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Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/canadianstampnews Follow us on Twitter @trajanpublisher STAMP NEWS Follow us on Instagram @trajan_csn Volume 43 • Number 22 February 19 - March 4, 2019 $4.50 Unissued stamps listed in catalogue draw collector’s ire This is the first story in a two-part se- methods, perforations, values and ries highlighting philatelic catalogue more, all of which are vetted by an listings. editorial board. Among the world’s most popular By Jesse Robitaille references is the Scott catalogue, The most basic and widely used which dates back to 1868 – 28 years form of philatelic literature, reference after Britain’s “Penny Black” kicked catalogues are closely held by collec- off the postage stamp era – and is the tors around the world. primary source for many collectors, As the most trusted way of identify- including those in Canada. ing and learning about specific phila- Scott’s copyrighted numbering sys- telic material, catalogues offer in- tem, however, is licensed by the depth information about printing Great-granddaughter Shawne Jackson-Troiano stands with her brother Jay Continued on page 11 Jackson and Lawrence Jackson, letter carrier Albert Jackson’s only surviving Canada Post’s 1994 grandson (right), at the Jan. 24 unveiling of a stamp depicting their ancestor. Christmas stamps were Photos by Ian Robertson. planned amid a proposed rate increase, which was postponed until the Family cheers stamp following year. This led to the original 52-cent stamp (right) being scrapped and honouring likely first Black replaced with a 50-cent denomination (left), which Canadian letter carrier was issued Nov. 3, 1994. By Ian Robertson Albert Calvin Jackson’s descendants historic Toronto building echoed and four Members of Parliament were Trajan’s national show with applause and music for the among more than 300 people attending launchA of a commemorative honouring a the 2019 Black History Month stamp, man “thought to be Canada’s first Black which was launched Jan. 24. Designed by Andrew Perro and illustrated by Ron returning this March letter carrier,” the 10-stamp booklets note. Dollekamp, the Permanent commemora-

Publications Registration Mail No. 09136 AgreementNo. 40069699 tive was released the following day and The seventh National Postage Stamp and Coin Show is set to return to shows Jackson in uniform while holding Mississauga this March 23-24. letters. Held each spring and fall at the popular Hilton Mississauga, the biannual event “This is like a family reunion,” Canada features about 50 dealers, a full slate of seminars, a 1,600-lot auction and – for the Post communications vice-president Jo- spring edition – a competitive philatelic exhibition. According to organizers, more Anne Polak said in her opening address. than 1,000 people are expected to pass through the doors of the hotel’s “The story of Albert Jackson has been 9,000-square-foot Graydon Hall that weekend. absolute magic,” his great-granddaugh- Among the highlights of the two-day show is the North Toronto Stamp Club’s ter, Shawne Jackson-Troiano, said. (NTSC) 76th annual exhibition, which will see about 80 frames of competitive, Descendants knew little until an arche- non-competitive and court of honour exhibits. ological dig in 1985 at a Toronto home un- SEMINARS covered artifacts, including birth and marriage certificates of the family, her The show this March brother Jay Jackson told CBC News two will also feature three years ago. seminars, including one A Heritage Toronto plaque where the exploring the history 1873-1958 Toronto General Post Office and production of Ca- building stood recounts his ancestor’s nadian banknotes and struggle to overcome “racial discrimina- another about selling a tion” that briefly barred him from doing coin or banknote collec- his job. tion. Continued on page 19 Continued on page 17 He carried mail, now he’s on it Black History Month Stamps & Collectibles orn into slavery in the United States, Albert Jackson was one of seven Bsiblings brought to Canada by their mother via the Underground Railroad in 1858. He grew up in Toronto, attended school, and then applied and won a position as a letter carrier. White co-workers refused to train him, the city’s Black community rallied ‘round him, and eventually Sir John A. Macdonald intervened to ensure Albert became Toronto’s–and possibly Canada’s–ﬁ rst black letter carrier. He worked for the post ofﬁ ce for 36 years, until his death in 1918. We honour Albert Jackson with this year’s Black History Month stamp.

