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Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/canadianstampnews Follow us on Twitter @trajanpublisher STAMP NEWS Follow us on Instagram @trajan_csn Volume 46 • Number 11 September 14 - 27, 2021 $5.50 Do clubs need insurance? Experts say yes By Jesse Robitaille ages chapter and individual zation or any business has an With fewer chapters taking member insurance plans for exposure – such as writing a advantage of the Royal Phila- the RPSC. newsletter that’s published telic Society of Canada (RPSC) As a retired broker, Portch is online or privately, maintain- liability insurance program no longer licensed to provide ing a website, giving out infor- during the pandemic, they’re insurance advice but can con- mation or passing on advice – playing a dangerous game of tinue expressing opinions on there is the potential for a law- chance. related topics as he does in suit.” The mail chute letterbox While all RPSC chapters are this article. Aside from hosting shows, located in the lobby of offered to share in a low-pre- “The really big thing is that which can be fraught with lia- Pennsylvania’s Hotel mium insurance policy to pro- the liability doesn’t pay any bility, clubs are open to vari- Bethlehem’s dates back to the tect those clubs, their events attention to whether you’re ous “exposures” by maintain- building’s 1922 construction. and their communications shut down or not. If any indi- ing a website or social media from liability, only about half vidual, any club, any organi- page, offering an exchange of the national society’s program or simply providing Elegant, efficient mail chutes roughly 90 chapters take part advice. in that plan. Throughout the “And a lot of people don’t re- pandemic, some chapter offi- ally need a good reason to sue still in use across Canada, U.S. cials whose clubs have placed you,” added Portch, who’s also By Jesse Robitaille and residential buildings plus their meetings and shows on postal history relic dating the first modern skyscrapers. hiatus have forgone their in- Continued on page 11 back to the golden age of As urbanization brought more surance, and the RPSC’s top earlyA skyscrapers, the mail and larger cities to Canada and brass worries it could open the Garfield Portch, who chute remains an integral part the United States, and with door to potential pitfalls. This handles the Royal Philatelic of many buildings’ iconic sto- mail as the main form of com- year, 43 chapters are partici- Society of Canada’s ries. munication, postal officials on pating – down from 60 in 2019, insurance plans, warns A logistical godsend for late both sides of the border sought representing a 30 per cent de- clubs they could be at risk 19th-century letter writers and ways to accommodate fast- crease. of liability exposures even postal carriers alike, mail growing mail volumes. “Never risk a lot for a little,” if they’re not meeting or chutes came on the scene in the “Mailboxes and their chutes said Garfield Portch, a retired hosting shows during the 1880s alongside taller office were once as essential to the insurance broker who man- pandemic. operation of any major hotel, office, civic, or residential Publications RegistrationMail No. 09136 Agreement No. 40069699 building as the front door,” wrote Karen Greene and Lynne National Show cancelled due to COVID Lavelle in their 2014 book Art This September’s National will continue to rise into the Trajan was planning to go Deco Mailboxes. Postage Stamp & Coin Show fall, also raised concerns over- ahead with the in-person For more than a century, has been cancelled due to the all for the safety of all partici- show without the majority of these often-elegant chutes were ongoing provincial health re- pants attending our popular public health measures, in- widely used by their building’s strictions for indoor trade show,” said CSN Publisher cluding capacity limits. residents, allowing people to shows in Ontario. and Editor Mike Walsh. “Up to a few weeks ago, forgo searching for a mailbox Trajan Publishing made the Ontario began its reopen- we were very hopeful the or a post office and instead announcement on Aug. 24, ing process with “step one” show would be a go,” added drop their mail into one of the when the company was ad- on June 11 followed by “step Walsh. “It’s disappointing as slots, found on each floor. From vised the current regulations two” on June 30 and now I know there is pent-up de- there, gravity carried every- would reduce the number of “step three” on July 16. While mand for the shows to return thing down into the lobby’s re- dealer tables by almost 50 per officials avoided setting a as soon as possible, and we ceiving box, where posties col- cent plus a substantial reduc- specific date for the prov- were looking forward to get- lected the mail as part of their tion in the number of attend- ince’s exit from step three ting together with you all.” daily rounds. ees allowed in the room at – which would have seen Looking ahead to next Still used in historic build- any given time. most restrictions lifted – Pre- year, Trajan’s spring and fall ings on both sides of the bor- “The spike in COVID cases mier Doug Ford told report- National Postage Stamp & der, mail chutes extend from in the last few weeks, com- ers on July 30 the exit could Coin Show are scheduled for the top floor down to the lobby. bined with the medical com- happen by mid-August. April 9-10 and Sept. 10-11, re- munity predicting the cases Based on these projections, spectively. 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But even if you forgo Randy Heimpel, Richard Logan, Peter Mosiondz, Chad Neighbor, ‘Philately’ is everything all at once Everett Parker, David Piercey, Jesse Robitaille, Tony Shaman, clubs, shows and other social avenues Mike Smith, Lewis E. Tauber ave you ever tried to be every- standing of all things postal. Some ar- philately has to offer, you’re still a col- ADVERTISING: [email protected] Mike Walsh (Ext. 228), thing at once? eas may be branded with a slightly un- lector, and there’s a place for you in the Jim Szeplaki (Ext. 223) HWithout unflinching focus, that ardu- usual name – like maximaphily (col- hobby. CIRCULATION: [email protected] (Ext. 225) ous path towards burnout can often lecting maximum cards) or erinnophilia That being said, I think we’re stron- COMPOSITION & DESIGN: [email protected] leave you feeling like a “hack” of all (collecting cinderella stamps) – but they ger together than we are alone. As I’ve Production Co-ordinator – Jim Szeplaki (Ext. 223) Mary-Anne Luzba - [email protected] trades (and certainly a master of none). all exist under the umbrella of philately. heard many times and have come to OFFICE: [email protected] Philately, however, takes up the task As you’ll read on the cover of this is- understand myself, partnerships are Accounts Receivable (Ext. 230) of being everything at once with un- sue (“Elegant, efficient mail chutes still key to philately’s ongoing success. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS: GST #10638 6139 RT Canada: $51.99 for one year (26 issues) plus applicable tax; matched grace. Where else can an in use across Canada, U.S.,” pg. 1), you Even if some collectors prefer to remain $97.99 for two years (52 issues) plus applicable tax; unaffiliated by avoiding clubs and $140.99 for three year (78 issues) plus applicable tax; eight-year-old collector of animal can also collect postal infrastructure, in- U.S.A.: $63.99 for one year (U.S. funds); stamps rub elbows with a 21-year-old cluding mail chutes and their receiving shows, they still benefit from Orga- Foreign: $256.00 for one year (Canadian funds). nized Philately and the big boost it DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS: GST #10638 6139 RT Humanities major using postal history boxes plus the postmarks applied to the Canada: $37.99 one year (26 issues) plus applicable tax; to study social philately and an 80-year- covers processed through them. gives to the overall hobby. Less organi- US/Foreign $37.99 (Canadian funds) one year (26 issues) ; Add digital to print subscription for only $5.99 extra for one year (26 issues) old specialist who has won every tradi- It bears repeating: regardless of your zation would mean fewer shows, fewer CANADIAN POSTMASTER tional exhibiting honour there is to distinct interests and personal responsi- dealers and fewer opportunities to ac- Send address changes to Canadian Stamp News, PO Box 25009 Rose City RO, Welland, ON L3B 5V0 win? bilities beyond the hobby, “philately” quire new material, and research would Publications Mail Agreement No. 40069699 Registration No. 09136, And it’s not just stamps and covers: can offer you something fun, engaging also take a hit as collectors would face Postage paid at St. Catharines, ON. philately is filled with countless facets and worthwhile. I often tell curious more barriers to sharing information. Return postage guaranteed. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Circulation Dept., for collectors to explore, and the world non-collectors – even my busier friends It’s a road we don’t want to go down. PO Box 25009 Rose City RO, Welland, ON L3B 6G9, e-mail: [email protected] owes them a debt for their deep under- now 10-plus years into their careers – Continued on page 11 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. Robson Lowe sale of Father Arnold Jor- Funded by the Government of Canada Pick our dan S.J., where it was described as ‘the finest known example of this rarity.’” To- EDITORIAL POLICY: Canadian Stamp News is a hobby magazine endeavouring to bring worldwide philatelic news and views to its readers with the major emphasis day, the error carries a catalogue value of on Canadian philately. Opinions expressed in signed columns, stories, and letters are BRAIN not necessarily those of Canadian Stamp News. £25,000 (about $43,450 Cdn.), and it’s be- Auction and sales reports: CSN staff or assigned contributors write pre- and lieved fewer than 30 examples exist. Is- post-sale articles. Writers conduct interviews as needed and use information pro- In this corner of each issue, our writers vided by the auction house as source material. As with all news articles, story sued about nine months after Penny selection, which sales to cover, and final placement in the magazine are news will work with collectors, dealers and other decisions made by the editor(s). Statements regarding sales are verified against Black – the world’s first stamp – the prices realized. Lots that fail to meet reserve, or are bought by the consignor or philatelic leaders to uncover practical Penny Red was first released in February their agent, are considered non-sales for the purpose of reporting. From time to knowledge for people who are looking to bol- time, CSN staff may request a copy of the invoice covering the auction transaction. sition, the stamp should have had a “B- 1841, more than 180 years ago. Canada’s Due to the public nature of auction transactions, this should not be needed often, ster their hobby. To submit an inquiry, but will be required in private treaty sales. Any information other than the price will A” check letter combination; however, first major printing error followed 118 be kept in confidence. email [email protected] or write to ‘Pick Our Attributions and values: Items attributed or values in CSN editorial content are the “A” was mistakenly omitted, creat- years later in June 1959, when the Post offered as a service to our readers. In no way should they be construed to be an Brain,’ PO Box 25009, Rose City RO, endorsement or official opinion on a specific item. Readers looking for definitive ing this collectors’ delight. The plate er- Office Department (known as Canada answers should seek the services of a professional philatelist. While we strive for Welland, ON L3B 6G9. accuracy, errors or mistakes can occur. As a matter of policy such errors or mis- ror was quickly discovered and fixed, Post since 1981) released its portion of a takes, when discovered, will be corrected in the next available edition. Reader Nick R. writes: “What was and most of the surviving examples fea- joint issue with the U.S. Post Office De- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Canadian Stamp News welcomes letters to the editor. partment (known as the U.S. Postal Ser- Letters must be signed and include the author’s address and phone number for pos- the world’s first error stamp?” ture the corrected B-A check letters from sible verification. CSN reserves the right to edit letters. Collectors far and wide consider Brit- the updated plate 77b. In April 2017, an vice since 1971) to mark the opening of REPRINT RIGHTS: Canadian Stamp News assumes that letters to any department and ain’s 1841 “Penny Red,” a one-pence example described as Very Fine sold for the St. Lawrence Seaway. Canada’s five- all unsolicited material submitted are contributed gratis and are for publication unless otherwise stated. Solicited material will be deemed accepted upon publication. stamp featuring a left-facing portrait of £18,500 (about $31,265 Cdn.) as Lot 12 of cent issue was printed with two ink co- Payment will be made two months following publication. Canadian Stamp News reserves the right to edit, alter, or decline all material submitted, solicited or unsolicited. Queen Victoria, to be the world’s first er- Siegel Auction Galleries’ Sale #1152. “An lours, red and blue, each of which re- PRIVACY POLICY: Occasionally, Canadian Stamp News makes its subscriber list ror stamp. Perkins, Bacon & Co. used immensely rare error, it is missing from quired separate engraving plates; how- available to other reputable companies with offers of goods and/or services specific to collectors. If you wish not to be part of this service, please phone or fax us, or 173 different plates to print the imperfo- many advanced line-engraved collec- ever, some of the panes were inserted e-mail [email protected]. You can also request a copy of our Privacy Policy, or see it online at www.trajan.ca. rate Penny Red, and the iconic error tions,” reads the Siegel catalogue offer- backwards on their second pass through PHOTOCOPYING RIGHTS: No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a – known as “B-Blank” owing to the miss- ing the rarity. “Our firm has not offered the printing press and the red text was retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior writ- printed upside down. The first report of ten consent of the publisher or, in the case of photocopying or other reprographic ing “A” in its bottom-right check letter one in the last 30 years. This example copying, a license from Access Copyright (Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency), box – originates from plate 77. In this po- was last offered at auction in the 1962 the “Seaway Invert” came on Aug. 20, 6 Adelaide St. East, Suite 900, Toronto, ON, M5C 1H6. 1959, when a young office boy from Win- DISCLAIMER: Canadian Stamp News is not responsible for any errors which may appear beyond the cost of the advertisement. nipeg’s Marlborough Hotel purchased Canadian Stamp News (ISSN 0702 3154) is published bi-weekly by Trajan Publishing 30 stamps from a post office outlet in the Corp., PO Box 25009 Rose City RO, Welland, ON L3B 6G9. Periodicals postage paid LETTERS to the Editor Eaton store. Today, more than 200 exam- at Tonawanda NY and additional mailing offices. 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4 September 14, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca kilometres from Ottawa to Kingston LATEST ‘MAP STAMP’ REPORT NOW OUT WHAT’S SIGNED Harbour at the east end of Lake On- tario, the massive 19th-century con- The British North America Philatelic SEALED struction opened in 1832 with a final Society’s Map Stamp Study Group has INSIDE cost of £822,804, according to the offi- issued its latest Xmas 1898 Map Stamp DELIVERED cial treasury minute report. One of the Report. The second issue since the Volume 46 • Number 11 first canals designed specifically for group’s revival this April, following a steam-powered vessels, it also features roughly 13-year hiatus, the newsletter several fortifications, including Fort serves as a launching pad for the September 14, to Henry in Kingston, Ont., La Citadelle group’s nearly 30 members, who in- September 27, 2021 in Québec, Qué., and Citadel Hill in clude novice collectors and experi- Halifax, N.S. Inscribed on the World enced specialists. Their focus is the Heritage list in 2007, it is North Ameri- 1898 two-cent stamp (Scott #85) that’s ca’s best preserved slackwater canal considered the world’s first Christmas Features (and the only canal from the continen- issue, although it was meant to mark tal canal-building era of the early 19th the introduction of imperial penny Elegant, efficient mail chutes 12-PENNY BLACK century to remain operational along its postage while boasting about the Brit- still in use across Canada, U.S...... Page 1 USED PAIR SOLD ish Empire’s vastness. Like in the first original line and with most of its struc- Do clubs need insurance? All Nations Stamp & Coin, based in Map Stamp Report, released in April, tures intact). Issued as a “prestige Experts say yes...... Page 1 Vancouver, B.C., has brokered the pri- booklet” featuring bridges, waterways report editor Scott Robinson, of Pierre- vate sale of one of just three known and railways, the Rideau Canal stamp fonds, Qué., highlights the series’ basic National Show cancelled used pairs of the “Black Empress of is joined by five other stamps featuring terms and concepts, its various “plates due to COVID...... Page 1 Canada” (Scott #3). The rare pair was World Heritage sites in China; India; and states” and key publications and sold to one of the firm’s local clients, Italy and Switzerland; Scotland; and reference guides. In addition to other Great American Stamp Show an anonymous collector who’s assem- Bosnia and Herzegovina. Columnist articles, the latest newsletter also in- ‘a very positive uptick’...... Page 15 bling the so-called “Douglas Collec- Robin Harris will feature the entire six- cludes a research request regarding the tion,” for $165,000 this August. “The stamp set in his next “New Issues” col- earliest appearance of the stamp’s B.C. collectors enjoy in-person 12-pence black is missing from most umn (CSN Vol. 46 #12). The UNPA black plates and ocean colours. To read bourses amid COVID slowdown. ...Page 19 collections, and multiples are rare,” launched its World Heritage series in the newsletter, visit bit.ly/3z7ANJk. said All Nations owner and auctioneer 1997 with a set marking the World Brian Grant Duff. “This is possibly the Heritage Convention’s 25th anniver- DEALER JOHN TALMAN finest of three known used pairs.” Its sary. DIES AT 83 Regulars provenance includes renowned collec- Long-time Toronto stamp dealer and CSN MARKETPLACE tors Charles Lathrop Pack, Sigmund ATA EXHIBITION auctioneer John Talman has died at the Are you buying or selling?...... Page 16 Adler, Clare Jephcott, Art Leggett, FOR ONE-PAGERS age of 83. A collector since the mid-1940s Duane Hillmer and Daniel Cantor, The American Topical Association and a dealer since the 1950s, Talman SHOW AND BOURSE Duff said. “So far, I have not been able (ATA) is displaying more than 200 opened the doors to his first storefront Check out the shows to provenance it prior to 1945,” he virtual one-page exhibits, covering 13 and auction firm in the early 1970s. A in your area...... Page 19 added. “At least one other used pair, topical and thematic categories, until few years later, he served as the secre- also from the Charles Lathrop Pack Oct. 31. The virtual exhibition opened tary and then the president of the Cana- Collection, was broken up to meet de- during the recent Great American dian Stamp Dealers Association (CSDA); mand for singles.” Late philatelist Clif- Stamp Show, held in person from however, at the time of his death, Tal- Columns ton Armstrong Howes used the pair Aug. 12-15 at a convention centre in man had not been a CSDA member for sold this August among the illustra- the Rosemont suburb of Chicago, Ill., several years. Later in the 1980s, he PHILATELIC COMMENTARY tion plates in his 1911 book, Canada: Its by the ATA, American Philatelic Soci- moved his business, John H. Talman ‘Philately’ is everything Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery. ety and American First Day Cover Stamp Auctions & Sales, to his long-time all at once...... Page 4 The 12-penny black’s rarity today re- Society. Some of the many exhibition Yonge Street location across from the Ea- lates to its issuance in 1851: while highlights include a world history ex- ton Centre. Before moving to his Yonge LOOKING BACK 51,000 stamps (plus a proof imprint hibit entitled “Canadian – Australia?” Street store, Talman was the third stamp Folklore stamps tell of flying sheet) were shipped to the Province of by Toronto’s Michel Houde; a trio of dealer to operate out of 37 Victoria St., in canoe, pirate treasure, Canada’s postal officials on May 14, exhibits in the philately, world his- what was then known as Toronto’s phil- warm winds, orphan boy...... Page 6 1851, the 12-penny black proved un- tory and U.S. history categories by atelic heart. “This was the big boom popular with the public, and only Derwin Mak, also of Toronto; and 14 time for stamps – I’d say between ’77 PHILATELIC BOOKSHELF 1,450 stamps were sold with the re- Scout exhibits by Rajesh Anitha, of and ’85 – and there were about 13 stamp Canada’s oval parcel cancels mainder destroyed. Madurai, India. To view the exhibits, stores down in that area of Toronto,” fel- given much-deserved attention....Page 8 visit americantopical.org/my-one- low veteran dealer Ted Wright, the long- page-exhibit. time manager of Hollywood Canteen’s DELTIOLOGY stamp department, Memorable postcard firsts, told CSN in 2016. Tal- plus century-old series man closed his Yonge rediscovered by collectors...... Page 10 Street store in 2015 but continued operating on- STAMPING GROUNDS line until his death on Collectors drawn to Aug. 13. He was also a hand-sketched covers...... Page 12 member of the British RIDEAU CANAL North America Phila- ON UNPA STAMP NEW ISSUES telic Society, the invite- From around the world...... Page 18 A 55-cent stamp denominated in only Philatelic Special- U.S. dollars and issued by the United ists Society of Canada Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) and the Toronto Stamp as part of its latest “World Heritage” Collectors Club, the lat- series features the Rideau Canal in the ter of which he also Canadian capital. Covering 202 served as president.

September, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 5 Folklore stamps tell of flying canoe, pirate treasure, warm winds, orphan boy

“The ‘coureurs de bois’ (run- bre account has them con- ners of the forest) and the ‘voya- demned to fly through Hell be- geurs’ of the St. Lawrence region fore appearing in the night sky Looking of New France adapted the leg- every New Year’s Eve. end to suit their own lusty and Further East, in the Acadia BACK irreverent lifestyle,” according to part of Nova Scotia, the story in- the travel article, “French Cana- volves a flying fishing boat. dian Legends – The Witched Ca- Along the lower St. Lawrence By Ian Robertson noe,” on the AllSands website. River, the lumberjacks are aboard s October approaches, many were designed by Ralph Tibbles, Lucifer “is really nothing more an upside-down carriage, “or on people think about annual of Toronto, with illustrations by than an allusion, an indirect char- the back of a fat pig,” the All- AHalloween decorations and ac- Allan Cormack and Deborah acter, but a feared one nonethe- Sands article added. tivities. Drew-Brook, of Drew-Brook- less.” Regardless of the version, the It is also, as Canada Post re- Cormack Associates in Toronto. The Gatineau lumber lads are legend was often told to warn said to have made their deal with against anyone risking their soul lated 30 years ago, a time to con- Provided with Harrison and A 1991 ‘Folktales’ the dark side so they could join by dealing with Satan. sider some haunting legends Sons paper from Britain, the commemorative features New Year’s festivities 500 The story was retold in books that can still bring wintry chills. Ashton-Potter printer used five the Witched Canoe. As the lithographic transfer colours, pin kilometres away since they published in 1929 and 1931. For its second annual Cana- story goes, Satan causes perforations and moisture-acti- weren’t permitted to leave their In 1992, Unibroue, a brewery dian Folklores series, four “Folk- the canoe to fly while tales” commemoratives issued vated gum to produce six mil- forest shanties. in Chambly, Qué., launched carrying young lumberjacks on Oct. 1, 1991, depict the lion each of the Witched Canoe The stamp shows Le Diable Maudite – “Damned” – beer, a in Québec. Witched Canoe, Orphan Boy, and Warm Wind Chinook with eyes glowing red, watching strong eight per cent alcohol Warm Wind Chinook and Buried commemoratives, plus four mil- as the shantymen try to control brew, with labels depicting the Treasure. lion each of the others. The story has had many vari- their birchbark canoe as it flies Witched Canoe. “Long before television and The four commemoratives ants. “faster than the wind” out of a There have also been films. movies, story-telling was an es- were laid out se-tenant on The first printed version, by forest above a church lit by an ee- Robert Doucet produced La lé- sential part of human communi- 50-stamp panes, with the press- Honoré Beaugrand (1848-1906), rie golden moon. gende du canot d’écorce, a 10-minu- cation in Canada,” that year’s run totalling 20 million. The was published in The Century The occupants were warned te-and-37-second 1996 animated Souvenir Collection of the Post- Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of Magazine in 1892, with his story not to show faith in God and short for the National Film age Stamps of Canada notes. Canadian Stamps does not list any starting in a timber camp “at the avoid touching any church stee- Board. “From the oldest legends of varieties. head of the Gatineau River” in ple crosses as they flew past. If Directed by Québec city-based native cultures to the funniest 1858. they disobeyed, the comrade Jean-Philippe Duval, a 109-min- tall tales of the Western settlers, WITCHED CANOE It included a legend from who made the deal in order to be ute movie, Wild Run: The Legend the telling of stories was for Sometimes called the “Flying France about a nobleman des- with his girlfriend assured them – Chasse-Galerie: La Légende – young and old alike a source of Canoe,” the Witched Canoe (or tined to fly through night skies, Beelzebub would take their written by Guillaume Vigneault wonderful entertainment.” “la chasse-galerie” in French) is a chased by horses and howling souls. and starring Caroline Dhavernas, Portraying a supernatural legend about young Québec wolves after he refused to attend After being welcomed at their Francis Ducharme and François overview, the attractive vertical lumberjacks spirited aloft by Sa- Sunday mass, combined with destination, “dancing went on Papineau, was released in 2016. 40-cent 30-millimetre-by-40-mil- tan to join New Year’s celebra- Native Canadian sagas about a without stopping,” Beaugrand A musical adaptation at the limetre stamps (Scott #1334-37) tions. flying canoe. wrote. Storefront Theatre in Toronto the Fulfilling their vows to remain previous year won several sober, they faced a wild return awards. In 2016, the Soulpepper ride. Theatre staged a large produc- Their helmsman had imbibed tion, which a Toronto Star re- heavily and the flight back to the viewer suggested should become lumber camp was interrupted a new theatre holiday classic. when the tipsy canoe boatswain steered into a deep snowbank. ORPHAN BOY When he began cursing, tak- This is a sad and “chilling leg- ing the Lord’s name in vain, he end from the eastern Arctic about was bound and gagged. During a an orphan boy who was so mis- subsequent struggle, the be- treated that he decided to seek witched vessel crashed into a tall revenge,” Middleton wrote. pine tree, leaving all eight aboard The commemorative is based unconscious, the “French Cana- on the story of Kaujjakjuk, an In- dian Legends – The Witched Ca- uit boy who wreaks revenge on noe” author wrote. brutal captors after being freed Found by fellow loggers, the from enslavement in Labrador occupants dared “not tell their by polar bears. friends the truth.” Separated from his parents According to author Brad and brother while hunting seals, Middleton, the story was first re- he is carried away on an ice floe, lated by a cook who “had the trip as they watch helplessly. of a lifetime and lived to tell the Strangers living in a far-away tale.” village take him in but treat him I found alternate stories on the harshly. Internet suggesting other devil- Forced to be their slave, he has ish voyages, including the wood- to sleep with their sled dogs. cutters learning they had risked Then, one night, a man materi- their souls for naught – since alizes. It is his older brother. their lonely sweethearts later In the 2011 book Legendes Au- married other men. A more som- tochtones – Indigenous Legends –

