Canada

Philatelic materials related to Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression

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Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometers, making it the world's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area.
Canada's border with the United States is the world's longest land border.
Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains; about four-fifths of the country's population of 35 million people live near the southern border. The majority of Canada has a cold or severely cold winter climate, but southerly areas are warm in summer.


The early postal and philatelic history of Canada actually started in the individual territories that were later joined together to form the Dominion of Canada. Before Canadian confederation, the colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland issued stamps in their own names. [R2]


Official Philatelic materials of Canada related to Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression

07.07.2022, "Help for Ukraine" MiNr.: 3940, Scott: SP18 [1]
Support for Ukraine stamps of Canada 2022 Support for Ukraine commemoraive postmark of Canada 2022 Support for Ukraine FDC of Canada 2022

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[1] The semi postal stamp, with charity value of 10 cent, was issued by Canadian Post on July 7, 2022. The stamp was print in a booklet of 10, that gives Canadians a way to support Ukrainians. This is the first time that Canada Post has issued a stamp in support of a country in need of humanitarian assistance.
Funds raised through the purchase of this stamp was distributed through the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF). This well-established organization has a long history of enabling assistance to Ukraine. In the current crisis, it has been delivering aid wherever it is needed, from heavily shelled areas in Ukraine’s north and east, to the displaced Ukrainians to the west and in neighbouring countries.
A stamp with a sunflower was chosen because it is the national flower of Ukraine, and now a widely recognized symbol of peace and unity. [R3]

In issuing this stamp, Canada Post recognizes the strong bond between Canada and Ukraine – a bond that is both historic and current. The first wave of Ukrainian immigrants began to arrive in Canada in the 1890s. Canada was the first Western country to recognize Ukraine’s independence in 1991. Today, nearly 4 per cent of Canadians can trace their roots to Ukraine – and many have close relatives in that country.




Official Philatelic materials of Canada related to Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression

09.06.2022, "Support Ukraine".
Issued by the Ukrainian Collectibles Society. [SP1]
Support for Ukraine stamps of Canada 2022 Support for Ukraine FDC of Canada 2022

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[SP1] The Ukrainian Collectibles Society (Toronto) was proud to announce a new Canada Post Picture Postage™ at the opening of CAPEX (Canadian Association of Philatelic Exhibitions) show, on June 9 2022. The FDC was cancelled with commemorative postmark of CAPEX during all 4 days of the show.
The stamp proclaiming Canada’s support for Ukraine during the unprovoked and illegal full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation.
Its design features a peace dove with an olive branch. The Permanent™ domestic rate stamp can be used to mail a letter, but sold for the price of 5CAD. All income from the same of theses stamps was donated to Friends of Ukraine Defence Forces Fund established by the League of Ukrainian Canadians and the League of Ukrainian Canadian Women in 2014, when Russia first invaded Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. [R4]



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