Today's theme is Water - and even though the primary topic of this issue is the Canadian flag, there is pretty much water on the sheet, to make it eligible for today :)
In this set, issued 14th of January, 2013, the designer Karen Smith said that they tried to represent as many different regions of Canada as possible as well as different seasons. There are images from the prairies, inland, and the coast, as well as summer, fall and winter, where the Canadian flag is shown in abstract, unusual ways.
The set of five stamps features essentially Canadian scenes with the flag uniquely displayed. In one, three Muskoka chairs lounge on a dock facing a lake in early fall, evoking Canadian cottages from coast to coast. The chairs reappear on the souvenir sheet, this time with the puffy, whimsical clouds of summer dotting the sky. The fall colours are recalled by the golden hue of a very Canadian hay bale that waits in a prairie field at harvest time. On the East Coast, just outside Halifax, a spinnaker fills with a summer breeze representing the Canadian sails and flags that fill the waterways each season. This same spinnaker is shown again on the OFDC, this time with an iconic East Coast lighthouse in the background.
During Canada Day celebrations in Winnipeg more than 3,000 patriotic Canadians gather on the lawn of the provincial legislature to form a living flag, challenging a record held by Victoria, British Columbia.
Finally, a lone fishing hut brings a splash of colour on a clear day to a frozen Lake Scugog, Ontario.
So, dear Canadians, do you find pride in your flag? Or your maple syrup? Or is it something else? Feel free to share your thoughts, im curious to know :)
Seeing those chairs... not really fitting into the social distancing concept nowadays, eh?
For more calming water stamps, visit today's Sunday Stamps edition
Great to see you back joining Sunday Stamps, Ana. This is a great set - I think my favorite is the fishing hut on the ice.
ReplyDeleteWell I cannot speak for Canadian pride but I am always a bit envious of the frequent release of these pretty souvenir sheets their postal service issues. Very nice cover Ana!
ReplyDeleteA lot of water, indeed!
ReplyDeleteI would chose the lighthouse. But these Adirondack chairs fit well on the Canadian image. We would have to leave the white one free, for maintaining the due distance!
Great to see you again, Ana!
ReplyDeleteAnd, as a Canadian, yes there is lots of pride in the Maple Leaf (even if we don't display it as much as Americans do with their flag.)
I like this series more than the previous ones with a random flag flying over the photo.
and, if you have any requests for themes, please share!
DeleteI find the ice fishing huts fascinating but it may be said that my heart would be by a lake on a summer's day. Lovely FDC.
ReplyDeleteI have this set but they look much better as part of the card.
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