PERMANENT Stamps Booklet Albert Jackson is shown in his letter carrier uniform delivering mail circa 1890. 414104111 $ 9

Official First Day Cover The OFDC carries an illustration of the street marker for Albert Jackson Lane in Toronto, named after Jackson in 2013. 414104131 $ 190

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February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 3 Also the immediate past president CANADIAN of the Society of Israel Philatelists Guest (SIP), Kroft said these national and in- STAMP ternational partnerships are vital for COMMENTARY the hobby going forward. NEWS “Philatelic organizations need to PUBLISHER / EDITOR: By Jesse Robitaille co-operate with one another in order Mike Walsh (Ext. 228) [email protected] CONSULTING EDITOR: Ian S. Robertson to keep the hobby strong and attract CONTRIBUTORS: John Conrad, Gary Dickinson, Robin Harris, new members,” said Kroft, who Randy Heimpel, Richard Logan, Peter Mosiondz, Chad Neighbor, added he’s “very excited about this Hans Niedermair, Everett Parker, David Piercey, Tony Shaman, RPSC, APS partnership Mike Smith, Lewis E. Tauber partnership with the APS because it’s ADVERTISING: [email protected] Mike Walsh (Ext. 228), part of The RPSC’s philosophy to Jim Szeplaki (Ext. 223) looks promising partner with different organizations.” CIRCULATION: [email protected] Things will begin later this year at (Ext. 225) new partnership between the top English said the plan is to foster a COMPOSITION & DESIGN: [email protected] The RPSC’s 91st convention – to be Production Co-ordinator – Jim Szeplaki (Ext. 223) philatelic organizations in Can- “wholesale partnership to promote the held June 21-23 in Mississauga – and Mary-Anne Luzba - [email protected] adaA and the U.S. is slated to launch this hobby around the world and make as OFFICE: [email protected] will culminate with a quasi-interna- Accounts Receivable (Ext. 230) June, and collectors in both countries many doors as possible for people to tional show in 2021. As the midpoint PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS: GST #10638 6139 RT should be excited. get into the hobby,” and he expects it to Canada: $47.99 for one year (26 issues) plus applicable tax; between the World Stamp Show in $89.99 for two years (52 issues) plus applicable tax; I just got off the phone with two be “more comprehensive than anything New York three years ago and the one $118.99 for three year (78 issues) plus applicable tax; U.S.A.: $59.99 for one year (U.S. funds); prominent proponents of “Organized we’ve done before.” coming to Boston in 2026, this forth- Foreign: $249.00 for one year (Canadian funds). Philately” – Royal Philatelic Society of The partnership also ties into The coming international show will be the DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS: GST #10638 6139 RT $34.99 one year (26 issues) plus applicable tax - Canada only; Canada (RPSC) President Ed Kroft and RPSC’s reinvented strategic initiative, first APS StampShow “with an inter- Add digital to print subscription for only $5.99 extra for one year (26 issues) American Philatelic Society (APS) Ex- which was unveiled at the 2018 Royal national twist,” English said, “and we CANADIAN POSTMASTER ecutive Director Scott English – who Send address changes to Canadian Stamp News, Convention in St. Catharines, Ont. wanted to include Canada because we PO Box 25009 Rose City RO, Welland, ON L3B 5V0 spoke to me about their plan. “We want to appeal to everybody in Publications Mail Agreement No. 40069699 have a wealth of members from Registration No. 09136, Believe me: the new plan breaks the the broadest way possible,” said Kroft, Postage paid at St. Catharines, ON. there.” Return postage guaranteed. mold of philatelic outreach and will see “and we need to increase our member- Check the next issue of CSN for a Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Circulation Dept., PO Box 25009 Rose much more than the exchange of tables ship because we want to offer more City RO, Welland, ON L3B 5V0, full story on this exciting, new part- e-mail: [email protected] at both societies’ major shows. things to more people.” nership. W We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.

