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Chris Green says opening a stamp Jenny sale sets store is a dream come true. new philatelic record Donald J. Sundman, of Mystic Show-NY2016 in New York City a Stamp Company in Camden, New year from May. He previously exhib- York, has reported the sale of a plate ited at the Washington, D.C., 2006 block of the famous Jenny invert 24- World Philatelic Exhibition and at the cent airmail stamp (Scott #C3a) for 2007 American Philatelic Society con- more than $4.8 million, a record price vention in Portland, Ore. However, for a U.S. philatelic item. he recently received an unsolicited The sale took place by private offer he couldn’t refuse. treaty, with the purchaser requesting “It was the oddest transaction I’ve anonymity. seen in stamps,” said Sund- “At the request of the purchaser, man. “Someone called me in late Sep- the exact price is not being disclosed; tember and said he represents some only that it was north of $4.8 million people overseas who want to buy my US. This Inverted Jenny plate block Jenny block. He told me they are not sale is a record price for any U.S. collectors, just wealthy people who philatelic item and the second high- want to buy things.” est price in the world ever paid for Continued on page 18 any philatelic item,” said Sun- Former Kimmerly associate dman. The highest price is $9.48 million US paid for the British opens Ottawa stamp store Guiana one-cent magenta in a New York City sale this sum- By Bret Evans a dream of opening a stamp store for mer. he old saying that when one door many years. “We’re lucky we have a Sundman said he had not Tcloses another opens, is proving strong philatelic community here in been planning to sell the true in Ottawa, where Chris Green Ottawa,” he said. “Ian was an impor- block, but instead intended to opened his stamp shop the day after tant part of building and contributing display it at World Stamp Ian Kimmerly closed down his down- to it, and I’m lucky to have the oppor- town location. Green says that while tunity to follow suit – but those are One of just a few plate the timing was fortunate, he had had pretty big shoes to fill.” blocks of four inverted Green should know. He has worked Jenny stamps has become for and with, Kimmerly, for a number of Publications Registration Mail No. 09136 AgreementNo. 40069699 No. RegistrationMail Publications 09136 the second-most valuable years. “I began collecting when I was a philatelic item in the world. child, the usual thing. My father brought home envelopes from work and I would soak them and put them in an album,” and world-wide stock, including said. Chris Green Stamps even has a he said. ”Later I started going to Ian’s postal history. He also stocks vintage small reading room where visitors can auctions, and then worked for him part ephemera and post cards. kick back with a coffee and go through time while I was in school. I handled his “We opened on the first [of Octo- the store’s reference materials. online presence after university in be- ber] and it has been good so far,” he The store is located at the corner of tween stints on Parliament Hill.” said. “It’s been humbling to see col- Bank Street and Second Avenue in the Even then, the stamp store was in lectors drop by, or send in good Glebe, a fashionable neighbourhood the back of his mind. Green remained wishes if they can’t make it in person. in Ottawa near downtown, and near involved, working with Kimmerly at There have even been a few kids stop- where Green lives. “It is a great neigh- Sparks Auctions and building up ping in to add to their collections, bourhood, a mix of residential, small stock. “Opening a shop was some- which is an encouraging sign. I think shops and restaurants,” he said. thing I was hoping to do,” he said. “I there’s some surprise that it is actu- As for Green himself, his collecting had been buying stock over time with ally a shop and not only online.” interests are already well-defined. “I that in mind. While Green has every intention of collect a couple of things,” he said. “The result is that even though his doing business online, he said he be- “First World War Canadian military store has only been open for a few lieves there is a place for a real stamp mail and the postal history of weeks, there is already a good inven- shop, where collectors can congregate Stratford, Ont., where I have family tory and wide selection. Green said and share opinions. “Interaction with connections.” For more information he has a wide selection of Canadian people is a huge part of the hobby,” he go to www.chrisgreen.ca. W JOLLY ADDITIONS
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Tauber, Mirko Zatka ADVERTISING: [email protected] ucts, which I am sure Canada Post is Mike Walsh (Ext. 228) Bret Evans (Ext. 227), hoping will appeal to a group of buy- Jim Szeplaki (Ext. 223) for stamp collectors ers very different from mainstream CIRCULATION: [email protected] Nancy Hodgson (Ext. 225) philately. COMPOSITION & DESIGN: [email protected] remember the days when stamp On the surface it seems simple; we That’s the positive in all of this. Production Co-ordinator – Jim Szeplaki (Ext. 223) collecting was simple, well sort of have a group of stamps honouring While I personally think issuing a Mary-Anne Luzba - [email protected] I OFFICE: [email protected] simple. famous players, and then there are whack of stamps featuring ice-re- Accounts Receivable – Nancy Hodgson (Ext. 225) By that I mean that the hobby has sort of souvenir sheets for each surfacing machines dressed up in PUBLISHER: Mike Walsh (Ext. 228) [email protected] always had a technical side. I’m player, which have an international NHL team colours is kinda goofy, I’m SUBSCRIPTIONS: GST #10638 6139 RT pretty sure that even in the days of rate, and are larger than regular sure that there is somebody out there Canada: $45.75 for one year (26 issues) plus applicable tax; $80.00 for two years (52 issues) plus applicable tax; Rowland Hill, inventor of postal ser- stamps. who will scoop them up, possibly to $114.00 for three year (78 issues) plus applicable tax; vices and stamps as we know them So are the souvenir sheets really U.S.A.: $49.00 for one year (U.S. funds); add them to a collection of team $86.25 for two years (U.S. funds); today, some of the very first collectors just an oversized stamp? memorabilia rather than a stamp al- Foreign: $184.75 for one year (Canadian funds). were revelling in the fine nuances of Then we have stamps honouring CANADIAN POSTMASTER bum. Send address changes to Canadian Stamp News, stamp and paper production. How- famous Zambonis with team logos. That’s the good thing about this – PO Box 28103, Lakeport PO, 600 Ontario St., St. Catharines, ON L2N 7P8. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40069699 ever, collectors have always been able The Zamboni stamps are sold on a exposing new people to the hobby of Registration No. 09136, to sort of pick and choose with much souvenir sheet, in rolls of 50 and in Postage paid at St. Catharines, ON. stamp collecting. Return postage guaranteed. detail what they wanted. Back in the strips of four or 10 which appear to Those of us who spend the early Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Circulation Dept., PO Box 28103, Lakeport PO, 600 Ontario St., St. Catharines, ON L2N 7P8, days when I was soaking stamps off be the same as the rolls. 1960s sticking common stamps in e-mail: [email protected] world mixtures and sticking them in Then there are the official first-day cheap albums could not be called We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage my dime-store album, most stamps covers, and limited edition framed philatelists, or in most cases even ser- were definitive and neither rates nor prints. Oh, and don’t forget the pre- ious collectors. However, we were in designs changed that often. paid postcards. good company, as many of today’s Today things have certainly Now if you want to think like a EDITORIAL POLICY: Canadian Stamp News is a hobby magazine endeavouring to top collectors were doing the same bring worldwide philatelic news and views to its readers with the major emphasis changed. collector, remember that all of these on Canadian philately. Opinions expressed in signed columns, stories, and letters are thing as us back then. not necessarily those of Canadian Stamp News. Take, for instance, the latest lineup items are related to a similar group- Out of tiny acorns grow mighty Auction and sales reports: CSN staff or assigned contributors write pre- and post-sale articles. Writers conduct interviews as needed and use information pro- of NHL stamps. Last year the pro- ing issued last year of more than 40 oaks. I like to think that perhaps 40 vided by the auction house as source material. As with all news articles, story selection, which sales to cover, and final placement in the magazine are news gram was complex, this year we have products. A thorough collector will years from now, a famous collector decisions made by the editor(s). Statements regarding sales are verified against a few new wrinkles that took me a want an example of each stamp taken prices realized. Lots that fail to meet reserve, or are bought by the consignor or will talk about how he started out their agent, are considered non-sales for the purpose of reporting. From time to bit of time to get my head around. from the souvenir sheet as well as a with a goofy Zamboni stamp. time, CSN staff may request a copy of the invoice covering the auction transaction. W Due to the public nature of auction transactions, this should not be needed often, but will be required in private treaty sales. Any information other than the price will be kept in confidence. Send letters to: [email protected], fax (905) 646-0995, Attributions and values: Items attributed or values in CSN editorial content are or by post to CSN Letters to the Editor, Trajan Publishing Corp., offered as a service to our readers. In no way should they be construed to be an PO Box 28103, Lakeport P.O., 600 Ontario St., endorsement or official opinion on a specific item. Readers looking for definitive to the Editor answers should seek the services of a professional philatelist. While we strive for Letters St. Catharines, ON Canada L2N 7P8 accuracy, errors or mistakes can occur. As a matter of policy such errors or mis- takes, when discovered, will be corrected in the next available edition. WaitinG fOr an explanatiOn LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Canadian Stamp News welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and include the author’s address and phone number for pos- Dear Editor: sible verification. CSN reserves the right to edit letters. REPRINT RIGHTS: Canadian Stamp News assumes that letters to any department and As far as I can recollect, the young all unsolicited material submitted are contributed gratis and are for publication unless boy is not on record as saying, “Wait otherwise stated. Solicited material will be deemed accepted upon publication. Payment will be made two months following publication. Canadian Stamp News for me, Daddy.” reserves the right to edit, alter, or decline all material submitted, solicited or unsolicited. It seems, rather, that he just saw his PRIVACY POLICY: Occasionally, Canadian Stamp News makes its subscriber list available to other reputable companies with offers of goods and/or services specific father and ran after him. I am wonder- to collectors. If you wish not to be part of this service, please phone or fax us, or e-mail [email protected]. You can also request a copy of our Privacy Policy, or see it ing which person in Canada Post online at www.trajan.ca. might have come up with the “Wait PHOTOCOPYING RIGHTS: No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior writ- for me, Daddy” idea/historical distor- ten consent of the publisher or, in the case of photocopying or other reprographic tion? As far as I can recall, none of the copying, a license from Access Copyright (Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency), 6 Adelaide St. East, Suite 900, Toronto, ON, M5C 1H6. references to the photograph have ever DISCLAIMER: Canadian Stamp News is not responsible for any errors which included any quotes from the boy at may appear beyond the cost of the advertisement. the Wait for me, Daddy products the time. Canadian Stamp News (ISSN 0702 3154) is published bi-weekly by Trajan Publishing include a departure stamp, and Corp., 202-103 Lakeshore Rd, St. Catharines ON, L2N 2T6. Periodical postage paid It is interesting to note that the boy at Buffalo NY. Postmaster: Send address changes to Canadian Stamp News, PO Box reunion image used on a postcard. 59, Buffalo NY, 14205-0059. Publication Mail Agreement #40069699. Return also was apparently dressed up with undeliverable US addresses to Canadian Stamp News, PO Box 59, Buffalo NY, 14205-0059, email [email protected] (GST 10638 6139) shirt, tie and long pants, by his mother Canadian Stamp News is indexed in the Canadian Magazine Index for the parade and yet is seen in the by Micromedia Ltd. ISSN: 0702-3154 other stamp, apparently taken at the assuming that this was a homecoming The name “Wait for me, Daddy” was Canadian Stamp News is owned and published by same time in shirt and short pants, in a photo for the serviceman/veteran. not created by Canada Post, but was ap- different location. The wife is also plied to the photograph shortly after it was wearing a different outfit. Did they Duff taken and was based on a similarly worded both go home on the same day to email heading, “Wait, Daddy, I’m coming with PO BOX 28103, LAKEPORT P.O., 600 ONTARIO ST., ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO, CANADA, L2N 7P8 change clothes? You are correct, the homecoming photo is you,” used by the Vancouver Province. WWW.TRAJAN.CA In the third illustration seen on the the postcard, but there was just one stamp, The name appears on the coin also issued, TELEPHONE: (905) 646-7744 FAX: (905) 646-0995 postal cards, things seem to be getting based on the photograph taken during the as well as on a statue that was unveiled in weirder for the soldier has jumped in parade. That image also appears on a post- New Westminster, B.C., the first weekend rank to a sergeant “overnight.” I am card. in October.
