Canada Post is set to honour the late singer Leonard Cohen with a new set of stamps to be revealed today.

The three-stamp set B次元官网网址� distinct designs celebrating the life and work of the beloved Montreal-born artist B次元官网网址� will be unveiled at an event at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts this afternoon.

Cohen died in Los Angeles on Nov. 7, 2016 at age 82.

Canada Post says it will produce four million stamps, a number it believes will be sufficient for fans and collectors worldwide.

ALSO READ:

The stamps will be available to the public as of Saturday B次元官网网址� which would have been CohenB次元官网网址檚 85th birthday B次元官网网址� with Canada Post hosting a special event at a downtown Montreal post office.

The design of the stamps has been a closely guarded secret ahead of FridayB次元官网网址檚 event, which will take place in the shadow a massive Cohen mural on Crescent Street that has become a mainstay of the Montreal landscape.

Jim Phillips, director of stamp services at Canada Post, says the Crown corporation worked closely with the singerB次元官网网址檚 family and estate to ensure the stamps will be a fitting tribute.

B次元官网网址淭his particular one of Leonard Cohen is one of the most significant stamps weB次元官网网址檝e ever issued,B次元官网网址� Phillips said. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e so honoured and thrilled at having the responsibility to do this B次元官网网址� in a proper, classy, professional way that would have made Leonard and his family extremely happy and proud.B次元官网网址�

The Canadian Press

Like us on and follow us on .