1775. 🇨🇦🇬🇮 Christmas Stamps From Canada And Gibraltar.

🇨🇦  Canada Post issued a set of 3 delightful self-adhesive Christmas stamps sold in booklets and 1 gummed miniature sheet containing the same stamps on 2 November 2020. The delightful designs featured work of the great Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1970). The domestic ‘P’ rate is sold in a booklet of 12 and the $1.30 and $2.71 in booklets of six. The issue was designed by Hélène L’Hereux.  Rating:- ****.

Canada Post will also issue a single self-adhesive stamp sold in a booklet of 10 on 5 November 2020 to commemorate the festival of Hanukkah. The stamp was designed by Entro Communications. Rating:- ***.

Here are some Post and Go stamps that I do not recall illustrating previously:-

🇬🇧 Royal Mail - 12 October 2020 - STEAM GWR Museum, Swindon, kiosk A010 - 20th anniversary of the museum - 2 stamps - Machin Head design in various values and Travelling post office design in various values with additional inscription ‘Celebrates 20 Years’ plus museum logo.

Royal Gibraltar Post Office - 7 May 2020 - 2 stamps - 75th anniversary of the Allies’ victory in Europe in World War 2. Gibraltar Flag stamp with added inscription ‘VE Day 75th’(kiosk GI04) and the same with added inscription ‘Philatelic HQ/VE Day 75th’ (kiosk GI05).

  

While on the subject of Gibraltar, the designs of the Christmas set have been revealed. The issue which is made up of 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps is cheerful but inconsequential. Still, I suppose we all need cheering up as 2020 draws to a close. The issue was designed by Stephen Perera from illustrations by ingimage.com and was lithographed by Cartor. Rating:- **.