4 November 4, 2014 • CaNadiaN Stamp NewS • www.canadianstampnews.ca at the age of 85. Among his stamp de- the New York City Comic Con. Dur- signed sign projects were the Ronald Reagan ing the ceremony a spokesman for what’s and Elvis Presley stamps. DC Comics, owner of the superhero sealed franchise, pointed out that in the inside uSpS Stamp bOSS OuSteD 1950s a young Bruce Wayne was deLivered Susan McGowan, head of the USPS shown collecting stamps. Volume 39 • Number 14 stamp program since late 2012, has Stamp COlleCtinG What? been reassigned. The USPS stamp hOme Delivery at a priCe In case you missed it, October is of- program was recently placed under Canadians who want to retain November 4 to ficially stamp collecting month, an the control of the agency’s marketing home mail delivery and don’t mind November 17, 2014 event which hasn’t been celebrated department rather than managed by dropping a few bucks now have an for years. You can be forgiven if you government relations. option, a new privately owned com- didn’t notice as October is also the pany called You Have Mail is prepar- month marking other organizations StampS in COurt ing to step into the breach. For $20 a Features and causes, to name a few: Adopt-a A Supreme Court judge in Aus- month to have mail delivered twice a Shelter Dog, Dyslexia Awareness, tralia has found an art dealer stole week, or $30 a month for three deliv- Canada Post drops puck Spinach Lovers, Positive Attitude, rare and valuable stamps from the eries per week, the firm will pick up on round two of NHL stamps ...... Page 12 Vegetarian, Popcorn Popping, Eat $3.5 million collection owned by well- your mail and deliver it to your house. Country Ham, Kitchen and Bath known art and antiques collector Jus- Daily delivery is $60 a month, but for Interesting history behind Month, and Cyber Security Awareness tin Sterling. Sterling’s daughter, Mari- a mere $5 a month the firm will filter the Royal collection ...... Page 16 Month. lyn Kino, had claimed her father’s out junk mail. The company was to valuable stamp collection was not in- start its service on Oct. 20 in Winni- SG expanDS further sured but kept in a safe at his Caul- peg, and the Alberta cities of Calgary Stamp collecting giant Stanley Gib- field apartment and that Brian Kino, and Fort McMurray. With future ex- regulars bons, which aims to be all things col- her brother-in-law, “may have had pansion into other cities as home mail CSN MARkETPLACE lecting, has purchased British antiques the combination to the safe.” The service is withdrawn from them. Are you buying or selling? ...... Page 23 and art dealer Mallett. The news fol- stamps were later sold to a New Zea- lows its near $100 million takeover of land collector, who purchased the DiGital pOStCarDS SHOw AND BOURSE coin collecting firm Noble Investments stamps in good faith. A U.S. firm has added a new wrin- Check out the shows last year. kle to postcard collecting. A new app in your area ...... Page 27 hOly hinGeS! called ScenePast combines vintage elviS Stamp CreatOr DieS We mentioned in our previous postcards with current views of the Howard Paine, a graphic artist who issue that Batman is the subject of a same location, which can be sent by worked for National Geographic Maga- postal stamp issue from the USPS email for social media. All for just a columns zine and as a stamp designer for the marking the 75th anniversary of the couple of bucks, for more information United States Postal Service, has died superhero. The series was unveiled at go to www.scenepast.com. LOOkING BACk Canadian fine art adorns 1989 Christmas stamps ...... Page 6 The search is on for advisory board members FIRST-DAY COVERS Famous Franklin Canada’s first postmaster general ...... Page 8 ings by conference call and, no doubt, some email exchanges. STAMPNET The pay is meagre, but the reward is Websites can help inspire Corner helping us become an even stronger voice young collectors ...... Page 17 for all things philatelic and numismatic. oFFice All board members will receive a free sub- NEw ISSUES scription to both publications and a spe- From around the world ...... Page 19 By Mike Walsh cial discount on stamp and coin supplies. If you are interested in becoming a COMMONwEALTH COMMUNIqUé We are looking for up to 12 individu- Thanks for the feedback I have re- voice on our new Editorial Advisory Australia’s venture into als from the Canadian philatelic and nu- ceived from the philatelic and numis- Board, this is what I require. Please non-denominated stamps mismatic communities to join our new matic communities so far. I believe we email, or mail, up to a 500-word profile controversial ...... Page 22 Editorial Advisory Board. are making some inroads in our mis- on yourself, including some information Since assuming the role of publisher sion. But, we know we still have a long on your professional background; your NEwS BITES in July 2013, it has been my focus to hear way to go. Thus, the new Editorial Ad- interests and involvement in either, or CF-18 fighters take flight directly from our subscribers and non- visory Board. both, the philatelic and numismatic hob- in Canadian deployment ...... Page 26 subscribers what they like and dislike Editor Bret Evans and I are looking bies; and, what you would bring to the about Canadian Stamp News and Cana- for up to 12 individuals – subscribers Editorial Advisory Board. dian Coin News. and nonsubscribers – to provide us with Bret and I will go through the appli- While I have garnered a lot of positive feedback on our publications, our new cations. I hope to announce our inaugu- DiD yOu KnOW? feedback, I have also heard constructive websites and e-newsletters. ral board in December, and hold our On this day – Nov. 4 – in 1959, criticism which I have been addressing We will ask these individuals to be- first meeting in January. Canadian pop star Paul Anka’s during the last several months. come our ambassadors to garner feed- Please submit your application by single Put Your Head on My I strongly believe our role at CSN back from other collectors on what Nov. 7, 2014 to: Shoulder hits No. 1 on the Bill- and CCN is to be the “go-to place” for they like and dislike about CSN and Publisher Mike Walsh, Trajan Media, board charts in the United all philatelic and numismatic collec- CCN. We will also lean on the board 103 Lakeshore Road, Suite 202, St. States. The Ottawa crooner was tors. While this may sound like a mam- for input on new features, news prod- Catharines, ON L2N 2T6. By email: mw- among several performers hon- moth – and some may suggest an im- ucts and new services we are looking [email protected]; or by fax: 905-646-0995. oured by Canada Post in 2007 possible – task, I believe this should be to launch. We want to be the best information with a 52-cent commemorative our mission, a vision that was made in As it is important to have representa- source for all collectors and we are con- stamp as part of the Canadian the first issue of Canada Coin News in tion from across the philatelic commu- fident the new Editorial Advisory Board recording artists series. 1963. nity, we will be holding monthly meet- will be a big help with this mission. W
November 4, 2014 • CaNadiaN Stamp NewS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 5 Canadian fine art adorns 1989 Christmas stamps a 1989-issued 33- cent Christmas stamp reproduces Champ-de- Mars, Winter, a painting by Looking brymner.
Back sides that of a pretty face or form, or the brightness of a sun- By Ian Robertson set. The beauty of the arrange- our Christmas stamps is- Champ-de-Mars, Winter shows ment of spots of colour and sued 25 years ago feature “a public square popular for light and shade, or even of Fpaintings that highlight rural Sunday strolls in turn-of-the- lines, are not often thought of.” scenes across Canada. century Montreal,” Canada The Canadian Pacific Rail- Two of the artists are well- Post noted. way commissioned Brymner in known, the other two less-so. It described the figure and 1892 to paint canvases of scenic All four attractive landscape artist, William Brym- Western Canada, which was commemoratives released on ner, as “Canada’s first great art of the Department of Agricul- ures and country scenes instead being promoted overseas to Oct. 26, 1989 show appropriate teacher.” ture’s archives, which he later of the more common grand prospective immigrant settlers. wintry outdoor scenes, three in The 1892 painting belongs to headed. themes studio artists preferred. Nine years later, he won a rural settings. the Montreal Museum of Fine William worked as a clerk in Before resettling in Canada gold medal at the Pan-Ameri- Arts in Montréal. his father’s department, then as headmaster of the new Ot- can Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y., William brymner Born in Greenock, a town in became a Department of Public tawa Art School in mid-1880, he then a silver medal in 1904 at (1855-1925) the west-central Lowlands area Works draftsman. travelled to rural areas of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- On the only horizontal of Scotland, he moved in 1857 With the help of his boss, he France and Belgium to paint. tion. stamp, with 33 cents as the low- with his family to Melbourne, completed a set of pen-and-ink Two years later, he submitted Brymner’s art travels in- est denomination in the set, Lower Canada, a township in sketches of Quebec City in 1876 his first works to the Art Asso- cluded Italy, Ireland, rural Que- the Estrie region of Quebec. for Frederick Hamilton-Temple- ciation of Montreal (AAM) and bec, the Maritime provinces and When he was nine, the clan Blackwood, the 1st Marquess of the Royal Canadian Academy Western Canada, until a stroke settled in Montreal, where the Dufferin and Ava, Canada’s of Arts (RCA), which he joined in 1917 prevented him from lad attended a private school. governor-general from mid- as an associate in 1883. painting and led to his resigna- He was later briefly appren- 1872 to late 1878. Following trips to England tion as the RCA’s president. ticed to a Montreal architect be- Bankrolled by his father two and France, where Brymner He died at age 69 while visit- fore the family moved to Ot- years later, Brymner sailed to completed his Académie Julian ing his wife’s family in Wal- tawa, where his father, Douglas France, where he began study- studies in Paris, he returned to lasey, England, where he was Brymner, was appointed clerk ing architecture at the Aca- Canada and was appointed as buried. démie Julian in Paris, later tak- the AAM’s director, a post he Brymner’s artworks are in William brymner has been ing drawing lessons before held until retiring in 1921. numerous public and private described as ‘Canada’s first gravitating to painting. Brym- Brymner achieved a steadily Canadian collections. great art teacher.’ ner specialized in domestic fig- increasing reputation for art in Quebec, plus paintings from a marC-aurèle De fOy Western Canada trip. SuzOr-Côté (1869-1937) Wikipedia notes that he en- The 38-cent commemorative couraged students “to explore features Bend in the Gosselin new modernistic approaches.” River, Arthabaska, by Marc-Au- One of them, Alexander rèle de Foy Suzor-Côté. Young “A.Y.” Jackson, later re- Sometimes referred to as the called his teacher “was no radi- River Gosselin at Arthabaska, cal, but he encouraged his stu- the painting is also in the Mon- dents to be independent,” Vic- treal Museum of Fine Arts col- toria Baker wrote in the Diction- lection. ary of Canadian Biography. Born in that region of Quebec “Among his fellow academi- in 1869, he began drawing as a cians he would stand for no in- teenager and became a church tolerance or injustice toward painter-decorator’s apprentice. the younger artists,” added Jackson, a prominent member of the famous Group of Seven artists. Rural Quebec scenes were among Brymner’s favorite sub- jects, the National Gallery of Canada notes on its website, which includes this 1897 quote by the artist-teacher, who had a studio in Saint-Eustache: “There are other kinds of beauty be-
a 38-cent stamp reproduces Bend in the Gosselin River, Arthabaska by marc-aurèle de foy Suzor-Côté.
