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Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/canadianstampnews Follow us on Twitter @trajanpublisher STAMP NEWS Follow us on Instagram @trajan_csn Volume 44 • Number 09 August 20 - September 2, 2019 $4.50 ‘Natural variations,’ or varieties? By Jesse Robitaille tached. The machine’s plate has metal This is the final story in a four-part ridges, which are the exact thickness of series highlighting a private tour of the stamp paper and form the wavy “per- Lowe-Martin, an Ottawa-based secu- forations” – also known as serpentine die rity printer of Canadian and worldwide Continued on page 19 stamps, as part of Orapex 2019. The Gallus “TCS 250,” which Lowe-Martin uses to print coil stamps, includes a station to “die cut” the newly printed rolls as they make their way through the end of the web-fed press. Built in Switzerland, the platen-style die-cutting station cuts the perimeter of each stamp without penetrating the coil’s backing paper, allowing the customer to remove one or more stamps from the coil Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC) Treasurer Stuart Keeley, while the unused postage remains at- left, said the increase in life and honorary members is ‘a strain on the financial.’ He is seen here at the AGM with RPSC President Ed Kroft. Canada’s self-adhesive coil stamps are produced using a platen die- cutting station to cut the perimeter RPSC facing a catch-22 of each stamp without penetrating as membership dwindles the coil’s backing paper. By Jesse Robitaille With about 300 honorary and life BNA collectors to celebrate This is the final story in a two-part se- members throughout the past three ries covering the recent annual general years and another 1,200 paid members Labour Day in Ottawa meeting of The Royal Philatelic Society – a number that’s “slowly sinking,” ac- of Canada. cording to RPSC Treasurer Stuart Keeley By Jesse Robitaille After ongoing pressure throughout ith paid memberships in an ongo- – the society isn’t bringing in any The 71st annual convention of the the 1880s and early 1890s, the govern- ing decline but honorary and life money from 20 per cent of its member- British North America Philatelic Soci- ment of then prime minister John Wmemberships holding strong, The Royal ship. This is at a time when The RPSC is ety (BNAPS) is returning to the na- Thompson passed the law making La- Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC) is in reporting a $3,968 loss, although nearly tion’s capital this Labour Day week- bour Day official on July 23, 1894 – the peculiar financial straits. $3,000 of that is from a recent inventory end for the first time in nearly two de- same year it became an official federal write-down. cades. holiday in the U.S. While parades pro- Publications RegistrationMail No. 09136 Agreement No. 40069699 “Our membership is slowly declin- Known as “BNAPEX,” this year’s moting workers’ rights were held in ing, and those are the people who are show will be held Aug. 30-Sept. 1 and Toronto as early as 1872, one of the first paying,” said Keeley, who recently re- will mark three anniversaries, includ- official parades was held in Winnipeg tired as a director of the society. ing the 125th anniversary of the decla- soon after the 1894 law was passed and “For life members and honorary ration of Labour Day as a national stretched about five kilometres, accord- members, we still have to send them holiday in Canada. ing to The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Canadian Philatelist and everything The first time back in else, so it puts a strain on the financial.” Ottawa since BNAPEX There was an influx of members join- 2001, this year’s show ing The RPSC in the early 1970s, Keeley also marks the 100th an- said, adding they will all become life niversary of the death members once they reach 50 continuous years of membership. Continued on page 15 “There are a ton in the pipeline for 2020-24, so that’s complicating what the organization is trying to figure out fi- nancially. I’m gonna say it: do we con- Roy Houtby, BNAPEX sider a reduced-price membership as 2019 show chair, is opposed to a free membership for life welcoming collectors members in order to pay for TCP at its to this year’s normal cost?” convention in Ottawa on Aug. 30-Sept. 1. Continued on page 14 FIND DEALERS YOU CAN TRUST! These dealers are members of the Canadian Stamp Dealers’ Association. They have subscribed to a high standard of business ethics. When buying or selling, looking for our logo will ensure you are dealing with a professional member of our association. For further information on our members, code of ethics, and other Association information, please visit our web site www.csdaonline.com or contact us for a Membership Directory. While there, be sure to visit the Classified Ads section for great deals from our members.

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4 August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca philatelic authorities, hosting success- recognizes their exceptional service to WHAT’S SIGNED ful auctions until outgrowing his the international philatelic commu- space and moving operations to nity, to the benefit of current and fu- SEALED Kelowna.” From his arrival in Vernon ture collectors,” said Elliot Gruber, INSIDE in 1978 until his retirement in 2005, museum director. The SPAA was es- DELIVERED he held nearly 115 auctions. With tablished in 2002 “to honour and cel- Volume 44 • Number 09 BNAPS, he served as a director from ebrate living individuals for out- 1998-2000; first vice-president from standing lifetime achievement in the 2000-02; president from 2002-04; and field of philately,” according to orga- August 20 to treasurer from 2005-10. He was in- nizers. This achievement may include September 2, 2019 ducted into BNAPS fellowship – the “original research that significantly Order of the Beaver – in 1997. Follow- advances the understanding of phi- ing his wishes, no funeral service was lately, exceptional service to the phil- held, and in lieu of flowers, donations atelic community or sustained pro- Regulars can be made to the Alzheimer’s As- motion of philately to the benefit of sociation. current and future collectors.” The CSN MARKETPLACE award medallion is a 76.2-millimetre gold-plated bronze disc depicting a Are you buying or selling?...... Page 16 sunburst with eight straight rays and eight wavy rays. Derived from the SHOW AND BOURSE family coat of arms of James Smith- Check out the shows son, founding benefactor of the in your area...... Page 19 ‘BLACK DEVILS’ Smithsonian Institution, the sunburst POSTAL HISTORY became the institution’s official seal The story of the joint Canada-U.S. in 1966 and is incorporated into the First Special Service Force (FSSF), SEAWAY INVERT official flag flown by Smithsonian fa- Columns which was also known as the “Black OFFERED IN VF, NH cilities and Smithsonian-sponsored Devils,” is the latest addition to Described by auctioneers as a expeditions throughout the world. FIRST-DAY COVERS the British North America Philatelic “never hinged, fresh and very fine ex- This year’s recipients “have shared Longest royal vist their profound love of stamps and Society (BNAPS) Online Resources ample of this popular rarity,” a 1959 occured in 1959...... Page 4 and Exhibits (ORE). Written by Ken five-cent St. Lawrence Seaway invert collecting in different ways, helping Ellison and published on error (Scott #387a) will be offered at people around the world enjoy the STAMPING GROUNDS the ORE this July, the article explores auction in New York this August with great hobby of stamp collecting,” the history of the Black Devils a starting bid of $7,000 USD (about added Donald Sundman, chair of the British Columbia, Newfoundland through contemporary covers from $9,200 Cdn.). Only about 400 exam- museum’s Council of Philatelists. colonial stamps overprinted...... Page 6 its Canadian members with usages ples with the vignette printed upside from all points where the FSSF down are known to exist, with mint PHILATELIC JOURNALS served. The FSSF formed in 1942 and singles listed in the Unitrade Special- disbanded in December 1944 and ized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps at Korean War mail uncovered “consisted of a combat force of three $16,000 (about $12,150 USD). The in latest BNA Topics...... Page 8 small regiments of which Canadians stamp was issued on June 26, 1959, comprised one third of the strength,” coinciding with the opening of the St. LOOKING BACK plus a service battalion, Ellison Lawrence Seaway by Queen Eliza- writes. “While the covers will look beth II and U.S. President Dwight D. 2009 Sports stamps include very similar, they are all identifiable Eisenhower. A joint issue be- three plastic commemoratives....Page 12 by their cancellations, and each one tween Canada and the U.S., the helps to tell the story of the Force.” To stamp marked the first collaboration Richard Stock (left) is welcomed NEW ISSUES read the two-part article, which is between the two countries’ postal ser- as the new president of the Royal available online for free online, vices. The first report of the invert’s Philatelic Society London by From around the world...... Page 18 visit bnaps.org/ore/Ellison-FSSF/ discovery was when a young boy in retiring president Patrick Maselis. Ellison-FSSF1.htm. Winnipeg purchased 30 stamps from a post office outlet on Aug. 20, 1959. REST IN PEACE The example to be offered this Au- RPSL ANNOUNCES Advertisers ROBERT LEE gust will cross the block as Lot 1845. NEW PRESIDENT Canadian Stamp Dealers’ Association. ....Page 2 Robert Lee, a With 1,668 lots, the Aug. 6-7 auction At its annual general meeting this past president from New York’s Cherrystone auc- June, the Royal Philatelic Society City Stamp Montreal...... Page 3 and active mem- tion house will also feature classic London (RPSL) elected Richard Stock Saskatoon Stamp Centre...... Page 6 ber of the British U.S. and general worldwide issues, as its new president. Also confirmed North America including stamps, postal history, es- in office were Vice-Presidents Peter Vincent Graves Green Philatelic Society says, proofs and more. Cockburn and Mike Roberts; Honor- Philatelic Research Foundation...... Page 7 (BNAPS), died on ary Secretary Jon Aitchison; Honor- Postal History Society of Canada...... Page 8 June 7 at the age SMITHSONIAN AWARDS ary Treasurer Simon Richards; and Vance Auctions Ltd...... Page 8 of 81. Born on Feb. 22, 1938, in GO TO PHILATELIC TRIO Honorary Librarian Ben Palmer. Saskatoon, Sask., Lee later moved to Three acclaimed philatelists are Thanks were extended to outgoing Auction Action...... Page 9 Vancouver, B.C., with his family, mar- slated to receive the 2019 Smithsonian president Patrick Maselis, who’s a The Royal Philatelic Society Philatelic Achievement Award signatory of the Roll of Distinguished ried in 1960 and became one of the of Canada...... Page 10 youngest stock brokers on the Van- (SPAA) from the U.S.-based National Philatelists, for his “generosity and couver Stock Exchange before mov- Postal Museum this October. Alfredo warm personality shown throughout “BNAPEX — 2019”...... Page 11 ing again, this time to Vernon, B.C., Helú, of Mexico, as well as Janet Klug his two years” at the helm. Stock, National Postage Stamp & Coin Show. ..Page 13 “to pursue his passion in stamps,” ac- and Charles Shreve, both of the U.S., who’s a Fellow of the RPSL, also Canadian Stamp News...... Page 14 cording to an obituary published by are slated to receive the honour dur- served as the co-ordinator of the soci- BNAPS. “He rapidly became one of ing a gala at the museum on Oct. 19. ety’s 150th-anniversary celebrations Coin Stamp Supplies...... Page 15 the leading British North America “This lifetime achievement award last year. Gary J. Lyon (Philatelist) Ltd...... Page 20