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4 February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca The classic designs featured in the have to go to court to send a Christ- WHAT’S SIGNED set are: mas card,” said Hiram Sasser, gen- • the Queen Victoria £1 green of 1891; eral counsel for First Liberty Insti- SEALED • the King Edward VII two-pence Tyr- tute. “USPS policies are so ambigu- INSIDE ian plum of 1910; ous and unequally applied that even DELIVERED • the King George V two-shilling, six- its approved vendors don’t know Volume 43 • Number 22 pence stamp of 1913; what is allowed and what isn’t. The NEW CCO AT APS • the King Edward VIII one-and-a- USPS has made Zazzle and Stamps. The American Philatelic Society half-shilling stamp of 1936; com agents of discrimination.” Last February 19 to (APS) has named Mark Kellner as its • the King George VI “Penny Black November, Hunt ordered a personal- March 4, 2019 new chief content officer effective Jan. Centenary” half-pence stamp of 1940; ized stamp through Zazzle, which 7. In this role, Kellner will be responsi- and partners with Stamps.com to print ble for editing the APS’ monthly jour- • the Queen Elizabeth II coronation custom postage. The design featured nal, The American Philatelist, as well as two-and-a-half-pence stamp of 1953. a photo of her family in front of the the quarterly The six stamps are printed iconic Cathedral of Vasily the journal of the within a miniature sheet. Blessed, commonly known as Saint Features American Phila- Basil’s Cathedral, in Moscow’s Red telic Research Li- CUSTOMIZED STAMP Square. After initially accepting the brary, Philatelic ‘TOO RELIGIOUS’ order, Zazzle informed Hunt the de- Oxford club celebrates Literature Review. One group is wondering sign was denied because of its “reli- 70 years...... Page 4 He replaces Mar- why a seemingly straightfor- gious” nature – specifically the pres- tin Miller, who ward family vacation photo ence of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in the began as the was deemed too “religious” to background. Zazzle then indicated Lunar New Year stamps APS’ chief con- print on a personalized stamp Hunt’s order would be approved if celebrate Canada’s diversity...... Page 16 tent officer in in the U.S. The U.S.-based First the photo were cropped to make the October 2017 but will be taking on a Liberty Institute, that country’s larg- cathedral “less obvious.” Hunt said: new role within the society. Kellner est legal organization dedicated ex- “All I wanted was to add something previously worked as an enterprise re- clusively to “defending religious personal to my family’s Christmas Regulars porter for the Utah-based Deseret News freedom,” recently sent a letter to the cards. I was shocked that a family after spending more than 20 years as a photo that includes a historic cathe- United States Postal Service (USPS) CSN MARKETPLACE contributor and columnist for The dral in the background is considered to seek clarification about its policies Are you buying or selling?...... Page 20 Washington Times. In the 1990s, he was regarding custom postage. It follows too religious by the Post Office.” also the editor of PC Portables Magazine the postal ser- and has authored three books, includ- vice’s 2017 deci- SHOW AND BOURSE ing one in the “For Dummies” series sion barring Check out the shows and a 1996 book entitled God on the In- “any depiction” in your area...... Page 23 ternet. of religious content, which ‘STAMP CLASSICS’ forced vendors ON LATEST BRITISH ISSUE Zazzle and Columns Royal Mail announced its first 2019 Stamps.com to “Special Stamp” issue, a six-piece set deny First Lib- dubbed “Stamp Classics,” this January. erty client Tavia LOOKING BACK Each of the stamps is a key and ad- Hunt the pur- Curling a popular game whose mired design from each monarch’s chase of a per- much-debated origins reign – from Queen Victoria to Queen sonalized stamp are lost in time...... Page 6 Elizabeth II – since Rowland Hill initi- featuring her LOST STAMPS’ OWNER ated the first postage stamp, the Penny family’s vacation photo in front of a SOUGHT BY RCMP Black, in 1840. historic cathedral. “No one should PHILATELIC BOOKSHELF Officers with the Royal Canadian Walsh’s Newfoundland Mounted Police (RCMP) in Kelowna catalogue impressive...... Page 8 are looking for the owner of a stamp collection found in an industrial area in the city’s northeast end. DELTIOLOGY Found by a bystander near Adams A primer for potential Road in October, the stamps have postcard collectors...... Page 10 nothing to identify their owner, and no one has come forward to claim them. Police added no reports of STAMPING GROUNDS thefts of a similar collection have 200th anniversary of Queen been received. “It is obvious to us Victoria’s birth this May...... Page 14 that this stamp collection took quite some time to assemble, and no doubt is very valuable to its owner,” NEW ISSUES said RCMP Constable Robyn Boffy. From around the world...... Page 18 “To claim the collection, police are asking its rightful owner to come forward and provide specific details OFF THE BEATEN TRACK of the collection itself and the item Attention-grabbing ads offer used to cover and encase the collec- context to covers...... Page 22 tion.” Anyone with information is asked to contact Boffy at 250-762- 3300.