6 November 4, 2014 • CaNadiaN Stamp NewS • www.canadianstampnews.ca marc-aurèle de foy Suzor- Back in Canada in 1907, he a 44-cent stamp Côté is seen in an 1894 self- joined the Canadian Army and reproduces the 1915 portrait, which is housed taught soldiers how to fire rifles painting Snow II by harris. in the Collection musée at Camp Borden, Ont. laurier. After moving to Toronto, he painted street scenes in a “post- ing that Canada Post suggests minister from July 11, 1896 to impressionist” style, showing was “likely the result of a Oct. 6, 1911, and also a native of older and poorer homes in the sketching trip he took with Arthabaska. city and other Ontario commu- Group of Seven member A.Y. Regarded as the most versa- nities. Jackson to the village of tile French-Canadian artist of He and artist James Edward Sainte-Agnès near La Malbaie his era, Suzor-Côté painted por- Hervey MacDonald, who met in in Quebec.” traits, nudes, and historical sub- 1913, formed the famous Group It shows the village’s jects, later adding sculptures to of Seven artists with Frank Car- church, several rugged homes his repertoire. michael, Frederick Varley, A.Y. began painting in an abstract and a snow-filled field in front The son of an artist, Suzor- As shown in the 1989 Christ- Jackson, Frank Johnston, and style that continued for the rest of a rustic pole fence. Côté studied at the Conserva- mas stamp, he particularly en- Arthur Lismer, and financed of his life. Born in Hamilton, Ont., the tory of Music in Paris in his joyed experimenting with the painting trips later that decade The couple moved to Van- self-taught artist was expelled early 20s, then enrolled in paint- effects of light playing on snow in railroad boxcars to the rug- couver in 1940, avidly support- from high school for one ing and sculpture classes at two and water, producing several gedly beautiful Algoma region ing young artists and the Van- month after “passing illus- prestigious art academies before that show rivers in the Artha- of northeastern Ontario. couver Art Gallery. trated flirtation notes back exhibiting his works in 1894 at baska region thawing in spring- Harris made annual visits for Harris died at age 84 and and forth among male and fe- the Salon des Artistes Français. time. seven years to the area, develop- was buried in a small cemetery male classmates,” Colin S. His painting Death of Archi- In the early 1920s, the artist ing his best-known style, paint- on the grounds of the McMi- MacDonald wrote in the Dic- medes, a Greek mathematics ge- produced several sculptures ing with “rich, decorative chael Art Gallery, north of To- tionary of Canadian Artists. nius, engineer, inventor and as- that focused on the rugged fea- colours that were applied thick, ronto. Some fellow students paid tronomer slain by a Roman tures of rural Quebecers. in painterly impasto,” Wikipedia Since 2001, several of his him up to $25 for a romantic sword-wielding soldier in 212 Partly paralyzed by a stroke notes. paintings have been sold for sketch. BC, won Suzor-Côté the Grand in 1927, Suzor-Côté was no lon- Part of a wealthy Ontario more than $1 million each, with He got his first job as chief Prize at the Paris Salon. ger able to work. farm implement-manufacturing his oil sketch The Old Stump, illustrator with the Hamilton In 1897, he loaned four land- He moved two years later to family, he and his friend, Dr. selling in Toronto five years ago Times, making the princely scapes to the annual Royal Ca- Daytona Beach, Fla., where in James MacCallum, an eye spe- for a record $3.51 million. sum of $5 a week to produce nadian Academy of Arts exhi- 1933 he married his nurse, Ma- cialist and art lover, built the The McMichael gallery sketches of murder scenes, ac- bition, for his first art showing. thilde Savard, four years before Studio Building in Toronto and website quotes Jackson saying: cidents and political cartoons, Three years later, Suzor-Côté his death at age 68. offered space to artists for free “Without Harris there would while also studying at the won a bronze medal after ex- Suzor-Côté’s art is also in nu- or for cheap rent. have been no Group of Seven. Hamilton Art School in his hibiting 10 paintings in the Ca- merous public collections. Influenced early on by Scan- He provided the stimulus; it spare time. nadian Pavilion at the Paris dinavian art, Harris also painted was he who encouraged us to With sufficient savings, af- World Fair. laWren SteWart harriS landscapes around the city, be- always take the bolder course, ter his pay was almost dou- “I have worked hard and ap- (1885-1970) side Georgian Bay, in the Arctic to find new trails.” bled within two years, Robin- plied myself wholeheartedly as The 44-cent stamp repro- and in the Rocky Mountains. son sailed to France in 1903 a painter can when he loves his duces the 1915 painting Snow During the 1920s, his paint- albert henry rObinSOn and began studying at the art, is totally absorbed by it and II, by Lawren Stewart Harris. ings became simpler and more (1881-1956) Académie Julian, before makes it the purpose of his life,” The original artwork, which abstract. The 76-cent commemora- switching to the École des the National Gallery of Canada shows three snow-clad fur trees Quoted saying art was “a tive reproduces Ste. Agnès, an Beaux-Arts. quotes him acknowledging in in front of a winter-swept field realm of life between our mun- Albert Henry Robinson paint- Continued on page 13 1901, the year in which his and hills in the background, is dane world and the world of the dealer displayed 65 works for in the National Gallery of Can- spirit,” Harris stopped signing $BUYING NOW!! the largest exhibition of his ada collection in Ottawa. his works, preferring them Canadian & Provinces paintings. “The second of a series of judged for their content and IMMEDIATE PAYMENT - ALL TRANSACTIONS CONFIDENTIAL Suzor-Côté was awarded the style instead of attracting atten- seven paintings, this oil-on-can- CANADIAN ERRORS - MISSING COLOURS tion with his name. 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lthough he was referred newspaper, Poor Richard’s Al- to in his day as the best- manac, and increased his ad- knownA and most-admired vertising revenue, all of American in the world, Ben- which “came to afford me a jamin Franklin also had close very considerable income,” ties with the British Empire and helped him to become a and Canada through his ap- very rich man. figure 1. u.S. firm fleetwood’s cachet pointment and years of ser- His ambition eventually was designed specifically for the vice as Co-Deputy Postmaster led him to seek a more sig- Canadian stamp. General of British North nificant position heading up America. the postal service for the Brit- Franklin (1706-1790) began ish colonies in North Amer- his association with postal ica, so he engaged in two In 1753, the Crown ap- office profitable, among many signed by Bernard Reilander services in 1737 when he was years of intensive lobbying pointed Franklin and William other achievements. of the Canada Post Office. appointed Postmaster of efforts to obtain the position, Hunter as Joint Deputy Post- Although in his earlier years Their overall appearance was Philadelphia. beginning in 1751. His efforts masters General for Britain’s Franklin considered the British similar, but there were differ- As he noted in his auto- included authorizing a friend North American colonies. Empire to be “the greatest ences in colouring, text, and biography, this role enabled in London to spend up to 300 Franklin was supposedly re- phenomenon of the 18th cen- denominations, which were him to improve the distribu- pounds lobbying on his be- sponsible for the northern col- tury,” the British government 13 cents for the U.S. stamp tion and circulation of his half. onies and Hunter the south- publicly humiliated him later and 10 cents for the Can- ern, but Hunter was in ill on for his support of the rebel- adian. health, so Franklin had to as- lious colonists and he was First-day covers accom- sume most of the responsibil- fired in 1774. panying the joint stamp ities of both positions. He subsequently was ap- issues were many and varied. During his two-decade ten- pointed the first Postmaster Some carried the U.S. or the ure as deputy postmaster gen- General for the 13 American Canadian stamp while others eral, Franklin completely re- colonies by the Continental carried both. In the latter case, figure 2. the house of organized postal delivery in Congress in July 1775. In his some FDCs were officially Commons used its general North America, increased the relatively short tenure in that cancelled in only one country, purpose cachet. speed and reliability of mail position he laid the foundation while some were postmarked delivery, and made the post for what eventually became in both. the United States Post Office. At least 15 different cachets To mark the U.S. bicenten- have been documented with nial in 1976, that country and the Canadian stamp (Scott Canada produced a joint issue #691) only. U.S. firm Fleet- which featured Franklin over- wood produced half a dozen looking a map of British North different cachets for the two America, published in 1776. stamps, but only the FDC The locations on the map shown in Figure 1 made ex- showed three Canadian post plicit reference to Canada on VANCE AUCTIONS LTD. offices established by Franklin its cachet. The other Fleet- –Montreal, Quebec City, and wood cachets were used with Serving Stamp and Postal History Collectors Since 1972 Trois Rivieres. either or both stamps. The stamps comprising the Collecting Canada? joint issue were both de- Continued on page 21
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November 4, 2014 • CaNadiaN Stamp NewS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 11 Canada Post drops puck on round two of NHL stamps By Bret Evans sold in packs of six, one for resorts and a year’s supply of Pilote played his first NHL from Brantford, Ont., location anada Post’s second round each player. A total of 125,000 cheese. When he retired in 1976 season in 1955-56 where he of the firm’s Canadian office. of National Hockey League packs were produced. he had played more than 1,500 earned a reputation as a tough Canada Post is selling two C(NHL) commemoratives pays A number of the packs con- professional games in both the player, often playing through sets of the zamboni coil stamps, tribute to defencemen from the tain a sheet autographed by one NHL and the World Hockey As- injuries and as a fighter. In 1961 in seven strips of either four or days of the original six, as well of the players. According to sociation leagues. he was named team captain. seven. There are also seven as Zamboni’s representing Can- Canada Post, there are 1,000 Harvey made 10 appearances For many of the players, this stamp dispensers for the stamps, ada’s seven current teams. sheets signed by Orr and 500 on the All-Star team and won is not their first stamp appear- one for each team. The defencemen honoured each signed by Kelly, Howell the Norris Trophy in 1955, ’56, ance. Five of the six appeared Each of the stamp designs is are from the 1942-1967 era, and and Pilote. ’57, ’58, and ’60. He was team in the 2000-2005 Legends of the also used for a postage paid this period is considered by The official first-day cover for captain for one year after retire- NHL Canadian stamp series: postcard. The postcards are sold many fans as the golden age of each player has a domestic-rate ment of Maurice Richard in Orr and Harvey in 2000, Kelly singly, or in groups of seven. hockey. The era started with the stamp, splash of team colours, 1960, before being traded to the and Horton in 2002, and Pilot The first Zamboni was manu- demise of the Brooklyn Ameri- image of the team’s home, and Rangers. in 2005. factured in 1949, based on a Jeep cans and ended with the first a cancel from the player’s home Horton was known not only Canada Post also offers lim- engine with war-surplus parts. NHL expansion, which dou- town with the team logo at the as a hockey player, but also as a ited edition framed prints of The machine shaves the ice sur- bled the number of teams. Dur- time. successful businessman, who each player, which include the face, then washes and squee- ing this period hockey dynas- The six cancels, with produc- opened his first Tim Hortons stamps. gee’s it before laying down a fi- ties were formed, with the To- tion numbers, are: Orr, Parry Donuts in Hamilton, in 1964. In ronto Maple Leafs winning Sound, Ont., 20,000; Howell, a bid to retire in 1969 he asked nine Stanley Cups and the Hamilton, Ont., 12,000; Harvey, the Leafs to double his salary, Montreal Canadiens winning Montreal, Que., 16,000; Horton, which they did. He went on to 10. Canadian hockey fans went Cochrane, Ont., 16,000; Kelly, play for the Pittsburgh Pen- from listening to the game on Simcoe, Ont., 12,000; and Pilote, guins and Buffalo Sabres. On the radio to watching it on tele- Kenogami, Que., 12,000. Feb. 20, 1974, he was killed in a vision through the now famous In his rookie year Orr not car crash in St. Catharines, Ont., broadcast Hockey Night in only won the Calder Cup, while returning home from a Canada. awarded for performance in a game. The six hockey players being player’s first year, but a spot on Kelly was known as a gentle- featured in the commemoratives the All-Star team. The first de- man on and off the ice, receiv- are Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins; fenceman to lead in league scor- ing the Lady Byng Trophy for Harry Howell, New York Rang- ing, he helped Boston win its gentlemanly conduct four times ers; Doug Harvey, Montreal Ca- first Stanley Cup in 29 years, during his NHL career. nadiens; Tim Horton, Toronto scoring the winning goal in A key member of the De- The Zamboni stamps souvenir sheet is used for a cover. Maple Leafs; Red Kelly, Detroit overtime. He was also the first troit Red Wings, he was part Red Wings, and Pierre Pilote, hockey player to sign a $1 mil- of that team during Stanley A second group of stamps nal layer of water to fill in any Chicago Black Hawks. All six lion deal. Cup wins in 1950, 1952, 1954, feature Zamboni ice resurfacing remaining grooves. players are Canadian born. Howell won the Norris Tro- and 1955. Although best- machines, decorated in the liv- It was named after its creator, Each player is shown on a phy for best defenceman during known as a defenceman, he ery of Canada’s current seven Frank J. Zamboni, who owned permanent-rate domestic stamp the 1966-1967 season. He was played centre for the Maple NHL teams: Vancouver Ca- an indoor ice rink in Paramount, showing them in a traditional honoured with a special cele- Leafs for eight years starting nucks, Edmonton Oilers, Cal- Calif. hockey card pose. The stamps bration in Madison Square Gar- in 1959, during which time he gary Flames, Winnipeg Jets, Since then the firm has pro- are sold in a booklet containing dens, and received gifts as di- brought home the Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa duced more than 10,000 ma- six stamps, as well as a pane of verse as a new car and trips to for more times. Senators, and Montreal Cana- chines. six stamps with the players’ diens. All of the NHL stamps were names and team logos in the The permanent domestic rate designed by Avi Dunkelman selvedge. stamps are also produced by and Joseph Gault. All souvenir The same pose is used for the Lowe-Martin using six-colour sheets have water-activated ad- 52.7 by 79 mm souvenir sheet, lithography. hesive and 14+ perforations. All which features an oversized The stamps are sold in coils are printed on Tullis Russell pa- stamp with the same design, of 50 stamps. A total of 40,000 per. but at the $2.50 international coils were produced for Toronto As with last year, Canada Post rate. and Montreal, with 30,000 for is offering a collector’s album Lowe-Martin produced all Vancouver, and 20,000 for each containing a commemorative the stamps using seven-colour of the other teams. pane of the defencemen stamps, lithography. The pane also has In addition, there is a souve- a Zamboni souvenir sheet, infor- foil stamping and lithography. nir sheet with all seven stamps mation on several NHL awards, A total of 750,000 booklets and and an official first-day cover and an Upper Deck Premium 180,000 panes were produced. Each player is featured on a different official first-day cover. with the souvenir sheet, image Bobby Orr collector card exclu- The souvenir sheets are only of an early Zamboni, and cancel sive to the album. W
