Toronto 
Canada Post has released a new stamp honouring one of Canada’s most successful singer-songwriters – Buffy Sainte-Marie.
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Sainte-Marie, an outspoken and lifelong activist, is believed to have been born on the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan in 1941. She was raised by adoptive parents in New England, and taught herself to play piano and guitar when she was young.
Renowned for her unique vibrato vocals and emotionally charged songs, which have been covered by hundreds of artists, from Elvis Presley and Neil Diamond to Barbra Streisand, Cher and Céline Dion, Sainte-Marie is still an active performing artist at age 80.
The stamp issue includes a booklet of 10 Permanent domestic rate stamps, an Official First Day Cover, and a limited-edition framed stamp enlargement and OFDC.
Designed by Paprika and printed by Lowe-Martin, the stamp features a photograph by Simon Fowler that appeared on the cover of Sainte-Marie’s single “The Big Ones Get Away” from her 1992 album Coincidence and Likely Stories.
The Official First Day Cover – cancelled in Regina, Saskatchewan, near her believed birthplace of the Piapot First Nation – features photos of Sainte-Marie performing in concert.
FOR COLLECTORS
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The stamp and collectibles are available at canadapost.ca and postal outlets across Canada.
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