VINTAGE TRAVEL POSTERS
Set of 5 stamps from Souvenir Sheet
Canada 2022
MNH

- Travel The Canadian, by Roger Couillard, 1955;
- Cruise the Great Lakes, after the work of Tom Purvis, circa 1937;
- The Royal York, by Norman Fraser, circa 1935;
- Mont Tremblant, by Herbert Bayer, 1939;
- Canada’s Picturesque East Coast, by Peter Ewart, circa 1950.

This beautiful stamps are feature five iconic travel poster reproductions.
These posters promoted five well-known destinations across Canada.

SEE DETAILED DESCRIPTION BELOW.

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Travel The Canadian, by Roger Couillard, 1955
This poster depicts The Canadian, Canadian Pacific’s famous transcontinental train, which began service
 between Vancouver and Toronto/Montréal in 1955. It was Canada’s first passenger 
rain to glass-domed observation cars, offering spectacular views.

Cruise the Great Lakes, after the work of Tom Purvis, circa 1937
Created for Canadian Pacific, this poster promotes the breezy glamour of pleasure cruising on the Great Lakes.
 In the early 20th century, companies such as Canadian Pacific began to offer multi-day pleasure cruises
 as a way for vacationers to both relax and visit multiple destinations along the route.

The Royal York, by Norman Fraser, circa 1935
This poster was commissioned to advertise the Royal York (now the Fairmont Royal York),
 the stately Canadian Pacific hotel that opened in downtown Toronto in June 1929.
 Shown here from the vantage point of Union Station, the 28-storey hotel was the tallest building
 in the city and the largest hotel in the British Empire at the time.

Mont Tremblant, by Herbert Bayer, 1939
This poster was commissioned to promote the glamour and excitement of skiing at the newly opened
 Mont-Tremblant resort, in Quebec. American explorer and entrepreneur Joseph Bondurant Ryan
 saw the potential for the resort after climbing the mountain in 1937, and opened it two years later.

Canada’s Picturesque East Coast, by Peter Ewart, circa 1950
This poster was commissioned by the CPR to promote travel to the east coast, highlighting 
three seaside CPR resort destinations: St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick;
 Digby, Nova Scotia; and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (whose original Cape Forchu lighthouse tower is featured on the poster,
 superimposed on a sandy beach). St. Andrews (marketed as St. Andrews-by-the-Sea) became a resort town in
 the late 1800s and by the 1930s was a popular destination. The CPR rebuilt Digby’s The Pines in the late 1920s/early 1930s and constructed an 18-hole golf course.
 Located on the southern tip of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth attracted visitors travelling by steamship from the northeastern United States.

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