12 November 4, 2014 • Canadian stamp News • www.canadianstampnews.ca a 76-cent commemorative “Through their use of decorative bor- Christmas... reproduces Ste. Agnès, a painting ders and a seasonal message,” consist- by robinson. ing of the words “Seasons Continued from page 7 Greetings•Meilleurs Vofux” below the artwork, Canada Post wrote, “the After travelling with another artist for by 12.5 on paper supplied by the stamps suggest the look of elegant two summers, painting in watercolours Peterborough company. Christmas cards.” and oils, he returned to Canada, taught Printed on Slater paper, the two “CANADA” and the denominations at the Hamilton Art School and worked higher denominations were perforated were printed in gold-coloured ink at the for a studio. all-round 13.3. top of the 38-, 44-, and 76-cent Robinson’s first group exhibition was Peterborough paper was used for the commemoratives, on light pastel- in 1906, the year he sold his first canvas, 33-, 44- and 76-cent booklet stamps plus coloured bars. which was bought by J.M. Gibson, On- some of the previously mentioned 38- As with most Greetmore stamps, this tario’s lieutenant-governor. Financed by cent booklet stamps, with a single from one carries a hefty price in the Unitrade a wealthy Montreal couple who con- that press run priced at $6 mint or used, Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps, vinced him to move to their city, he compared with a Slater paper version at $2 each in mint or used condition. opened a studio and met several leading with the different perforations, at 80 Those printed on paper with high fluo- artists, including Brymner. cents mint, 25 cents used. rescence are priced at $15 mint, $7 By 30, after painting impressionistic In frail health since the mid-1920s, The 33-cent commemoratives were used. canvases of the harbour, docks and Robinson died in Montreal at the age of printed only on panes of 10, with either Complete booklet panes are listed at boats, he had become one of the young- 75. imperforate left or right margins, for use $15 in mint or used condition. Mint hor- est associate members of the RCA. Arthur Lismer once called him a most in what was called a “Greetmore Book- izontal pairs with no perforations be- The following year, 1912, the National distinguished colourist, “of the first or- let.” tween are listed at $3,000. Booklet panes Gallery of Canada bought the first of der.” Those booklets were designed with with no vertical perfs between the several Robinson paintings. Robinson’s paintings have been ex- stamps bearing a four-bar printed postal stamps are quoted at $15,000. Before the First World War, he trav- hibited by several galleries and are in code to the left of the artwork, for use Complete booklet panes of the 38- elled to Europe to paint with A.Y. Jack- several public collections, including the on greeting card envelopes that bore a cent stamp (SC #1256a) are pricey, at son, a close friend he was introduced to Luxembourg in Paris, the Montreal Mu- printed postal code matrix. $58 mint or used, $60 if included in a in Montreal by his benefactors. seum of Fine Arts, the Art Gallery of Introduced in 1986 and continued un- bilingual cover. Complete booklet panes During the war, Robinson was a mu- Ontario, the Musée National des Beaux- til 1995, the system offered such Christ- of the 44-cent stamp are priced at $20 nitions inspector and was hired by the Arts du Quebec, and Canada House in mas season commemoratives at a lower mint or used, with booklet panes of the Canadian War Memorials to paint work- London, England. cost than those required for use on regu- 76-cent quoted at $38, mint or used. ers and shiploading at the Vickers plant In the Canadian Collector, Joan Murray lar first-class envelopes. Single 44-cent stamps from a booklet in Montreal. wrote: “He was concerned throughout All four 1989 commemoratives were are listed at $5 mint or used, with a 76- In 1920, he became a full RCA mem- his painting career, short as it was, with designed by David Nethercott and Vivi- cent booklet stamp priced at $8, mint or ber and exhibited his work with the the creation of more simplified, power- ane Warburton, of Ottawa. used. W Group of Seven as a guest. ful form — he wanted to eliminate the Travelling with Jackson and other art- trivial.” ists, Robinson produced numerous paintings of rural Quebec – especially variOuS Stamp Specialized Catalogue of along the St. Lawrence River and in the fOrmatS uSeD Laurentian Mountains – and, in 1933, Ashton-Potter Limited used five litho- Canadian Stamps helped launch the Canadian Group of graphic transfer colours to produce the Painters. “Christmas, Winter Landscapes” set, 2015 Edition Sadly, after suffering a heart attack in with 71,074,210 of the 33-cent stamps the late 1930s, he had to stop painting. (SC #1259); 50,975,270 of the 38 cents NOW! As a result, his artwork showing villages (SC #1256); 15,438,375 of the 44 cents in summer and winter, plus ice floating $45.95 (SC #1257); and 14,968,205 of the 76 Taxes & shipping extra on rivers during spring thaws, are quite cents (SC #1258). rare and highly sought after. The top three denominations were Edited by Robin Harris printed on sheets of 50, with 625,000 of t*OGVMMDPMPVSt1MBTUJDPJMCPVOE the 38-cent also in 10-stamp booklets. t&OHMJTIPOMZ The 44-cent and 76-cent stamps were also printed on booklet panes of five with a se-tenant promotional undenom- inated label, totalling 605,175 of the for- Available the end mer and 500,000 of the latter. Perforations on the 33-cent stamps of October 2014 measure 12.5 by 13; the 38-cent stamps measure gauge 13.1 by 13.5 on paper s &EATURING THE .ORTH !MERICAN STANDARD 3COTT .UMBERING 3YSTEM supplied by the Slater company, and 13 s 5. STAMPS ISSUED IN #ANADIAN DENOMINATIONS LISTED s )NTRODUCTORY PAGE ILLUSTRATING ALL PRECANCEL BAR TYPES a career shortened by health s )NTRODUCTORY SECTION ON ,OWE -ARTIN PRODUCED SELF ADHESIVE COILS problems helped make works by s 5PDATED WITH NEW RESEARCH albert henry robinson rare and highly sought after. 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CW3849 CW3850 CW3851 CW3854 CW3856 CW3884 CW3885 CW3886 CW3888 CW3890 CW3907 CW3917 CW3918 CW3919 CW3920 CW3922
CW3884 ★ Canada #1764b, 45¢ Christmas Angel The scarce perforati on change variety, a nice mint block, VF NH ...... Cat: $2,000.00 ...... Net: $1,150.00 CW3849 P Nova Scoti a #9TCiii, 2¢ Dark Slate Violet Plate proof block of eight showing full plate imprint, VF and choice...... Net: $395.00 CW3885 Prince Edward Island #3, 6d Yellow Green A nicely centered used single with fresh colour and full perforati ons, CW3850 P Nova Scoti a #10P, 5¢ BluePlate proof block of eight showing the full plate imprint in side margin, VF ...... Net: $395.00 negligible thinning between two perfs menti oned for the record, an outstanding example, VF ...... Cat: $1,500.00 ...... Net: $1,195.00 CW3851 P Nova Scoti a #12P, 10¢ VermilionPlate proof block of eight with side centre plate imprint at right, VF and att racti ve ...... Net: $379.00 CW3886 ★ Nova Scoti a #1, 1d Brown RedA rare mint single, bright fresh colour, ti ny invisible repair at top, full OG, CW3854 ★ Newfoundland #C9-C11, 15¢ to $1.00 Airmails The complete watermarked set of three, VF NH ...... Cat: $400.00 ...... Net: $279.00 a nice example with VF appearance ...... Cat: $8,000.00 ...... Net: $1,795.00 CW3856 ★ Newfoundland #C13-C17, 5¢ to 75¢ Labrador The complete set of fi ve, fresh and VF NH mint ...... Cat: $446.00 ...... Net: $295.00 CW3888 Canada #2, 6d Slate Violet A lightly cancelled used single, close at top left but otherwise huge margins with sheet margin at left , F-VF ...... Cat: $1,875.00 ...... Net: $1,195.00 CW3890 Canada #10, 6d Reddish Purple An att racti ve four margined used single with part plate imprint at foot, small faint thin as oft en with this stamp, rich colour and VF appearance ...... Cat: $9,000.00 ...... Net: $1,795.00 CW3858 CW3859 CW3860 CW3862 CW3863 CW3864 CW3907 Canada #25iii, 3¢ Red Used single on the scarce thick soft paper, VF...... Cat: $600.00 ...... Net: $379.00 CW3917 Canada #1, 3d Red An att racti ve used single with good laid lines and fresh bright colour, F-VF ...... Cat: $1,200.00 ...... Net: $795.00 CW3918 Canada #5d, 6d Grey Violet The scarce thick hard paper variety used with smudged cancel, good colour and four ample to huge margins, light crease, VF, PF cert. (1977) ...... Cat: $4,000.00 ...... Net: $950.00 CW3919 Canada #8, Half Penny Rose A four margined used single, couple pinpoint thins in margin only, VF ...... Cat: $1,000.00 ...... Net: $495.00 CW3874 CW3920 Canada #11, Half Penny Rose A lightly cancelled used single that is quite well centered for the issue, F-VF ...... Cat: $1,750.00 ...... Net: $950.00 CW3922 ★ Canada #111, 5¢ Dark Blue A nicely centered mint single, VF NH ...... Cat: $900.00 ...... Net: $495.00
CW3925 CW3927 CW3937 CW3945 CW3952 CW3953 CW3956
CW3858 P Canada #211-216, 1¢ to 13¢ Silver Jubilee The complete set of six plate proofs in issued colours on card mounted india paper, VF ...... Net: $695.00 CW3859 ★ Canada #907, 1981 “A” Stamp Left margin block of six showing a drasti c perforati on shift error, each stamp show porti ons of four stamps and the margin shows additi onal printi ng, VF NH...... Net: $695.00 CW3860 ★ Canada #1172h, 45¢ Pronghorn A superb margined pair of the seldom seen imperforate error, XF NH ...... Cat: $1,200.00 ...... Net: $739.00 CW3862 ★ Canada #FCF1-FCF5, 25¢ to $5.00 Consular Fee The set of fi ve fi rst issued in 1949 for use on passports and other documents, fresh VF NH mint, seldom seen ...... Cat: $1,170.00 ...... Net: $695.00 CW3863 Canada #4, 3d Red A nice used pair with bright colour, quite lightly cancelled, top stamp with noti ceable re-entry in “POS” and “EE PE”, F-VF ...... Cat: $450.00+ ...... Net: $349.00 CW3864 ★ Canada #54, 5¢ Deep Blue Mint plate #10 pair showing the full imprint, VF NH...... Net: $479.00
CW3870 CW3873 CW3874 CW3875 CW3876 CW3877 CW3880 CW3881 CW3882 CW3925 ★ Canada #727vii, $2.00 Kluane The true major error with silver inscripti ons double printed, natural wrinkle at left , otherwise VF NH ...... Cat: $1,000.00 ...... Net: $395.00 CW3927 ★ Canada #MR6, 2¢+1¢ Carmine A wide margined fresh mint single of this scarce stamp, VF NH ...... Cat: $600.00+ ...... Net: $469.00 CW3937 ★ Canada #160i-161i, 1¢ & 2¢ Scroll Issue Mint paste-up pairs of both values, VF NH ...... Cat: $600.00 ...... Net: $369.00 CW3945 P Canada #15P, 5¢ Vermilion A choice plate proof pair on card mounted india paper, VF+ ...... Cat: $600.00 ...... Net: $379.00 CW3952 ★ Canada #614a, 15¢ Muscial Ride A very nice imperforate pair, VF NH ...... Cat: $600.00 ...... Net: $339.00 CW3953 ★ Canada #715, 14¢ Parliament Sheet margin block with a drasti c misperf error, each stamp shows parts of four, VF NH ...... Net: $379.00 CW3956 ★ Canada #996i, 32¢ Nickel The scarce “shift ed nickel” variety, the silver colour is shift ed upwards, VF NH ...... Cat: $500.00 ...... Net: $379.00
CW3959 CW3962 CW3870 ★ Canada #1764b, 45¢ Christmas Angel The scarce perforati on change variety, a nice imprint mint single, VF NH ...... Cat: $500.00 ...... Net: $295.00 CW3873 Canada #1, 3d Red on Laid Paper A very nice used pair with bright colour and fairly light cancels, F-VF ...... Cat: $2,400.00+ ...... Net: $1,195.00 CW3874 Canada #2b, 6d Greyish Purple A nice used single, one small and three large margins, F-VF, Greene Foundati on cert. (as #2) ...... Cat: $1,875.00 ...... Net: $1,195.00 CW3875 Canada #5, 6d Slate Grey A prett y used single with four-ring “21” numeral cancel of Montreal, VF, with Greene Foundati on cert. (2011) ...... Cat: $2,000.00 ...... Net: $1,195.00 CW3959 ★ Nova Scoti a #1/6, 1d,3d & 6d, 1sh ReprintsThe complete set of four CW3876 ★ Canada #61, $1.00 Lake A fresh mint single, quite well centered, F-VF NH ...... Cat: $2,400.00 ...... Net: $1,295.00 on white wove paper, fresh and large margined, VF ...... Cat: $500.00 ...... Net: $349.00 CW3877 ★ Canada #62, $2.00 Dark Purple A scarce mint single with fresh colour, F-VF hinged ...... Cat: $1,600.00 ...... Net: $950.00 CW3962 ★ Canada #110d, 4¢ Yellow Ochre A lovely mint block CW3880 ★ Canada #116, 10¢ Plum An unusually nice mint single with large margins and rich deep colour, VF NH ...... Cat: $1,200.00 ...... Net: $995.00 of the dry printi ng variety, fresh and choice, VF+ NH ...... Cat: $840.00+ ...... Net: $595.00 CW3881 ★ Nova Scoti a #1, 1d Brown RedA fi ne unused single, just in at foot to enormous margins and displaying ...... Cat: $2,000.00 ...... Net: $995.00 CW3882 ★ Canada #56, 8¢ Dark Violet A post offi ce fresh mint block of four with deep rich colour and excepti onal centering, minor natural wrinkle on one, VF+ NH .....Cat: $2,160.00+ ...... Net: $1,295.00 Call our stamp lines and place your order today. Toll Free in North America Tel: 1(800) 667-8267 Fax: 1(800) 867-8267 ★
