First-class Postal Rates

Rates in effect January 16, 2012.

• Domestic: 61c
• USA: $1.05
• International: $1.80

Elizabethan-era postal rate listing. [Updated May 9, 2024]

2012 Canada Stamp Program

Self-adhesive issues are indicated by the logo, used by Canada Post.
Scott numbers are noted as they are announced by Scott Publishing.

• Jan 10: Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon (2 stamps)
• P (61c) (pane of 25) pic [Sc # 2495]
• $1.80 (booklet of 6) pic [Sc # 2497]
• $1.80 souvenir sheet pic [Sc # 2496]
• $1.80 Dragon + $1.75 Rabbit souvenir sheet pic [Sc # 2496a]
• uncut press sheet
• Prepaid Postcards (1 of each design @ $1.89 each)
• Jan 16: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee (Volume 1)
  • P (61c) QE II (booklet of 12) pic [Sc # 2519]
  • $2.44 souvenir sheet of 4 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2513]
  • $5.95 keepsake folder (s/s, postcard, booklet)

• Jan 16: Rate-change definitives
  • P (61c) Canadian Pride (5 designs) (booklet of 10 and 30) pic [Sc # 2499-2503]
  • P (61c) Canadian Pride (5 designs) ($3.05 souvenir sheet of 5) pic [Sc # 2498]
  • Baby Animals pic
    • P (61c) Racoons (vert. coil of 100)  [Sc # 2506]
    • P (61c) Racoons (horiz. coil of 5,000)  [Sc # 2505]
    • $1.05 Caribou (coil of 50 and booklet of 6) [Sc # 2507, 2510]
    • $1.29 Loons (coil of 50 and booklet of 6) [Sc # 2508, 2511]
    • $1.80 Moose (coil of 50 and booklet of 6) [Sc # 2509, 2512]
    • Baby Animals ($4.75 souvenir sheet of 4) pic [Sc # 2504]
    • Prepaid Postcards (1 of each design @ $1.89 each)

• Feb 1: P (61c) John Ware and Viola Desmond in celebration of Black History Month (2 stamps)  pic
  • booklets of 10 each [Sc # 2520, 2521]
  • gutter booklet
• Feb 6: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee (Volume 2)
  • $2.44 souvenir sheet of 4 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2514]
  • $5.95 keepsake folder (s/s, postcard, booklet)

• Feb 23: Art Canada: Joe Fafard
  • P (61c) in pane of 16 pic [Sc # 2522]
  • $1.05 (booklet of 6) pic [Sc # 2524]
  • $1.80 (booklet of 6) pic [Sc # 2525]
  • $3.46 souvenir sheet of 3 pic [Sc # 2523]
  • Prepaid Postcards (1 of each design @ $1.89 each)
  • uncut press sheet

• Mar 1: Daylilies (wild yellow and orange)
  • P (61c) (2 designs) in booklet of 10 pic [Sc # 2529-30]
  • P (61c) (2 designs) in coil of 50 pic [Sc # 2527-28]
  • $1.22 souvenir sheet of 2 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2526]
  • Prepaid Postcards (1 of each design @ $1.89 each)