February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 5 Curling a popular game whose much-debated origins are lost in time

The Thistle Curling Club Rink opened in Montréal in 1871. Photo by Library and Archives Looking Canada.

BACK Curling, which celebrated the history of the Royal Caledo- By Ian Robertson nian Curling Club in Edinburgh, Scotland, “the conclusion ap- “Reluctantly they think upon six lines: pears certain that many of them their homes, “When wintry powers the waters do proceed from foreign roots: And now in Flecky’s barn they bind, but the same remark is applica- lodge their stones; And emulation fires the mind ble to almost every word in the Then future matches made — wi’ Of Curlers keen; — a hardy race, English language.” muckle sorrow Inhabitants of that loved place As for Scotland, “concrete evi- They all depart, resolved to meet Called Douglasdale, their homes dence does exist that the game to-morrow.” foresake, was in vogue in Scotland during To Spend the day on Claydubbs in small black bilingual text, consists of four concentric cir- the very early years of the 16th rinted at the start of a Post lake.” “CANADA” in white letters is cles. Sweeping partially melts century,” the post office brochure Office Department brochure Douglasdale refers to the val- positioned sideways to the right the pebbled ice and increases the adds. Pdescribing Canada’s first curling ley of the Douglas Water, a river in a vertical red frame and above stone’s speed, sometimes caus- The earliest-known recorded stamp, these four lines end an in Lanarkshire that flows an upright white “6” within a ing it to change direction while reference to a game using stones 1806 poem, The Douglas Bonspiel. through Douglas, Scotland, a vil- square blue frame. spinning less, according to on ice was found in February “The verses were originally lage with just over 1,600 resi- The closing verse “reflects the “Chess on ice,” an article in The 1541 church records at Paisley inscribed to George Black,” a dents today, Wikipedia notes. early mood on cessation of play Curling News in 2007. Abbey, in Renfrewshire, Scot- British officer who died in Ma- The brochure illustrates the at the coming of darkness,” the Each team of four players has land. They recorded a challenge dras, India, John Blackwood 40-millimetre-by-24-millimetre brochure notes. eight stones with the highest match between a monk and a Greenshields wrote in his book, six-cent commemorative (Scott From a time when the game points scored by those remaining relative of the abbot, the Sports Annals of the Parish of Lesma- #490) and provided some of the was played on smooth outdoor in or closest to the target’s centre Heritage Scotland website notes. hagow, published in Edinburgh, shuffleboard-like ice sport’s his- ice, the friction of which slows during repeated play – a skill Kerr cited sources expressing Scotland, in 1864. tory. the rock, modern indoor artifi- that combines the thrower’s abil- opinions Flemish immigrants “The Sequel was written by Toronto artist David Eales fea- cial surfaces consisting of frozen ity with guiding help from from The Netherlands intro- desire of Alexander Gillespie,” tured four silhouetted players pebbled water drops let the sweeper partners. A rival can duced the game to the Scots who Greenshields described as standing on a traditional target, “hurled” stones spin or “curl,” start sweeping as a stone ap- while an 1830 author suggested his best friend. similar to a bullseye. It is called aided by their concave bottoms. proaches the target to take it out a Scottish traveler encouraged The subject of the poem, the “house,” with a large dark Using long-handled brushes, of play or prevent it from knock- friends to start curling after he which describes in detail the of- blue circle surrounding a much “sweepers” scuff the surface vig- ing the opposing team’s previ- witnessed the sport in Europe. ficer’s memory of the game be- smaller white one in the middle, orously as each 20-kilogram ously-manoeuvred stone from a By the 18th century, poetry, ing played back home in Scot- called the “button.” stone spins down the “curling strategic position. prose and songs provide records land, is evident in the opening Beside “Le curling/Curling” sheet” towards the target, which When the brochure was writ- of Scottish curling clubs and ten – before the stamp’s release even national-level play with 50 years ago – it reported about crowds at matches – called “Bon- 500,000 Canadians were curlers, spiels.” The first indoor curling including 100,000 women and rink in Scotland was opened 40,588 high-school students. in Glasgow in 1907. The number of players across The post office brochure Canada doubled over the last quoted the historian of the Royal half century