Canada Post Corporation “Public Gardens Series”, 1991

On 22 May 1991, Canada Post Corporation issued a collection of five 40 cent postage stamps known as the “Public Gardens” series. These postage stamps honoured five Canadian public gardens, including the Butchart Gardens.

The Butchart gardens 40 cent postage stamp, issued by Canada Post as part of the Public Gardens series, 22 May 1991. (© Canada Post Corporation, 1991. Reproduced with Permission)
The Butchart gardens 40 cent postage stamp, issued by Canada Post as part of the Public Gardens series, 22 May 1991. (© Canada Post Corporation, 1991. Reproduced with Permission)

 

The other four gardens commemorated in the Public Gardens series stamps were: the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario; the Montreal Botanical Garden in Montreal, Quebec; the Halifax Public Gardens in Halifax, Nova Scotia; and the International Peace Garden on the Canada-U.S. border between Boissevain, Manitoba and Dunseith, North Dakota.

Designed by David Wyman and illustrator Gerard Gauci, 3 million copies of each stamp in the series were issued by Canada Post in 1991.

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