August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 5 British Columbia, Newfoundland colonial stamps overprinted

According to the 2019 Newfoundland printers Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of used various styles of Canadian Stamps, the 10-cent and metal type to overprint Stamping $1 stamps were never formally 1890 Queen Victoria three- issued, although mint examples cent definitives, resulting GROUNDS exist. Quoted prices are $1,200- in recognizable varieties, $1,800 for the 10-cent stamp and as seen in this illustration. $1,000-$1,500 for the $1 issue. By Ian Robertson In early 1869, 4,800 reprints of mint condition – is listed at This is the third story in what’s Starting in November 1867, to five values were ordered. No $1,000-$1,500, suggesting no now a four-part series exploring accommodate postal rate two-cent reprints were ordered. used examples have been au- overprints on stamps. changes and denominations in The second set of five sur- thenticated. In North America, two colo- cents and dollars, two-, five-, 10-, charged stamps were perforated The catalogue cites the second nies that joined Canada after 25- and 50-cent plus $1 sur- at Somerset House in London in surcharge set of five stamps at Confederation in 1867 issued charged definitives were pre- a noticeably different gauge, $4,650-$6,950 in mint condition overprinted stamps. pared in brown, bright red, lilac 12.5. and $4,650-$6,950 used. The earliest versions were rose, orange, violet and pale Despite a relatively high pro- Stamp-franked covers fetch produced for use in British Co- green, respectively. duction run, many overprints much higher prices. lumbia. To reduce costs and pro- Production by De La Rue from both orders command high British Columbia stamps were vide definitives with various de- and Co., in London, England, to- prices – especially the short-run not valid on mail after the colony nominations in decimal cur- talled 2,115,600 two-cent stamps, 1869 stamps. joined Canada on July 20, 1871. rency, postal officials ordered 244,320 five-cent stamps, 241,920 Prices for a mint set of six Unsold stocks were destroyed, plates used to produce 1865 blue of the 10-cent stamps, 475,280 of original surcharged British Co- according to The Encyclopedia of definitives denominated in pre- the 25-cent stamps, 571,760 of lumbia definitives, including British Empire Postage Stamps, vious imperial three-pence cur- the 50-cent stamps and 117,600 both unissued stamps, range in Vol. 5, by Robson Lowe. rency to be printed in different of the $1 stamps, according vari- Unitrade from $3,210-$10,850. And now for some fun forger- colours. ous sources. They were perfo- The four issued stamps in used ies. The sheets were then over- rated in gauge 14. condition are listed at $1,400- printed separately, with six de- $2,350. B.C. FORGERIES nominations. A 25-cent stamp with an in- WITH ERROR OVERPRINTS verted crown watermark is Surrounded on its outer edges A prolific European stamp priced at $350-$700 in mint con- by patterned large dots, the cen- forger firm churned out quite a dition and $350-$700 used while tral design is a stylized “V” be- few obviously bogus surcharged and a 50-cent stamp with the wa- neath a crown, which repre- British Columbia stamps. ever, the forgery designers made termark inverted – listed only in sented Queen Victoria. The colo- Based in Hamburg, Germany, some very obvious errors. ny’s name is in capital letters at the Spiro Brothers printing firm In some cases, the overprinted the top of an oval frame, with An 1868 British Columbia produced an estimated 500 dif- denominations were incomplete, “THREE PENCE” in capital let- three-pence red definitive is ferent lithographed reproduc- consisting of one numeral in- ters at the bottom. overprinted ‘5.CENTS.5.’ tions of stamps issued by differ- stead of two on either side of ent countries starting in 1864, “CENTS” or “DOLLAR” and according to Philatelic Forg- they lacked periods in between. ers: Their Lives and Works, a The most outstanding mistake 1976 book by Varro Tyler. is the “2 CENTS” overprint forg- Although the quality was ery. The genuine stamps were quite good, most are detectable surcharged “TWO CENTS.” and experts believe the forgeries Oops! were offered to collectors for low prices as imitations and album NEWFOUNDLAND space-fillers. OVERPRINTS When 25-stamp plates for the Newfoundland’s post office British Columbia surcharged had many more stamps over- stamps were produced, how- printed. In addition to ordering surcharged stamps for use on regular mail, officials on “The Rock” jumped on board the popularity of early flights – some successful, some not – across the Atlantic Ocean in the early part of the last century. The post office ordered several stamps overprinted with related text for use on mail carried on board several aircraft. At least one 1919 caribou definitive had a A forgery of an 1869 three- hand-written surcharge. pence light brown British Many pilots and colleagues Columbia definitive is who attempted the risky flights overprinted ‘2 CENTS’ were inspired by hefty cash instead of ‘TWO CENTS.’ prizes offered by newspapers in

