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background in technology prepress and newspaper production for media companies most recently he was director of newspaper production and creative services for the york region newspaper group this appointment speaks to the emergence of our online media offerings and opportunities for our clients and our readers those opportunities include banner and tile advertising sponsorship business directory and individual website initiatives john welcomes feedback on wwwyorkregioncom at jfutheyyrngcom yorkregioncom is a member of the york region newspaper group a division of metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd area divisions include the auroranewmarket erabanner georgina advocate markham economist sun richmond hillthornhill liberal stoufmlle suntribune todays homes vaughan citizen york region business times and york region printing york region msmmmv it clicks home domestic postage paid r3 port pay6 du regime inteteyf customized stamps have been available since 2000 but canada post the first in the world to offer the service has seen sales jump after they were offered on the crown corporations website in october canadians first to mail with personalized postage some custom stamps too personal by linda johnson staff writer its just as well queen victoria is not around to see the new trend in postage stamps she would not be amused once the preserve of kings queens and the otherwise high and mighty statmps have lately been sporting photos of lesser known characters complete unknowns actually newlyweds babies cute little animals and even logos and advertisements its all because canada post will reproduce a photograph on a sheet or two of stamps for mail users to put on their personal or business mail while custornized stamps have been available since 2000 and canada post was the first in the world to offer the ser- to our valued customers we apologize for any inconvenience caused by an error in our flyer dated january 27february 2 product sony htddw870 surround sound home theare audio system on p 1 of our january 27th flyer the image used for this sony home theatre audio system incorrectly shows an image of a yamaha system sku 10059530 vice in october the crown corpora tions website made it possible to order them online weve seen huge growth since we launched the online capability spokesperson cindy daoust said its certainly a unique gift for people thats shown in that the most popular images we have are babies pets and wedding pictures she added noting many people use wedding stamps on their thank you cards it makes a card a little more special when youre including an image from the wedding though customized stamps are used mosdy by individuals who want to add a personal touch they have also proved popular with small businesses which are responsible for about 15 per cent of orders its a great way for owners to brand their businesses and its an economical way to make your businesss mail stand out ms daoust said most of the images are photographs but people have also submitted beauti ful illustrations ms daoust said still others have demonstrated an unusual laser hair removal 2 for 1 january special book any laser treatment and receive the second of equal value free new coming soon cellulite fat reduction and body contouring technology call for your complimentary consultation medispa clinic on main 6038 main street stouffville 9056400092 idea of what should go on a stamp like the man who sent in a photo of his wife unfortunately she didnt have any clothes on ms daoust said with a chuckle thus illustrating canada post can be amused we obviously didnt process that one and there have been some interest ing ones of body parts that leave littie to the imagination unfortunately she didnt have any clothes on cindy daoust of canada post on unusual custom stamp order but for the most part canadians seem to be of good taste and weve had success with the program since introducing the stamps the post office has sold about 175000 sheets ms daoust said to order the stamps go to wwwcanadapostca and click on create your own stamp under personal then click on get started to fill in a form upload your photo and pay by credit card your sheet of stamps should arrive in the mail in about 15 business days the program now also offers two options for 25 a person can order a keepsake version a 5x7 enlargement of the stamp along with 20 stamps or for 40 you can simply buy a full sheet of 40 stamps there are volume dis counts all stamps are valued at the current domestic rate 51p and can be used to mail a standardsize envelope weighing up to 30 grams anywhere in canada if you dont have a digital camera you can mail a photograph to canada post order forms are available in post offices until the most recent image of queen elizabeth ms daoust added the photo of the monarch appearing on the stamp was taken by bryan adams so if you can have your work fea tured on a postage stamp it puts you in some pretty good company even if it isonly 20 stamps she said