Take home a piece of Canadian music and broadcast history with this issue featuring two stamps celebrating specialty television channels MuchMusic and MusiquePlus.

MuchMusic and MusiquePlus shaped the way a generation discovered and connected with their favourite artists.

Branded as “the nation's music station,” MuchMusic was a cultural touchstone that brought nationally and internationally renowned musical artists to street-level Toronto.

MusiquePlus was established in 1986. The station would play a critical role in developing Quebec and French-Canadian music, in addition to playing videos by international artists.

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Each booklet of 8 Permanent™ domestic rate stamps in the MuchMusic/MusiquePlus issue includes four of each of the two designs in the set.

About the stamp

Canada Post has long celebrated Canadian musicians and music-related accomplishments. This stamp issue commemorates MuchMusic and MusiquePlus. Both stations played a critical role in the careers of Canadian performers and provided Canadians access to the burgeoning music video genre long before the advent of YouTube.

About MuchMusic and MusiquePlus

Specialty television channels MuchMusic (launched in Toronto in 1984) and MusiquePlus (launched in Montréal in 1986) shaped the way a generation discovered and connected with their favourite artists. The groundbreaking, interactive programming provided a platform for Canadian anglophone and francophone musicians. It featured VJs (video jockeys), who introduced music videos, conducted informal interviews and hosted a variety of other shows. Intimate performances took place just metres from enthusiastic studio audiences and the crowds that gathered in front of the huge street-level studio windows in the two cities.

About the design

Bright dynamic colours on black, capturing the design style of the 1980s.

The front cover of the booklet features an illustrated crowd, like those gathered outside the MuchMusic and MusiquePlus buildings.

The booklet interior shows groups of four of each stamp, while the booklet back cover repeats the dynamic and dimensional colour blocks prominent in the design of this issue. The buildings that housed the stations are highly stylized to reflect art of the era.

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MuchMusic / MusiquePlus (2024): Permanent™ domestic rate stamps - booklet of 8