6 August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca London for anyone who could Varieties include all three with A 1933 ‘L. & S. Post’ black two- and four-cent stamps. complete a non-stop flight across doubled surcharges. overprint was added to a With a war on and German the Atlantic. In mint condition, the first 15-cent 1931 airmail stamp. submarines attacking Allied ves- Anticipating an influx of avia- version is priced at $1,000- sels in the Atlantic, fresh stocks tors, Newfoundland became $2,000; the second is listed at were not expected to arrive soon “the first British colony to issue $2,000-$3,500 in mint condition; A pair lacking the watermark from England. air mail postage stamps,” the and the third version is priced at on one stamp is listed at $30-$60 With more than 250,000 Royal Stamp-Collecting World website $3,500-$7,000. mint and $25-$50 used. Singles Visit stamps available, “2 notes. Although some are rela- Several other varieties are with severely shifted overprint- CENTS” surcharges were ap- tively inexpensive, others priced listed by Unitrade, including ing, especially if the “AIR MAIL” plied in brown-red ink, and “4 in the tens of thousands of dol- some with red overprints, others text on each side was left uncov- CENTS” surcharges were ap- lars “are among the World’s with both red and black over- ered, are priced at $60-$100 mint. plied in carmine-red ink, both greatest philatelic rarities.” prints. They are priced in mint Pairs with one stamp lacking with dots printed over the origi- But first… condition at between $2,000- the overprint are priced at nal “5” denominations on both The inaugural overprinted $12,500 each. Printers & Publishers Ltd.,” in St. $8,000-$12,000 mint. Stamps bottom corners. Newfoundland stamp was or- Essays of the 60-cent 1897 John’s, which recommended us- with the overprint reading up in- These stamps are relatively in- dered after stocks of one-cent King Henry VII definitive exist ing red ink after producing test stead of down are listed at expensive, but those with minor Queen Victoria definitives from with “TWO 2 CENTS” overprints with black overprints. $5,000-$8,500 each in mint condi- varieties, most consisting of bro- the 1897 “Discovery of New- prints in red, but plans to pro- Examples with inverted sur- tion. ken letters and figures in the foundland” set were exhausted. duce stocks of them for postage charges are each listed at $1,000- In 1939, King George VI and overprints, are a bit pricier. The post office ordered 40,000 use were dropped. Singles are $1,400 mint. Mint stamps with his wife, Queen Elizabeth – the Unitrade lists two more note- stored three-cent 1890 Queen priced at $1,500 each. different surcharge text are future Queen Mother – visited worthy varieties: a two-cent Victoria grey-lilac definitives to In 1920, surcharges in glossy priced at $1,250-$1,750 each. British possessions in North missing the serif on the large “2” be surcharged with a black serifed type were applied Four years later, 70,000 15-cent America, including the U.S. between the portraits of the king “ONE CENT” single line black at The Royal Gazette to three 1897 engraved chocolate brown 1931 The post office in Newfound- and queen is quoted between overprint. They were to be used definitives, after supplies of new dogsled and biplane airmail land ordered handsome five-cent $12-$24 in mint condition and for mailing newspapers and cir- stamps from England were de- stamps were overprinted side- violet-blue engraved and water- $10-$20 used while a four-cent culars. layed. ways with “L. & S. Post” and marked commemoratives pro- with an “L” instead of an “S” as With 50 overprints set into a Stocks of 30-cent slate “Col- black bars over “AIR MAIL” on duced in England frame, each of the 400 sheets had ony Seal” stamps were over- both sides after postal staff real- by Bradbury, to be overprinted twice, Win- printed “TWO CENTS” below a ized they were running short of Wilkinson and Co. Ltd. throp Boggs wrote in his 1942 horizontal black bar. regular 15-cent stamps because The sheets of book, The Postage Stamps and Similar text denoting “THREE of a postage rate change. 100 were released Postal History of Newfoundland. CENTS” plus two horizontal The initials stand for “Land on June 17, and re- “Furthermore,” he added, black bars 10.5 millimetres apart and Sea.” mained on sale un- “there was not sufficient type to were printed on 15-cent carmine Unitrade prices the regular til withdrawn on make the setting entirely uni- “Seals” stamps and 35-cent car- version of this handsome en- July 31. form so that three types of this mine “Iceberg” stamps from the graved stamp with 13.8-gauge About three- surcharge exists.” same set. perforations at $9-$15 mint and A 1939 Royal Visit five-cent Newfoundland Several varieties exist, with $9-$13 used. Those with and-a-half months commemorative was overprinted with ‘4 examples having inverted sur- 14.1-gauge perfs are quoted at later, postal staff CENTS’ in red text. charges listed at $1,000-$2,000 $45-$75 each in mint condition realized they were for a mint Colony Seal two-cent; and $30-$50 used. running short of Continued on page 14 $2,500-$4,500 for a three-cent Seals; and $2,000-$3,000 for a three-cent Iceberg. The latter stamp, with “THREE” missing, Canada’s Philatelic Centre is priced at $1,200-$2,000, mint VINCENT GRAVES GREENE PHILATELIC or used. RESEARCH FOUNDATION Since the horizontal bars did www.greenefoundation.ca not properly obliterate text, they were set 13.5 millimetres apart for later printings. 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But the horizon- are the accepted standard for BNA material revaluing overprint was tal black bars are 11 millimetres  Expertization certiﬁ es authenticity issued in 1920. apart, and the bogus text was ap- for collectors and dealers LIBRARY plied with noticeably lighter ink.  Latest technology used  Canada’s largest Philatelic In 1929, post offices ran short As a result, catalogue prices  See Website for forms, fees and instructions Library open to collectors of three-cent stamps. vary: the first version, with ser- As a result, until new supplies  Extensive BNA research ifed letters, is listed by Unitrade material arrived from England, 1,000 PUBLICATIONS at $60-$125 mint and $25-$75 100-stamp sheets of six-cent  Hours: used while the second, with  The Foundation publishes scholarly books 1923-24 grey-black Humber 10am-4pm Monday to Thursday; slightly larger serifed text, is on BNA stamp issues and Postal History One Saturday per month; River definitives were sur- priced at $150-$400 mint and  Recent books have full colour illustrations Fourth Wednesday each month: charged “THREE CENTS” in red $125-$300 used and the third,  See Website for a full listing and prices 10am-7pm or black two-line serifed type, with sans-serif letters, is listed at  Librarian on site for assistance plus a horizontal bar in either  Order books directly from the Greene $750-$1,250 mint and $600- colour. 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August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 7 Korean War mail uncovered in latest BNA Topics

Philatelic JOURNALS

By Everett Parker

ordon McDermid’s release date for the stamp and search on Korean War mail other discoveries. isG explored in the second quar- Meanwhile, Chris Hargreaves ter 2019 issue of BNA Topics, the reports on recent research into official journal of the British Canada’s airmail rates in 1928 North America Philatelic Soci- and profusely illustrates the arti- Norman Rushefsky notes in Roger Curran’s tale of fancy ety (BNAPS), which is among cle with covers and antiquarian terms of topical stamp collecting, Mourning Notes, the official jour- monogrammed Blairstown can- this week’s selection of phila- photographs. college football has less appeal nal of the Mourning Stamps and cels and John Lupia’s ongoing telic journals you might find in- Robert Lighthouse also pres- than baseball, but to the non-col- Covers Club (MSCC). series on New Jersey stamp teresting. ents a perspective on the 1898 lector, it is more popular than Paul Bearer discusses the dealers. McDermid notes the long his- Canada map stamp and Clarence baseball. Interestingly, he states cover, which is trimmed in black Don Chafetz also contributes tory of the Canadian Army Post Stillions provides an interesting prior to 1950 in the U.S., football as many early “mourning” cov- another article on foreign mail Office (CAPO) 5000, which op- 1938 cover from Newfoundland was developed primarily at the ers were. Such covers were to Morris County, and Jean Wal- erated in various locations to Fiji. college level. The first collegiate meant to indicate they were con- ton writes about a letter stating throughout its existence. There are also various commit- game was played in 1869 be- veying news of the death of a the “check’s in the mail.” John Walsh also writes a de- tee reports, including Peter Mc- tween Princeton and Rutgers, family member or friend. Larry Brennan contributes tailed study of Newfoundland’s Carthy’s “Study Group cen- both in New Jersey. There are Bearer also contributes an ar- another article on Naval Air Sta- 1887 half-cent stamp depicting treline,” in which he reports on many illustrations of covers and ticle on forwarded mail from the tion Lakehurst and its nonrigid the Newfoundland dog. He and specialized research published in stamps relating to college foot- U.S. to France. The illustrated airships, including USS Akron Julian Goldberg provide a de- various BNAPS study group ball. The cover has a splendid 1895 letter was delivered to 146 and Macon. tailed study of the correct re- newsletters. photograph of a football game Champs Elysees, “even then an Robert Rose also writes about There are many other informa- from the stands. extremely ritzy address,” the au- discovery of a late use of a tive and interesting articles in the Lik Lim also writes about thor notes. Shark River stampless postmark journal, which is co-edited by Jeff postal history and other material Meanwhile, Elmer Cleary dis- as well as a second article con- Arndt and William Wilson. from the 1998 Commonwealth cusses “forwarded” or “re-di- cerning the recent auction sale For more information, contact Games in Malaysia. The article is rected” mourning covers and of two 1870 covers from New- BNAPS Secretary Charles Liver- extensively illustrated with Universal Postal Union regula- ark to a missionary in Beirut. more at 100-08 Ascan Ave., Forest stamps, covers and ephemera. tions. There were several other in- Hills, NY 11375. His email is Patricia Loehr reports on Cook Elmer Cleary, of Saint-Bruno, teresting and informative arti- [email protected]. Islands flower stamps over- Qué., is the editor. cles in the journal, which is ed- printed for the Fourth South Pa- For more information, contact ited by Jean Walton and Rose. SPORTS PHILATELY cific Games in Papeete, Tahiti in MSCC Treasurer Dr. James N. For more information, contact A lengthy and interesting arti- 1971, and Kwow-Yiu Kwan dis- Camak at 3801 Acapulco Ct., Ir- Walton, who’s NJPHS secretary, cle on U.S. college football is fea- cusses the first set of sports ving, TX 75062. His email is jam- at 125 Turtleback Rd., Clifton, tured in the spring 2019 issue of stamps for Beijing 2022. [email protected]. NJ 07830. The email is secre- Journal of Sports Philately, the Mark Maestrone of San Diego, [email protected]. quarterly journal of the Sports Calif., is the editor. NEW JERSEY Philatelists International (SPI). For more information, contact POSTAL HISTORY POLAR POST SPI Secretary-Treasurer Andrew A pair of Colonial-era covers An interesting article by Steve The Urushima at 1510 Los Altos Dr., carried by the “Morris Post” in Pendleton on mail within Ant- POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF CANADA Burlingame, CA 94010. His email 1774 from Hibernia Furnace, arctica is featured in the June offers its members: is [email protected]. then a focal point of iron ore 2019 issue of Polar Post, the quar- • A gold medal-winning quarterly publication, mining, to New York is explored terly journal of the Polar Postal the PHSC Journal MOURNING NOTES in the May 2019 issue of NJPH, History Society of Great Britain • A new research website with searchable: An 1863 cover from Chicago the official journal of the New (PHSGB). - Back issues of the PHSC Journal with four 1861 stamps making Jersey Postal History Society - Post office listings of Canada - Up-to-date Canadian cancellation databases up the 10-cent “transcontinental (NJPHS). - Articles and exhibits rate” is highlighted in the Octo- Tim O’Connor’s “Morris APS affiliate 67 PHS Inc. affiliate 5A • Ongoing online project on BNA Postal Rates ber-December 2018 issue of Post” story is complemented by RPSC affiliate 3 • Study groups, many of which publish their own newsletters and databases • Postal history seminars and awards VANCE AUCTIONS LTD. • Research funds ServingS Stamp and Postal History Collectors Since 1972 • The fellowship and knowledge of other Canadian postal history enthusiasts Join today! • www.postalhistorycanada.net Auctions Every Two Months! 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8 August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca One might not think mail is 1979-1982” in the Arctic. He also The May 2019 issue includes Klaus Hahn at P.O. Box 14, necessary between the various provides extensive coverage of an article by Richard Moss on Bondorf D-71145, Germany. bases in Antarctica, but it does new stamp issues from the Aus- the 1963 return of the islanders His email is secretary@shatps. exist; however, there isn’t much tralian Antarctic Territory, to Tristan da Cunha following org. demand. Pendleton discusses France, the French Southern and the unexpected eruption of the Until next time, keep read- various ways mail is distributed, Antarctic Lands, the Falkland Is- volcano in 1961. ing! W including carried by hand, per- lands, South Georgia and the John Laurie also writes about sonal mail and inter-base mail. South Sandwich Islands plus his trip to Tristan in 2011. Trav- Remember, a society’s journal is He illustrates each type of mail Tristan da Cunha. eling to these remote islands is the lifeblood of that organization. If with covers and postcards. For information, contact not for everyone, he notes, add- you’re a member of a philatelic so- Bernd Lukas and Dirk Peter PHSGB Secretary Robert Hurst ing he had to climb down a ciety or study group, take a mo- also illustrate numerous Antarc- at 3 Bletchingley Road, Merst- cargo net wearing a harness to ment to thank the editor of that tic covers with various cachets ham, Surrey RH1 3HT, United get into a landing craft. journal for the work they put in. and cancels received during 2018 Kingdom. His email is hurstfam- There were several other in- Review copies of society journals and 2019. [email protected]. formative articles in the jour- and other philatelic literature are Meanwhile, editor John Youle nal, which is edited by John solicited. Please send all publica- provides the second part of an SOUTH ATLANTIC small society with the big name,” Coyle, of Queensland, Austra- tions to Dr. Everett L. Parker, 207 article on the TransGlobe Expe- CHRONICLE otherwise known as the St. Hel- lia. Corinth Road, Hudson, ME dition in the Antarctic plus the Lastly, the South Atlantic ena, Ascension and Tristan da For more information, con- 04449-3057 USA, or eparker@ 1981 “TransGlobe Expedition Chronicle is the journal of “the Cunha Philatelic Society. tact the society’s secretary hughes.net. Auction ACTION or colete inforation on adertisin on tis ae Pone a ail istraanca or rite to P o aeort P ntario St St Catarines P