to an estimated one Caledonian Curling Club in million players, according to the Scotland – considered the International Curling Informa- “Mother Club” – noting in 1890 tion Network Group (ICING). there was no definitive proof of where the game was first played. DEBATED ORIGINS Kept at a museum in Stirling, The brochure warns the Scotland, a curling stone dated game’s origins are constantly de- 1511 was discovered eons ago at bated. the bottom of a drained pond The early Icelandic term Knat- in Dunblane along with another tleikr “receives its share of atten- stone inscribed 1551. But doubts tion as an originating contest,” it have been raised about whether added. the 1511 inscription was in- “Knattleikr” was described in scribed on the ancient stone the Icelandic-English Dictionary, much later, Kerr wrote. published in Oxford, England, in The first written references to 1874, as “a kind of cricket or stones played on ice date from trap-ball ... the ice in winter was early 1540 and 1541, according to a favorite play-ground.” several sources. Citing specific terms used by Concluding “the precise be- players, some proponents con- ginnings of curling will always sider Continental Europe as the remain a mystery,” ICING iden- sport’s source. tified a version of the game origi- But as Reverend John Kerr nating in Germany – particularly wrote in his 1890 book History of Bavaria – and described an en-

6 February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca graving by R. Willemsz de Bau- door rink in 1838. The club was other clubs in New Brunswick. In his thesis, “The Scots and gold at the Winter Olympics in dous (1575-1644) that depicts granted a “Royal” prefix in 1924. On Prince Edward Island, a club Sport in Nineteenth Century 2006, 2010 and 2014 plus silver in players apparently “sliding large In Ontario, where many Scot- for the-then popular game was Canada,” Gerald Redmond cred- 2002 and bronze medals at the discs of wood along a frozen wa- tish immigrants were stone ma- formed 33 years later. its the popularity of curling in 2002 and 2006 games. ter-way.” sons, curling stones were made According to ICING, Scottish Canada to our country’s “favor- The first international bonspiel It noted other sketches from of granite instead of iron. settlers used oak blocks for curl- able climate, plenty of water, the was held between U.S. and Ca- around that time show a Dutch The first club in the future ing games in the future province widespread settlement of enthu- nadian clubs at Buffalo, N.Y., in game called “kuting,” played province was created in Kings- of Manitoba by the second part siastic Scots, the formation of 1865, the Canadian Encyclopedia with frozen lumps of earth. ton in 1820. Four years later, of the 19th century. clubs, the high-class patronage notes. ICING credits the Duddings- Scottish coal miners started a Winnipeg became the centre of the sport and the willingness There are now 54 active na- ton Club in Scotland with re- curling club in Halifax, N.S. for the sport in the-then of the Scots to open their sport to tional curling associations cording the first rules in 1804 – By mid-decade, the game was North West Territories with other nationalities,” Library around the world, Sports Heri- similar to those used now. being played in the Town of more clubs than the combined and Archives Canada notes. tage Scotland reports. It notes game records have York, which became the City of rinks of Ontario and Quebec. been kept since 1839, one year Toronto in 1834. The To- The Manitoba branch of the CURLING ON STAMPS after the Grand Caledonian ronto Curling Club was estab- Royal Caledonian Curling Club The British American Bank Curling Club was established lished two years later, and in was launched in 1888. Note Co. in Ottawa used two in Edinburgh. Four years later, 1840, member James Bicket pub- Earlier that decade, players in photogravure plates and one the patronage of Prince Albert – lished the first Canadian Manual the future province of Saskatch- steel engraving to produce 25.2 Queen Victoria’s husband – was on Curling. ewan opened small clubs with million of Canada’s first curling granted, with the title “Royal” Within a few years, Quebec many rinks on open ice and near commemoratives on Jan. 15, added to the name of the club, and Ontario curlers competed wooden huts providing protec- 1969. which became the sport’s first regularly, greatly aided by tion from snow and high winds. Perforated in gauge 10, stamp central association. speedier transportation aboard When a Winnipeg team par- on the upper row of each pane of That patronage continues with Grand Trunk Railway coaches ticipated in a series of games in 50 lack top horizontal perfs. the royal family, ICING added. instead of using horse-drawn eastern Canada, “their visit led The 2019 Unitrade Specialized wagons and sleighs. to establishment of the ‘Brier,’ Catalogue of Canadian Stamps lists CURLING ENTERS Since the Quebecers preferred one of Canada’s annual sporting the regular six-cent commemora- CANADA VIA SCOTS irons and the Ontarians used classics,” the post office brochure tive at 25 cents in mint condition, A player sweeps the Scottish immigrants are cred- stones, they played “separate notes. 