2010 Vancouver Olympic Postmark Schedule
Canada Post has announced that it will make available a total of 35 Olympic and Paralympic event/venue postmarks. These postmarks are reproduced here and may be ordered directly through the mail from Canada Post's National Philatelic Center in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
For those attending the Olympic Winter Games, the 24 Olympic Winter Games postmarks will be available at certain post offices in the Vancouver and Whistler areas between February 12-27, 2010. For a list of post offices offering the Paralympic postmarks, please click here.
Canada Post has changed their system for postmarking mail at the 5 area post offices. All event postmarks assigned to a specific post office will be available each day that the post office is open. The only place to obtain all event postmarks remains the Vancouver Main post office. Availability is outlined in the table below.
Canada Post has no agreement with VANOC to provide official Canada Post outlets at any sporting venues nor at the two Olympic Villages (Vancouver & Whistler) and Main Media Center. According to current information, limited postal services (e.g. acceptance of out-going mail and sales of stamps) will be provided by a third-party at the Olympic Villages.
Post Offices for obtaining Olympic |
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Post Office* |
Postmarks |
Richmond Station Main 7871 Westminster Highway Richmond B.C. V6Y 1A0 Tel: 604-278-5215 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Saturday & Sunday, closed |
Speed Skating |
West Vancouver PO 1427 Bellevue Ave West Vancouver BC V7T 1C0 Tel: 604-926-2822 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Saturday & Sunday, closed |
Freestyle skiing, Aerials Freestyle skiing: Moguls Freestyle skiing, Ski cross Snowboard, Cross Snowboard, Halfpipe Snowboard, Parallel giant slalom |
Vancouver Station D 2405 Pine Street Vancouver BC V6J 3E0 Tel: 604-482-4214 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Saturday & Sunday, closed |
Curling Figure skating Ice hockey Short track speed skating Opening/Closing Ceremony Mascots (Welcome) |
Vancouver Main PO 349 West Georgia Street Vancouver BC V6B 3A0 Tel: 800-267-1177 Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00am-5:00pm Saturday, 10:00 am-3:00 pm Sunday, closed |
All postmarks available each day. Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross country skiing Curling Figure Skating Freestyle skiing, Aerials Freestyle skiing: Moguls Freestyle skiing, Ski cross Ice Hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboard, Cross Snowboard, Halfpipe Snowboard, Parallel giant slalom Speed Skating Opening/Closing Ceremonies Main Media Centre Olympic Village, Vancouver Olympic Village, Whistler Mascots (Welcome) |
Whistler Main PO 106-4360 Lorimer Street Whistler, BC V0N 1B0 Tel: 604-932-5012 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm Saturday, 8am-5pm Sunday, closed |
Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross country skiing Luge Nordic combined Skeleton Ski jumping **Olympic Village, Whistler (**This postmark was assigned to the Whistler PO, but they did not receive it.) |
* Post office telephone numbers and hours of operation may be subject to change.