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August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 9 The main feature of the The black-and-white cachet Royal visit... stamp’s design – a portrait in Figure 5 is by an unknown painted by Pietro Annigoni – is maker with text providing the Continued from page 4 featured on the Tuck postcard dates of the Queen’s visit and come a territory until 1999 – in Figure 1. A photograph of the opening of the seaway. while touring four of the five the Queen from the same pe- The H&E Stamp Company Great Lakes and parts of the riod is the centrepiece of the proclaimed in its 1959 adver- U.S. They participated in 17 Figure 2 cachet by an un- tising to be “Canada’s Biggest military parades, received 193 known maker, and the text in- First Day Cover Service.” Its Figure 6. H&E also used this bouquets, made 381 platform dicates the cover was pub- cover for the royal visit issue is cachet artwork for several appearances and shook more lished “To commemorate the shown in Figure 6. It marks the later stamp issues. than 7,000 hands. Royal Tour of Canada by Her company’s first of several uses Canada’s Post Office Depart- Majesty Queen Elizabeth.” of the graphics on the cachet ment issued a five-cent stamp Overseas Mailers produced from this point until 1967, al- (Scott #386) on June 18, the day a limited edition of its FDC for though the text, which notes the royal couple arrived in the the royal visit issue. It is “Queen Visit” in English and country, to commemorate their shown here as Figure 3 and is French, varied with each use of visit. Some 40 million copies accompanied by an insert (Fig- the cachet. were printed and 86,000 first- ure 4) telling a light-hearted Toronto’s A.R. Alexandre day covers (FDCs) were ser- story about the commissioning produced FDCs for many viced at the Ottawa point of of the portrait on the stamp by years, although the majority of origin. More than 40 different the Worshipful Society of Fish- them had only his address to Figure 7. Many cachets have been recorded. mongers. identify them. The royal visit issue, however, included a Alexandre cachets did graphic and text as illustrated not include artwork. in Figure 7. The three remaining FDCs Figure 4. An illustrated here show Queen insert was Elizabeth and Prince Philip as included a couple. in each Figure 8 presents a Charles Overseas George cachet with the couple Mailers in profile with the Eastern and cover. Western Hemispheres depicted near the lower corners of the design. Robert Ginn’s design in Fig- ure 9 shows them in profile with the Peace Tower and a plot of tulips providing the background. Figure 8. The Charles George first-day cover showed the Lastly, Personal Stationery Queen and Prince in profile. Company based its cachet shown in Figure 10 on a portrait by Donald McKague. This is one of 15 portraits McKague produced of the royal couple in December 1958, about six Figure 5. The text of another cachet includes the dates of months before their visit to the visit and the St. Lawrence Seaway’s opening. Canada. W Check This Value!

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August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 11 2009 sports stamps include three plastic commemoratives Ringette was also featured Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, New in the 2009 ‘Canadian York Rangers and Toronto Maple Inventions - Sport’ release. Leafs. Looking Since the first NHL expansion, with the Boston Bruins from Bos- McCarthy in 2007 was posthu- ton, Mass., added in 1924, the BACK mously inducted into the league now has 31 teams, includ- Sudbury Hall of Fame. Espano- ing seven in Canada and 24 in By Ian Robertson la’s new athletic complex is the U.S. This is the final story in a two- Europeans began playing la- named the “Red McCarthy Me- With “1909-2009” in white at part series on Canada Post’s crosse in the early 1800s using morial Athletic Field.” the top, “CANADA” in small 2009 sports stamps. wooden sticks with curved ends capital letters on the left bottom popular outdoor sport, la- to carry, pass, catch and shoot a MONTREAL CANADIENS corner and a red “P” symbol on crosse is based on games ball into a goal. The Montreal 100TH ANNIVERSARY the right, the commemorative playedA in Indigenous communi- Olympic Club organized a team On Oct. 17, 2009, four was designed by Stéphane Huot, ties in North America since at in 1844 for a match with Indige- The new sport’s name was commemoratives were released of Montreal. least 1100 AD, according to nous players. first used by Jacks at a for the 100th anniversary of the Lowe-Martin used six litho- Howard Liss’ 96-page 1970 book, Written rules were initiated by NORDA meeting in Sudbury, Montreal Canadiens hockey graphic colours to print six mil- Lacrosse. the Montreal Lacrosse Club, Ont., where he told fellow mem- team. lion of the 24.75-millimetre- When French explorers first which was formed 12 years later. bers he “had been working on a The first stamp reproduced a by-32.25-millimetre vertical saw the native ball and stick Montreal dentist William new girls’ court game.” photograph of the red, white and stamps on Tullis Russell coated game, “baggataway,” they called George Beers set the game’s stan- Eight months later, he an- blue #9 game-worn jersey worn paper, with die-cut perforations it “la crosse” – French for “stick” dards, including field dimen- nounced wanting the group to by Maurice “Rocket” Richard, and self-adhesive gum. They – because the stick was similar to sions; the use of a hard rubber take credit “as a body for the who played 18 seasons with the were sold in booklets of 10 a staff with a curved top, which ball (instead of one covered by birth of this game.” National Hockey League (NHL) stamps. was carried by high-ranking deerskin) and sticks with web- Since then, it has become pop- team. The jersey has a large red The texture of Richard’s jersey, prelates in several religious or- bing formed into a pocket at one ular in the U.S., Finland, Sweden “C” on the front, with a white which is in the Montréal Cana- ders, according to sources in- end; plus the number of players and France. It is now part of the knitted capital “H” in the centre. diens Hall of Fame, “is very including a 2009 Canada Post on a team, in 1867. Known as Canada Winter Games. Founded in 1909 by leading teresting visually,” Huot was press release promoting the 2009 “The Father of Lacrosse,” Beers Ringette has a year-round in- silver miner John Ambrose quoted as saying in a press re- issue, “Canadian Inven- created the Canadian National door gymnasium version plus O’Brien, of Renfrew, Ont., as le lease. tions: Sports.” Lacrosse Foundation that year, an outdoor version played on an Club de hockey Canadien, the “The older style, with its wool A version was documented by followed in 1869 by his book, La- ice surface by players wearing team was soon nicknamed “les fabric and intricate detailing, re- Jesuit missionary priests in pres- crosse: The National Game of Can- skates. Habitants” or simply “the ally speaks to the team’s long ent-day Canada in the 17th cen- ada. Participants use a blue rubber Habs,” a term that survives to history, capturing the magnitude tury. When Queen Victoria saw a ball, which is featured on the this day. of this anniversary. match seven years later, after commemorative with two sticks “It’s sometimes called La Beers took a team to England, set within the ring. All on-ice Sainte Flanelle (the ‘Holy Shirt’),” Scotland and Ireland, she pro- players must wear protective he added. “By connecting it to claimed: “The game is very pretty helmets and gloves, face masks faith in this way, fans attribute a to watch.” plus elbow, knee and shoulder mystic, other-worldly quality to Numerous schools in England pads and hip, tailbone and geni- the feelings it conjures.” added lacrosse to their sports tal protection gear. The booklets also list the lineups in the 1890s. Players as young as nine at- team’s Stanley Cup wins and fea- There are four versions of the tempt to control the ball, using ture the team’s centennial logo. game – field lacrosse, women’s straight sticks fitted with a The Habs netted their first lacrosse, box lacrosse and inter- ridged plastic tip on one end. NHL Stanley Cup victory during crosse – each with different sticks, Goaltenders use special goalie the 1923-24 season. fields, rules and equipment. sticks to block shots. The team celebrated its centen- The 2009 stamp features a typi- Unlike many sports, ringette nial on Dec. 4, 2009, by defeating cal lacrosse stick and a ball. play does not involve inten- the Boston Bruins 5-1 on home Lacrosse was one of four tional body contact as a strategy. A Permanent commemorative ice at the Bell Centre in Montreal sports featured in the 2009 RINGETTE Top players, including both stamp issued in 2009 for – ending a four-game losing ‘Canadian Inventions - Samuel Perry “Sam” Jacks and women and men, play in the the 100th anniversary of the streak. Sport’ commemorative set. Mirl “Red” McCarthy combined National Ringette League Montreal Canadiens features It has been Montreal’s sole the speed of hockey with the (NRL), which stages a final com- the jersey of star player NHL team since 1947, when the strategy of basketball in 1963 for petition, the Canadian Ringette Maurice ‘the Rocket’ Richard. English-speaking NHL team, the In early Canadian games, be- a new team sport that particu- Championships. Winners com- Montreal Maroons, folded. tween 100 and 1,000 Indigenous larly attracts female players. pete for the Jeanne Sauvé Me- athletes from separate tribes The first game was played on a morial Cup, which was named It originally consisted of THE ROCKET formed teams occupying several skating rink in Espanola, Ont., after Jeanne Sauvé, Governor- francophone players and was Joseph Henri Maurice Richard kilometres. They played from under the direction of McCarthy. General of Canada from 1984-90. owned by francophones. was born in Montreal on Aug. 4, dawn to sunset over two to three He was recreation director for Jacks was posthumously in- The Montreal Canadiens 1921. days as part of a ritual that could the town of Espanola, a position ducted into Canada’s Sports helped found the NHL in No- Skating by the age of four on simulate warfare or been used to the veteran athlete held for 41 Hall of Fame in 2007. The Sam vember 1917, following the sus- small rivers and backyard ice give thanks to a creator or mas- years. Jacks was the director of Jacks Recreational Complex in pension of its predecessor Na- surfaces created by his father, he ter. parks and recreation for the city Espanola combined the West tional Hockey Association. began playing organized hockey Cherokees referred to their of North Bay, Ont. Ferris Centennial Community The “Original 10 years later. sticks as “the little brother of At the time, they headed the Centre built in 1967 with sur- Six” NHL teams, between 1942 At age 18, he joined the Ver- war” based on injuries and occa- Northern Ontario Recreation Di- rounding ball fields and tennis and 1967, were the Canadiens, dun Juniors but saw little ice sional deaths during games. rectors Association (NORDA). courts. Boston Bruins, Chicago Black time as a rookie. After recovering

