January 2010 incoming mail – Covers from Canada
Moving on back to North America. Chris from Canada sent me a cover witch had a 2009 Christmas souvenir sheet special cover inside.
First, here’s the cover Chris sent. On top is 2007 Christmas stamp, next to is 2009 hockey-stamp (Montreal Canadiens 100th Anniversary) , below is a 4c definitive and next to it is a 2009 commemorative from “Roadside Attractions” set. The stamps design is featuring World’s Largest Easter Egg in Vegreville, Canada. I don’t know how fond Canadian collectors are of cut-to-shape stamps, but personally I find them a bit controversial. They do add some spice, but some of the shapes are nuisance to handle and store.
2009 - Cover from Canada
However, inside the cover was a treat – 2009 Christmas stamps souvenir sheet cover. I can quite well understand why Chris had to sent it inside another cover – it has no room (neither in front or back) for receivers address. Anyway – this is a good way for Canadian Post to double their profits. LOL.
2009 Canada - Christmas souvenir sheet FDC (first day cover).
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Hi Keijo,
Are Canadian collectors fond of “cut-to-shape” stamps (and self-adhesive to boot)? Speaking for myself – NO!!! But I, as a rabid collector go thru the effort. And yes, Canada Post does make money on those dang souvenir sheets,…because catalogs list both the souvenir sheet AND the singles,….really,…at times it sucks financially to be a hardcore collector!
Trust me when I say that a lot of Finnish & Scandinavian hc-collectors complain precisely of the same issue. Last year Finnish Post issued 20 sets, only 9 of them were singles; the rest were either sheets (6) or booklets (5) with multiple stamps. Getting all the possible combinations would be dreadfully expensive.