6 September 14, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca The moral, the Canada Post since the warming westerly dry Such warming winds are less an exhibit that described raids album writer concluded, is also winds can result in snow melting common north of Red Deer but on isolated coastline villages by legendary: “Do unto others as as if by magic. often reach northwestern parts buccaneers in the late 1700s you would have them do unto “The winds originate from the of the province, northeast- and early 1800s. you.” Pacific Coast. Cool as they blow ern British Columbia and as far On a more chilling note, an A version of this story, The Or- up the Canadian Rockies, they south as Nevada plus eastern old drawing showed one left phan and the Polar Bear, by Arctic warm significantly as they drop New Mexico. hanging at the entrance to the Bay elder Sakiasi Qaunaq, illus- down the eastern slopes, freeing While southern Alberta, harbour. It was a traditional trated by Eve Widermann, was Calgarians for a few blissful mo- “with its dramatic weather has warning to sailors about the fate published in 2011. ments from winter’s icy grasp,” produced some of the wildest awaiting those tempted to be- Based on a story Qaunaq says Shafak Sajid wrote the Canada tall tales, the pioneers who come pirates when caught and was told by his grandmother, the West Foundation website. spun yarns about the chinook convicted. 37-page children’s book relates “Those who have not the wind did not have to exagger- As depicted on the stamp, it how an orphaned Inuit boy liv- warm, invigorating Chinook ate much,” the Souvenir Collec- was not uncommon for pirates ing with hunters is taught life winds of this country, cannot tion of the Postage Stamps of to bury their booty with the Another Folktales stamp lessons by a polar bear. well comprehend what a bless- Canada notes. body of a slain sailor on top of a features the spirit of Treated badly by the men, the ing they are,” the Calgary Weekly “The fact that the tempera- treasure chest so that his ghost Kaujjakjuk, an Inuk boy bear takes the lad away. Herald noted in 1900. ture can rise more than 20 de- would guard it. freed from enslavement He learns to hunt and fish, As the “icy clutch of winter is grees Celsius in minutes might by polar bears in Labrador then defends himself from a lessened, the earth throws off its explain why a sleigh trying to before taking revenge on bully bear, who recovers from a winding sheet of snow,” Sajid outrun a Chinook can have the his brutal captors. harpoon wound and becomes re- wrote. “Humanity ventures forth front of its runners in snow and spectful before the orphan is re- to inhale the balmy spring like the rear section in dusk.” turned to an Inuit community. air. Animated nature rejoices.” In addition to the fast-warm- author Marc Scott wrote: “The On Jan. 6, 1966, Chinook- ing temperatures, clouds that older brother explains to his WARM-WIND CHINOOK driven temperatures rose 25.5 form into an overhead arch are younger brother that he is a sha- On this stamp, a fluffy white Celsius in one hour, from -23.2 often accompanied by “stun- man and has certain powers, cloud includes the face of a Chi- Celsius to 2.2 Celsius, Environ- ning sunrises and sunsets,” ac- such as that of controlling the nook – “le vent chaud” – who is ment Canada notes. The most cording to Wikipedia. Though weight of things.” blowing a warm, dry wind from dramatic U.S. change during a they appear threatening, such A religious practitioner be- above the eastern Rocky Moun- 24-hour span occurred in formations “rarely produce lieved to interact with spirits, the tains as occupants of a horse- Lorna, Mont., on Jan. 15, 1972. rain or snow.” brother can move about invisibly. drawn covered wagon try des- Records show a below-freezing As for related legends, tales “That is why the dogs did not perately to escape. mark of -54 Celsius climbed to told and retold are often far Rounding out the Folktales feel his presence,” Scott added. Native people in the states of nine Celsius, according to more crowd-pleasing than real- set is a stamp depicting Taught to perform feats of Oregon and Washington, plus the U.S. National Climatologi- ity. pirates entombing a strength and magic, Kaujjakjuk those living along the Columbia cal Data Center. As one story goes, a Morley, murdered comrade to follows instructions and hides as River near the Pacific Ocean, Over more than 30 days a year, Alta., resident travelling in a forever guard buried three large polar bears invade the spoke languages called Chinoo- Chinooks blow in southern and sleigh bound for Calgary tried treasure in Nova Scotia. camp. kan. central Alberta along a route to outrun a Chinook but ar- Minutes later, he emerges from The wind’s name is believed to from Pincher Creek and Crows- rived frostbitten, with a rear hiding and throws several cap- have derived from them, several nest Pass, through Lethbridge, passenger suffering from sun- Among the stories retold tors to the bears. sources note. Members of Black- gusting up to 120 km/h, accord- stroke. throughout the eons are claims Four women survive, includ- foot tribes call it “snow eater,” ing to Wikipedia. Though wel- that infamous Captain William ing two who had helped Kaujj- comed by many, the downsides BURIED TREASURE Kidd (1654-1701) left a golden akjuk. include soil erosion, the destruc- With a long coastline featur- hoard on Oak Island in Nova His brother weds the kind tion of vegetation plus com- ing coves, isolated bays and of- Scotia. Or was it on Grand women, and Kaujjakjuk kills the plaints by some residents of ear- ten storm-tossed islands, sto- Manan island in the Bay of others after marrying them as aches, headaches and depression, ries of buried treasure, ghosts Fundy, on the Rahway River in payback for their bad treatment. University of Calgary scientist and pirates have been related New Jersey, one of three Con- “Real historical facts and su- Lawrence Nkemdirim wrote in for more than two centuries in necticut islands … or …? pernatural events intertwine, the Canadian Encyclopedia. Nova Scotia. As Middleton wrote, the leg- thus helping to create the special Some legends are believed, end of hidden treasure on Oak atmosphere of these leg- the Canada Post annual album Island began in 1827, when a ends,” Scott wrote. The 1991 Folktales issue notes, “though they abound in Scotsman named McKay visited Inuit adults reportedly told also includes a stamp supernatural beings and a small fishing village and “an- Kaujjakjuk’s story to children as featuring the occupants strange events.” nounced that his grandfather a warning to treat others with re- of a horsedrawn covered As for pirates, while visiting had sailed with Captain Kidd spect, especially those who were wagon trying to escape the Museum of the Atlantic in less fortunate. Chinook winds. Halifax several years ago, I saw Continued on page 9

