Canadian stamp stories

For a four-year span starting in 2020, Canada Post told stories about its stamps. The premise of the Canadian stamp stories section of the website was simple: take a deeper look into the new series of stamps that were released by Canada Post in that month or year. Each release was accompanied by notes on what the stamps meant, why the themes were chosen, and why that release was important. The stories were short, easily consumed in a minute or two, and gave meaning to the stamp you were putting in your envelope. The section of the website was discontinued in 2023 — the archives are still available — and Canada Post usually embeds some short information about new stamps in press releases. But press releases aren’t stories, and there is value in having a section of the site where someone can learn about the stories of stamps without having to wade through corporate news. Stamps tell us so much about who we are as a nation: what we value, what we honor, what we choose to celebrate and…