12 August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca from a broken ankle, he returned A 2017 large-format intermediate team, the Victoria- 1988 – then promoted to Officer to the Quebec Senior Hockey $1.80 commemorative ville Panthers. In addition to in 2006 and Grand Officer in League’s affiliate Canadiens features famous Montreal pitching baseball in summer 2010 – he established the chari- team. Canadiens’ star Maurice months, even with a senior table Jean Béliveau Foundation, Richard was given a tryout Richard with the Stanley league team in Val-d’Or, Que., transferring the Society for Dis- with the senior NHL team in Cup. his future was with the Mon- abled Children in 1993. Montreal in 1942 and signed a namism the team has stirred in treal Canadiens, which began Stricken with several health is- first-season, $3,500 contract. hockey arenas for the past cen- watching the young hockey sues in the 1990s, he died on After breaking more bones, tury,” he said. player when he was 16. Dec. 2, 2014, at the age of 83. A observers began to ponder his Issued Oct. 17 on a plastic Arthur Béliveau wouldn’t let public funeral was held at future. But “the Rocket,” as he pane, with a card backing repro- him sign an initial contract offer, Mary Queen of the World Cathe- was known for his fast skating ducing photos of 25 Montreal but his son’s career with the dral in Montreal. and stick-maneuvering, perse- Canadiens’ players whose jer- team began in 1950, moved up Born in Thurso, Que., on Sept. vered. seys have been retired, includ- to professional status in 1953 20, 1951, Guy Damien Lafleur Richard chose #9 to replace ing the featured trio, each stamp and continued until 1971, when got his first hockey stick as a his #15 jersey after the birth of has die-cut perforations and he – and his #4 jersey – retired. Christmas present in 1956. daughter Huguette, who self-stick gum. By the end of that season, he After playing in the Quebec weighed nine pounds. der of Canada as one of its inau- “Be careful when soaking any was the team’s all-time points International Pee-Wee Hockey His record on ice vastly im- gural members, then was ele- used copies of these three leader with 507 goals and 712 Tournament from 1962-64, scor- proved in the mid-1940s, and he vated to the rank of Companion stamps,” the 2019 Unitrade Spe- assists in regular-season games ing a record 64 points, he joined set records, especially his win- of the Order of Canada in 1998. cialized Catalogue of Canadian plus 79 goals and 97 assists dur- Les Remparts de Québec of the ning goal in a 2-1 victory over Popular during his remaining Stamps warns. “They may sepa- ing the playoffs. Quebec Major Junior Hockey the Boston Bruins, which put the years, he died on May 27, 2000, rate into ‘layers’ and leave gum Inducted into the Hockey League during which it won the Montreal Canadiens into the at age 78. residue on the back of the Hall of Fame, made a Knight of Memorial Cup in 1971. 1952 Stanley Cup Final. His home province gave him a the National Order of Quebec in stamp. Continued on page 14 Never faint-hearted when state funeral, the first in Quebec “Any cancellation may also faced with physical challenges, for a non-politician, with more ‘disappear.’” Richard was fined several times than 115,000 people paying their Production totalled 375,000 by NHL President Clarence respects during his lying-in-state souvenir sheets. Unitrade prices Campbell, who was criticized for at the Molson Centre in Mon- them at $20 each in mint or used being harsher on francophone treal. It is now the Bell Centre, condition with single mint or players than on English players. where the hometown NHL team used stamps at $6 each and offi- His star player’s suspension began playing in 1996. cial first-day covers at $20. following an on-ice retaliation Richard has been featured on Mint souvenir sheets without fight in 1955 in Boston literally several Canadian stamps, in- the die-cut perforations are caused a riot. cluding two issued in 2017, the listed at $2,500 each. After an angry crowd esti- 100th anniversary year of his Born in 1931, in Trois- mated at 20,000 smashed win- birth. Rivières, Que., Joseph Jean Ar- dows and doors of the Montreal thur Béliveau got his taste for Forum and nearby businesses, INNOVATIVE STAMPS the game on a backyard ice rink Richard went to a radio station The final set ranks as one of with friends and neighbours. the following day, urging calm- Canada’s most innovative stamp His first organized team was ness. designs. a house league that played on He and the team won the Also designed by Huot, three his school’s rink. Stanley Cup in 1956, the first of $3 plastic commemoratives, In 1946, Béliveau began Three $3 die-cut self-adhesive holographic plastic five consecutive victories. Dur- which feature 500th goals by studying at Collège de Victoria- commemoratives celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ing the 1956-57 season, the play- Richard, Jean Béliveau and Guy ville, playing hockey with an Montreal Canadiens. ers elected him as their captain, Lafleur in on-ice action, were re- the same season in which the produced on the right sides, Rocket became the first NHL with “1909 2009” above the FALL SHOW: player to score 500 goals. team’s logo. Plagued by numerous career Produced on souvenir sheets Sept. 7-8 injuries, the 39-year-old player by Lowe-Martin and the Outer announced he was ending his Aspect firm, using “Motion- professional hockey career on stamp” technology and four lith- 2019 Sept. 15, 1960, the year his team ographic transfer colours plus retired his #9 jersey. Lenticular, according to Canada He continued playing in Post’s Collection Canada 2009 al- stampandcoinshow.com NHL “oldtimers” games for bum, each 31-millimetre-by- Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, 6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON many years, during which time I 62-millimetre horizontal stamp met him once the following de- shows a player’s name and the SATURDAY: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • SUNDAY: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. cade, when I was working for date he scored his 500th goal. ADMISSION: $3.00 SATURDAY • FREE SUNDAY • CHILDREN UNDER 16 FREE The Intelligencer, the Belleville, Richard hit the mark in 1957, Ont., daily newspaper. Béliveau in 1971 and Lafleur in PHILATELIC AND NUMISMATIC DEALERS SELLING AND BUYING. Realizing I was walking in 1983. Canadian and world stamps, ﬁ rst-day covers, post cards, Canadian and slippery rubber boots, Richard “They offer close-ups of the foreign coins and banknotes, RCM collector coins, medals, tokens, gold and led me to centre ice in the Bel- actual footage of the three silver, coin and stamp supplies, militaria and other collectibles. leville Arena to photograph the goals,” Alain Leduc, Canada STAMP & COIN AUCTION - Friday & Saturday (for details, visit colonialacres. mayor dropping a puck to start Post’s manager of stamp design com) DOOR PRIZES I SEMINARS the game against the Ontario and production in 2009, was Provincial Police team, then es- quoted saying in the press re- For show updates visit:www.stampandcoinshow.com corted me to the stands. lease. 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August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 13 livered in paper. I’ve had to go alternative sources of funding The RPSC’s 50-year Catch-22... through this process with for the purposes of publishing medallions were designed other societies,” he said, add- TCP.” and struck by Leighco Delux Continued from page 1 ing the board is “always look- Trophies, of Roxboro, Qué., “I’ve been involved in a num- ing at ways to try to raise MEDALS WRITTEN DOWN and bear the society’s logo ber of philatelic societies,” said money and to try to save There was also “a bit of a on the obverse. The reverse RPSC President Ed Kroft, who’s money.” loss” last year, Keeley said, be- features the numeral ’50’ also the immediate past presi- It’s a “complicated issue,” cause The RPSC stopped in a laurel wreath and dent of the Society of Israel Phi- however, as a major shift in awarding different types of the recipient’s name and latelists. print to electronic subscrip- medals and began awarding a membership number. “I’ve seen this progress where tions could skew distribution single medal starting with this life members who have been get- numbers and fall short of the year’s Royal Convention. ting paper copies are being required capacity for grants, The board plans to “use the The medallions were spon- asked to give up their paper cop- Keeley said. medal inventory for purposes sored by former RPSC Presi- ies for electronic copies. As a re- “As the hobby continues to other than awards for exhibi- dent and Senior Fellow Michael sult, if people want paper copies, develop, and as methods of tion at national exhibitions Ray Ireson to honour those Madesker, who attended this they’re being asked to pay for exchange of communication over a period of time,” it re- who have been members for year’s AGM in Mississauga. the paper copy and its mailing.” continue to develop, we will ported in the society’s 2018 fi- 50 continuous years,” said They are presented to recipi- As philatelists are all too be looking at ways to commu- nancial statements. Kroft. ents on a royal blue lanyard. aware, the medium of exchange nicate with people as much The board wrote down the This year’s inductees in- The recipient’s name is en- for most media has changed, electronically as we can,” said old medals to their “net realiz- clude: Roger Fisk, of Port Al- graved on the back of the Kroft added. Kroft. “To the extent that Phil- able value” of $2,875. berni, B.C.; Edith Heppenstall, medal alongside their years of “Now, things are delivered aprint doesn’t give out grants “It makes life easier for ev- of Victoria, B.C.; Trelle Morrow, membership. electronically rather than de- anymore, we have to look for erybody,” said Keeley. of Prince George, B.C.; Don The RPSC 50-year members Shorting, of Victoria, B.C.; are the only people to receive 50-YEAR MEMBERS Joshua Hodgson, of the specially designed medal- This year, eight members of Scarborough, Ont.; Krikor lions and honorary life mem- The RPSC were inducted into Malezian, of Richmond Hill, berships, with their annual the 50-Year Club, which was Ont.; David Oberholtzer, of Wa- dues waived. created in 2003 “by the sug- terloo, Ont.; and Peter Wide- For more information about gestion of Charles Verge and man, of Toronto. The RPSC, visit rpsc.org. W #1 RESOURCE FOR STAMP COLLECTORS OF ALL AGES AND INTERESTS A 1939 Royal Visit five- Order your one-year Canadian Stamp News Overprints... cent Newfoundland subscription and we’ll send you the Continued from page 7 commemorative was overprinted with ‘2 the fifth letter in the bottom over- CENTS’ in red text. # print line is listed at $15-$30 mint and $12-$25 used. The last Newfoundland stamp serifed capital letters, in two STAMP with an overprint for use on reg- lines. MAGAZINE IN CANADA ular mail was the 30-cent 1942 Slightly different alignments over the “T” in “CENTS.” every other week carmine engraved commemora- resulted in some stamps having Unitrade does not price either tive featuring Memorial Univer- the “O” of “TWO” above the “T” version but lists mint gutter pairs 1 sity College in St. John’s. of “CENTS,” with some above at $15-$25 in mint condition. It was produced by the Cana- “TS.” With Newfoundland sur- dian Bank Note Co. Ltd. in Ot- After the first surcharged sup- charged stamps, especially air- tawa. ply sold out on the first day of is- mail issues, linked to an abun- When stocks of two-cent sue, more overprints were or- dance of intriguing history, a stamps ran out in 1946, unsold dered. Since the original setting fourth column will be published university stamps were over- had been defaced, a second set- in the next issue of CSN. W printed “TWO CENTS” in large ting printed the “O” of “TWO”

