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Media Advisory/REMINDER: Sharing the Pride... Canada Post Delivers its Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Stamps

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Press Release Source: CANADA POST On Tuesday January 13, 2009, 6:00 am EST

VANCOUVER, BRITISH-COLUMBIA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 13, 2009 -- 

 

What:      Canada Post will unveil this year's stamps honouring the
           Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

           Canada Post is an Official Supplier for the 2010 Olympic and
           Paralympic Winter Games.  Canada Post will design, produce and
           sell close to a billion 2010 Winter Games-themed stamps and
           associated philatelic products, including collectors' packages
           and special cancellations.

When:      Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 10:00 a.m.

Where:     Vancouver Post Office
           Main Retail Area
           349 West Georgia
           Vancouver, BC
          (between Homer Street and Hamilton Street)

           Parking available at the Vancouver Public Library underground
           lot (entrance on Hamilton Street near Robson Street)

Who:       - Moya Greene, President and CEO, Canada Post
           - John Furlong, Chief executive officer, Vancouver Organizing
             Committee (VANOC) for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
             Winter Games
           - The Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport)
             and Member of Parliament for Yellowhead (AB)
           - The Vancouver 2010 mascots: Miga, Quatchi and Sumi
           - athletes from the Canada Post Freestyle Ski Team:
             Audrey Robichaud, Vincent Marquis and Warren Tanner
           - grade 1 and 2 students from Grandview Elementary School
           - the stamps' designers

About the stamps

From iconic sports imagery to the beloved Vancouver 2010 mascots, 2010 Winter Games-themed stamps will grace the majority of Canada's mail, truly sharing the pride of a nation ready to welcome the world. The 10 stamp images being unveiled are part of a three-year program that, upon its completion, will be among our country's most significant philatelic milestones.

Contact:

     Contacts:
     Canada Post
     Pacific Region
     Lillian Au
     Manager, Media & Community Affairs
     604-662-1388 or Pager: 604-601-4343
     lillian.au@canadapost.ca
      

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