Nostalgic travel posters from the 20th century are featured in five new stamps from Canada Post.
The Vintage Travel Posters collection puts the spotlight on alluring ads from the 1930s to 1950s.
As Canada’s popularity as a tourist destination surged, railways and steamship companies commissioned illustrators and designers to create eye-catching posters.
“Ad campaigns beckoned people to explore Canada’s wild beauty and urban attractions by promising world-class adventure, scenery and luxury,” said a news release from Canada Post.
A total of five posters were selected for the release, including:
- An observation car on the Canadian, Canadian Pacific Railway’s premier transcontinental train, in the Rocky Mountains.
- The breezy glamour of cruising the Great Lakes with Canadian Pacific.
- The Royal York – now the Fairmont Royal York – a landmark hotel in downtown Toronto.
- Skiing in style at picturesque Mont-Tremblant ski resort, Quebec
- The original Cape Forchu Lighthouse in Yarmouth, N.S., which was in service for more than 120 years.
Officials unveiled the new stamps at the inaugural CAPEX 22 International One Frame Stamp Championship Exhibition in Toronto.