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14 August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca In addition to “phenomenal board of directors will hold an BNAPEX... material” offered on the bourse all-day meeting from 9 a.m.-4 Continued from page 1 and “millions of dollars of p.m. value in the exhibits,” show- On Aug. 30, from 3 p.m.-4 of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canada’s goers will also be able to p.m., BNAPS webmaster Leop- seventh prime minister from browse BNAPS’ circuit books old Beaudet will host a meeting 1896-1911, and the 75th anni- at the show, said Houtby, who’s to update the society’s members versary of D-Day and the Battle the owner of Roy’s Stamps, a about its website, bnaps.org. of Normandy. member of the American Phila- The following day, BNAPS “It’s the first time we’ve been telic Society Dealer Advisory will host its Order of the Beaver back to Ottawa for the BNAPS Council and a past president of (OTB) fellowship breakfast at 7 FREE GIFT WITH EVERY ORDER! show for quite a while, and the Canadian Stamp Dealers’ a.m., followed by the annual we’re really pleased with the Association. OTB meeting from 8 a.m.-9:30 venue,” said convention chair Souvenir covers, customized a.m. Both events are private. and long-time dealer Roy Picture Postage stamps and Finally, on Sept. 1 from 8 Houtby, of St. Catharines, Ont., overprinted Canadian stamps a.m.-9 a.m., BNAPS will host its who’s also serving as the are also expected to be avail- annual general meeting chaired show’s dealer liaison and able for purchase at the con- by President Ken Lemke. bourse chair. vention, which is being held in Also that day from 9:30 a.m.- Held at the Delta hotel at 101 co-operation with BNAPS’ St. 11 a.m., the BNAPEX judges’ Lyon St. N., this year’s show of- Lawrence Seaway Regional critique will be chaired by Vic fers “an excellent venue with a Group, the Ottawa Philatelic Willson, a long-time collector modern convention facility,” Society and the RA Stamp from College Station, Texas, said Houtby, who has been in Club. and one of the members of the the stamp business for more jury. than 45 years and is a dealer at SEMINARS, MEETINGS That evening, after the upwards of 30 shows across & TOURS bourse closes at 3 p.m., the North America each year. This year, 14 of BNAPS’ BNAPS Past Presidents’ Recep- With 22 dealers from six study groups are slated to host tion will begin at 6 p.m., fol- provinces, the bourse will open meetings. lowed by the past presidents’ each day at 10 a.m. and close These include groups fo- receiving line at 6:45 p.m. and Aug. 30 at 6 p.m.; Aug. 31 at 5 cused on Newfoundland; “Ad- the BNAPEX 2019 Awards Ban- p.m.; and Sept. 1 at 3 p.m. miral” stamps; squared circle quet at 7 p.m. Throughout the week, there will also be two five-hour guided tours.

The upcoming show boasts more than 20 dealers from across six provinces, a 130-frame competitive exhibition and nearly 20 meetings and seminars hosted by some of Canada’s most active philatelic groups.

