: 15,000 coins worldwide (23.17 g) Mintage: 15,000 coins worldwide (23.17 g) 244444 În No GST/HST 244363 În No GST/HST ZE SI L A U T C ZE SI A L A U T C A $5495 $1,19995 2014 $15 Pure Silver Coin – Exploring Canada – 2015 $200 Pure Gold Coin – Great Canadian The Voyageurs Explorers – Henry Hudson Mintage: 15,000 coins worldwide (23.17 g) Mintage: 2,000 coins worldwide (15.43 g) 244328 În No GST/HST 244469 În No GST/HST 8 DETAILS 7 | AUGUST 2015 canadapost.ca/shop M ZE M I 54 S : L R A E U T T E C M A A I D $8995 $16995 2015 $20 Pure Silver Coin – The Canadian Home 2015 $30 Pure Silver Coin – Canada’s Merchant Front: Canada’s First Submarines During WWI Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic Mintage: 7,500 coins worldwide (31.39 g) Mintage: 5,000 coins worldwide (62.67 g) 244582 În No GST/HST 244564 În No GST/HST M M 25 5.