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September, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 7 Canada’s oval parcel cancels given much-deserved attention Ohio collector and postal history researcher Norbert Hobrath has authored Philatelic Canada Oval Parcel Cancels, the first book dedicated to Canadian BOOKSHELF oval parcel cancellations. The British North America By David Piercey Philatelic Society published the 70-page book in ollectors of Canadian bert Hobrath, of Strongsville, October 2020. postmarks and other Ohio, and published by the Cpostal cancellations have a British North America Phila- very wide field within which telic Society last October. thored by Fred Jarrett in 1929, to collect and specialize. Most, if not all, oval parcel and Fancy Cancels on Canadian Canada’s Post Office De- cancels were made of rubber Stamps 1855 to 1950, authored partment has utilized such a and were forcibly struck by by David Lacelle in 2018. variety of postmarks and can- hand, primarily onto parcels Hobrath also tabulates and cellations over the years for but also regularly on circulars, illustrates the oval parcel can- both general-purpose and par- bills and newspaper wrap- cels known from 18 other ticular applications. One can pers. Many oval parcel strikes larger population centres, make a lifetime study of the one may encounter are often mostly in Ontario and Québec types that have been used and incomplete, being dependent but also from the Maritimes form collections of particular on the type of parcel surface and Western Canada. He types that can challenge one they were struck on. On loose proudly illustrates the only over many years to accumu- stamps, they are usually found known strike of a Winnipeg late. incomplete, too, as they were oval parcel cancel, his own dis- One form of post office can- somewhat larger than any in- covery copy, on a pair of 50- cel, the oval parcel cancel, is dividual stamp’s dimensions. cent Widow Weeds, which was perhaps one of the more diffi- Although one would expect most likely used on a parcel of cult cancels to assemble a rep- to find these parcel strikes on the period and which received resentative collection of. First higher denominations of the a certificate of authenticity introduced in Halifax in 1872, period, as they would be used stamps with more mundane Montréal, both of which had from the Vincent Graves it spread into use in about 20 on parcels, they are relatively cancels. substantial parcel postal ser- Greene Philatelic Research other cities during the Small easier to find on lower-value The parcel cancels only vices. Foundation. Queen period (1870-97) and denominations because of the show the city of dispatch plus Toronto, in particular, used Hobrath’s book is profusely then petered out through sub- greater volume of circulars – usually – the day and month several different oval parcel illustrated with covers and sequent issues, up to the 1898 and newspaper wrappers of posting, but there is no year cancels over a 35-year period, wrappers showing the use of map stamp (Scott #85), as par- mailed in comparison to par- as Canadian postal regulations with additional number and these cancels on such third- cel roller cancellations began cel mails. Finding the parcel did not require year dating for letter coding to indicate the class mail, which did not re- to supersede them beginning strikes on higher denomina- these sorts of non-first class particular office or sub-office quire dated postmarks. in 1894. Thus, oval parcel can- tions, particularly on the 20- (letter) mail. the parcel was sent from. Many are of the one-cent cels were only in use for about cent and 50-cent “Widow Hobrath accordingly shows Small Queen (SC #35) used on a 30-year period in the latter Weeds” (SC #46-47, respec- MOSTLY FOUND tables of the different Toronto business circulars, printed mat- part of the 19th century. tively), commands special in- IN LARGE CENTRES and Montréal hammers, cross- ter and the like, and they are il- These markings are the fo- terest and excitement and Oval parcel cancels are also referencing them to the parcel lustrative of the large amount cus of Canada Oval Parcel Can- should probably deserve a most typically found for the hammers catalogued in Stamps cels, a book authored by Nor- premium over the same larger cities of Toronto and of British North America, au- Continued on page 19 The POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF CANADA Check This Value! offers its members: Bi-monthly issues of The Canadian Philatelist, • A gold medal-winning quarterly publication, the PHSC Journal our international award-winning magazine. • A new research website with searchable: Sales Circuits – A great opportunity to both buy - Back issues of the PHSC Journal - Post office listings of Canada and sell. 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8 September 14, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca three sailors are laying out their from India. It was commanded His body was left dangling 2011 in the “National Geo- Folklore... murdered shipmate, with a by a captain from England who from a gibbet for three years graphic: Treasures of the Earth” nearby hovel used to bury him. had bought passes from the over the River Thames. exhibit at the Children’s Mu- Continued from page 7 The legend lives on and re- French East India Company. Original documents proving seum of Indianapolis in India- and helped him bury a chest of ports surface from time to time When news of the capture his claim to privateer’s rights napolis, Ind. gold coins on the island across about a pit discovered with a reached England, political senti- were found more than 200 years As for whether any of his gold the bay.” lining of rotting wooden beams. ments had changed and Kidd later – misfiled among govern- was ever unearthed, the legend The storyteller said Kidd A sea captain from Scotland was accused of being a pirate. ment papers in London, Ralph lives on in books, short stories asked if one of his sailors would that later settled in New York En route back to New York, Delahaye Paine wrote in his 423- and films. guard the treasure and one pi- city and joined a Caribbean pi- he is said to have buried his page 1911 book, The Book of Bur- But one has to wonder: Would rate volunteered. rate crew before reforming, Kidd treasure, with various sources ied Treasure: Being a True History the spirit of Kidd’s ghost guard “Poor laddie,” McKay report- was commissioned as a privateer citing several different hiding of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pi- let treasure-hunters cash in on edly continued, Middleton by the governor. He was also places. rates, Galleons, Etc., which are what he has been guarding for wrote. “He was buried along given an official letter signed by Betrayed by the governor Sought for to this Day. more than two centuries? with the chest so his ghost could King William III of England. who had recruited him, Kidd Late in 2007, a shipwreck that There are stories told of such guard it.” Asked to attack anyone asso- was lured to Boston, captured divers found near the Domini- adventurers fleeing at the sound The stamp depicts a ghostly ciating with pirates, plus ships and shipped to England. Con- can Republic was believed to be of a chillingly-whispered warn- sailor watching over the beach, from France, he got into trouble victed of piracy and murdering the Quedagh Merchant. A sal- ing. with a three-masted ship in the after capturing the Quedagh Mer- a crewman, the 46-year-old cap- vaged “Captain Kidd’s Cannon” Perhaps it was the wind. Or background. In the foreground, chant, a large merchant vessel tain was publicly hanged. was subsequently displayed in perhaps not! W Auction ACTION For complete information on advertising on this page, Phone: 905-646-7744 x223 • Fax: 905-646-0995; • E-mail: [email protected]; or Write to: P.O. Box 28103, Lakeport P.O., 600 Ontario St., St. Catharines, ON L2N 7P8

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September, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 9 Memorable postcard firsts, plus century-old series rediscovered by collectors Figure 3. An early postcard by R. B. Andrew was mailed from Bowmanville, Ont., on May DELTIOLOGY 20, 1895. It’s Canada’s earliest By Mike Smith known patriotic postcard. little over 17 years ago, in publishers and printers, con- a newsletter article by the trolled postcard production, VancouverA Postcard Club’s distribution and sales until One of the dis- Buzz Kinninmont, I learned the 1890s in most countries. coveries highlighted the identity of what most au- In Canada, the post office in the article was thorities agree is the world’s monopoly officially ended on – thanks to some ex- first picture postcard. Jan. 1, 1895. cellent sleuthing by The card (Figure 1), which You can imagine my de- the TPC’s Ken Elder has a vignette of the Eiffel light when Toronto Postcard For the curious, there’s an- age of what proved to be Can- and Andrew Cunningham – we Tower drawn by an artist Club (TPC) member Steve other image of the Barrie post- ada’s earliest known patriotic now know Mitchell was not an known as “La Libonis,” was Hilditch first showed me a card in Allan Steinhart’s The postcard. American by birth. In fact, she issued to celebrate the tow- picture postcard (Figure 2) of Postal History of the Post Card in This little gem (Figure 3) was born in Saint John, N.B., er’s grand opening at the Barrie, Ont., mailed only six Canada 1871-1911. In this was published by Bowman- and was the youngest of Mac- 1889 Exposition Universelle, months after that milestone groundbreaking 1979 hand- ville, Ont., businessman R. B. Farlane’s four sisters. held in the French capital. Ac- date. book, Steinhart called the Andrew and mailed from that It only makes sense that af- cording to Kinninmont, about city on May 20, 1895. What’s ter Miss Mitchell made a name 300,000 cards were printed really cool about the Andrew for herself as an artist, her with a few minor variations card is his message on the older brother in Toronto would in the vignette. As an added back, where he asks the card’s add her work to his numerous treat for both deltiologists recipient, “This is the first of series of artist-signed post- and philatelists, the cards my postals to be mailed. How cards. could be mailed from a spe- do you like the design?” In this CSN issue, I’m now cial post office set up at the It goes without saying that if alerting collectors to a previ- tower’s summit and receive a I was at the receiving end of ously unknown series of unique cancel. Needless to Andrew’s first “postal,” my re- Mitchell cards. These artist- say, Eiffel Tower postcards sponse would be “zowie!” signed delights were recently with the 1889 summit cancel discovered in an April 1907 are highly collectible today. A NEW DISCOVERY Bookseller and Stationer ad un- About a year ago, I wrote an der the series name “Pastimes CANADA’S FIRST article on Toronto publisher W. of Spring.” PICTURE POSTCARD Figure 2. Canada’s first picture postcard has an image of G. MacFarlane’s “Special Se- You’ll be able to see all 12 of Note that one has to be Barrie, Ont. This example was mailed on July 26, 1895. ries” postcards (“Updated in- these Mitchell gems in the careful when talking about formation on publisher W. G. third edition of my MacFar- postcard “firsts” as there were What’s even more astound- Barrie card an “extremely MacFarlane,” CSN Vol. 44 lane handbook. some earlier postcard designs ing is what I subsequently early private view card from #10). Until then, you can feast published in France and the learned about this card from Barrie, Ont.” In the article, I made a spe- your eyes on one example (Fi- United States before 1889, but an online copy of Bookseller and Now, with the benefit of on- cific mention of the cards gure 4) from the newfound se- these weren’t authorized by Stationer, an early Canadian line libraries, we know the city made from artwork by re- ries. W their respective post offices. trade periodical: the Barrie of Barrie has a unique place in nowned Canadian And post offices, much to card is actually Canada’s first Canadian postcard history. frontier artist John the chagrin of private-sector picture postcard! With respect to the card’s Innes and others by publisher, Barrie’s Alexander popular New York Scott, the June 1908 Bookseller City artist Sadie Wen- and Stationer stated: “Mr. Scott dell Mitchell. got the idea from seeing some English cards, had a plate made and the printing was Figure 4. Artwork speedily executed. The late Mr. by Sadie Wendell Scott may, therefore, be styled Mitchell, who was the pioneer in the Canadian born in Saint John, picture post card trade which N.B., graces a 12- has developed into such great card series (one proportions.” example shown) by Toronto publisher CANADA’S FIRST W. G. MacFarlane. PATRIOTIC POSTCARD A collector recently It would be an understate- found the series, Figure 1. The front and back halves of the world’s first ment to say I could hardly con- known as ‘Pastimes official picture postcard, issued during the 1889 Exposition tain myself when, within of Spring,’ in a Universelle in Paris, France, show the Eiffel Tower (left) months of seeing Hilditch’s 1907 Bookseller and the cancel applied at its summit (right). Barrie card, the TPC’s Andrew and Stationer Cunningham sent me an im- advertisement.

10 September 14, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca lawyer will typically try to in- Trajan and they’ll sue probably Insurance... volve as many entities as possi- every dealer that would be there Continued from page 1 ble in the hope of having one on the theory that one of them is part of the lawsuit stick. going to lose.” the chair and president of the “They’re going to sue every- Without insurance, these Vincent Graves Greene Phila- body that’s in sight. If they’re kinds of litigation would spell telic Research Foundation. coming after me, for example, ruin for an organization, they’ll come after me, they’ll whether it’s a local club or a na- ‘VERY, VERY come after the Greene Founda- tional corporation like Trajan, COMPETITIVE PREMIUM’ tion and they may come after Portch added. Each club participating in the the Royal. There’s no ground in “And if the organization FREE GIFT WITH EVERY ORDER! RPSC liability insurance plan it, but the more people you doesn’t have it, they may come now pays $175 for general liabil- name on a lawsuit, the better back after the officers, directors ity up to $5 million. The clubs’ chance you’ve got of winning it. or who knows.” coverage, as well as their fees, The problem is that everybody was increased from $2 million has to go to court, and every- RPSC POLICY about two years ago “to align body has to defend.” The RPSC’s liability insurance with what they (the insurance policy is open to all chapters, company) believed to be appro- REAL-WORLD some of which let that policy priate for the modern world,” EXAMPLES lapse during the pandemic. RPSC President Ed Kroft said at Portch referenced a southern “A good number of them did, the society’s virtual annual gen- Ontario club hosting “mini- much against my recommenda- eral meeting held in December. meetings” in a Tim Hortons tion,” said Portch, who added The RPSC absorbed the fee in- parking lot during the pan- many pandemic-stricken clubs crease for 2020 but passed it on demic. “are running on relatively tight to the chapters for 2021. “What happens if one of their budgets.” Portch considers it a members comes down with CO- “They made the executive de- “very, very competitive pre- VID and doesn’t die but sues the cision that there’s a couple of mium.” club? He could say, ‘You held hundred dollars they’re not go- “You’re risking a bit of pre- the meeting and invited me, and ing to spend. It could be penny mium, but you face a catastro- it wasn’t safe,’ and bingo – wise and pound foolish,” he phe if you’re uninsured and you’re into it like you wouldn’t added, borrowing a phrase something happens, and that’s believe.” coined by English writer Robert why I think the clubs should keep their insurance intact,” he said. “I’m not suggesting any- thing will go wrong – I truly don’t think it will – but you just don’t know when your number is going to come up.” For example, if someone is of- fended by something published Portch also referenced Tra- Burton in his 1621 encyclopedic on a club’s website, they can de- jan’s recently cancelled National medical book, The Anatomy of cide to sue the organization. Postage Stamp & Coin Show, Melancholy. While there’s no guarantee they which was slated to go ahead “People might think I’ve be- will win the lawsuit, the club this September before provincial come a fear monger, but that’s and its officials are required to COVID-19 cases once again be- not really the way I’m trying to defend it. gan climbing as part of the work, and people do want to “This is the big part of having fourth wave. Trajan announced hang on to their money,” a liability insurance policy,” said the show’s cancellation on Aug. Portch said, adding he no lon- Portch, an RPSC Fellow who 24 (“National Show cancelled ger has “any skin in the game” had more than 25 years of pro- due to COVID,” pg. 1), and since retiring more than a de- fessional insurance experience Portch understands why. cade ago. W before retiring in 2007. “It’s not “I’m so sorry to hear that the potential of losing, but it’s Trajan had to cancel the show In March 2020, CSN also published the potential of having to spend for the fall, but it’s the very same a story focusing on individual collec- $100,000 on lawyers fees to de- situation: if somebody goes to tor’s insurance, which the RPSC fend yourself.” the show and gets COVID, also offers through Hugh Wood Can- Another “truism of lawsuits,” they’re going to start suing, and ada (“How to properly insure your Portch added, is a suer and their they’ll sue the Hilton, they’ll sue stamp collection,” Vol. 44 #23).