On Aug. 30, show-goers will “They dealers are coming cancels; “perfins,” or perfo- have a chance to visit Library from across Canada – one side rated initials; postal stationery; and Archives Preservation Cen- of the country to the other – Pence- and Cents-era stamps tre in Gatineau, Qué. The next and that in itself is good,” said plus “Large Queens” and day is a tour of the Diefen- Houtby, who added the con- “Small Queens”; Elizabethan II bunker Museum, “Canada’s vention kicks off with the open- and George VI stamps; Cana- Cold War Museum,” in Carp, ing ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on dian military mail; re-entries; Ont. opening day. Christmas; dead letters; and Both tours depart the hotel at In addition to the bourse, a railway post offices. 8:45 a.m., with a limit of 45 par- roughly 130-frame competitive “The study groups meet ticipants. exhibition will also be held in with their members, but any- As of the time of printing, or- conjunction with the show. body who’s coming to ganizers have sold 150 registra- “BNAPEX is a unique oppor- BNAPEX and wants to attend tion packages, which include tunity. Many of us in Canada them is welcome to do that,” the annual “night out” dinner have an interest in British said Houtby. on Aug. 30. North America (BNA) philat- In addition to one of BNAPS’ “Because the focus is BNA ely, whether postal history or regional groups – the Lower philately, anyone worldwide stamps or both, and this con- Canada Regional Group – the may want to attend,” said vention specifically focuses on show will feature seminars Houtby, who added people of- that,” Houtby said, comparing hosted by the Philatelic Special- ten attend the show from BNAPEX to other shows with a ists Society of Canada and Ca- places “as far away as” the Brit- broader, worldwide focus. nadian Aerophilatelic Society, ish Isles and sometimes Austra- “This is a narrower scope, both of which will also man lia and New Zealand. but there are a lot of people in booths on the bourse. For more information about Canada who have an interest On Aug. 29, a day before the BNAPEX 2019, visit bnaps.org/ in it.” convention kicks off, BNAPS’ bnapex/bnapex2019-Ottawa. W

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August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 17 remain an integral part of the area’s history and a re- ““He ao, he aotea, he aotearoa,” she said, literally mean- minder of the salty men who sailed in them. ing, “It’s a cloud, a white cloud, a long white cloud.” New The four stamps depict Lily (31 pence); Plym (76 The story of Kupe’s journey has been handed down pence); Philomel (£1.01); and Protector (£1.22). through the Māori’s oral traditions. While there are tribal ISSUES differences about the story’s finer details, there are also Around the World with Robin Harris GUERNSEY agreed facts supporting Kupe’s existence and validate A historic Guernsey home, where great French writer the navigational intelligence and data he took back to the Victor Hugo once lived, is showcased on a miniature Pacific. The Kupe legend is indicative of Polynesian fa- sheet issued by Guernsey Post on July 24. bles, which helped in transmitting tribal knowledge and The sheet reflects this year’s Small European Postal histories through generations. Administrations Co-operation – also known as SEPAC – These stamps celebrate Kupe, both the person and the theme of “Old Residential Buildings.” legend, and depicts people, places and aspects of Polyne- The poet, novelist and dramatist bought Hauteville sian navigation attributed to and associated with him. It House in St. Peter Port in 1856 after being exiled from also recognizes his contribution to the “whakapapa” France for opposing Napoleon III in 1851. He spent 14 (history) of Aotearoa and honours his position as one of years there and wrote some of his famous masterpieces the island’s greatest navigators. while re-designing the space around him.

ALDERNEY The 200th anniversary of the publication of John Ke- ats’ six lyric odes, which are considered to be among his greatest poetic works, was marked with a six-stamp set issued by Alderney on July 24. Born on Oct. 31, 1795, in London, England, Keats is AUSTRALIA one of the greatest English poets and a key figure in the The town house was the perfect canvas for Hugo to Sports stadiums are the theme of a four-stamp set is- Romantic era that peaked throughout the first half of his express himself, and he set to work filling it with a range sued by Australia on June 4. life. He wrote his six lyric odes between March and Sep- of styles, furniture, materials and decorative pieces, Sport is highly valued by both participants and specta- tember 1819, when he was only 24 years old. Tragically, many of which he found in local antique shops. tors in Australia, where athletes and those who cheer he died of tuberculosis in February 1821. An 80-pence SEPAC stamp highlights Hauteville them on come together to create incredible sporting spec- The stamps include: “Ode to a Grecian Urn” (48 House, which recently underwent an extensive 18-month tacles enjoyed by fans at the venue or via broadcast. The pence); “Ode on Indolence” (65 pence); “Ode on Melan- restoration project. It included renovations to the “Red venues at which these spectator sporting battles play out choly” (66 pence); “Ode to a Nightingale” (80 pence); Room,” which is depicted on a £1.59 stamp, and the are an important part of the passionate and often tribal “Ode to Psyche” (90 pence); and “Ode to Autumn” (98 “Look-Out,” shown on a 98-pence stamp. Both rooms are atmosphere typical to spectator sport and can become an pence). now restored to their former glory. important part of a team’s heritage. These sporting venues are often also architecturally important in their own right, shaping a city’s identity and contributing to its economic fortunes and international reputation. These days, sporting venues can also be multi-functional, hosting large music concerts and other cultural events. AAMI Park belongs to Melbourne’s sports and enter- tainment precinct and offers Victoria – Australia’s small- est mainland state, and second most populous – its first world-class pitch for elite-level rugby. It seats 30,050 people. The state-government-owned Optus Stadium was opened on Burswood Peninsula, Perth, last January. In its first 12 months of operation, it attracted more than 1.7 million fans. Located alongside the picturesque Swan NEW ZEALAND River, the stadium features a bronze facade to reflect FALKLAND ISLANDS A set of stamps highlighting Kupe, “The Great Navi- Western Australia’s unique geology. Surrounded by The third four-stamp set in Falkland Islands’ “Ship- gator,” was issued by New Zealand on June 5. landscaped parklands inspired by the Indigenous six wreck” series was issued March 4. Throughout the Pacific region, Kupe is the navigator seasons, it seats 60,000 people. The extraordinary voyages of 16th-century seafarers credited with bringing the knowledge and data back to Located at Moore Park, on the edge of Sydney’s cen- transformed history as newly developed deep-water sail- the Pacific to enable the eventual population of “Aote- tral business district, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) ing ships – equipped with the mariner’s compass – en- aroa,” which is the Māori name for New Zealand. This has a long and venerable history, the roots of which abled Europeans to venture beyond the horizon and issue explores the adventurous legend of Kupe’s pursuit stretch back to the mid-19th century. The first recorded scour the oceans for new land, dreams and gold. of a great octopus and the ways of Polynesian naviga- game of cricket was played on the site in 1854, when the The 700 islands, islets, rocks and reefs that comprise tors, who used the sky and ocean to guide their journeys venue was known as the Garrison Ground, and it’s been the Falklands are situated about 585 kilometres from between the islands of the Pacific Ocean. the home of all major cricket matches since 1876. It seats Cape Horn. Battered by frequent gales and surrounded Polynesian navigators have a special place in the 44,000 people. by strong currents, the islands have always provided world of the Māori, the Indigenous people of New Zea- Lastly, the Melbourne Cricket Ground was built in both peril and sanctuary for seafarers. More than 180 land. Stories abound about the navigators of the vast 1853, since which time it has developed a rich sporting ships are known to have met their demise in the wild ocean, with the most important and famous of them all history, including being the main venue for the first seas surrounding the Falklands. Without a doubt, there being Kupe, for it is he who led the way for others to fol- Olympic Games held in the Southern Hemisphere (in are more still that sunk without a trace. low. 1956). It was also a centrepiece for the 2006 Common- This issue depicts some of those vessels that finished Kupe’s wife, Hine-te-Aparangi, was the first person to wealth Games and the host of two cricket World Cups (in their days beached along the Falklands’ shorelines. They sight the land mass the Māori call Aotearoa. 1992 and 2015). It seats 95,000 people.

