This is the souvenir sheet for the Vintage Carousels stamp issue from Canada Post. The sheet features all 5 stamps in a carousel-inspired design.

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Souvenir sheet for the Vintage Carousels stamp issue featuring all 5 stamp designs
Celebrates the wonder and playfulness of vintage carousels in Canada

About the Vintage Carousels issue

This stamp issue features vintage carousels from five locations across Canada: Lakeside Park Carousel (St. Catharines, Ontario), Bowness Carousel (Calgary, Alberta), C.W. Parker Carousel No. 119 (Burnaby, British Columbia), Roseneath Carousel (Roseneath, Ontario) and Le Galopant (Montréal, Quebec).

About the featured carousels

Lakeside Park Carousel

Built by Kremer’s Carousel Works in 1903, this impressively large carousel boasts 68 animals and four chariots in four rows. This iconic carousel has been at Lakeside Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, since 1921. It still costs only a nickel to ride.

Bowness Carousel

Built by Herschell-Spillman Co. in 1904, this rare three-row track machine arrived at the Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary, Alberta, in 1969.

C.W. Parker Carousel No. 119

Built in 1912 and now fully restored, this carousel features 36 jumping horses, four stationary horses, a chariot and music provided by a 1925 Wurlitzer band organ. This carousel first came to Canada in 1936. It has been at the Burnaby Village Museum in Burnaby, British Columbia, since 1993.

Roseneath Carousel

Built by C.W. Parker in 1906, this was originally a portable carnival carousel. It is the only Canadian carousel to receive the National Carousel Association (U.S.) Historic Carousel Award – in 2010. This carousel has resided at the Roseneath Fairgrounds in Roseneath, Ontario, since 1932.

Le Galopant

Built circa 1885 in Belgium, this was originally a travelling carousel powered by steam. This carousel has resided at La Ronde amusement park in Montréal, Quebec, since 2007. It was brought to Canada for Expo 67.

About the designs

This carousel-inspired souvenir sheet is circular and divided into five vibrant sections, each containing a stamp from the Vintage Carousels collection. Against a bright red backdrop, a majestic lion represents the Lakeside Park Carousel. The Bowness carousel's whimsical black horse, donning a checkered saddle, stands out against a cool blue. A white horse adorned with flowers from the C.W. Parker Carousel graces a gentle green background. A spirited brown horse from the Roseneath carousel, featuring a colourful saddle, contrasts beautifully with a sunny yellow background. Rounding out the collection, a white horse with royal blue tack appears against a soft pink hue. These stamps celebrate five historic carousels from across the country, each renowned for its intricately carved and exquisitely painted animals, reflecting their time's outstanding craftsmanship and mechanical prowess. Each stamp features the carousel's name in bold, circus-style letters at the top, with its location printed beneath.

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Vintage Carousels: Souvenir sheet