CW3849 CW3850 CW3851 CW3854 CW3856 CW3884 CW3885 CW3886 CW3888 CW3890 CW3907 CW3917 CW3918 CW3919 CW3920 CW3922
CW3884 ★ Canada #1764b, 45¢ Christmas Angel The scarce perforati on change variety, a nice mint block, VF NH ...... Cat: $2,000.00 ...... Net: $1,150.00 CW3849 P Nova Scoti a #9TCiii, 2¢ Dark Slate Violet Plate proof block of eight showing full plate imprint, VF and choice...... Net: $395.00 CW3885 Prince Edward Island #3, 6d Yellow Green A nicely centered used single with fresh colour and full perforati ons, CW3850 P Nova Scoti a #10P, 5¢ BluePlate proof block of eight showing the full plate imprint in side margin, VF ...... Net: $395.00 negligible thinning between two perfs menti oned for the record, an outstanding example, VF ...... Cat: $1,500.00 ...... Net: $1,195.00 CW3851 P Nova Scoti a #12P, 10¢ VermilionPlate proof block of eight with side centre plate imprint at right, VF and att racti ve ...... Net: $379.00 CW3886 ★ Nova Scoti a #1, 1d Brown RedA rare mint single, bright fresh colour, ti ny invisible repair at top, full OG, CW3854 ★ Newfoundland #C9-C11, 15¢ to $1.00 Airmails The complete watermarked set of three, VF NH ...... Cat: $400.00 ...... Net: $279.00 a nice example with VF appearance ...... Cat: $8,000.00 ...... Net: $1,795.00 CW3856 ★ Newfoundland #C13-C17, 5¢ to 75¢ Labrador The complete set of fi ve, fresh and VF NH mint ...... Cat: $446.00 ...... Net: $295.00 CW3888 Canada #2, 6d Slate Violet A lightly cancelled used single, close at top left but otherwise huge margins with sheet margin at left , F-VF ...... Cat: $1,875.00 ...... Net: $1,195.00 CW3890 Canada #10, 6d Reddish Purple An att racti ve four margined used single with part plate imprint at foot, small faint thin as oft en with this stamp, rich colour and VF appearance ...... Cat: $9,000.00 ...... Net: $1,795.00 CW3858 CW3859 CW3860 CW3862 CW3863 CW3864 CW3907 Canada #25iii, 3¢ Red Used single on the scarce thick soft paper, VF...... Cat: $600.00 ...... Net: $379.00 CW3917 Canada #1, 3d Red An att racti ve used single with good laid lines and fresh bright colour, F-VF ...... Cat: $1,200.00 ...... Net: $795.00 CW3918 Canada #5d, 6d Grey Violet The scarce thick hard paper variety used with smudged cancel, good colour and four ample to huge margins, light crease, VF, PF cert. (1977) ...... Cat: $4,000.00 ...... Net: $950.00 CW3919 Canada #8, Half Penny Rose A four margined used single, couple pinpoint thins in margin only, VF ...... Cat: $1,000.00 ...... Net: $495.00 CW3874 CW3920 Canada #11, Half Penny Rose A lightly cancelled used single that is quite well centered for the issue, F-VF ...... Cat: $1,750.00 ...... Net: $950.00 CW3922 ★ Canada #111, 5¢ Dark Blue A nicely centered mint single, VF NH ...... Cat: $900.00 ...... Net: $495.00
CW3925 CW3927 CW3937 CW3945 CW3952 CW3953 CW3956
CW3858 P Canada #211-216, 1¢ to 13¢ Silver Jubilee The complete set of six plate proofs in issued colours on card mounted india paper, VF ...... Net: $695.00 CW3859 ★ Canada #907, 1981 “A” Stamp Left margin block of six showing a drasti c perforati on shift error, each stamp show porti ons of four stamps and the margin shows additi onal printi ng, VF NH...... Net: $695.00 CW3860 ★ Canada #1172h, 45¢ Pronghorn A superb margined pair of the seldom seen imperforate error, XF NH ...... Cat: $1,200.00 ...... Net: $739.00 CW3862 ★ Canada #FCF1-FCF5, 25¢ to $5.00 Consular Fee The set of fi ve fi rst issued in 1949 for use on passports and other documents, fresh VF NH mint, seldom seen ...... Cat: $1,170.00 ...... Net: $695.00 CW3863 Canada #4, 3d Red A nice used pair with bright colour, quite lightly cancelled, top stamp with noti ceable re-entry in “POS” and “EE PE”, F-VF ...... Cat: $450.00+ ...... Net: $349.00 CW3864 ★ Canada #54, 5¢ Deep Blue Mint plate #10 pair showing the full imprint, VF NH...... Net: $479.00
CW3870 CW3873 CW3874 CW3875 CW3876 CW3877 CW3880 CW3881 CW3882 CW3925 ★ Canada #727vii, $2.00 Kluane The true major error with silver inscripti ons double printed, natural wrinkle at left , otherwise VF NH ...... Cat: $1,000.00 ...... Net: $395.00 CW3927 ★ Canada #MR6, 2¢+1¢ Carmine A wide margined fresh mint single of this scarce stamp, VF NH ...... Cat: $600.00+ ...... Net: $469.00 CW3937 ★ Canada #160i-161i, 1¢ & 2¢ Scroll Issue Mint paste-up pairs of both values, VF NH ...... Cat: $600.00 ...... Net: $369.00 CW3945 P Canada #15P, 5¢ Vermilion A choice plate proof pair on card mounted india paper, VF+ ...... Cat: $600.00 ...... Net: $379.00 CW3952 ★ Canada #614a, 15¢ Muscial Ride A very nice imperforate pair, VF NH ...... Cat: $600.00 ...... Net: $339.00 CW3953 ★ Canada #715, 14¢ Parliament Sheet margin block with a drasti c misperf error, each stamp shows parts of four, VF NH ...... Net: $379.00 CW3956 ★ Canada #996i, 32¢ Nickel The scarce “shift ed nickel” variety, the silver colour is shift ed upwards, VF NH ...... Cat: $500.00 ...... Net: $379.00
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Toll Free in North America Tel: 1(800) 667-8267 Fax: 1(800) 867-8267 Interesting history behind the Royal collection Selected parts of the collection were shown at the Smithsonian several Special years ago. Feature In Canada, parts of the col- lection have been shown in By Richard Logan conjunction with the CAPEX World Philatelic Exhibitions n 1856, postage stamps were known in a letter to his phila- held in Toronto in 1951, 1978, being issued by about 50 telic adviser John Alexander 1987, and 1996. Icountries and territories. Tilleard – who would become A major exhibition was On March 29, 1856, stamps “philatelist to the king” when mounted in Washington, D.C., rolled off the presses and a the prince became King George in 2004 and another in Welling- thoughtful person decided to V – “I wish to have the best col- Five days after the 70th an- during the Second World War. ton, New Zealand in 2005. In give Edward, Prince of Wales – lection and not one of the best niversary of the Penny Black, It remained there until the end the last five years, displays of to be King Edward VII – and collections in England.” George succeeded his father as of the war. material from the collection his younger brother Prince Al- In 1893, the prince was King George V. During Queen Elizabeth II’s have also been shown at exhib- fred, Queen Victoria’s second named honorary life president George V took a great inter- reign, a good deal of philatelic itions in Calgary; Spain, the son and later Duke of Edin- of the Royal Philatelic Society est in stamp design and once material has been acquired and Czech Republic, Germany, burgh, panes of the new 6d lilac London. As an indication of the artists’ drawings, submitted sold, including essay and proof Monaco and Romania. Queen Victoria issue (Scott their respect for him, fellow for his approval, had been fin- material as well as plate blocks In 2009, exhibitions were #27). members of the society pre- ished with by the printers, they of four and six mint stamps. In mounted in Ottawa, China, and Young Alfred became a sented him with a wedding were usually returned for inclu- addition, a policy of selected Monaco. In 2010, a major exhib- stamp collector and put present a year later: an album sion in his collection. purchases has been followed, ition took place at the Guildhall together an unimportant collec- that contained almost 1,500 Presently, King George V’s mostly of more modern errors Art Gallery in London, Eng- tion. In 1890, he was named contributions from more than collection is housed in special honorary president of the Phila- 100 of the society’s members. red albums, each one con- telic Society, London, which However, at the time, his en- taining about 60 pages and af- had been established in 1869. thusiasm for stamps was deni- fectionately known as “The He served in that position until grated by intellectuals and cer- King’s Collection.” his death in 1900. This, could be tain upper middle-class profes- Following the death of King said, was the beginning of the sionals. George V, Edward VIII became Royal Philatelic Collection. In 1896, George accepted an king and is said to have con- In advance of his death, the invitation to become executive sidered selling the collection, Duke of Edinburgh sold his col- president of the Royal Philatelic but did not. The collection be- lection to Edward, who in turn Society London, a position he came the personal asset of the gave it to his son, George, the held until 1910, when he came sovereign and was regarded as Duke of York. This is where the to the throne. property that descends by in- Royal Philatelic Collection George had a keen eye for heritance. really took off. rarity and took every opportun- Edward VIII’s reign was George was already an en- ity to obtain the rarest stamps. short and the now “Royal thusiastic collector and made it For instance, by 1904, he had Philatelic Collection” was in- the famous Kirkcudbright cover was acquired in 2001. purchased both the herited by King George VI. it has 10 penny black stamps and was mailed on may 6, Penny and Two Pence While this George did not have 1840, the first day of official use. “Post Office” Mauritius George V’s expert knowledge, of 1847. The one penny he was a collector of consider- and varieties of Britain. These land, as part of the London was bought from the able interest and the collection acquisitions are kept in green 2010 International Stamp Ex- 9th Earl of Kintore’s col- continued to grow with pre- albums. hibition. lection while the mint sented and purchased material The Royal Philatelic Collec- Since Jan. 1, 2003, Michael two pence was pur- that was mounted in special tion has never been counted in Sefi, a distinguished philatelist, chased at auction for a blue albums. terms of total stamp numbers has been the keeper of the record price of £1,450. A A story handed down has it and a value has never been put Royal Philatelic Collection. W person in attendance at that when King George VI was on it. The difficulty here is that the Royal Court asked the in London, he spent at least it contains so many unique prince if he had seen that three afternoons a week with items for which the market has “some damned fool had his personal collection. He never been put to the test. paid as much as 1400 relied greatly on the advice of You can’t go to St. James Pal- pounds sterling for one Edward Denny Bacon, curator ace – where the collection is stamp.” “Yes,” George re- of the Royal Philatelic Collec- kept – and see the Royal Phila- plied. “I was that damned tion at the time. Bacon was suc- telic Collection now spoken of fool.” ceeded by John Wilson with the as “The Queen’s Collection.” In 1906, on the advice of title of “Keeper, The Royal However, Elizabeth II does give John Tilleard, he decided to Philatelic Collection.” The title permission for selections from confine his collection, almost has stuck to this day. the collection to be shown at entirely, to the stamps of Britain It is interesting to note that in major exhibitions in the United and its empire. the summer of 1939, George VI Kingdom and internationally. ordered that the Royal Phila- telic Collection be stored in michael Sefi is the current the royal collection was the subject of vaults of Lloyd’s Bank in Lon- keeper of the royal a book. don, to protect it from bombing philatelic Collection. 16 November 4, 2014 • CaNadiaN Stamp NewS • www.canadianstampnews.ca Websites can help inspire young collectors
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ooking for resources for Of course, the existence of young stamp collectors on these clubs depends entirely on Lthe Internet is a real challenge. volunteers. Scanning the list The reasons for this are un- shows that 11 of the clubs oper- clear, as there seems to be a ate through schools, and most of general belief that there are the rest are in libraries, churches, many young stamp collectors offices, and even the homes of worldwide. However, trying to members. One in California says locate these youth groups is al- that they operate as a “learn by most as difficult as locating ac- mail” program with one gather- tivities for them to do. ing a year. Many operate after It was an incorrect assump- school hours and even on week- tion on my part that if I located ends. the clubs where children are Contact email addresses are the american philatelic Society provides a portal to stamp clubs geared toward young present, then I would also find given for every listed club, so collectors. a plethora of studying and col- anyone wanting more informa- lecting ideas. The problem was tion about how the club is man- simply that there is no easy aged can easily contact them. I Did You Know includes top- The second link leads to the Youth Pages. A peek here re- way to find the clubs that I was am actually going to email some ics such as History of Stamps, Young Philatelic Leaders Fel- veals links to six more topics/ sure were out there. of the leaders to ask how they Elements of a Stamp, Who De- lowship, whose motto is “Only pages, all for young people and An extensive and time-con- operate, how they recruit, and cides What’s On a Stamp, and Together Can Our Hobby related to thematic collections. suming search yielded one what activities they offer. Just for Fun Facts. Grow.” Well, I certainly agree All in all, it is a good start for place with a list of names of 22 Whatever the results, thanks The Activities list has seven with that. adult collectors to get ideas. It clubs in the U.S. They are and kudos go to those 20-plus printable tasks for young peo- This is followed with this ex- also has immediate tools for found under The American outstanding people who are run- ple, a sort of rarity on the In- planation: “A program to en- folks hoping to amuse and in- Philatelic Society web site at ning the clubs in these 16 states. ternet. gage young stamp collectors volve young people in philat- stamps.org/All-Star-Stamp- There is a list on the left side The first connection in the (Ages 13 to 25) in the most ex- ely. Thanks to the APS for con- Club. of the web page that links to links area whisks the user off citing elements of the philatelic tinuing to work with future col- The introduction to this page “Young Philatelists.” This brings to another APS page: the world. Along with mentoring lectors. includes a suggestion to chil- up a “Just For Kids” page which Young Stamp Collectors of from seasoned collectors, deal- One link to Canada Post did dren between grades 3 and 7 shows four categories: Collect- America. It was “created to ers, exhibitors and authors from appear on my search, but it was to look for one of these clubs in ing Tips, Did You Know, Activi- promote the hobby to young varied backgrounds and exper- just an ad for the 2012 booklet their area. It also says that “not ties, and Club Links. stamp collectors under 18 on tise, Fellows will have opportu- called “Getting Started Stamp all clubs are listed,” so be pre- The tips are items for begin- the Internet.” There are all nities to travel and develop a Collecting for Canadian Kids” pared to contact the APS. Why ners such as What to Collect, sorts of benefits – it is worth year-long project in one of sev- for $7.95. I guess Tommy they would not be listed I can- Finding Stamps, Soaking checking out – but there is a eral philatelic areas.” Tricker has passed away. not imagine, except that per- Stamps, Collecting Tools and a small fee of $10 a year, or $15 The last link goes to the haps they run intermittently. Stamp Vocabulary. for a family. American Topical Association: Continued on page 22
