Canada Post issues stamp to mark royal tour
Posted June 28, 2011 10:50 am.
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Canada Post has issued a stamp to mark the upcoming visit of Prince William and Kate.
One million books of 10 stamps went on sale Tuesday at post offices across the country and are also available online and by mail order.
The photo shows the newlyweds waving to the crowds in an open landau just after their ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London.
“This stamp, along with the other Royal Wedding stamps, will become great keepsakes for the millions of people across Canada who watched the wedding of the century,” Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra said in a statement.
“So far, the Royal Wedding collection is among the fastest selling commemorative stamps we’ve ever issued.”
Canada Post has sold more than five million of the other two stamps in its Royal Wedding collection issued on April 29, the day the couple married.
William and Kate will arrive in Ottawa on June 30 and tour Quebec, Prince Edward Island and Yellowknife, before leaving from Calgary for the United States on July 8.
