Canada's Stamps of 2003

14th Annual Stamp Poll

** POLL HAS CLOSED **

The listing below is taken from Canada Post's details magazine (July to September 2004, Volume XIII No 3) and a supplement in the July/August 2004 Canadian Philatelist, and is presented with the same numbering scheme (notice that number 41 was omitted for some reason).

From the President's Page (Charles J.G. Verge, FRPSC), The Canadian Philatelist, July/August 2004:

Canadian Stamp News (CSN), whose staff lays out and puts together this magazine every two months, is well known for having a stamp poll of the previous year's stamps. This poll is a little late this year because of a change in its format and approach. Some time ago, I informed Paul Winkler, President of Trajan Publications, the parent company of CSN, that I felt that the results of CSN's poll weren't indicative of the general public's view of Canadian stamps. I suggested that he consider giving it a wider audience and ensure that as many people as possible would have access to it. As a result, and with the cooperation of Canada Post, this year's poll is being distributed to tens of thousands of subscribers to CSN, The CP, Stamp Details, Philatelie Quebec, and our respective websites. I hope that these results will better reflect the views of a majority of collectors.

Thanks to Paul for buying into this exercise and to all the partners for going along.

There are also a couple of questions at the end of the stamp poll. Please select ONE item from each column...

	Stamp Image	Subject/Topic	My favourite stamp		My least favourite stamp	Most relevant stamp to Canadians	Least relevant stamp to Canadians
2003 NHL Al-Stars
1		Bill Durnan
2		Raymond Bourque
3		Frank Mahovlich
4		Stan Mikita
5		Mike Bossy
6		Serge Savard
National Library
7		Hector de Sait-Denys Garneau
8		Susanna Moodie/Catharine Parr Traill
9		Anne Hebert
10		Morley Callaghan
11		Canadian Rangers 1942-2003
12		Korean War 1950-1953
13		Pedro da Silva
14		Road World Championships
Canadian Institutes of Higher Learning
15		University of Western Ontario 1878-2003
16		Bishop's University 1853-2003
17		Macdonald Institute 1903-2003
18		University of Montreal 1878-2003
19		St. Francis Xavier University 1853-2003
Tourist Attractions
20		Casa Loma
21		RCMP Depot Division
22		Gatineau Park
23		Inside Passage
24		Wilberforce Falls
25		Dragon Boat Racing
26		Magdalen Islands
27		Province House
28		Niagara Falls
29		Polar Bear Watching
Canadian Astronauts
30		Marc Garneau
31		Robert Thirsk
32		Roberta Bondar
33		Steve MacLean
34		Dave Williams
35		Julie Payette
36		Bjarni Tryggvason
37		Chris Hadfield
John James Audubon Birds				[The numbering supplied, skipped number 41 for some reason]
38		Great Cormorant
39		Leach's storm-petrel
40		Common Murre
42		Brant
43		Gyrfalcon
Jean-Paul Riopelle, 1923-2002
44
45
46
47
48
49
Christmas
50		Skates
51		Teddy Bear
52		Duck
53		The Lutheran World Federation Tenth Assembly
54		American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association in Canada
55		Year of the Ram
56		Maple Tree
57		Cassia fistula
58		Coronation, Queen Elizabeth II
59		Volunteer Fire Fighters
What one aspect of Canada or its culture would you like to see commemorated on a stamp? All U.S. stamps are now self-adhesive. Should Canada Post do the same, or should some stamps always be issued as traditional gummed?      (poll has closed)

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