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auStralia Australia issued three Wilderness stamps on Oct. 1. Australia’s world-renowned natural assets include many regions of virtually untouched wilderness. This stamp issue, the second in a series, includes three areas noted for natural beauty and cultural significance. Victoria’s Alpine National Park ($2.75) covers much of the higher areas of the Great Dividing Range, including Mount Bogong, subalpine woodland and the grasslands of the Bogong High Plains. SOuth GeOrGia triStan Da Cunha The Blue Mountain National Park ($5.35), located west The history of reindeer is the subject of four stamps Tristan da Cunha is also commemorating the 350th an- of Sydney, is one of the country’s most frequently visited issued by South Georgia and Sandwich Islands on Oct. niversary of the Royal Marines with a set of six stamps parks, and includes the Three Sisters rock formation. In 14. on Oct. 28. 2000 the region was placed on the World Heritage List. Reindeer were introduced to Barff Peninsula in Tristan’s connection with the Royal Marines stretches Judbarra/Gregory National Park ($7.40), the largest in 1911with further introductions to the Busen Area in 1911 back to the occupation of the Island by a garrison of ma- the Northern Territory, boasts spectacular ranges, gorges, and 1925. Since the 1980s no hunting or management has rines after the formal proclamation of annexation on birdlife and rock art, and incorporates the traditional occurred, and as a consequence the herds expanded sub- Aug. 14, 1816. This set of postage stamps illustrates no- lands of several indigenous peoples. stantially. Reindeer overgrazed plant communities, and table events in the history of the Royal Marines: The Bat- the removal of the vegetation cover and, consequently, tle of Landguard Fort, 1667 (25p); capture of Gibraltar, topsoil had negative consequences for native burrowing 1704 (35p); 1918 Zeebrugge Raid (40p); Normandy Inva- birds. As a result, work to eradicate reindeer from the sion, 1944 (60p); 1982 Falklands Conflict (80p); and Af- South Georgia began in January 2013. ghanistan, 2013 (£1.10). The eradication of reindeer is one of a number of proj- ects designed to safeguard the native species, habitats and landscape of the unique environment of South Geor- gia.
neW zealanD Oct. 1 saw the release of five Christmas stamps from New Zealand. The watercolour illustrations depict five of the central characters to the nativity play and a pohutukawa flower is subtly depicted on each stamp, giving the designs a uniquely New Zealand touch. The designs show Mary and Jesus (80c), Joseph ($1.40), the wise men ($2), angel ($2.50), and shepherd ($3).
britiSh antarCtiC territOry The British Antarctic Territory is celebrating the cente- nary of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition with six stamps to be issued around mid-November. aSCenSiOn iSlanD This expedition (Weddell Sea party 1914-16) is consid- uniteD StateS Ascension Island issued six stamps on Oct. 28 com- ered by some the last major expedition of the Heroic Age The United States Postal Service issued eight Batman memorating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Marines. of Antarctic Exploration. By 1914 both Poles had been stamps on Oct. 9 at the New York Comic Con 2014 to From fighting on the decks and in the mastheads at reached, so Ernest Shackleton set his sights on being the celebrate the 75th anniversary of the super hero. The Bat- the Battle of Trafalgar, through two World Wars, to the first to traverse Antarctica. man Limited Edition stamps are being issued as Forever modern-day leading the assaults on the Falkland Islands Shackleton was to take Endurance into the Weddell stamps. and Iraq and operating in Afghanistan, the Royal Ma- Sea, make his way to the South Pole and then to the Ross First appearing in the comic book Detective Comics rines are an integral part of Britain’s defence and the Sea via the Beardmore Glacier (to pick up the supplies). #27, which hit newsstands March 30, 1939, featuring art- Royal Navy; their distinction combines excellence, versa- Although the expedition failed to accomplish its objec- work by Bob Kane and a script by Bill Finger, Batman tility and unique amphibious skills. The Marines have tive it became recognized instead as an epic feat of en- emerged from the shadows to become one of the world’s taken part in more battles on land and sea around the durance. most popular super heros. world than any other branch of the British Armed The six stamps show: Endurance in full sail in the ice, These stamps chronicle the evolution of the character, Forces. Endurance keeling over, Shackleton and Frank Wild in the from his origins to present day. Four versions of the A garrison of Royal Marines was based at Ascension foreground at “Ocean Camp,” Shackleton and Frank iconic DC Comics super hero are depicted from four eras from 1823. This set of postage stamps illustrates the vari- Hurley (skinning a penguin) at “Patience Camp,” relay- of comic book history (modern, bronze, silver and golden ous uniforms worn by the Royal Marines over the years ing the James Caird across the ice, and the first landing ages). In addition, there are four circular stamps show- against relevant backgrounds. on Elephant Island. casing the evolution of the “Bat-Signal.” W
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Nuphilex - $200 Amis - $74 City Stamp - $63 Australia’s venture into non-denominated stamps controversial the sudden, unannounced release of non-denominated stamps in australia resulted Commonwealth in heavy demand for both new and used examples, especially first-day-of-issue communiqué uses.
By Chad Neighbor prisingly, as a large number try to provide as wide a geo- customers, who tend to be loyal have been reported over the graphical spread in these col- users of the written word. years, depriving it of much in- Iumns as possible, but a return The stamps, which picture a come. However, a recent case to the busy and vibrant stamp kangaroo and an outline of the shows its employees do not world Down Under is called for country in the sand, have been fully understand the situa- as Australia Post has raised “introduced to help eligible tion. hackles with its first venture Australians stay connected in A British stamp dealer has into the generally quiet world the ever changing world of year (total savings of $5) it is faked first-day covers quickly written to the Philatelic Ex- of non-denominated stamps. mail.” necessary to furnish proof of appeared. The post office did porter, the British dealers’ Australia, which is such an It adds: “Limited numbers of benefit status and register for a release a pack with a small magazine, reporting that an innovator in stamps, has steered these Concession stamps have concession account and card, sheetlet of the five stamps, sell- envelope he sent to a customer clear of non-denominated also been made available to which takes a minimum of two ing them for 70 cents each and was surcharged as unpaid be- stamps – issues that bear a de- stamp collectors in the form of a weeks. However pensioners adding 45 cents for the packag- cause of the “counterfeit” scription of service or a code philatelic product.” who have done this did get five ing, for a total of $3.95. stamp on the cover. A sign of rather than a value in figures, as The move was hardly pure free stamps. This means that collectors the seriousness of the counter- often found with Canadian altruism, for the stamps were Collectors’ antennas start were paying over the face value feiting problem is that “coun- stamps – until recently. Austra- dreamed up to sweeten a 17 per twitching whenever they hear for stamps that for most of terfeit stamps” was given as lian authorities might well be cent increase in domestic post- the phrase “limited numbers,” them would be illegal to use. one choice for a surcharge on wishing they had handled the age rates, from 60 to 70 cents. It and collectors were not pleased They rapidly sold out, however, a printed Royal Mail label. issue better when they did get said “5.7 million Australians” about the nature of the release and Internet dealers are charg- A surcharge of a pound was around to it. would still be able to buy of the stamps. Collectors were ing several times face value for added to the postage, which The release is not an Austra- stamps at the 60-cent rate, a given little notice of the stamps, a set of two or sheetlets of five. of course is not going to please lian story only as it has implica- claim that Glen Stephens, the which were technically issued The stamps are for the do- a customer, unless he or she tions for collectors of non-de- well-known Australian stamp on March 24, which means that mestic rate and are not sup- happens to collect British nominated stamps, postage dealer and philatelic writer, de- hardly any proper first-day cov- posed to be valid for posting modern postal history. The rates and anyone interested in scribed as “total statistics voo- ers could be made up and FDC overseas, even with additional dealer, Devlan Kruck of Sandy stamp-issuing policies. doo (more like outright lies!) of collections will have gaping stamps, but of course collectors Collectables in Sandy, Bed- As elsewhere, Australian course, as nowhere near a quar- holes. have been flouting this rule, fordshire, England, was furi- postal rates are rising rapidly as ter of our entire 22.5 million Collectors were generally not with little or no sign of reprisal. ous about the incident. “This costs rise and volumes drop. population is indeed eligible for allowed to buy the stamps at On the other hand, Stephens re- situation was, as you can Australia Post lost $218 million Commonwealth Concession post offices, even at the 70-cent ports that one client sent an en- imagine, a nightmare from a last year, which is roughly the pension benefits.” rate, and the concessionary velope without the concession- business perspective, but also same in Canadian dollars. Aus- Furthermore, pensioners stamp packs were not sent to ary stamp but with 60 cents reflected upon my personal tralia Post, logically enough and can’t just walk in to a post office standing order customers. worth of postage and a integrity. laudably on the face of it, de- and buy the stamps. To apply Because of the lack of supply handstamp stating: “Posted by The only slight problem cided to try to help out its older for up to 50 of these stamps a and considerable demand, a Pensioner.” It went through was that the stamp was a per- unchallenged. Stephens com- fectly valid first-class mint mented: “Well I am no magis- Machin taken from a Royal trate, but if he were ever chal- Mail presentation pack, which Website... lenged, TV current affairs an expert acknowledged. shows would have a ball!” Kruck made an official com- Continued from page 17 Of course non-Australians plaint to the Royal Mail, but who collect Down Under says it was not taken seriously. I must mention a spot in the stamps will also want copies. The Royal Mail said it had no United Kingdom that should While buying the normal sheet- record of who had instigated draw a few eyes. Called Stamp lets of mint stamps is easy the action or why. He did Active, it is located at stampac- enough (although Australia eventually receive “a miserly” tive.co.uk. The site has some Post charges $10 extra on inter- £20 in compensation. excellent activities for free national orders), used copies of Kruck noted: “This case is a downloading – all related to even single stamps will be paradox given that many of us British stamps – and a lot of in- trickier to obtain, particularly know that RM allows masses formation about setting up and outside Australia. As ever, col- of post to travel through the running clubs. Are Canadians lectors are advised to think system uncancelled and un- allowed to join and become ac- twice about soaking a used checked and yet seemingly tive members? It isn’t clear, but a british website includes excellent activities for stamp off an envelope unless it have the time and inclination if I had a child, I would try to downloading and a lot of information about setting up is damaged. to stop one small envelope register as there are some inter- and running clubs. and determine, wrongly, that esting free goodies from Stanley COunterfeit COver it must be a fake.” Gibbons that they send out. nOt What it SeemS Ironically, the stamp on the I will keep searching the tralia and New Zealand, and a Keep well and try to share envelope was not cancelled world for clubs for youngsters. few in India. We’ll keep you some stamps with a young The Royal Mail is highly sensitive about the use of with a machine, but with a I heard there are some in Aus- posted. person this week. W counterfeit stamps, not sur- ballpoint pen. 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Select Stockbooks (Lighthouse Royale moniker covered were retrieved by Canadian Continued on page 11 From books to basics, we have it all. tions! Ron Carmichael, Box 9, Shedden booklets, FDCs, oddball stuff from the By Bret Evans the theme of methods of delivery. One ❑ stamp of the two, which shows a dog- 1 YR (26 ISSUES) & Unisafe) 35-52% off. Lighthouse orval, Que., a small town in a big Royal Mail unveils final SHOW IN CANADA sled team, had been unveiled earlier. Dcity, played host to Canada’s na- MESSY BAG Contains sets, HV sin- MIXTURES older, off paper, duplica- world over! 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4826 www.nuphilex.com www.canadianstampnews.ca Auction to be conducted by Lower Canada Auction CF-18 fighters take flight in Canadian deployment Six Canadian Cf-18 fighter jets have been deployed in a multi-nation effort against News islamic State terrorists.