20 cents used, or $3 mint and $1 ice surface to guide a ited with bringing the game to matches using irons against By the late 1800s, most of the used if printed on dull paper (SC curling stone on a 48-cent Canada. irons and rocks against rocks,” games were being played in in- #490i). commemorative issued in “The generally accepted story ICING notes. “Quebec invari- door rinks, ICING notes. Curling was featured on sub- 2002 to celebrate that year’s is that the 78th Fraser Highland ably won the games using irons “By 1910, almost every town sequent Canadian stamps, which Regiment melted cannonballs to and Ontario won the games in the West had an arena,” ac- Olympic Winter Games in were released in varying formats. make iron curling ‘stones’ and played with rocks.” cording to the Canadian Encyclo- Salt Lake City. In 1974, one of four “Keep Fit” that they curled at the city of According to Library and Ar- pedia. eight-cent commemoratives fea- CURLING & WINTER Québec in 1759-1760,” Library chives Canada, iron curling stones A Canadian umbrella organi- turing winter sports shows two OLYMPICS and Archives Canada notes. were used in Quebec because zation, the Dominion Curling curlers on a rink (SC #647). “Scottish settlers curled as there were problems getting Association, was founded in Teams from France, Great Brit- One of two 37-cent early as 1805 on the Mill Dam granite ones from Scotland. 1935. Its name was changed to ain and Sweden curled during commemoratives issued for the Pond at Beauport Quebec,” the “Made at a forge in Trois- the Canadian Curling Associa- the inaugural Winter Olympics 1988 Olympic Winter Games in post office brochure adds. The Rivières,” the article quotes Kerr tion (CCA) in 1990, with amalga- held in Chamonix, France, in Calgary depicts a curler “hurl- first club in North America was describing the iron stones as tea mation of Curl Canada, a men’s 1924 with the British team tri- ing” a stone (SC #1196). started two years later by Mon- kettle-shaped, each weighing group, and the Canadian Ladies’ umphing. The International A player is sweeping the sur- treal merchants, who played on 20.9 kilograms to 29.5 kilograms. Curling Association, Wikipedia Olympic Committee declared the face as a stone curls towards the the ice-covered St. Lawrence By the mid-1950s, granite notes. results official in 2006, Wikipedia target on one of four 48-cent River. stones were in use throughout The CCA, which started na- notes. 2002 commemoratives produced South of the border, claims are Quebec and the Ottawa Valley. tional championships for high The sport was included as a made about Scottish soldiers and Other Scots took the game to school players in 1950, for demonstration event in the Win- Continued on page 9 settlers introducing curling to Newfoundland by the 1830s, women 11 years later, mixed ter Olympics in Lake Placid, the U.S. with a game in Michi- playing first on Quidi Vidi Lake teams in 1964, senior men’s N.Y., in 1932 but not again until gan. in St. John’s. A curling club was teams in 1965, junior women’s the 1988 and 1992 games. A second Canadian club was established in that city in 1843. teams six years later, and senior Curling became an official formed in Quebec city in 1821. The St. John’s Curling Club, women’s teams in 1973, was re- Winter Olympic sport in 1998, When players from both officially called the St. John’s branded as Curling Canada on when the games were held in teams in the future province Curling Association, was Feb. 27, 2015. Nagano, Japan. played 15 years later on the St. founded in 1910, when the Terra As a sanctioning body across Canada won a silver medal A 1969 six-cent stamp Lawrence at Trois-Rivières, the Nova Curling Club and the Mic- this country, Curling Canada is that year. Since then, teams from commemorates the game of losing Montrealers paid for din- mac Curling Club associated with more than 12 this country have won curling curling in Canada. ner, “the opposite of the present- merged, Wikipedia notes. provincial and territorial curling day custom, the archives notes. 