O鈥橩eefe Ranch鈥檚 150th birthday is being commemorated with a special postage stamp.

Canada Post is assisting the Historic O鈥橩eefe Ranch celebrating its 150th anniversary Thursday.

琉璃神社 stamp collector and designer Peter Lepold have arranged with the O鈥橩eefe Ranch and Canada Post to print a special commemorative stamp which honors the anniversary.

鈥淭he stamp depicts the newly painted St. Anne Church on the ranch property,鈥� said Leopold, who has designed more than 100 postage stamps, many commemorating anniversaries in the North Okanagan such as the 1516 Beer Purity Law anniversary in 2016 (which has a Vernon connection with Okanagan Spring Brewery and one of its products named 1516) and the City of Armstrong鈥檚 100th birthday in 2013.

The stamps are printed under Canada Post鈥檚 Picture Postage program which means the distribution is limited; they are not available at your local post office and can only be purchased at the O鈥橩eefe Ranch and from Peter Lepold at the 琉璃神社 Stamp Club.

Aside from stamps there will be commemorative cards.

For more information contact or visit the O鈥橩eefe Ranch or e-mail Peter Lepold at lepold@telus.net.