Bites prime minister told reporters in August. “It’s also really laying By Ian Robertson the basis for what’s, in the lon- ighter jets Prime Minister war that could last for years, ger term, Canadian sover- Stephen Harper ordered instead urged use of diplo- eignty.” deployedF with “air strike capa- macy, humanitarian and finan- Parks Canada officials hope bility” against Islamic State cial resources to aid Islamic to-ground combat abilities – Some, like the commander, to resume searching next year terrorists in Iraq are part of a State victims overseas. were designed to extend the died either on the ship or in a for HMS Terror. fleet of 138 Canada took deliv- The first CF-18, based on a fleet’s use for another decade. camp on an ice floe, according “We have half the story, we ery of between 1982 and 1988. fighter design used by the U.S. By late 2010, Wikipedia notes, to a written record found in 1859 have half the picture,” John Gei- The six McDonnell Douglas navy on carriers, was flown in 18 Canadian CF-18s had by members of a search party. ger, head of the Royal Canadian CF-18 Hornets will be sup- late 1978. crashed. Half of the pilots Others died of starvation and Geographic Society, who was ported by one mid-air refuel- Built by McDonnell Douglas ejected, but nine were killed. lead poisoning from the sol- part of the team that found the ling aircraft and two Aurora in the United States, at a cost On Sept. 4, 1999, Canada Post dered food tins they counted on, Erebus, told Toronto Star reporter surveillance aircraft. of $35 million each, they were released a pane of 16 “Canadian with some recent evidence of Alex Boutillier. A total of 600 personnel, in- introduced to the Canadian Air Forces” commemoratives cannibalism after modern ex- Canada in 1989 issued a 38- cluding Royal Canadian Air Armed Forces on Jan. 7, 1983, featuring images of military air- perts examined skeletal remains. cent commemorative that shows Force pilots and crew mem- according to Wikipedia. craft used over 75 years, starting The last survivors perished after Franklin’s route into the Arctic, bers, will be on a six-month Fitted with a variety of mis- in 1924. heading south, in a bid to walk paintings of crewmen on the ice, “counter-terrorism” mission, siles, bombs and a Gatling gun One of the 46-cent stamps to the nearest Hudson’s Bay plus artifacts that Inuit hunters Harper promised in the House armed with 578 twenty-milli- shows a CF-18. post. later showed searchers. of Commons – before a suc- metre rounds, the 17.07-metre- In its literature, the post office eiffel tOWer GetS $42 cessful vote in mid-October – long twin-engine fighters have noted: “McDonnell Douglas milliOn in upGraDeS adding no Canadian ground supported North American CF-18 Hornet No. 1884613 was soldiers will be deployed. Aerospace Defense Command one of the two Canadian aircraft A $42-million facelift for the Insisting that Canada has (Norad) air sovereignty patrols involved in a January 30, 1991, iconic Eiffel Tower in the heart not and should not leave “the and were in combat during the strafing and missile attack on an of Paris was unveiled in the cap- tough things for others,” he 1991 Gulf War, the Kosovo War Iraqi patrol boat.” ital of France on Oct. 6. said if this country “wants to late in the same decade, and City officials celebrated com- keep its voice in the world, and were used in Libya three years arCtiC WreCK iS HMS pletion of a two-year renovation we should, since so many of ago as part of Canada’s contri- EREBUS project to mark the 125th anni- our challenges are global, be- bution to a multi-nation “no- As reported in my previous versary of engineer Gustave ing a free rider means one is fly zone” edict designed to en- News Bites column, the discov- Eiffel’s 10,100-tonne, 324-metre not taken seriously.” force a ceasefire in that country ery of a Royal Navy ship that iron tower, which stands as tall Harper also reminded MPs and stop attacks on civilians. sank after John Franklin and his as an 81-storey highrise. that, in addition to establishing Upgrades on 62 single-seat crew were trapped in heavy Excavating began in February control over vast areas of Iraq and 18 two-seater CF-18s be- Arctic ice nearly 170 years ago 1887, with work completed two and Syria, Islamic State re- tween 2002 and 2010 were made news around the world. years later. cently boasted of plans for “a conducted under the federal Then, in a followup to the this stamp depicting Featured on stamps issued by terrorist jihad ... on a global ba- government’s Incremental September announcement of the explorer John franklin France and other countries, the sis,” including targeting Can- Modernization Project, after wreck’s underwater discovery was issued in 2009 by tower is a major attraction, re- ada and Canadians. Ottawa increased the defence near King William Island and Seychelles, an archipelago cording 6.74 million people vis- New Democratic Party budget. O’Reilly Island, Prime Minister in the indian Ocean. iting in 2013, maintaining the leader Tom Mulcair, who with Improvements, which in- Stephen Harper told the House tower’s status as the world’s Liberal leader Justin Trudeau cluded new sensors and com- of Commons on Oct. 1 that the busiest destination for ticket- opposed the mission and munications systems to boost long-lost vessel had been identi- Tales of white men and a ship buying tourists. warned Canada might face a the fighters’ air-to-air and air- fied. trapped in ice were passed Records show it had 250 mil- After diving 11 metres down down from Inuit hunters lion visitors by 2010. to the amazingly intact relic, through their descendants, but It wasn’t so fondly regarded which was first located with the were largely dismissed in Brit- in the beginning. use of sonar, Parks Canada ain, Canada and the United A group of writers penned a searchers compared historic re- States. collective opposition, calling the cords and were able to deter- The recent discovery, how- tower “useless and monstrous,” mine it was the remains of HMS ever, supports the legends, offi- and demanded its demolition. Erebus. cials say. One of the 300 signatories, The three-masted steam- and The most extensive searches novelist Guy de Maupassant, sail-powered warship built in for the two ships since the 19th referred to “this high and skinny 1826 sailed from England in century began in 2008. pyramid of iron ladders, this gi- 1845 with HMS Terror on a mis- Harper, a keen follower of the ant ungainly skeleton.” sion to find the Northwest Pas- Franklin story, described the re- Eiffel countered by compar- sage to Asia. cent discovery as solving “one ing the structure to Egypt’s pyr- But when the ships became of Canada’s greatest mysteries. amids: “My tower will be the HMS Erebus is shown on a 1967 ross Dependency stamp hopelessly icebound, Franklin “It ultimately isn’t just about tallest edifice ever erected by from an earlier voyage to the antarctic. and his 129 crewmen were the story of discovery and mys- man. Will it not also be grandi- doomed. tery and all these things,” the ose in its way? And why would
26 November 4, 2014 • CaNadiaN Stamp NewS • www.canadianstampnews.ca France issued this surtax stamp showing the iconic Eiffel Tower in 1939. Show & Bourse something admirable in Egypt Oct. 17 – 19, Calgary, AB Oct. 25, North Bay, ON become hideous and ridiculous CALTAPEX 2014, The Kerby Centre, 1133 - 7th Ave. S.W. CALTAPEX Stamp and Coin Show, Voyager Inn, 123 Delaware Ave. Hours: 10 in Paris?” 2014, annual regional show of the Calgary Philatelic Society, a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission and parking, youth table, exhibits, stamp dealers, exhibits, live auction, banquet Saturday evening, display. Sponsor/Affiliate: North Bay & District Stamp Club. For The cacophonous clamour junior’s table, circuit and private treaty books, refreshments avail- more information contact John Burns, email [email protected], was obviously ignored. able, Free admission. Hours: Fri. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to telephone 705-490-0042. 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, email “Originally it was a challenge Oct. 25, Kingston, ON [email protected], telephone 403-238-7845. Website: http:// of engineering innovation; to- Kingston Stamp Festival, Edith Rankin Memorial Church, 4080 www.calgaryphilatelicsociety.com. day the challenge is to continue Bath Rd. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission, door prizes, 10 that spirit, by modernizing, ren- Oct. 18, Burlington, ON dealers, youth booth, and a food concession. Sponsor/Affiliate: Kingston Stamp Club. For more information contact Richard ovating, reinterpreting the Eiffel Burloak Stamp Fair, Seniors’ Centre, 2285 New St. Hours: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eighteen years of regular monthly shows on the third Weigand, club president, email [email protected], telephone Tower while remaining true to Saturday of every month. Six to nine dealers, active buyers, and 613-352-8775. its history,” the Observer news- always something new. For more information contact Steve Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, Montreal, QC paper of London, England Simon, telephone 905-575-2950, email [email protected]. Nuphilex, Holiday Inn Midtown, 420 Sherbrooke St. W. Hours: Fri. quoted Jean-François Martins, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18, Barrie, ON Daily admission: $3 Friday and Saturday, Sunday Free. Early bird deputy mayor of Paris, as say- Visitors who seek loftier Barrie’s Annual Stamp Show and Bourse, Army, Navy, Air Force admission Friday 8 a.m., early bird admission $25 (to be donated ing. “It’s a process of permanent heights can step onto the highest Association, Canadian Room, 7 George St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 to Quebec Autism Society and Miram House). For more informa- p.m. Free admission and parking. 15+ dealers, children’s free reflection. viewing platform, which is a tion, email [email protected], telephone 514-842-4411. “It’s hard to believe today that heady 276 metres above the table and the B.D.S.C. sales circuit books on site. An excellent Website: http://www.nuphilex.com. ground. array of philatelic exhibits will be on hand. Light refreshments after the Universal Exhibition in available. Sponsor/Affiliate: Barrie District Stamp Club. For more Nov. 1 – 2, Ann Arbor, MI 1900 there was a vote among the Although most people prefer information contact Bruce Walter, telephone 705-735-6009. AAPEX2014, Ann Arbor Stamp Show, Morris Lawrence Building, Paris council whether to keep to ride the tower’s elevator, the Website: http://www.barriedistrictstampclub.ca. Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Ann Arbor 1,665-stair steps are an option for Stamp Show features 28 dealers from eight U.S. states, exhibits, the Eiffel Tower or dismantle it,” Oct. 18 – 19, Dearborn Heights, MI hardier souls. food sales, U.S. Postal Service and UN Postal Administration, cachet Martins told reporter Kim Stamp Show, Sokol Hall, 23600 W. Warren. Hours: Sat. 10 a.m. to makers Saturday, Peninsular States Philatelic Society meeting Willsher for her Oct. 5 article. The last renovations on the 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission and parking. Saturday 2 p.m. For more information, email [email protected], “The decision to keep it was first floor were completed 33 Sponsor/Affiliate: Motor City Stamp and Cover Club. For more telephone (734) 761-5859. Website: www.annarborstampclub.org. won by just two votes. It was years ago. information contact Bob Quintero, email [email protected], telephone 248-546-0038. Nov. 1 – 2, Winnipeg, MB that close.” For 41 years, the tower was The Manitoba Coin Club is celebrating its 60th Anniversary Diamond Recent work was financed by the world’s tallest structure. That Oct. 18, St Catharines, ON Jubilee at its Fall Coin, Stamp and Collectibles show at the historic a private firm that owns 40 per record was surpassed with com- Best Western Stamp Show, Niagara Room, Best Western Hotel, Marlborough Hotel, 331 Smith St., Winnipeg, www.themarlborough. QEW at Lake Street. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free parking, free ca. Bourse and exhibits brought in the Eton Hall. Hours: Saturday, cent of the rights to the tower. pletion in 1930 of the Chrysler admission and free appraisals. Specializing in the stamps and Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission The city owns the rest. Building in New York. covers of Canada and the British Commonwealth. Sponsor/ is $2 per day. The first 50 guests on Sunday will receive one free Renovations, which began in A military transmitter built in Affiliate: Roy’s Stamps. For more information contact Roy Houtby, copy of a recent issue of the Canadian Stamp News, Canada’s pre- the town of Saissac became telephone 905-934-8377. mier source of information about stamp collecting and related fields. May 2012, involved the installa- There will also be door prizes each day. For more information, email tion of new glass and metal to France’s tallest structure in 1973. Oct. 18, Guelph, ON [email protected], telephone 204-253-0419. Website: http:// modernize the formerly least- The Eiffel Tower, also called Stampex 2014 Stamp Show, Evergreen Seniors Centre, 683 www.manitobacoinclub.org/. the “Dame en Fer” – the Iron Woolwich St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free parking, free admis- visited first floor, including Nov. 1, Chatham, ON Lady – must be repainted every sion, lots of dealers, circuit books, exhibits, refreshments avail- wheelchair access, shops, restau- able, free Children’s table. Sponsored/affiliate Guelph Stamp Club. KENTPEX 2014, Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave. Hours: 9:30 rants and a room where historic seven years, a job that requires For more information contact George Shepherd, telephone 519- a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free admission and parking. Many dealers, a and current films of the tower 55 tonnes of paint. 242-8022, email [email protected]. variety of exhibits in Royal 16-page frames. Free draws for phila- Finally, if Adolf Hitler’s com- telic prizes. Lunch and snacks available on site. Sponsor/Affiliate: are shown. Visitors can now also Oct. 24 – 25, Victoria, BC Kent County Stamp Club, RPSC Chapter 7. For more information walk onto the outdoor platform, manders had carried out the Victoria’s Largest Annual Stamp and Collectibles Show returns contact Paul V. McDonell, email [email protected], tele- to circle the structure and ad- Nazi leader’s vengeful orders, with more than 200 tables. Pearkes Arena, 3100 Tillicum Rd. phone 519-354-1845. Show will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria. Admission mire a panoramic view of Paris. the famous Eiffel Tower would Nov. 2, Saint John, NB $4, Hours: Fri., 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more Officials boasted of four eco- not have survived the Second The Saint John Collectors Show, Howard Johnson - Fort Howe information, email [email protected], telephone 250-361-5909. Plaza Hotel, 10 Portland Street. Coins, stamps, banknotes, military friendly solar panels that now World War. Website: www.vimacs.ca. heat half of the hot water used, Closed during the German oc- items, tokens, and a table of small items. Buy, sell, trade or evalu- Oct. 25, Brampton, ON ate. Door prizes. Hours: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. We expect to have 40 and toilets that will function cupation, he ordered its demoli- tables sold. Free admission, free parking, fully accessible. For tion and the city to be torched as GRVPA Club Fair, Terry Miller Centre, 1295 Williams Parkway with the help of stored rainwa- Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GRVPA and GTAPA clubs with their more information, email [email protected], telephone ter. Allied forces approached Paris circuit books (700-plus), two silent auctions, exhibits, youth table, 506-977-2337. For those with strong stom- in 1944. snack bar, free parking and admission. Sponsor/Affiliate: GRVPA. Nov. 7 – 8, Hamilton, ON achs, a glass floor provides a Gen. Dietrich Hugo Hermann For more information contact Stuart Keeley, email stuart.keeley@ Fall Stamp show, Bishop Ryan High School, 1824 Rymal Rd. E. sympatico.ca. view of the ground from 57 me- von Choltitz, the city’s military Hours: Fri. 7:30 p.m. auction and G.R.V.P.A. club sales circuits, Sat. governor, claimed to have dis- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Twenty-dealer bourse, youth booth, silent auc- tres above the Champ de Mars Oct. 25, Woodstock, NB tion, circuit books and light food with refreshments available. from one of tower’s three acces- obeyed that directive while ne- Collectors’ Show and Sale, Y’s Men’s Building, Connell Park. Sponsor/Affiliate: Hamilton Stamp Club. For more information sible platforms. gotiating with the French Resis- Coins, paper money, militaria, sports cards and other collectibles contact Steve Forten, email [email protected]. Website: http:// and antiques. Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call: www.hamiltonstampclub.com. tance to prevent a devastating Paul at 506-392-6111 or Gerald at 506-392-6207. Admission uprising. He later led the surren- adults $2. 16 and under free. Door Prize. Nov. 8, Brighton, ON der of his 17,000 soldiers and of- South – Central / Eastern Ontario Stamp, Postcard & Coin Fair, Oct. 25 – 26, Saskatoon, SK ficers. Prince Edward Community Centre / Hockey Rink Complex, 75 The Saskatoon Coin & Stamp Show, Ramada Hotel, 806 Idylwyld Elizabeth Street (Hwy #2 East) Show hours 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. As a sign of respect, high- Dr. N. Hours: Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Our 38th year in business, with over one million worldwide ranking French officers attended Admission $4 adults, children 12 and under free. Sponsor/ stamps, postcards, covers, coins and notes. Related hobby sup- his funeral in Baden-Baden, Ger- Affiliate: Saskatoon Coin & Stamp Clubs. For more information plies also available, many at discounted prices. Free admission many, 1966. contact Saskatoon Coin Club, PO Box 1674, Saskatoon, SK S7K and parking. For more information, email dejackson8138@gmail. W 3R8. com.
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November 4, 2014 • Canadian stamp News • www.canadianstampnews.ca 27 OLD TIME BARGAINS #841 This week you’ll fi nd a terrifi c selection of Canadian offi cial stamps. It’s a great opportunity to expand that back of the book section in your collection. Select those you need and place your order 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. The new 2015 Unitrade catalogue is expected shortly and we are taking advance orders at just $49.95 postpaid. The 2015 Scott catalogues are now on hand at just $99.95 per volume postpaid. 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 #15,839 SPECIAL OFFER #15,845 #15,831 Next here is the 2¢ value (#O247) in F-VF Here’s one to put away, and at NH mint condition. It depicts the Ottawa Collecting offi cial perfi ns has be- a very good price. Included Memorial. List price is $218.75. My price is come very popular in recent years are VF NH mint blocks of just $129.00. and all are now listed in the Uni- Scott #O6-O7, the 10¢ and 14¢ trade, Stanley Gibbons and Scott values from the fi rst issue. Classic catalogues. Here is the List price is $84.00. My price is very scarce fi ve-hole offi cial perfi n $29.95. Singles are $9.50. of the 12¢ map design from 1927 (#OA145). List price for a fi ne used single is $300.00. My price is $169.00. Eleven more perf- OHMS specials follow! SPECIAL OFFER #15,846 SPECIAL OFFER #15,832 SPECIAL OFFER Here is a plate #1 matched Next here is the fi ve hole OHMS perfi n on the #15,840 set of blocks of the 14¢ 50¢ black Admiral. Cancels can be somewhat Also very scarce is the 3¢ value (O248). I have some nice VF NH O.H.M.S. (Scott #O7). List heavier (on this and the following four specials) mint examples in stock. List price is $250.00. My price is $169.00 price for this in VF NH con- as these were the high values at the time and while they last. dition is $320.00. My price is most were used on parcels. List price for the 50¢ $149.00 only. (#OA120a) in F-VF used condition is $105.00. My price is $59.95. SPECIAL OFFER #15,841 SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER #15,833 #15,847 These offi cial perfi ns can be found in eight I also have a couple of nice different positions, depending on which way matched plate #1 sets of the sheet of stamps was fed into the perfora- the 20¢ value (Scott #O8). tor. These different positions are now widely List price for a VF NH set is collected. The next four specials feature differ- $710.00. My price is very at- ent positions on the scarce $1.00 Admiral. First tractive at just $295.00. here is the normal position A (#OA122). List price for a F-VF used Next up is a complete mint set of the Peace Issue, a set of six high single is $125.00. My price is $69.95. values issued in 1946 (#O268-O273). I have some very nice VF NH SPECIAL OFFER mint sets in stock. List price is $310.00. My price is $119.00. SPECIAL OFFER #15,834 #15,848 Next up is Position B on the $1.00 orange SPECIAL Two specials on high value offi cial stamps follow. First here is Scott (#OA122). This is scarce and not often seen on OFFER the $1 value. List price for a F-VF used single is #O9 the scarce 50¢ Lumbering $125.00+. My price is $89.95. #15,842 from the fi rst issue. List price for a VF LH single is $220.00. My price Here’s an unusual a bargain at just $89.00. special. Plate blocks of perforated OHMS SPECIAL OFFER #15,849 SPECIAL OFFER #15,835 stamps are extreme- This one featured the $1.00 Admiral (#OA122) ly diffi cult to come with Position C perfi n. List price for a F-VF by, so diffi cult in used single is $125.00+. My price is $69.95. fact that they are not even listed in the catalogues. Recently I stumbled on a hoard of #OC9, our last air- SPECIAL OFFER #15,836 mail stamp. All blocks are in fresh F-VF NH mint condition, and you will receive lower right blocks of both plate #1 and plate #2. Position D is scarce and very hard to fi nd on the Snap this one up at just $69.95 before all are gone. Scarce overprinted stamps are often a target for forgers. Here are $1.00 Admiral (#OA122). List price is $125.00+. two different forgeries of the key offi cial, Scott #O9. One was My price is $95.00. done decades ago in British Columbia while the other appears to SPECIAL OFFER #15,843 have surfaced somewhat more recently in the Toronto area. Price Here is one of only two stamps ever for both in F-VF condition is $39.95. issued by Canada that paid the spe- SPECIAL cial delivery fee as well as being an SPECIAL OFFER offi cial stamp (#EO1). List price #15,850 OFFER #15,837 for a VF NH mint single is $24.00. From the same issue here is the Five-hole perfi ns were My price is just $9.99. Or make it $1.00 high value (Scott #O10), replaced by the new $29.99 for a nice block of four. which depicts the train ferry to four-hole type in the P.E.I. A VF LH single lists at $80.00. 1930s. Complete mint sets of these are scarce. Here is the 1938 My price a steal at just $33.00. high value set of fi ve (#O241-O245). List price for this set in VF SPECIAL OFFER #15,844 NH condition is $610.00. My price is just $269.00. SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER #15,838 #15,851 The 1939 Royal Visit set of three I also have a nice plate also exists perforated OHMS for block of four available of offi cial use. These are seldom seen this scarce stamp (Scott and regularly pop up on collectors’ #O10). It is an upper want lists. Here is the four-hole ver- A narrow spacing variety occurs on the above set. It is best col- right block in VF NH sion of the 1¢ value (#O246). Condi- lected in strips of three to show the narrow and normal spacing mint condition. List price tion is VF NH mint and list price is side by side. List price for the set of four strips in VF NH condition is $900.00. My price is $250.00. My price is just $159.00. (#O1i-O4i) is $251.25. My price is just $149.50. $395.00.
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