Canada:Christmas (2021): Angels

Canadians know that the appearance of Christmas and holiday stamps is a signal that the big day is getting closer.

Since 1964, Canada Post has encouraged Canadians to make their cards and letters more festive.

Issue Description
This year's heavenly Christmas issue is inspired by the angels who played an essential role as messengers in the Nativity story. The simple line drawings on a crisp white background call up a sense of purity and peace.

Beloved symbols at Christmas, angels played an integral part in the Nativity story. In the Bible, these celestial beings, whose name derives from the Greek word for messenger, often serve as benevolent intermediaries between God and humanity. According to the Gospel of Luke, it was the archangel Gabriel who told Mary she would give birth to Jesus, “Son of the Most High,” and when the day arrived, it was an angel who announced the good news to shepherds tending their flocks in the region. A choir of angels singing God’s praise appeared around the messenger angel, and then the awed shepherds departed for Bethlehem to worship the newborn king.

Stamp
The stamp features a simple line depiction in Gold and Silver of a Christmas angel on a serene white background, calling up a sense of purity and peace.

First Day Cover
The First Day Cover is a pictorial envelope with the stamp from the issue affixed and postmarked, 1 November 2021, Christmas Island, Nova Scotia.

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