Even after breaking several barriers to become known as Canada’s first lady of jazz, Eleanor Collins says it’s still “surreal” to see herself featured on a stamp.
“My picture on a postage stamp? Can you repeat that?” the 102-year-old asked jokingly. “You know, it’s just so surreal.”
The commemorative stamp of the singer was unveiled virtually on Friday morning by Canada Post.
Collins was celebrated by former colleagues and artists who have been influenced by her work, including Nalda Callender of the National Congress of Black Women Foundation, filmmaker Sylvia Hamilton, and musicians Sharman King, Marcus Mosely and Wendy Solloway.
The original photo of Collins that inspired