tions – the American Philatelic will come to Toronto next June Everything... Society, American Topical As- – just 10 months away at the sociation and American First time of printing – for Canada’s Continued from page 4 Day Cover Society – the event first international exhibition in That’s why it’s great to see was an overwhelming success more than a quarter-century. the organizers of the Great in bringing together far-flung The publicity it creates will American Stamp Show were fi- collectors who co-exist under surely pique the interest of nally able to host their inaugu- philately. many non-collectors, who, ow- ral event after several years of It’s a template I’m eager to ing to the hobby’s choose- planning (“Great American see mirrored in Canada, in your-own-adventure style, Stamp Show ‘a very positive some regards, with CAPEX 22. will then carry the philatelic uptick,’” pg. 15). Co-hosted by Collectors, dealers and exhibi- torch through the rest of this three leading U.S. organiza- tors from around the world century. W

September, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 11 Collectors drawn to hand-sketched covers A 1909 cover with a sketch of its recipient, his town’s name and state plus an Stamping Illinois railway post office cancellation were the only clues to his identity – but GROUNDS Captain John Runyan received it. By Ian Robertson

’ve always been intrigued by Mailed by a sailor aboard the sold for $78.77 US ($98.33 Cdn.) covers with hand-drawn art- battleship USS Pennsylvania with in July. Iwork. a San Francisco, Calif., return ad- I wrote about such covers in a dress, it was sent to a woman in 1828 FOLDED LETTER CSN column several years ago that city with the same last name. WITH SKETCH but couldn’t resist looking for If that was his mother or an Reaching further into the past, more to share – after by chance aunt, did the sketch perhaps hint Too short for military require- Married in 1880, he had one a folded letter mailed from spotting one with a particularly at how he was enjoying shore ments, “thick soles and well son, James, who made the France to Bruges, Belgium, in amazing feature. leaves? stuffed boots overcame that sketch on the 1909 cover. 1828 is the oldest example of After that tale, you can read drawback, and in December, His father was 78 when he hand-drawn cover art I’ve ever about a few others that are wor- WHO’S THAT CHAP? 1861, he was finally accepted as a died on Christmas Day, 1924. seen. thy of note, for various reasons. The aforementioned unusual recruit for Company E, Twelfth Warsaw, Ind., was named af- The sketch was quite simple. Some illustrations are simple, cover was mailed 112 years ago Indiana infantry.” ter Poland’s capital in honour of Consisting of a pencil drawing some are rough, while others are to a U.S. senior. Since it was a “short-term” statesman Tadeusz Kosciuszko, depicting a cigar-smoking gen- amazing. I was drawn to it because no regiment, Private Runyan was a key military officer who tleman, the wrinkled letter sheet Most are on the fronts, al- person, company name or other mustered out the following May. fought on the U.S. side in the was offered on eBay for $14 US though a few I’ve seen were typical written identification was Back home, he became active American Revolutionary War ($17.45 Cdn.) by a seller in sketches on the back flaps. inscribed on the front. There also in recruiting men for Company A and was made a brigadier gen- Oceanside, N.Y. Often offered on the Internet, was no return address on either of the 74th Indiana Volunteer In- eral before returning to Europe, many are unaddressed, indicat- side. fantry and was made a sergeant, according to Wikipedia. HAND-DECORATED ing they were produced to sell to Regardless of the mystery, the followed by him becoming a ju- Located about 200 kilometres ‘LADIES COVER’ collectors. envelope was delivered. nior officer in April 1863. from Indianapolis, Ind., and Two decades later, a stampless Depending on the age, origi- A two-cent George Washing- In November, at the Battle of originally called Red Brush, envelope mailed in Cincinnati, nality and quality, prices on ton definitive was cancelled with Chattanooga in Tennessee, where then Mooresville, the commu- Ohio, to Mrs. Bathsheba those I recently spotted on eBay a Chicago, Ill.-area 1909 streetcar Union soldiers routed Confeder- nity got its first post office in Trumpay in Westfield, Vt., at generally ranged from as low as postmark. ate forces, both of the 74th’s top 1837. first appears to have printed dec- $7.50 to just over $300 each. The The only indication about the battlefield officers plus 25 of their Incorporated as a town, with orations. highest exceptions were several recipient’s identity, other than 40 soldiers were wounded. Run- 750 residents in 1855, it was Upon close examination, how- 1940s U.S. covers, for which the the name of Warsaw, Ind., was a yan took command, despite be- named Warsaw the following ever, intricate stars, curved bor- seller was asking $1,061.10 each! drawing. ing hit by a “spent” musket ball. year. Railroads arrived over the ders and heraldry-styled shields Hand-illustrating became Amazingly, the pen-and-ink His bravery earned the teen- next 16 years and the first of on the folding flaps were all in- popular with some middle- and sketch of a distinguished-looking ager another promotion. several orthopedic appliance tricately drawn, which must upper-class letter senders in the gentleman with a thick grey First Lieutenant Runyan re- manufacturing firms opened in have taken some time. mid-to late-1800s and was con- moustache, wearing a well-worn turned to his regiment after serv- 1895, by which time the popula- Such small envelopes were tinued into the early 1900s. wide-brimmed hat, a jacket and ing briefly as a recruiting officer tion had surpassed 3,500. known as “Ladies Covers” since But my recent search yielded tie on his shirt, was sufficient. An back in Warsaw. Though pro- Popular with tourists because most were used by well-off one earlier example from France. accompanying contemporary moted, his military career ended of numerous nearby lakes, and women. More on that later. newspaper clipping solved the when he was badly wounded in with more industries opened The “PAID” mark in red on Most modern versions were mystery. mid-1864 during the Battle of At- over subsequent decades, the the upper left of the front is produced in the United States, According to a caption be- lanta in Georgia. town was eventually desig- proof of the sender having paid especially as first-day covers neath an engraved photo of the While studying law in Fort nated as a small city. the postage fee. (FDCs). Some were hand- cover, James Runyan sent it to his Wayne, Ind., about 68 kilometres Warsaw continues to grow sketched while others were father, Captain John N. Runyan, from Warsaw, his insufficiently and has more than 15,300 resi- HANDSOME printed and hand-coloured, in- knowing he would be recognized healed injury prompted him to dents, its website states. CHRISTMAS THEME cluding a few of the latter with by Warsaw post office staff. return home. Finally, the Runyan cover Several covers featuring beau- small serial numbers similar to Captain Runyan was a well- And now for the rest of the and its accompanying clipping tiful old-style hand-painted full- those on limited-edition art known Civil War hero in the story about how the postal staff prints. town, the photo’s caption re- so readily recognized the draw- Hand-illustrated postcards vealed. ing. were listed, including several by Hoping to find more informa- “Through the influence and servicemen in the Second World tion, I found a detailed reference exertions of his father, Peter War. Americans created most of to him online in “Civil War Days L. Runyan,” a popular pioneer them, but several were sent & Those Surnames.” active in local and state affairs – home by German soldiers. The article was written in 2015 also as Warsaw’s postmaster dur- One 1940s envelope hat copy- by Dennis Segelquist. ing the war – his son took over ing a contemporary romantic Born in 1846, Runyan “was the post office, serving “for many magazine drawing style shows one of the youngest officers ever years,” according to “The His- an attractive young woman and called to the performance of im- tory of Kosciusko County” arti- a handsome sailor. The cover, portant duties in the Union cle. whose “U.S. Navy June 16” post- Army,” according to “The His- Later surgery was credited mark bore no year date – likely tory of Kosciusko County, Indi- with saving Captain Runyan’s An opened hand-drawn pre-paid stampless ‘Ladies Cover’ was for security reasons – had a “Na- ana,” an article which Segelquist life and he eventually became a mailed from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Westfield, Vt., in the 1850s. val Censor” clearance marking. quoted. lawyer.