• Mar 6: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee (Volume 3)
  • $2.44 souvenir sheet of 4 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2515]
  • $5.95 keepsake folder (s/s, postcard, booklet)
• Apr 5: Titanic
  • 2 x P (61c) in booklet of 10 pic [Sc # 2536-37]
  • 4 x P (61c) in pane of 16 pic [Sc # 2531-34]
  • $1.80 booklet of 6 pic [Sc # 2538]
  • $1.80 souvenir sheet pic [Sc # 2535]
  • uncut press sheet of 12 souvenir sheets pre-issue pic
  • Prepaid Postcards (3 designs)
• Apr 10: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee (Volume 4)
  • $2.44 souvenir sheet of 4 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2516]
  • $5.95 keepsake folder (s/s, postcard, booklet)
• May 3: P (61c) Selkirk Settlement pic [Sc # 2539]
• May 7: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee (Volume 5)
  • $2.44 souvenir sheet of 4 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2517]
  • $7.95 keepsake folder (s/s, postcard, booklet)
  • $2 (pane of 8) pic [Sc # 2540]
  • $2 (souvenir sheet of 1) pic [Sc # 2540a]
  • uncut press sheet pre-issue pic
• May 11: Children's Literature: Franklin the Turtle
  • 4 x P (61c) booklet of 12 pic [Sc # 2542-45]
  • $2.44 souvenir sheet of 4 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2541]
  • Prepaid Postcards (4 designs)
• May 17: Calgary Stampede
  • P (61c) booklet of 10 pic [Sc # 2547]
  • $1.05 booklet of 10 pic [Sc # 2548]
  • $1.66 souvenir sheet of 2 (P (61c) + $1.05) pic [Sc # 2546]
  • Prepaid Postcards (2 designs)
  • gutter booklet
• May 22: Canadians that made a difference
  • 4 x P (61c): Rick Hansen, Michael J. Fox, Louise Arbour, Sheila Watt-Cloutier (individual booklets of 10) pic [Sc # 2550-53]
  • $2.44 souvenir sheet of 4 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2549]
• Jun 1: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee (Volume 6)
  • $2.44 souvenir sheet of 4 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2518]
  • $5.95 keepsake folder (s/s, postcard, booklet)
• Jun 15: War of 1812: Heroes of the War (joint issue with Guernsey)
  • 2 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2554-55]
• Jun 27: P (61c) London 2012 Summer Olympic Games (booklet of 10) pic [Sc # 2556]
• Prepaid Postcard
• Jun 29: 100th Grey Cup Game (CFL team logos)
• 8 x P (61c) (individual coils of 50 for each team) pic [Sc # 2559-66]
• $4.88 souvenir sheet of 8 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2558]
• Jun 29: P (61c) Tommy Douglas and the Birth of Medicare pic [Sc # 2557]
• Jul 23: Signs of the Zodiac
  • 4 x P (61c): Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio [Sc # 2453-56]
  • $2.44 souvenir sheet of 4 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2446]
  • Prepaid Postcards (4 designs)
  • gutter booklet
• Aug 16: 100th Grey Cup Game
  • 9 x P (61c) (individual booklets for each CFL team) [Sc # 2568-76]
  • $5.49 souvenir sheet of 9 x P (61c) pic [Sc # 2567]
  • Prepaid Postcards (9 designs)
• Sep 28: P Flag on Bobsled spelling error correction (in booklet of 10) [Sc # 2502a; bklt: Sc # 2503c]

• Sep 17: P + 10c Community Foundation Semi-Postal pic [Sc # B19]

• Oct 11: Regiments
  • P (61c) The Black Watch [Sc # 2578]
  • P (61c) Royal Hamilton Light Infantry [Sc # 2579]
  • P (61c) Royal Regiment of Canada [Sc # 2580]
  • $1.83 souvenir sheet of 3 pic [Sc # 2577]
• Oct 15: P (61c) Christmas Stained Glass pic [Sc # 2582]
• Oct 15: Christmas Decorations
  • P (61c) Cookies booklet of 12 [Sc # 2583]
  • $1.05 Stockings booklet of 6 [Sc # 2584]
  • $1.80 Christmas Tree booklet of 6 [Sc # 2585]
  • $3.46 souvenir sheet of 3 pic [Sc # 2581]
• Oct 16: 15c Beneficial Insects souvenir sheet (with hidden features) pic [Sc # 2409b]
  • 3c Golden-eyed Lacewing
  • 4c Paper Wasp
  • 8c Margined leatherwing
• Nov 5: P (61c) Picture Postage (12 new designs) pic [Sc # 2586-97]
• Nov 28: P (61c) Grey Cup Winners (Toronto Argonauts) overprint pic [Sc # 2598]

• Dec 12: Computer Vended Postage

2012 Commemorative Envelopes

These are envelopes with a special cachet and cancel commemorating an event. They are not a new stamp issue but are an official Canada Post Product. These sell for $3 each (unless otherwise indicated).

• Jun 8: Town of Torbay
• Aug 2: City of Victoria
• Sep 19: The Royal Conservatory