Air Mail in the Yukon: First Flight Covers
Two envelopes carried in 1937 from Edmonton to Whitehorse and Whitehorse to Edmonton.

Alpine Club of Canada
Issued on July 19, 2006 to commemorate the centennial of the ACC.

Arctic Submarine Cover
A cover from the first east-west Northwest Passage transit by sub, in 1960.

Canada Post
Information on services, policies, rates and a complete postal code directory the country.

Canada Post - Philatelic
A beautiful site, particularly the new issue notices (which often feature the North). A free subscription to Collections will be of interest to all collectors.

The Canadian Arctic
David Piercey has posted a 1933 cover from Bache Peninsula, and an extremely good article on Northwest Territories postal history.

Canadian Semi-Official Air Mail Stamps
Stamp dealer E.S.J. van Dam has a huge list of stamps, covers, and associated album pages for this specialty.

Historic Air Mail Plane Returns
In 2001, Fokker Super Universal CF-AAM returned to the Yukon, and special covers were flown on several historic routes.

International Polar Year
Canada was one of 8 countries to issue official IPY stamps in 2007, but several other countries commemorate the event with stamps as well.

Kluane National Park stamp
A postage stamp issued in 1979.

Obsolete Aircraft on 1941 Air Mail Stamp
A brief newspaper article from August 1941, with an image of the stamp in question.

Canadian Search and Rescue Postage Stamps
A beautiful issue from June 2005.

Sled Dog Covers
The Gold Rush Trail Sled Dog Association in BC produces beautiful "Carried By Dog Team" envelopes for their annual race.

Tahltan Bear Dog
A stamp was issued to honour this little hunting dog, one of four breeds of dog native to Canada, but now generally considered to be extinct.

WP&YR - Canadian Commemorative Postage Stamp
This postage stamp and postcard, based on a photo by Paul Austring, were issued in May 2001 as part of the Tourist Attractions series.

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