COVER N. 445 - CANADA

Postmark: 090138 Post Office/Bureau de Poste Brampton, ON L6W3M0 24.04.2024

Posted on the 24th April; received on the 2nd may 2024

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Canada Post traditionally issues every year a set dedicated to flowers. These are always graced with truly beautiful illustrations which are a pleasure to behold. But this year Canada Post took it to another level (as far as I'm concerned) for the flower issue is dedicated to native wildflowers of Canada.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against garden flowers, but the raw beauty of wildflowers is for me a continuous source of wonder and bewilderment, and if asked to chose between a dandelion flower and a garden rose, I would have no doubt whatsoever in ticking the dandelion box.

 Bohomȧ  sthoothi, Ravindra, for the cover with the two stamps in the set.

The Canadian Wildflowers set, comprising two "Permanent - P" (domestic, up to 30g)  tariff stamps, was issued on 01MAR2024. Featured in the immensely beautiful illustrations, are:

- Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), a plant native to eastern and Southwestern North America, which gets its name from the fact that butterflies find it extremely attractive for the large amounts of nectar it generates;

- Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata), a native from Canada, Eastern United States and Mexico, this member of the mint family is another plant highly regarded by pollinators, which are attracted by its thyme scent.

The postmark  originates from Brampton, a municipality in Toronto's greater area, in the Ontario Province.