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Great Photography Inside The Canadian Royal Wedding Keepsake Kit

Upon checking into the Post Office, I noticed on the counter a display advertising the “Royal Wedding Keepsake Kit”. This packet being sealed, I could not see what was offered inside.

The postal clerk informed me that it contained a souvenir sheet of two stamps, a collectible postcard and a pre-addressed postcard that could be sent to the Royal Couple, Prince William and Catherine, to offer them best wishes.

See images below.

Royal Wedding Keepsake Kit - Canada Post - 2011

Inside this special Keepsake Kit is the specially addressed Royal Greetings postcard. Add postage, and it’s ready for you to send your personal best wishes to the Royal Couple!

The kit also contains a collectible souvenir sheet, with one Royal Wedding PERMANENT (domestic) and one international rate stamp, set on a background picture of Westminster Abbey, the setting for this auspicious occasion, and The Royal Wedding souvenir postcard, which can be taken to select local retail postal outlets (see canadapost.ca for a list of outlets) to be specially postmarked and kept as a collectible—or simply use it as a way for you to connect with others with your impressions of the day.

The kit makes a wonderful souvenir. Remember William and Kate’s special day with unique memorabilia.

Source: Canada Post

Let’s take a closer look at the postcards:

Royal Wedding Keepsake - Best Wishes Postcard - Map of Canada

Royal Wedding William Kate Postcard Keepsake Kit

William and Kate Postcard - Canada Royal Wedding Keepsake Kit

Such a great photograph! Don’t you think? It was taken by famous Peruvian photographer Mario Testino.

Reminds me of the article written by Brett Evans, Managing Editor of the Canadian Stamp News, in which he talks about the advantage of using photography in the design of postage stamps when it comes to portray icons.

Here’s an extract:

Source: Canadian Stamp News - Vol 36 No 1

And last, but not least, included in the Royal Wedding Keepsake Kit is the souvenir sheet of two stamps (domestic and international rate) along side an interior view of Westminster Abbey, setting for the grand Royal wedding occasion.

Royal Wedding Souvenir Sheet - Design Isabelle Toussaint

Enjoy and talk soon,

Janice

Queen Elizabeth II’s Head To Be Chopped Off from Royal Mail Postage Stamps?

United Kingdom, the only country in the world to not carry the country’s name on their postage stamps, are faced with financial difficulties leading them to consider the privatization of the Royal Mail’s operations.

Under the actual rules and regulations, the new owner(s) is not obliged to keep up with the tradition in place since 1840 of printing the queen’s head profile on the Royal Mail postage stamps.

GB Royal Mail First Postage Stamp, the "Penny Black" was issued on May 6,1840

What a reaction that announcement caused when the news hit the media!

Enough so, that members of the British Parlement came up yesterday with an amendment for which all details will be published tomorrow.

Click on the headline “Britain parries threat to Queen’s head on stamps” in the image below to read full AFP press release:

Source: AFP on Yahoo News

Chief Executive, Moya Green, first woman to head Royal mail, said to the media:

“It’s unthinkable Royal Mail stamps would not have the image of the monarch so we strongly support any measure that protects that key feature.”

I can conceive that “Emailing” has seriously affected the ”snail mail” industry, but …. should a country react to financial difficulties by selling off its postal services to a foreign entity? My answer to that question is ”No”.

Are they not, instead, strategic “alliances” that can be considered to face the challenges to the sustainability of their businesses?

Doesn’t the digitalized era we are living in, not capable of offering great opportunities for the postal sector?

Worldwide Postal Administrations, through the issuance of commemorative and definitive sets of stamps depicting the life, customs and environment of their inhabitants, are providers of a rich heritage and its legacy to actual and future generations is so precious.

Postage stamps are truly a unique form of communication.

Let’s all collect postage stamps…they are fine art in miniature and they convey such fascinating stories!

Until next, happy collecting.

Janice Dugas

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