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www.canadianstampnews.ca An essential resource for the CANADIAN advanced and beginning collector Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/canadianstampnews Follow us on Twitter @trajanpublisher STAMP NEWS Follow us on Instagram @trajan_csn Volume 44 • Number 12 October 1 - 14, 2019 $4.50 Stamps, coins offer Canada Post unveils ‘National Show’ 2020 stamp program By Jesse Robitaille stamps, each depicting “must- Three days before Canada see” Canadian destinations. dealers ‘a lot of Post publicly unveiled the Some of the nine locales in- country’s 2020 stamp pro- clude the Northwest Territo- gram, Susan Gilson, one of ries’ Carcajou Falls, Prince Ed- cross-marketing’ two stamp design managers ward Island’s French River with the Crown corporation, and British Columbia’s Koote- By Jesse Robitaille gave show-goers in nay National Park, which cel- alling only a week after an- Mississauga a special preview ebrates its centennial in 2020. other major philatelic event, of what’s to come. Each numeral of each theF Fall 2019 National Postage Gilson, who led a keynote stamp’s rate, however, was re- Stamp and Coin Show returned presentation at the National placed with an “X” on the sou- to the Greater Toronto Area this Postage Stamp and Coin Show venir sheet shown by Gilson. September, offering a glimpse on Sept. 7, offered attendees Continued on page 16 into the strength of the national Although he doesn’t deal in coins, stamp dealer Bill Coates an exclusive visual sneak peek market. enjoys the combination of coins and stamps on the bourse of the first four months of next The Sept. 7-8 “National of the National Postage Stamp and Coin Show. year’s stamp program plus a Show” kicked off only six days list of other stamps to be is- after this year’s British North sued through 2020. America Philatelic Society latelist, who has attended each – they’re going online and buy- “You’re all familiar with ‘Far (BNAPS) convention closed in National Show since it began in ing there.” and Wide,’” said Gilson, who Canada’s capital region. De- 2015. Even so, at shows like the showed the series’ third souve- spite the tight schedule – and Formerly organized by the one this September, Coates reg- nir sheet of nine definitive with less than a five-hour drive Canadian Stamp Dealers’ As- ularly sees collectors who “gen- separating the two regions – sociation (CSDA) as the Na- erally buy online” but still de- Susan Gilson, one of both shows were well-at- tional Postage Stamp Show, it cide to visit a bourse to physi- Canada Post’s two stamp tended. was sold to Trajan Media, re- cally see what the dealers have design managers, gave “I had a lot of customers branded to add numismatics in stock. attendees of the National coming in, and I still had a – or the study of currency – and “To me – maybe I’m old- Postage Stamp and Coin good show even though I had moved to a new venue. school – I still love coming in, Show an exclusive visual the big BNAPS show last week- “I love it here: the venue at looking at a stamp and actu- sneak peak of the upcoming end,” said dealer Bill Coates, the Hilton in Mississauga – as ally handling it,” said Coates, stamp program for 2020. owner of William Coates Phi- opposed to what they called who is a long-time member of Publications Registration Mail No. 09136 Agreement No. 40069699 Agreement Mail No. 09136 Publications Registration ‘the horse barn’ at the CNE several philatelic societies, in- (Canadian National Exhibition) cluding the Philatelic Special- Last chance to enter – is just great,” Coates said, of ists Society of Canada, and is a the hotel’s 9,000-square-foot member of the Vincent Graves Graydon Hall. Greene Philatelic Research CSN cover contest “There’s nothing like this.” Foundation expert committee. Attention readers – now is your last chance to enter Cana- In the stamp business full “The problem with being dian Stamp News’ 2019 cover contest. Any individual collec- time since 1997, Coates began online is there are so many tors or philatelic organizations – at the local, regional and attending shows as a dealer in items – especially on eBay national levels in Canada and abroad – are invited to submit 1984. By the late ’80s, he was a – where you go, ‘That’s a forg- a cover promoting National Stamp Collecting Month, which regular on the bourse of the ery.’ But for a lot of people will take place this October. CSDA’s National Postage who don’t know stamps all The covers must be dated and received by CSN by Oct. 1, Stamp Show, which he also had that well, they look at a forg- with a design promoting their club or individual hobby as a hand in organizing as a mem- ery and it looks good to them well as the month-long philatelic celebration. All submitted ber of that association’s board – it looks like the picture in the entries will be posted on canadianstampnews.com, where of directors. book.” people will be invited to vote for their top three favourite “The difference between Although he doesn’t sell club and individual submissions throughout the month of those shows and today is ev- any coins, Coates said he en- October. erybody is saying, ‘Where are joys the pairing of philately On Nov. 1, CSN will announce the three covers that re- the young collectors?’ They’re and numismatics on the ceived the most votes. The top three clubs will receive from out there, but the difference is bourse of the National Show. CSN $100, $50 and $25, respectively, while the top individ- they don’t come to the shows “I love it as a coin and ual submission will receive $50. as much as they used to Continued on page 23 W LEAVE NO GAPS IN YOUR COLLECTION Quarterly Collector Packs are the easy way to collect and ensure you don’t miss a single stamp. AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER30 #3 2019 July-September 2019 #2 2019 April-June 2019 #1 2019 January-March 2019 402019301 $ 2042 402019201 $ 2610 402019101 $ 6601 Take care of your copies of Details Binder & Sleeves This semi-transparent 342193 95 binder comes with $ 4 10 proactive PVC sleeves that keep your copies of Details magazine in pristine condition and always conveniently SUBSCRIBE to our free at hand. Additional Details magazine. 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