This article is dedicated to my (step) son Garrett. Last fall I bought the Garmeister a "Stamp Quest Kit" from Canada Post. He loved it and was intrigued by the stamps that came with it. Every once in a while, he looks through the kit and when I am done sorting through my latest kiloware purchase I let him have handfuls of stamps for himself.

Gar is into sports, all sports so here is a brief article on sport and sport themed stamps that have appeared on Canada’s postage stamps. It is by no means an exhaustive list of the topic, but intended as an introduction for the best son a Step-Dad can have.

Like all Canadian kids Gar is a hockey nut. Canada has honoured hockey on a number of stamps. Most notable is the "Series of the Century" set issued on September 20, 1997. The first of the set of two stamps depicts Paul Henderson celebrating after scoring his series winning goal with team mate Yvan Cournoyer. The second stamp of the set shows the Team celebrating the series win.

Included in the "Stamp Quest Kit" were the 2 stamps issued on June 5, 1998 celebrating the first Sumo Wrestling Tournament in Canada. The "Basho" held in Vancouver on June 6 ? 7, 1998. Gar and I had a good laugh when looking at the stamps and the explanation of what they represented. The first stamp in the set shows us the ceremony of the sport. The second stamp in the set shows two rikishi (wrestlers) entangled.

 

In 2004 Canada Post issued 2 commemorative stamps for the 2004 Summer Olympics to be held in Athens.

The second stamp of the Set depicts women playing soccer.

Soccer was also depicted in 2007 when a stamp commemorating the 2007 FIFA under 20 World Cup being hosted by Canada was issued on June 26 of that year.

When the weather warms up Gar, often has his skateboard outside with him. On October 1, 2005, a set of 4 stamps was issued for stamp collecting month. The theme of the issue was "Youth Sports". Depicted on 1 of the 4 stamps is skateboarding along with wall climbing snowboarding and mountain biking.

Canada has issued many stamps with a sport theme; I hope you enjoyed this brief glimpse of the sports and sporting events honoured on Canadian stamps.