12 September 14, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca colour scenes were attributed to shaped sun. The envelope was addressed to Arthur H.E. Ed- 1944, with the outlet’s Seat- The Oxford English Dictionary, Frans Geerlings. appropriately franked with a 29- ward, care of Herbert G. Solo- tle, Wash., identification number however, proclaims the meme as I particularly liked one with a cent U.S. “Love” stamp and post- mon, Esq., in Swansea, England, 729. “the name of a mythical person.” cachet depicting a couple greet- marked in Loveland, Colo., on with “Via New York” written Mailed by Private Jim Tromb- ing their child and a happy dog Jan. 27, 1994. above the cover’s image. ley, who included his military se- POPULAR CHARACTER as the youngster delivers a On that same theme, a water- A Swansea receiving post- rial number as required, it was FROM ICONIC CARTOON freshly-cut fir tree near the fami- coloured sketch of a young cou- mark is on the upper right, be- sent to a relative in Oakland, Ca- As a boy in the 1950s, I regu- ly’s old-style rural home. ple proclaiming love on a cover side the drawn silhouette of a lif. There is also a “Passed by larly read the “Funny Papers” in The sentiment is obvious but franked with a U.S. 15-cent 1978 pursuing swallow. Edward must U.S. Army Examiner 24221” the Ottawa Citizen. was reinforced by two U.S. 25- “Roses” commemorative, was have relocated, since the street handstamp. The memory of especially en- cent Christmas commemoratives postmarked at Valentine, Ariz., and town name were crossed Not content with the main im- joying fun cartoons was rekin- postmarked on their first day of on Feb. 14, 1979 – Valentine’s out, with an address in Cardiff, age, someone added an almost dled when I spotted a 1920 “Spe- issue. Day. A rubber-stamped cat and Wales, written at the bottom. hidden second drawing. cial Delivery” cover featuring an One stamp featuring a deco- an arrow-pierced heart were in- A thick black frame drawn A pencil sketch below the excellent rendition of Jiggs, a got- rated, snow-covered Christmas cluded. around the edge may have been stamp, on the upper line of the rich former working-class char- tree was appropriately tied to recipient’s address box, features acter in the “Bringing Up Father” the cover by an Oct. 18, 1990, Ev- a popular Second World War newspaper strip. ergreen, Colo., postmark. cartoon character. Created by artist George Mc- Postmarked in Washington, The uncaptioned sketch con- Manus (1884-1954), the strip – D.C., the other stamp reproduces sists of a round-headed bald also known as “Jiggs and Mag- Madonna and Child, a religious man peeking over a wall, with gie” or “Maggie and Jiggs” – first Christmas-theme masterpiece by his long nose and fingers of both ran in 1913 and was featured via Antonello da Messina (1430- hands clutching the edge. international syndication for 1479). The Early Italian Renais- Typically drawn as wall graf- more than a century. There were sance artist was born in Messina, fiti where U.S. soldiers were sta- also books and a stage play Italy, as Antonello di Giovanni di tioned, camped or visiting, the based on the popular, always- Antonio. doodle and its often-accompany- wrangling spouses. As a fine piece of modern art, ing phrase, “Kilroy Was Here,” The cover art showing a typi- the cover was offered for a de- became associated with them in cally tipsy dressed-up Jiggs was A U.S. James Dean commemorative cleverly franks a first- cent price, $17.70 US ($21.41 the 1940s. drawn by college student Sallie day cover featuring the late Hollywood actor stopped on his Cdn.) Origin theories are plentiful, L. Beeler. Franked with six two- An artist since 1984, when he motorcycle on a highway. Warner Bros. Studios issued the with one image claim related to a cent George Washington began producing FDCs, Geer- cover, which features a Burbank, Calif., postmark. U.S. shipyard inspector named definitives, it was sent to a rela- lings was born in the Nether- J.J. Kilroy, who reportedly tive in Duncan, Okla., from Mex- lands. He settled in Salem, Ore., A STAMP decorative, or it could have indi- chalked it onto the sides of ico, Mont. after emigrating to the United WITH A CAUSE cated bad news, since such lines newly completed ships. States more than 40 years ago. One of the cleverest combina- were commonly added to what A Massachusetts newspaper EXCELLENT ARTWORK According to a Facebook post, tions of a stamp and a drawing were then known as mourning in 1945 credited airmen at Boca As mentioned earlier, quite a his fine art creations are painted shows legendary Hollywood ac- covers. Raton, Fla., with adopting the few of the illustrated hand-drawn with oils, acrylics and waterco- tor James Byron Dean sitting The second mail carrier enve- phrase after Sgt. Francis J. Kilroy covers had excellent artwork. lours. He also produces and sells astride a motorcycle stopped on lope, with the image of a postie Jr. wrote, “Kilroy will be here Covers illustrated by U.S. art- hand-painted, limited-edition a barren highway. carrying a large cover, bears a next week,” on a barracks bulle- ist Elain Thompson are espe- prints. The 32-cent commemorative six-cent airmail stamp cancelled tin board while recovering from cially attractive. Geerlings is a member of depicts Dean (1931-55) in a typi- “U.S. Army Postal Service” in flu. Continued on page 15 the American Philatelic Society cal young rebel pose. It provided and the American First Day a head-and-shoulders image for Cover Society. the figure below, wearing a black leather jacket and blue Canada’s Philatelic Centre PUNS FOR FUN jeans. VINCENT GRAVES GREENE PHILATELIC Call them puns or wordplay, The cover has a June 24, 1996, RESEARCH FOUNDATION in addition to the Evergreen, Burbank, Calif., “First Day of Is- www.greenefoundation.ca Colo., cover, several others I sue” postmark with the cancel spotted on eBay were mailed including his name on either from post offices with names side of a five-pointed star, the EXPERTIZATION that cleverly matched their ca- logo for Warner Bros. Studios.  Canada’s Premier Expertizing Service chets. 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September, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 13 “This arrangement enables hinges on one side,” should Tower), also has an operational Long-time collector, exhibi- the numerous occupants of of- also be at least 79 centimetres mail chute. Completed in 1972, tor, judge and author Bill Chutes... fice-buildings, hotels, tene- above the floor. To protect mail the latter building is one of the Schultz, of West Chester, Pa., Continued from page 1 ment-houses, and other places from damage after falling sev- few modern skyscrapers to fea- recently found a brass AMDC Many chutes are comprised of where large numbers are con- eral floors, the receiving box ture a mail chute. receiving box below an active a mostly glass enclosure, al- gregated to secure the prompt also includes an “elastic cush- In both Canada and the mail chute at Hotel Bethlehem lowing people to see the delivery of their mail-matter ion to prevent injury to the United States, postal carriers in his home state. Located in plummeting postal items and within reach of the carrier or mail,” according to the 1921 continue to collect mail from Bethlehem’s Center City neigh- postal workers to find and re- collector without the labor and American Architect Specification the operational chutes. bourhood, the nine-storey brick move any blockages. The de- annoyance of visiting the recep- Manual. “We can confirm that we col- hotel was built in 1922, about sign has remained largely un- tacle,” reads Cutler’s 1883 pa- lect mail from almost 400 build- four decades after the mail changed since its inception in tent, U.S. #284,951. “Another CUTLER COMPANY ings with mail chutes across the chute’s creation. 1883, when architect and busi- and great advantage is that it IN CANADA, U.S. country,” said Canada Post me- “We were thrilled to see a nessman James Goold Cutler, enables the sender to deliver The Cutler Mail Chute Com- dia relations manager Valérie beautiful letter box in the main of Albany, N.Y., received a pat- letters of value directly into the pany soon became the sole Chartrand. lobby of the hotel,” said ent for his “letter box connec- official sealed letter-box with- U.S.-based mail chute system Schultz, who visited Bethlehem tion.” out the interposition of ser- manufacturer, a title it held un- CANADIAN BOX with his wife Patricia on July Within a year of the patent, vants, messengers, or others of til 1904, according to “Cutler AT AUCTION 29. “We had reserved a room the world’s first mail chute doubtful reliability.” Mail Box and Chute,” a perma- An early 20th-century brass for the evening, including a was installed in the since-de- The patent specifies the re- nent exhibition at the U.S. Na- receiving box, produced by charming and delightful din- molished Elwood Building in ceiving box should be “made tional Postal Museum (NPM). 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14 September 14, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca Great American Stamp Show ‘a very positive uptick’ By Jesse Robitaille A member of the APS Dealer 1919”), David McLaughlin or stamp-starved collectors Advisory Council since 2018, (“The Maple Leaf Issue of Can- and dealers itching to get Houtby plans to attend Michi- ada 1897-1898”) and Jean Wang Fback on the bourse, it was a lot gan’s Plymouth Stamp Show in (“Blood: A Modern Medicine”) like old times. September plus Washington’s each won a World Series Prix With 2,500 registrations, thou- Napex in October. Both shows d’honneur as part of the Cham- sands of show-goers made their are APS World Series of Philately pion of Champions event. way to the Rosemont suburb of events. Michael Mahler’s exhibit, Chicago, Ill., this August, when Before the pandemic, he parti- “Rebel Documents, Yankee three convening societies hosted cipated in upwards of 30 shows Stamps: How the Union Col- the four-day Great American across Canada and the United lected Its Stamp Taxes in the Stamp Show (GASS). States each year. Confederacy,” won the APS “By comparison, we had just a StampShow Multi-Frame EXHIBITION little more than 2,200 for Omaha Grand Award. & MORE 2019,” Scott English, the execu- Louis Pataki’s exhibit, tive director of the American In addition to the roughly “World War I Comes to the Philatelic Society (APS), one of 80-dealer bourse, the inaugural German Mail in Shantung, the show’s hosts, told CSN. “At- GASS featured 800 frames of China,” won the APS Stamp- tendance for the show was From left to right: CAPEX 22 chair David McLaughlin stands competitive exhibits, dozens of Show Single-Frame Grand strong despite the pandemic and with fellow Canadians Jean Wang, Bill Longley and Ingo meetings and seminars plus sev- Award. concerns over the delta variant.” Nessel at the Great American Stamp Show this August. eral first-day ceremonies hosted Phillip Stage’s exhibit, “The While the show’s original de- CAPEX 22 shared a booth with the Royal Philatelic Society of by the U.S. Postal Service, the Coconut Palm – Palm of Life & but – slated for last August – was Canada, Postal History Society of Canada and British North event’s co-sponsor. Palm of Commerce,” won the cancelled due to COVID-19, state America Philatelic Society throughout the four-day show. Among the show’s society ATA National Topical Stamp officials rolled back most pan- booths was CAPEX 22, whose Show Multi-Frame Grand. demic regulations this June, with with fellow collectors in person. they can’t view it in person and organizers shared a table with Anthony Dewey’s exhibit, no capacity limits, no physical- There are a number of shows hold it in their hands. the Royal Philatelic Society of “The 3¢ Connecticut Tercente- distancing requirements and no planned for the fall and we hope “People really want to look at Canada, Postal History Society nary Issue of 1935 and its First mask mandates for vaccinated that stamp collectors continue to an expensive cover and an ex- of Canada and British North Days,” won the AFDCS Ameri- attendees. lead the way on safely getting to- pensive stamp rather than buy- America Philatelic Society. Cover Multi-Frame Grand “You didn’t see a whole lot of gether and taking every effort to ing it online. Even though you For the exhibition, Daniel Ry- Award. usage of masks – a little bit – and mitigate the spread of COVID.” can send them a scan of it, it’s terband’s exhibit, “A Country Michael Mahler’s literature not a whole lot of social distanc- The GASS also marked the not quite the same as being able Divided: Effects of the American exhibit, “Stamp Taxes in Nevada, ing, so it was kind of like an old- first conventions of the to handle it in person.” Civil War on the Mails,” won the Volumes 1-4. An Illustrated Cen- time show, and it was really 27,000-member APS, 2,500-mem- With strong attendance and a Multi-Frame Champion of sus of Documents Bearing Nevada very, very good,” said dealer ber ATA and 1,120-member AF- vibrant bourse, Houtby believes Champions. State Revenue Stamps, 1865-1873, Roy Houtby, the long-time DCS since 2019. it’s a good sign of what’s to Canadian exhibitors Sam by Type and Tax Rate,” won the owner of Roy’s Stamps in St. “From that level, it brings in a come once the pandemic eases Chiu (“Hankow, China 1891- Literature Grand. W Catharines, Ont., who manned a lot of different collectors,” said on this side of the border. corner booth at the show with Houtby, who was one of nearly “That just augurs well down and Family, by Douglas S. his wife Linda. 80 dealers at the show. “One of the road to get back to some Drawn... Weisz, has more than 1,600 full-colour images related to “People were anxious for a the things that really impressed sense of normality, so it’s good Continued from page 13 real, live show, where they could me was people were flying in for everybody,” he said. “It was U.S. issues. actually go and look at covers from all over. I mean, we dealt a very positive uptick in terms One of 20 FDCs by her de- Knapp (1907-86) produced and make some purchases, and with clients from Washington, of enthusiasm. These are really picts author Samuel Clemens – art for FDCs, with many from that regard, it was great,” from Texas, from Florida, from true collectors – I mean, if you’re Mark Twain – author of The mass-produced in the 1940s by the Fleetwood company, said Houtby, who added it was California; they just weren’t Chi- flying from Texas or California Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, plus many other best-selling plus others hand-drawn and his first national show since Feb- cago-based collectors. They were or Florida or wherever to come books. hand-painted in the early ruary 2020. “Their attendance there from all over the U.S., and to a show in Chicago, you’re se- It’s franked with four U.S. 1950s, then in the late 1970s there was outstanding, and they they flew in from considerable rious about it – and they were 29-cent 1993 “Children’s Clas- until the mid-1980s, according went forward with a lot of the distances.” excited about the opportunity sic Novels” commemoratives, to the Alphabetilately website regular events, including the full because it was the first one they one depicting Huck holding a (also shown as an exhibit at ‘Champion of Champions’ ex- ‘IT IS NICE had in probably over a year and fishing rod and a bucket while the American Philatelic Soci- hibit, which people enjoyed.” TO BE BACK’ a half. It was a very positive vibe watching a riverboat. ety, to which it was donated Houtby said he had “very lit- on the floor the entire week- Co-hosted by the APS, Ameri- by the Smithsonian Institu- can Topical Association (ATA) tle concern” about the pandemic end.” CACHET ART BOOKS tion’s National Postal Mu- and American First Day Cover while interacting on the bourse. While the U.S. land border Several books have been seum). It offers “the definitive Society (AFDCS), the inaugural “We were obviously vacci- will remain closed to Canadians produced as guides for people biography and complete GASS was held Aug. 12-15. It nated, and we didn’t feel unsafe until at least Sept. 21, Houtby wanting to draw cachets. works of the most famous ca- was among the first major in- at all, any time. We were ex- was able to cross the border via Of particular note, an chet artist in the history of person stamp shows in the tremely busy, too, and there a commercial entry. award-winning 298-page 2014 philately” for $50 US plus United States, where collectors weren’t a lot of open chairs for “We were fortunate that we biography recounts illustra- shipping. began returning to bourses big much of the show, except for could even get in with the bor- tions drawn and colourized by Originally sold for 25 cents and small this spring, after the Sunday. But it felt good, and it is ders remaining closed. Our bro- a trend-setting Rhinebeck, US each, Knapp covers re- pandemic started in March 2020. nice to be back dealing with peo- kers did a good job, and we N.Y., commercial artist, art cently offered on eBay “I was able to speak to quite a ple one on one.” made a formal commercial entry teacher and stamp collector’s ranged from several dollars few APS members and dealers at While Houtby focused on his with the 18-wheelers,” he said. wife. for printed ones to more the show,” English told CSN. mail-order business throughout “We went in that way and back Published by Amos Media than $1,000 each for origi- “Overall, everyone was enthusi- the pandemic, he said collectors that way, and we’ll continue to Co., Dorothy Knapp: Philately nals. W astic to see old friends, dig are generally less reluctant to do that, I think, for the foresee- through boxes and spend time buy rare, high-value items when able future.”

