New issues: Canada - "Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games"

This winter, sports fans and top athletes from around the world will have a chance to discover the rich cultural heritage and spectacular natural splendours of Canada’s west coast as Vancouver hosts the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Designed as a special keepsake for visitors to the Games, these two stamps feature stunning photographs of Vancouver and Whistler. The issue represents the Vancouver 2010 Sea-to-Sky theme, a concept that links the scenic coastal city of Vancouver with the majestic ski slopes of Whistler.
Available in a booklet of 10 stamps and souvenir sheet consists of the two Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games stamps. One stamp features Vancouver city and the other the majestic mountains of Whistler. The official first day cover is affixed with the single Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games stamp that features a photograph of Vancouver city. Cancelled in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Issue Date: January 12, 2010

Postal authority Canada