No Rate Increase For 2016 Stamps

Here's what a postal employee sent to me this morning.

Just got notification yesterday that there will be no price increase for 2016, not sure if they will print new stamps or stay with what we have, all the ones they have printed up may have to go into storage.

I'll let you know when I hear anything.

Here's the list of planned January 11, 2016 issues.
Jan 11: Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey (2 stamps)
P (85c) (pane of 25)
$2.50 (booklet of 6)
$2.50 souvenir sheet
$2.50 Monkey + $2.50 Ram
uncut press sheet
Prepaid Postcards (1 of each design @ $2.50 each)

Jan 11: Queen Elizabeth II
P (85c) (booklet pane of 10)

Jan 11: Birds of Canada (5 designs)

Jan 11: UNESCO (5 designs)
P (85c) (booklet pane of 10)
$4.25 souvenir sheet of 5

I'm glad that I noticed you're from Canada and were talking about your country.

Can we order a key to the storage room?

I did post under the Canadian Stamps and Covers forum.

This is all on one day

I am glad I do not collect modern Canada I could not afford them.

AQ

I'm not sure I understand, Black jag. What might have to go into storage?

Sak, Refer to nov 1994, when the Christmas stamps (1534 and 1535) were supposed to increase to 52 and 90 cents . Rate was cancelled, and stamps were made to 50 and 88 cents instead. Obviously the vault had stocks of 50c and 90 c, which ultimately made it to the philatelic market and today comand a decent premium as 1534ii and 1535ii. see note on pp 304 of the new unitrade catalog.

Thanks, Gille le timbre.
I have always considered the 1994 Christmas stamps as stolen property.