Tuesday, July 23, 2013
2006 THE VOYAGE OF SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN SCOTT #4074
Although America and Canada have shared several joint issues in the past, the 1606 Voyage of Samuel de Champlain souvenir sheet is unique in U.S. stamp history. In an unprecedented move, two 39 cent U.S. stamps and two 51 cent Canada stamps appear on the same souvenir sheet showcasing the explorer's remarkable legacy. click here
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ReplyDeleteIn your first reference, I believe you mean the United States part of America, and not "America". Canada is a larger part of America than the US is.
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad postal authorities in both countries don't have more joint issues. There have been several topics which BOTH honored, but ignored one another's tied legacy to the same subjects. For example:
1991 - Centennial of Basketball
Invented by James Naismith of Almonte, Ontario, while on assignment in Massachusetts, both countries issued stamps...Canada 3 (and on a souvenir sheet), the US 1. A perfect joint issue opportunity.
1992 - The Alaska Highway (which runs through BC and Yukon). Stamps from both countries, but not jointly.
2004 - First French settlement in America, 1604. Champlain built a "permanent" camp on an island which is now in Maine. He moved it to what became Nova Scotia the next year, with tremendous impact on America for 150 years. Completely ignored by the USPS. Canada started a series of 400th anniversary stamps that year.
2012-2015 The War of 1812 Bicentennial
An *obvious* joint issue opportunity. Canada issued four stamps, so did the USA, but none acknowledged the other, commemorating a war which defined both countries. Bizarre!
While both understandably have their own victories to honor, so too should 200 years of peace be acknowledged between both. Even the single US stamp in 1965 did that much, featuring a peace medal (albeit British).
Heck, this bicentennial should have resulted in a triple joint issue -- Canada, UK, US.
Are Ottawa and Washington not speaking?
I agree, it would be nice to see more joint issues. And although technically "America" does encompass Canada, Mexico and South American Countries, no other country refers to themselves as "Americans" other than the U.S.
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