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Canada Post 2005 Stamp Program

> First-class Postal Rates
Rates in effect January 17, 2005.
  • Domestic: 50c
  • USA: 85c
  • International: $1.45
> Elizabethan-era postal rate listing. [Updated Dec 13, 2007]

> 2005 Canada Stamp Program
Issue dates are subject to change by Canada Post.

Self-adhesive issues are indicated by the SA logo, used by Canada Post.

  • Rate change definitives Dec 20, 2004

  • Jan 7: Year of the Rooster

    • 50c (pane of 25)  pic [Sc # 2083, Darnell # 2396]
    • $1.45 souvenir sheet   pic [Sc # 2084, Darnell # 2397]
    • $1.45 overprinted souvenir sheet   pic [Sc # 2084a, Darnell # 2397a]

  • Jan 29: 50c NHL All-stars (set of 6 - Grant Fuhr, Allan Stanley, Pierre Pilote, Henri Richard, Brian Trottier, John Bucyk)

    • pane of 6  pic [Sc # 2085a-f, Darnell # 2398-2403]
    • booklet of 6 SA pic [Sc # 2086a-f, Darnell # 2404-2409]

  • Feb 4: 50c Fishing Flies (4 designs)

    • booklet pane of 8 SA pic [Sc # 2088a-d, Darnell # 2410-2413]
    • souvenir sheet of 4 pic [Sc # 2087a-d, Darnell # 2418 (singles: 2414-2417)]

  • Feb 14: 50c Nova Scotia Agricultural College 100th anniversary SA pic [Sc # 2089, Darnell # 2419]

  • Mar 4: 50c EXPO 2005 being held in Aichi, Japan  pic [Sc # 2090, Darnell # 2420]

  • Mar 10: 50c Daffodils (2 designs)

    • booklet of 10 SA pic [Sc # 2092-2093, Darnell # 2421-2422]
    • souvenir sheet pic [Sc # 2091, Darnell # 2425 (singles: 2423-2424]

  • Mar 18: 50c TD Bank 150th anniversary (booklet of 10) SA  actual issue pic | pre-issue pic [Sc # 2094, Darnell # 2426]

  • Mar 23: Audubon birds (4 x 50c, 85c)

    • 4 x 50c pic [Sc # 2095-2098, Darnell # 2427-2430]
    • 85c (booklet of 6)  SA pic [Sc # 2099, Darnell # 2431]

  • Apr 2: 50c Canadian bridges (4 designs - Jacques Cartier Bridge, Angus L. Macdonald Bridge, Canso Causeway, Souris Swinging Bridge) SA pic [Sc # 2100-2103, Darnell # 2432-2435]

  • Apr 12: 50c Maclean’s Magazine 100th anniversary pic [Sc # 2104, Darnell # 2436]

  • Apr 22: 50c Biosphere Reserves (joint issue with Ireland): Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada) and Killarney National Park (Ireland) [joint issue]

    • 2 x 50c, pane of 16 pic [Sc # 2105-2106, Darnell # 2437-2438]
    • souvenir sheet of 2 pic [Sc # 2106b, Darnell # 2439]

  • Apr 29: 50c Battle of the Atlantic pic [Sc # 2107, Darnell # 2440]

  • May 6: 50c Canadian War Museum (booklet of 8) SA pic [Sc # 2108, Darnell # 2441]

  • May 27: Homer Watson (artist)

    • 50c [Sc # 2109, Darnell # 2442]
    • souvenir sheet with 50c, 85c pic [Sc # 2110, Darnell # 2445 (singles: 2443-2444)]

  • Jun 13: 50c Search and Research (4 designs) pic [Sc # 2111 (a-d), Darnell # 2446-2449]

  • Jun 21: 50c Ellen Fairclough (1905-2004) pic [Sc # 2112, Darnell # 2450]

  • Jul 5: 50c FINA World Championships (pair) (pane of 8) SA pic [Sc # 2113-2114, Darnell # 2451-2452]

  • Jul 16: 50c Settlement of Port-Royal (Nova Scotia) 400th anniversary pic [Sc # 2115, Darnell # 2453]

  • Jul 21: 50c Alberta Centennial SA pic [Sc # 2116, Darnell # 2454]

  • Aug 2: 50c Saskatchewan Centennial pic [Sc # 2117, Darnell # 2455]

  • Aug 15: Oscar Peterson (1925- )

    • 50c pic [Sc # 2118, Darnell # 2457]
    • souvenir sheet pic [Sc # 2118a, Darnell # xxxx]

  • Aug 15: 50c Deportation of Acadians from the Maritimes 250th anniversary pic [Sc # 2119, Darnell # 2456]

  • Sep 2: 50c Polio Vaccination (1955-2005) pic [Sc # 2120, Darnell # 2458]

  • Oct 1: Youth sports (skateboarding, mountain biking, wall climbing) (booklet of 8) SA pic [Sc # 2121a-d, Darnell # xxxx]

  • Oct 13: 50c Big Cats (Cougar and Leopard) (joint issue with China)

    • 2 x 50c pic [Sc # 2122-23, Darnell # xxxx]
    • souvenir sheet of 2 pic [Sc # 2123b, Darnell # xxxx]

  • Oct 20: $1 Definitives (White-tailed Deer and Atlantic Walrus)  [Sc # 1696-1697, Darnell # xxxx]

    • panes of 16 each pre-issue pic
    • souvenir sheet of 4 pic [Sc # 1697b, Darnell # xxxx]

  • Nov 2: Christmas, featuring a Snowman pic

    • 50c (booklet of 6) SA [Sc # 2124, Darnell # xxxx]

  • Nov 2: Christmas, featuring Creches pic

    • 50c (booklet of 12)  SA [Sc # 2125, Darnell # xxxx]
    • 85c (booklet of 6) SA  [Sc # 2126, Darnell # xxxx]
    • $1.45 (booklet of 6) SA [Sc # 2127, Darnell # xxxx]

  • Dec 19: Rate change definitives:
    • 51c/89c/$1.05/$1.49 Flowers: Bergamot Blossoms, Yellow Lady's Slipper, Pink Fairy Slipper, Himalayan Blue Poppies SA pic [Coils: Sc # 2128-2131, Darnell # xxxx; Booklets: Sc # 2132-2134]
    • 51c Flag over... (5 designs) SA pic [Sc # 2135-2139, Darnell # xxxx]

  • Dec 19: $2 Sable Island Horse and $2 Peregrine Falcon definitives   [Sc # 1699-1700, Darnell # xxxx]
    • panes of 16 each
    • souvenir sheet of 4 pic  [Sc # 1700b, Darnell # xxxx]

> 2005 Commemorative Envelopes
These are envelopes with a special cachet and cancel commemorating an event. They are not a new stamp issue but are an official Canada Post Product. These sell for $2 each (unless otherwise indicated).

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