New Christmas Cancels

Its almost that time of year again! Christmas! Canada Post has released two new pictorial cancels for this holiday season.

The first is an updated Christmas Island cancel. It features an updated holiday wreath and candy canes compared to last year's cancel.

The next one is a brand new cancel from Rivière-du-Loup QC. 

Here is the description from Canada Post's Facebook Page

Did you know that Rivière-du-Loup, Que., is the Christmas Capital? Their annual festival, "Noël chez nous", is the first of the season in Quebec to welcome Santa Clause. The festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year. Our team at the Rivière-du-Loup post office have been very active in participating in this annual event, and this year we have a special postmark to commemorate the city's unique title.

Make sure to send your Christmas Cards to either of these Post Offices to get them cancelled!

Christmas Island NS

Well it's that time of year again! This cover comes from Christmas Island, Nova Scotia. Unlike the Christmas Island Australia post office, this post office has a very festive postmark. Every year the Christmas Island NS post office gets thousands of cards from around the world to get the unique Christmas wreath post mark.

The postmark is stamped in two colours and is dated Dec 4, 2014

The mailing address for Christmas Island PO is below.

Berwick NS

This cover is from Berwick Nova Scotia. Berwick is known as the Apple Capital of Canada, the post mark features an image of an apple with the words "Town of Berwick". It is dated May 2, 2014.

Bear River NS

This cover from Bear River Nova Scotia is one of my favourites. The postmark features a large cherry since Bear River is known for a large cherry carnival each year. The date on the postmark is May 2, 2014 

Little River NS

This cover is from Little River Nova Scotia. Little River is located in the Bay of Fundy, which is known for the highest tides in the world. The tides reach as high as 15 m. The postmark features a lobster and the quote "Catch of the Day". The postmark is dated May 1, 2014.

River John NS

This Haunted Canada postmark comes from River John Nova Scotia. River John is one of 5 cities that has the phantom ship cancel. I'm still waiting for 2 more Haunted Canada covers to return, Niagara on the Lake and Quebec City.This cover has a machine cancel as well, the hand cancel is dated July 2, 2014.

PEI's Northumberland Strait: A burning ship is often spotted between NB and PEI. As would-be rescuers approach, the ship disappears into the mist (From Canada Post)

River John also has another pictorial cancel featuring a sailing ship inside a ships wheel. The postmark is dated July 2, 2014.