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September, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 17 New ISSUES Around the World with Robin Harris

Prince Philip visited the Falkland Islands twice – NEW ZEALAND GUERNSEY once in 1957 and again in 1991. The first visit came af- New Zealand has marked the 20th anniversary of Pe- Guernsey released the third of four stamps in a series ter he opened the Olympic Games in Melbourne, Aus- ter Jackson’s The Fellowship of the Ring, the first in his commemorating the Royal British Legion’s centenary on tralia, while travelling home aboard HM Yacht Britan- Lord of the Rings film trilogy, with a six-stamp issued on Sept. 1. nia. While anchored in Stanley Harbour, Prince Philip September 1. A century earlier, on May 15, 1921, three ex-service came ashore to a warm welcome from residents. Three The six stamps, showing scenes from the movie shot organizations – the Comrades of the Great War; the Na- decades later, during his second visit, Philip arrived at entirely in New Zealand, are entitled: tional Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers; Mount Pleasant aboard the British Aerospace 146 of • “The Journey Begins,” showing Hobbiton, a village in and the National Federation of Discharged and Demobi- the Queen’s Flight for a seven-day trip. Aside from a the Shire home to Frodo Baggins and his cousin Bilbo lized Sailors and Soldiers – merged to form the British full civil and military program of visits and meetings, – the two best known hobbits – in a scene filmed near Legion. Field Marshal Douglas Haig, the first Earl Haig he also enjoyed a fishing expedition on the West Falk- Matamata on the private Alexander Farm ($1.50); and the British commander at the battles of the Somme land coast. • “Hiding from the Black Rider,” showing Frodo and and Passchendaele, was one of the Legion’s founders, Prince Philip visited Canada nearly 70 times, in- Sam Gamgee, his gardener, taking cover in a hollow serving at the organization’s helm until his 1928 death. cluding more than 20 visits alongside his wife Queen among tree roots while trying to evade an enemy envoy The new stamp depicts British soldiers on patrol in Elizabeth II. from Mordor in a scene filmed in Wellington city’s Town Helmand province, Afghanistan, while the first two Belt ($1.50); stamps, issued in February and May, featured Superma- • “The Prancing Pony,” showing Frodo and his hobbit rine Spitfires and a Hawker Hurricane fighter plane, re- friends Sam, Pippin and Merry drinking ale at the Pranc- spectively. ing Pony in Bree, where they first meet Aragorn, the tril- Four years after its British counterpart, in November ogy’s main protagonist, in a scene filmed at Fort Dorset, 1925, the Canadian Legion was founded in Winnipeg, a former army camp in Seatoun, Wellington ($1.50); Man., as the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Ser- • “Flight to the Ford,” showing Aragorn’s wife Arwen, vices League. The organization earned its royal patron- an elven princess, galloping with Frodo after the latter age, becoming the Royal Canadian Legion, in 1960. was stabbed by a Black Rider in a scene filmed at the Shotover River ($2.80); • “The Bridge of Khazad-dûm,” showing a scene in which the protagonist wizard Gandalf turns and cries, “You shall not pass!” to the fire-breathing Balrog, filmed in the subterranean labyrinth the Mines of Moria ($3.60); AUSTRALIA and Australia’s volcanic past is the theme of a four- • “The Gates of Argonath,” showing the fellowship – stamp set issued on July 13. Gandalf, Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Legolas ALDERNEY Volcanoes form where molten rock – known as (another elf), dwarf warrior Gimli and Gondor warrior On Sept. 1, Alderney, the northernmost of the inhab- magma, typically produced in the Earth’s mantle – Boromir – journeying in three boats along the River An- ited Channel Islands, celebrated the life of the late Prince rises to the surface. While there are no active volca- duin in a scene filmed in the Kawarau Gorge and Philip, who died this April, on a four-stamp set. noes on the Australian continent, much of eastern Kawarau river near Queenstown ($4.10). The stamps, which depict the Duke of Edinburgh en- Australia has been subject to episodic volcanic activ- gaged in some of his many hobbies, feature: ity over the last 40 million years, with the most re- LIECHTENSTEIN • Philip, an accomplished polo player, receiving a tro- cent event taking place about 5,000 years ago at Liechtenstein, a 25-kilometre phy as the captain of a winning polo team in 1952 (50 Mount Gambier, South Australia. German-speaking principality pence); This issue features three extinct volcanoes on the located between Austria and • a 1947 photograph – from the same year Philip wed Australian mainland, including: Switzerland, released a single then-Princess Elizabeth – showing Philip, having com- • in north-western Tasmania, where a basalt land- stamp on Sept. 6 to commemo- pleted his initial training for the Royal Navy as the “best form rises 170 metres from the sea as the remnant rate email’s 50th anniversary. cadet” of his class, as the first lieutenant aboard the de- plug of an extinct volcano that last erupted about 12 In 1971, U.S. computer pro- stroyer HMS Wallace in 1942 (73 pence); million years ago; grammer Ray Tomlinson, of the firm Bolt, Beranek and • the Queen and Prince Philip enjoying a cricket match • in New South Wales, where Wollumbin Mount Newman (now BBN Technologies), was working with together at Highclere Castle in 1958 (£1); and Warning includes the remnant plug of the central other staff to build a data transmission system for the • a photograph of Philip in 1953, the year he joined the vent of a massive shield volcano that last erupted Department of Defence. During the project, he discov- Royal Air Force, three years before earning his helicop- about 23 million years ago; and ered a way to send files between computers, with the re- ter wings and six years before receiving his private pi- • in the Western District, where Mount Elephant, a cipient able to read or save the file before changing it and lot’s licence (£1.20). steep-sided, small volcano with a breached crater sending it back, leading to the concept of the email. For rises 240 metres above the surrounding plains. transmission, senders needed to combine the addressee FALKLAND ISLANDS The fourth stamp features another extinct volcano and the computer name in the file address. Since this was The Falkland Islands, a remote South Atlantic archi- now comprising the offshore Lord Howe Island, impossible with a normal character because of the dan- pelago, released four stamps remembering the life of which lies in the Tasman Sea east in New South ger of confusion, a special character – the ampersand Prince Philip on Aug. 30. Wales. – was used.

18 September 14, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca B.C. collectors enjoy in-person bourses amid COVID slowdown