18 August 20, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca – one for “MVD-rate” coils and Varieties... another for other volumes – slits them once again, this time into Continued from page 1 separate rolls of 50 or 100 SHOW & Bourse cuts – seen on Canada’s current stamps. Visit www.canadianstampnews.com/events for the full list of shows posted to date self-adhesive stamps. The finishing machines also AUG. 10, CAMBRAY, ON SEPT. 14, CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO Because the die plate is apply identifying numbers and Fenelon Stamp Club Show & Sale, Cambray Community Hall, 2255 Cambridge Stamp Show, Armenian Centre, 35 International Village mounted by hand, the wavy Elm Tree Rd. The 35th annual Fenelon Stamp Club Show & Sale Dr. Cambridge Stamp Club Annual Show, Armenian Centre, 35 labels to seal the coil before a ridges can produce “natural will be held from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Lots of free parking and 10 International Village Dr. between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Visit large magnifier is used to manu- stamp dealers from across Ontario. Snack bar. Draw prizes and with 10 dealers, circuit books, and a silent auction. A lunch coun- variations” of up to half a ter is available for your convenience. Free admission and free ally inspect the stamps’ colours, table auctions. Everybody welcome. For more information, email millimetre, according to Ian [email protected], telephone 705-454-9196. parking. Everyone welcome! For more details contact Oscar Hetherington, director of stamp registration and ultraviolet tag- Cormier, email [email protected], telephone 519-742-5892. ging. AUG. 10, KINCARDINE, ON Website: www.cambridgestampclub.weebly.com. production at Lowe-Martin. KINEX 2019, Davidson Centre, 601 Durham St. This annual stamp “It can be a hair different on Before the coils are shipped to show and sale features upwards of 11 dealers on the bourse, SEPT. 21, MEDICINE HAT, AB every different print run,” he post offices in cardboard boxes exhibits, door prizes, lunch booth, a youth table and sales circuit Medicine Hat Coin & Stamp show, Higdon Hall (stampede grounds), 2055 21 Ave SE Over 40 tables of coins and stamps with said. “There’s nothing we can do of 10 rolls, any “waste” – that is, books. For more information, email [email protected], telephone 519-395-5817. vendors from across Alberta and Sask. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Door about this movement; it’s just potentially valuable philatelic er- prizes. Admission $2, children with parent free. Buy, sell or trade. part of the web process” rors – are removed for destruc- AUG. 30 – SEPT. 1, OTTAWA, ON Vendors welcome. for more info contact Ron, email medhatcsc@ BNAPEX 2019, Delta Hotels by Marriott Ottawa City Centre, 101 live.com, telephone 403-526-5158. Website: www.mhcasc.ca. Canada Post Director of tion. Stamp Services Jim Phillips Lyon St. N. The 71st annual convention of the British North It was at this point of the tour America Philatelic Society (BNAPS)—BNAPEX—features a 160- SEPT. 21, ST. CATHARINES, ON echoed these comments, adding Best Western Stamp Show, Best Western Hotel (Niagara Room), 2 where the group noticed two frame British North America competitive exhibition as well as a the Crown corporation is “very 20-dealer bourse and about 25 BNAPS Study Group meetings and North Service Rd. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free parking, free admission and free appraisals. Sponsored by Roy’s Stamps, spe- careful with how we design coils completed rolls – noted as rolls seminars. For more information, email [email protected], telephone 905-934-8377. Website: bnaps.org/. cializing in the stamps and covers of Canada and the British for that reason.” #44 and #45 – sitting at the end Commonwealth. For more information, email [email protected], “It’s a very tricky procedure of the Gallus press. SEPT. 7 – 8, MISSISSAUGA, ON telephone 905-934-8377. National Postage Stamp and Coin Show, Hilton Mississauga/ and really exacting work.” One of the rolls included SEPT. 27 – 29, BURNABY, BC Meadowvale hotel, 6750 Mississauga Rd. National Postage Canada Post and Lowe-Martin about $1 million in 2019-dated Vanpex 2019, Nikkei Centre, 6688 Southoaks Cres. National show Stamp and Coin Show featuring about 50 professional coin and commemorating Centenary of the British Columbia Philatelic reject these “natural variations” “From Far and Wide” coil stamp dealers from across Canada. Highlights include a two- Society, founded in 1919. For more information, email verdraco@ as varieties – at least in the phila- day live auction by Colonial Acres; various seminars; the Young stamps, Hetherington said. uniserve.com. Website: www.bcphilatelic.com. telic sense – although some phi- Embedded within the large Collectors Table, plus the popular Free Kids’ Auction on Sunday. latelists would surely disagree. Admission $3 on Saturday and FREE on Sunday. Show hours 10 SEPT. 28 – 29, WINNIPEG, MB roll were several red “quality a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday. Parking is “There’s a lot of movement,” Manitoba Coin Club’s Fall Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Show, Sunova tags,” which identify printing er- Free. For show updates, visit website. Presented by Canadian Centre, 48 Holland Rd. Dealer tables, exhibits, free gifts and prizes! Phillips said, compared to the rors and were added by the press Coin News and Canadian Stamp News. For more information, Something of interest for everyone, from the novice collector to the Heidelberg “Speedmaster” email [email protected], telephone 1-800-408-0352. Website: experienced. “Come with paper, leave with gold.” Plenty of free operator as the roll was printed press, “which you can really dial www.stampandcoinshow.com. parking. ATM on site. Admission is $5 a day per person. For the – without stopping the press Saturday evening banquet with guest speaker at Aalto’s Restaurant, in.” SEPT. 7, MONCTON, NB Canad Inns Garden City, RSVP with [email protected] or 204-253- Canada Post requires its self- – for removal at a later time. Brunpex 2019, Royal Canadian Legion, 100 War Veterans Ave. 0419 ($25/person). For more information, email [email protected], adhesive stamps to be perforated “That’s how errors can hap- Sponsored by the Fundy Stamp Collectors Club, Brunpex 2019 telephone 204-253-0419. Website: www.manitobacoinclub.org. will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be seven dealers – rather than with a straight edge pen,” said Phillips, referring to and an auction table, with the auction to be held at 1.30 p.m. For SEPT. 28, OWEN SOUND, ON – for both aesthetics and security. some printed material identified more information contact Mike Steeves, email mstevves@nb. Owen Sound Stamp Club Show, St Mary’s High School, 1555 15 “One reason we do this is it as “waste” on the plant floor. sympatico.ca, telephone 506-387-4462. St. E. The Owen Sound Club hosts its annual stamp show on Sept. looks like a stamp,” said Phillips, 28 with dealers, exhibits and ongoing draws. For more informa- “That could get out to the SEPT. 14, MERRICKVILLE, ON tion, email [email protected], telephone 519-376-7161. who added some Canadian market if the printer’s quality as- Eastern Ontario Postcard and related Ephemera Show, Community Website: www.owensoundstampclub.org. stamps “could be – and used to surance systems do not catch it.” Centre, 106 Read St. 24th. annual Postcard & Paper show with be – straight cut.” thousands of vintage postcards and related paper ephemera OCT. 6, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO available from 30 dealer tables. Sponsored by the Eastern Ontario Mississauga Coin & Stamp Show, John Paul II Polish Cultural “It’s also done for security,” he SHEETS, BOOKLETS, Postcard Club. Free admission, free parking. Opens at 9 a.m. to 4 Center, 4300 Cawthra Rd. Sponsored by the Troyak Club. Hours: 9 said, adding it’s “very hard to re- COVERS p.m. Come and bring a friend and seek out that illusive a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 30 dealers & 60 dealer tables. Canadian and produce” compared to the postcard(s) for your collection. For more information, email sav- world coins, banknotes, stamps and supplies. Buy, sell, trade, While the Heidelberg “Speed- appraise. For more information, email [email protected], tele- straight-line die cuts used on [email protected], telephone 613-345-7598. master CD 102” is used by phone 416-505-7999. Website: www.troyakclub.com. past Canadian stamps. Lowe-Martin to print its sheet SEPT. 14, TORONTO, ON Sometimes, like with the four- North Toronto Stamp Club Fall Bourse, Yorkminster Park Baptist OCT. 12, MONCTON, NB stamps, the security printer uses Moncton Stamp Fair, Royal Canadian Legion, 100 War Veterans stamp “Fishing Flies” issue Church, 1585 Yonge St. The North Toronto Stamp Club’s Fall another similar finishing ma- Bourse will be held at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Ave. The Moncton Stamp Fair is held each month from October Yonge Street. Hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Easy subway access at St. to May. Hosted by the Fundy Stamp Collectors Club, the show chine to cut runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission, free parking and silent those sheets Clair subway station, free admission, 22 dealers, more than 100 sales circuit books including recent issues, over 100 ten cents auction. There are usually between four and six dealers, and a into separate books, members table, door prizes (first prize one kilo of stamps) live auction starts at 1 p.m. For more information, email [email protected], telephone 506-875-2684. booklets and snack bar, wheelchair access, parking at the Church and on sheetlets. nearby streets, families and children welcome. For more informa- OCT. 19 – 20, LONDON, ON Typically, tion, email [email protected], telephone 647-990- CANPEX 2019, Hellenic Community Centre, 133 Southdale Rd. W. 4073. Website: www.northtorontostampclub.ca. Canada Post A two-day national philatelic exhibition and bourse hosted by The Middlesex Stamp Club. This is an APS World Series Show. Hours: SEPT. 14 – 15, BURNABY, BC also contracts Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission and Coins, Stamps & Collectibles Show, Nikkei Centre, 6688 the printer of a free parking. For more information, email [email protected], tele- Southoaks Cres. Hosted by the North Shore Numismatic Society, stamp to pro- phone 519-871-7637. Website: www.canpex.ca. Canada Post’s 2005 ‘Fishing Flies’ issue (Scott this show is open on Saturday from 10 a.m-4 p.m. and on Sunday duce that is- #2088) uses both serpentine and straight-line from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. There will be 40 tables of coins, stamps, OCT. 19, GUELPH, ON sue’s official banknotes, tokens, medals, postcards, art, pins and more. Guelphpex 2019, Dublin United Church, 68 Suffolk St. W. The die cutting on each of the set’s four stamps. first-day covers Admission is $2 each day or $3 for both days. Children age 16 Guelph Stamp Club will host Guelphpex 2019 on Oct. 19 from 9:00 and under, if accompanied by an adult, are free. Free under- (OFDCs). While a.m.-4:00 p.m. The show will feature 10 dealers, exhibits, sales (Scott #2088) released in 2005, ground parking. Japanese restaurant at location. For more circuit books. Free parking, free admission, wheelchair accessi- the stamp, or stamps, are manu- both serpentine and straight-line information, email [email protected], telephone 604-299- ble. Door prizes and food counter. For more information, email ally affixed to the OFDC, 3673. Website: www.northshorenumismaticsociety.org. [email protected], telephone 519-822-2658. die cutting are used on the same Lowe-Martin uses a Heidelberg stamp. SHOW ORGANIZERS: How to list: Simply fill out the form found at www.canadianstampnews.ca or mail, fax or email press – although not the same your information to Trajan Publishing (S&B), PO Box 25009 Rose City RO, Welland, ON L3B 5V0, fax (905) 735-1909, email machine it uses for its stamps – to [email protected]. Please include: date of show; site of event, street, city, prov.; official name of event; organization sponsoring or COIL FINISHING, WASTE affiliated with the event; hours; admission charge; if exhibits are present (display or competitive), contact person’s name, print OFDCs and their cancels. address, postal code, telephone number. Two show dates per year will be listed for free (subsequent show dates will cost $15 After the coils are printed and It also has a separate machine per listing). die cut, two finishing machines for die cutting the OFDCs. 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