First-class Postal Rates

• Domestic: 52c
• USA: 96c
• International: $1.60

Elizabethan-era postal rate listing. [Updated Nov 28, 2009]

2008 Canada Stamp Program

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

• Rate change definitives (Dec 27/07)

• Jan 8: Lunar New Year, Year of the Rat
  • 52c (pane of 25) pic [Sc # 2257]
  • $1.60 souvenir sheet pic [Sc # 2258]
  • uncut press sheet  pre-issue pic
  • Prepaid Postcards (1 of each design @ $1.69 each)

• Jan 15: "P" (52c) Celebration (booklet of 6)  pic [Sc # 2259]

• Feb 1:"P" (52c) Orchid (coil of 3,000 or 5,000)  [Sc # 2244a]

• Mar 3: Peonies
  • 52c - two designs (booklet of 10) pic [Sc # 2261-62]
  • $1.04 souvenir sheet pic [Sc # 2260]
  • Prepaid Postcards (1 of each design @ $1.69 each)

• Mar 7: 52c University of Alberta (booklet of 8) pic [Sc # 2263]

• Mar 7: 52c University of British Columbia (booklet of 8) pic [Sc # 2264]

• Apr 3: 52c 2008 IIHF World Championship (booklet of 10, 2 different covers) pic [Sc # 2265]

• Apr 21: 52c Guide Dogs (booklet of 10)  pic [Sc # 2266]

• May 1: "P" (52c) Flag over Lighthouses (booklet of 30), with corrected design  pic [Sc # 2253B, pane: 2253d]

• May 2: 52c Canadian Industries - Oil and Gas (2 stamps, booklet of 10) pic [Sc # 2267-68]

• May 16: Founding of Quebec City (pane of 16) (joint issue with France) pic | View 400 years of French Settlement | France pre-issue pic [Sc # 2269]

• May 21: Arts Canada: Yousuf Karsh
  
  • 52c Karsh self-portrait (pane of 16) pic [Sc # 2270]
  • 96c Audrey Hepburn (booklet of 8) pic [Sc # 2272]
  • $1.60 Winston Churchill  (booklet of 8) pic [Sc # 2273]
  • souvenir sheet of 3  pic [Sc # 2271]
  • uncut press sheet  pre-issue pic
  • gutter booklet
  • Prepaid Postcards (1 of each design)

• Jun 4: 52c Royal Canadian Mint (pane of 16) pic [Sc # 2274]

• Jun 16: 52c Canadian Nurses Association (booklet of 10) pic [Sc # 2275]

• Jun 20: Anne of Green Gables (joint issue with Japan - click for Japan's pre-issue pic)
  • 52c (2 designs) (booklet of 10) pic [Sc # 2277-78]
  • souvenir sheet of 2  pic [Sc # 2276]
  • Prepaid Postcards (1 of each design)

• Jun 30: Canadians in Hollywood: The Sequel
  • 52c Norma Shearer
  • 52c Chief Dan George
  • 52c Marie Dressler
  • 52c Raymond Burr
  • self-adhesive booklet of 8 (4 different covers) [Sc # 2280]
  • souvenir sheet of 4 pic [Sc # 2279]
  • Prepaid Postcards (1 of each design)

• Jul 2: "P" (52c) Flag over Lighthouses (booklet of 10), with corrected design  pic [Sc # 2253B, pane: 2253c]

• Jul 18: 52c Beijing 2008 Olympics (booklet of 10) pic [Sc # 2281]

• Jul 25: 52c Lifesaving Society (booklet of 10) pic [Sc # 2282]

• Aug 1: 52c British Columbia's 150th Anniversary pic [Sc # 2283]

• Sep 8: 52c Sam McLaughlin pic [Sc # 2284]

• Oct 1: Endangered Species
  • 52c - four designs (booklet of 8) pic  [Sc # 2286-89]
  • souvenir sheet of 4  pic  [Sc # 2285]

• Oct 6: "P" (52c) + 10c Mental Health (semi-postal) pic  [Sc # B14]

• Oct 15: Francophone Summit pic  [Sc # 2290]

• Nov 3: Christmas
  • "P" (52c) The Nativity (booklet of 10) pic [Sc # 2292]
  • "P" (52c) Snow Angel (booklet of 12) pic [Sc # 2293]
  • 96c Skiing (booklet of 6)   pic [Sc # 2294]
  • $1.60 Tobogganing (booklet of 6)   pic [Sc # 2295]
  • $3.08 souvenir sheet of 3 "Winter Fun"  pic [Sc # 2291]
  • gutter booklet (96c and $1.60)

2008 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).

• Apr 21: Montreal Association of the Blind pre-issue pic
• Apr 29: Public Service Commission of Canada pre-issue pic
• Jun 20: St. John's Ambulance pre-issue pic
• Oct 1: Christmas Seals