By Jesse Robitaille Henry announced British Co- As COVID-19 cases declined ince British Columbia en- lumbia’s mask mandate in British Columbia, stamp tered “step three” of its re- would be reintroduced for in- collectors enjoyed a one- openingS plan on July 1, show door public spaces effective day bourse with eight organizers in the provincial Aug. 25. Officials repealed the dealers in Victoria on Aug. capital of Victoria have hosted previous mandate in July, 22. Photo by Tom Watkins. a pair of well-attended since which time cases counts bourses. have increased. “Now we’re in the Sandman The latest Victoria Stamp & On Aug. 23, the B.C. gov- Hotel, which is a great venue Postcard Fair was held on ernment also announced a with ground-floor, level-free Aug. 22, when eight dealers plan to require proof of CO- parking, the Shark Club Bar & and about 75 show-goers took VID-19 vaccination for most Restaurant and easy access for to the bourse with “a lot of non-essential recreational and the dealers to get in and out. buzz in the room” according social activities effective Sept. It’s a really good location, so to organizer Tom Watkins, of 13. we’re really happy with the North Saanich, B.C. Show-go- “It was a bit of touch of nor- new venue.” ers attended the same venue a malcy for a change,” said Wat- Watkins expects about a month earlier, on July 11, for kins about the latest show, “The local clubs typically do added the Vicpex venue dozen dealers this October. another one-day bourse with adding it’s difficult to trans- a fall show, but they’ve kind of changed after the province Looking ahead to next year, nine dealers. It took place less pose that camaraderie in a vir- acquiesced this year with the bought its previous venue he has also booked five dates than two weeks after British tual setting. “It’s the intangi- lack of certainty around – the Comfort Inn – for $18.5 for the Victoria Stamp & Post- Columbia entered step three bles that you don’t get what’s happening, so we million to provide short-term card Fair on Jan. 23, April 24, and lifted the provincial state through a Zoom meeting, thought we’d try to fill that housing for the city’s home- June 19, Aug. 21 and Nov. 20, of emergency in place since those little sidebar conversa- void,” said Watkins, who less population. 2022. W March 2020. tions or little finds in some- “It was great to see so many body’s shoebox they’ve had friends after such a long ab- sitting around for 10 years but sence, in person, as opposed decided to bring out.” Last summer, during lulls in SHOW & Bourse to on a monitor, by telephone or email,” said Watkins, who provincial COVID-19 cases, Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, many shows, auctions, club meetings and other has been organizing the Victo- B.C. collectors also attended philatelic events are being cancelled. For the most up-to-date information, visit CSN’s ria show since January and Richpex 2020 in Vancouver online ‘Events’ listings at canadianstampnews.com/events or contact event organizers. added this August’s event was (“Richpex brings collectors SEPT. 10 – 12, MISSISSAUGA, ON with Canadian and world coins, stamps, paper money, tokens, med- “well attended.” back to bourse,” CSN Vol. 45 Fall 2021 National Postage Stamp & Coin Show, **CANCELLED** als, trade dollars, official mint products, hobby supplies, reference “There was a lot of hype be- #7) plus another Victoria For more information, email [email protected], telephone 1-800-408- books and more. Free evaluations plus buying, selling and trading. Stamp & Postcard Fair in Au- 0352. Website: www.stampandcoinshow.com. Admission is $5 (children under the age of 16 are free), and parking cause there has been pent-up is free. For more information, email [email protected], tele- demand for buying, selling gust. SEPT. 11, SCARBOROUGH, ON phone 416-505-7999. Website: www.troyakclub.com. and trading but also to see Since then, Richpex 2021 Scarborough Stamp Club Show, **CANCELLED** For more infor- was held this July 23-24. mation, email [email protected], telephone 416-460-3970. OCT. 16, ST. CATHARINES, ON friends. There was a real hum Best Western Stamp Show, Best Western Hotel, 2 North Service Rd. to the room with people chat- This fall, in the absence of SEPT. 25, MEDICINE HAT, AB The Best Western Stamp Show is held in the Niagara Room of St. ting, catching up, enjoying the annual club-sponsored Medicine Hat Stamp & Coin Show, Auditorium of Cyprus Center, Catharines, Ont.’s Best Western Hotel at the corner of Lake Street at Vicpex show, Watkins is also 2055 21 Ave SE Medicine Hat Stamp & Coin Show. 2055 21 Ave SE. the QEW. Open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., the show is sponsored by Roy’s each other’s company and Different location this year because of Covid. New location is in the planning to host a two-day Stamps and will feature one of the largest Canadian and the British sharing stories and finds to- Auditorium of the Stampede Grounds, (north entrance of Cyprus Commonwealth stamp stocks in the country! Lots, collections and gether – lots of good camara- bourse subject to pandemic Centre) Lots of room to maintain Covid restrictions. Buy, Sell, Trade, supplies are also available. Free admission, free parking and free derie, so it was great.” restrictions. It’s slated for Oct. or if time permits appraisals also. Door prices. Free Parking, stamp appraisals! COVID protocols will be in place as required by 23-24 at the Sandman Hotel, Admission $ 2:00. children with parent Free. One Day only, 10:00am provincial regulations. Contact organizer Roy Houtby for more infor- The August show was held to 4:00pm. Vendors Welcome. Contact Ron 403 526 5158 or med- the same venue as the Victoria mation. For more information, email [email protected], tele- just two days before Provin- [email protected] For more information, email medhatcsc@live. phone 905-934-8377. cial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Stamp & Postcard Fair. com, telephone 403-526-5158. Website: wwwmhcasc.ca. OCT. 23, KINGSTON, ON SEPT. 25, SCARBOROUGH, ON Eastern Ontario Stamp Festival, Crossroads United Church, 690 Scarborough Stamp Club Show, **CANCELLED** For more infor- types beyond earlier published Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd. The Eastern Ontario Stamp Festival, mation, email [email protected], telephone 416-460-3970. accounts. In fact, there is every sponsored by the Kingston Stamp Club, will be held on Oct. 23 Cancels... reason to believe new types SEPT. 25, ST. CATHARINES, ON from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission and parking are free, and the show will feature dealers, door prizes, a youth booth, a consign- will yet be discovered when Best Western Stamp Show, Best Western Hotel, 2 North Service Continued from page 8 Rd. The Best Western Stamp Show is held in the Niagara Room of ment table and a food concession. For more information, contact more of us begin to look at our St. Catharines, Ont.’s Best Western Hotel at the corner of Lake chapter President Bob Gardner by phone or email or visit the club of third-class mail the post of- strikes, too, and compare them Street at the QEW. Open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., the show is spon- website, kingstonstampclub.ca. For more information, email with those he has catalogued. sored by Roy’s Stamps and will feature one of the largest [email protected], telephone 613-389-9587. Website: fice was expected to handle. He kingstonstampclub.ca. Holbrath is to be congratu- Canadian and the British Commonwealth stamp stocks in the also shows later-day uses for country! Lots, collections and supplies are also available. Free NOV. 5 – 7, MONTRÉAL, QC some of these cancels, which lated for giving us a ready ref- admission, free parking and free stamp appraisals! COVID proto- Fall Nuphilex 2021, McGill University New Residence Hall, 3625 erence for this often-neglected cols will be in place as required by provincial regulations. Contact appear to have been used more Parc Ave. The Fall 2021 Nuphilex, Canada’s largest coin and organizer Roy Houtby for more information. For more information, for convenience by smaller post area in Canadian postal mark- stamp show, is open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. email [email protected], telephone 905-934-8377. offices to cancel more than one ings. W Admission is $5 on Friday and free on Saturday and Sunday. More stamp at a time on multi- OCT. 3, MISSISSAUGA, ON than 95 dealer tables of coins, stamps, paper money, tokens, franked covers. ‘BNAPS Books’ are distributed Mississauga Coin & Stamp Show, John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre, militarism, medals, jewelry and watches will be showcased. Come buy, sell, trade or appraise your valuables. For more infor- through Longley Auctions, P.O. 4300 Cawthra Rd. Sponsored by the Troyak Club, the Mississauga As this is the first book dedi- Coin and Stamp Show will be open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., with 60 mation, email [email protected], telephone 514-889- cated to the topic of oval parcel Box 620, Waterdown ON L0R tables and more than 30 dealers. There’s something for everyone, 7740. Website: www.nuphilex.com. cancels, Holbrath has not as- 2H0 and may be ordered through the firm’s website, longleyauctions. SHOW ORGANIZERS: How to list: Simply fill out the form found at www.canadianstampnews.ca or mail, fax or email your signed any rarity factors to information to Trajan Publishing (S&B), PO Box 25009 Rose City RO, Welland, ON L3B 6G9, fax (905) 735-1909, email jims@trajan. each type of strike, but his re- com. Canada Oval Parcel Can- ca. Please include: date of show; site of event, street, city, prov.; official name of event; organization sponsoring or affiliated with the search has substantially ex- cels sells for $31 (plus shipping event; hours; admission charge; if exhibits are present (display or competitive), contact person’s name, address, postal code, tele- phone number. Two show dates per year will be listed for free (subsequent show dates will cost $15 per listing). panded the number of known and handling).

September, 2021 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 19 OLD TIME BARGAINS #1,020

Welcome back once again for a great selection of special offers, including Canadian booklets, errors, plate blocks and fi rst day covers. Choose the items you need and or- der today by phone, fax, mail or email! There are no additional charges for shipping or sales taxes and installment terms are available if needed on larger purchases. We have the new 2021 Unitrade catalogue in stock at just $59.95 postpaid. The latest Scott catalogues are also available. Have something nice for sale? If you do, please get in touch. We pay the highest prices for specialized collections and individual rarities of not only Canada and Provinces, but U.S.A., British and Foreign material as well.

SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER #19,594 #19,580 #19,587 Next here is a super perforation shift on the 46¢ Christmas Angel (Scott #1815). Price for Three attractive specials on Ad- Next here is the scarce book- miral Issue booklets follow. a VF NH mint single is let #BK42b, which contains the just $59.95. First here is a Very Fine example scarce stitched booklet pane of of #BK3e, which lists at $375.00. the 4¢ orange (#306bi). List price My price is just $149.00. for a VF booklet is $27.00. My price is a steal at just $9.99. SPECIAL SPECIAL OFFER OFFER #19,595 SPECIAL OFFER Perhaps you need this missing gold major er- #19.581 #19,588 ror on the 48¢ Year of the Ram (#1969a). List An old time stock of Canadian price for a VF NH mint single is $600.00. My booklets came in recently, the Three interesting specials price is just $295.00. kind of lot you rarely see any- featuring Centennial Issue more. In it were a few of #BK5d, booklets follow. This fi rst one SPECIAL OFFER #19,596 includes #BK61c, the 6¢ black the 2¢ carmine Admiral booklet Here is a great offer on a scarce with the small type text. It con- perf. 10, pane of 25 stamps on medium fl uorescent paper. List item from the fi rst King George tains two panes of six of the 2¢ (#106a). List price for a VF booklet VI issue in 1938. It is a plate #1 is $225.00. My price is $79.00. price for a very fi ne booklet is $30.00. My price is $14.50 only. upper right block of the scarce 50¢ green Vancouver Harbour SPECIAL OFFER #19,582 (Scott #244). Condition is Here is another booklet of the 2¢ SPECIAL OFFER #19,589 VF NH mint and list price is carmine Admiral, but this time Next up is this unusual error -- the $450.00. My price is just $149.00 with the rate change overprint scarce double printing on the 38¢ Par- while they last! on the cover (#BK5f). This one liament Issue (Scott #1165d). List price is getting hard to fi nd. List price for a VF NH mint single is $300.00. My SPECIAL OFFER #19,597 for a VF example is $225.00. My price is just $99.95 while they last. I price is just $89.00. also have one block of four available at The $1.00 Export high value $395.00 only. issued in 1963 (Scott #411) has long been popular with col- lectors. I just picked up a nice SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER #19,590 stock of plate blocks of four. Here is a scarce imperforate error on the 39¢ List price for a matched set of #19,583 coil stamp. This one is on the high-fl uores- four corners in VF NH mint Here is an English King George VI cent paper and is hard to fi nd (#1194Biii). List condition is $360.00. My price booklet with two panes of the 3¢ price for a VF NH pair is $250.00. My price $99.00 while they last. dark carmine war issue (#BK34a). is $129.00. List price for a F-VF booklet is $14.00. My price is $8.95. SPECIAL OFFER #19,598 SPECIAL OFFER Next here is a plate block of Scott #E7, the 10¢ #19,584 SPECIAL OFFER #19,591 dark green special deliv- Next is #BK34b, the French ver- Here is a scarce imperforate error from ery stamp. This is a VF sion booklet of the above. List the popular Mammals Issue. It is the NH mint plate 1 upper price for this in F-VF condition 45¢ pronghorn antelope (#1172h). I right block. List price is is $18.00. My price is $9.95 while have some VF+ NH mint examples in $105.00. My price is low they last. stock. List price for a pair is $1,200.00. at just $39.95. My price is $479.00 (or fi ve payments of SPECIAL OFFER #19,599 $96.00 each). Or make it $895.00 for a block of four. Next here is one of the SPECIAL OFFER hardest to fi nd modern #19,585 era fi rst day covers – the elusive plate block of I also have the scarcer French SPECIAL OFFER the 38¢ Regiment com- booklet with the surcharged rate memoratives (#1250ii). A page ( #34d) in stock in F-VF con- #19,592 VF fi rst day cover lists at dition. List price is $75.00. My Plate imprint blocks of the 59¢ $125.00. My price is just price is just $29.95. Musk Ox stamp on Slater pa- per are very scarce. In fact, the $49.95 while they last. list price for a matched set of SPECIAL OFFER #1174i has risen to $1,000.00. My price is just $395.00. SPECIAL OFFER #19,586 #19,600 In 1947 Canada issued a Here’s another scarcer fi rst unique booklet – the only day cover, in fact much one ever to contain airmail SPECIAL OFFER #19,593 scarcer than catalogue val- stamps. The booklet is The scarce perf 13 x 13 variety also exists ues might indicate. It is #BK39a. It sold for $1.00 and on the 78¢ Beluga (1179b). List price for the perforation charge on contained two panes of #C9a a VF NH mint single is $45.00. My price the 39¢ Creatures block as well as single panes of #252c and 254a. List price for a very fi ne is just half of that at $22.50. (#1292d). List price for a very fi ne cover is $25.00. My price is $9.95. booklet is $66.00. My price is $29.95. I also have a wholesale lot of ten covers available at just $79.95.

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