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February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 7 Walsh’s Newfoundland catalogue impressive The Walsh 2018 plate variety on the three-cent Newfoundland Specialized Victoria stamps of the 1870s, Stamp Catalogue by St. when a plate flaw resulted in a Philatelic John’s John M. Walsh is constant plate variety on one a boon to any students of stamp in a sheet. BOOKSHELF Newfoundland philately. There are three related articles on the one-cent trial-printed red overprint provisional stamp By David Piercey cards as are known. Although items are not priced, they never- of 1897, which settles the num- he recently issued Walsh They will similarly appreciate theless tell us what exists. ber of overprinted sheets pro- Newfoundland Specialized the listing and illustrations of There is also a 200-page chap- duced and why they should be TStamp Catalogue by pre-eminent die proofs, plate proofs and ter reproducing and updating considered trial printings. Newfoundland expert John M. other pre-production material the 2004 limited-printing publi- There is also an article on the Walsh is another improvement that has been recorded, whether cation by Sammy Whaly, New- specimen overprints of the 1897 on his long-running series, and in private hands or in archival foundland: The New York Print- Royal Family issue describing this latest edition is particularly holdings. ings 1865-1879 – A Cover Study, the different printing orders of impressive. The comprehensive chapter which pictures the roughly these stamps as archived Walsh, of St. John’s, N.L., has on first flights is appreciated, 1,000 covers known from this through their “specimen” issued his catalogues since too. period. It is an invaluable re- printer-archived samples. An 1998. It’s been available only Add in chapters listing all source for those who collect article on Newfoundland’s “Su- electronically since the eighth post office in Newfoundland Consequently, his numbering postal history of this era, and dan booklet” delves into the edition in 2012. Electronic edi- and Labrador with their types system is different than Scott’s more collectors can now see this controversy behind this booklet. tions afford the author greater of postmarks known, transpor- but is more logical in its atten- material with its inclusion in Another article discusses the latitude to include more infor- tation postmarks and a compre- tion to different issues by die this catalogue. 1929 three-cent provisional sur- mation as one is not encum- hensive listing of fakes and and design – and less reliant on There is a major section on charge; another the 1921 Halifax bered with page limits and the forgeries, and it can be stated chronology. Tables comparing stampless letter rates, whether airmails with inverted sur- increasing cost of printing pa- this catalogue provides the most his catalogue numbers to Scott domestic or to the rest of the charge; another the discovery of per editions. comprehensive and specialized and Gibbons numbers are also world, and another section on the 75-cent Labrador airmail The 823-page catalogue – al- listing and description of New- conveniently provided. general postal rates (including with reversed watermark; and most double the length of the foundland philately to be found For example, collectors ex- airmail rates) throughout the more articles on recent discover- 2012 edition – includes a range in one volume. pecting to see separate cata- years. This is useful for deter- ies on Newfoundland revenues, of scholarly articles that add logue numbers for the roulette mining the rates our covers one of Walsh’s specialties. depth to the edition and sup- NUMBERING & PRICING issue of 1875-1879 (Scott #37-40) were sent at. To sum up, this is a catalogue port the many new findings by Pricing is in U.S. dollars for will instead find them listed that deserves to be read and re- Walsh and his group of knowl- an expected grade of Very Fine mostly as minor numbers PUBLISHED ARTICLES read by any student of New- edgeable specialists. material, whether mint or used, among their same die and Walsh’s catalogue also in- foundland philately. Highly rec- His chapters span not only and collectors should keep this colour siblings. cludes several major articles – ommended! the expected catalogue listing of in mind in estimating the value The great value in this cata- many previously published in The Walsh 2018 Newfoundland postal issues but also postal sta- of their own holdings. logue is a number of major specialist journals – reporting Specialized Stamp Catalogue is tionery, inland revenues, per- Walsh also uses his own chapters addressing the interests new discoveries. available only as an electronic fins, tobacco stamps, postal me- numbering system, preferring of specialist collectors or postal This takes the latest edition publication from Walsh’s Phila- ters and even coinage. Special- to list items by major catalogue historians. 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8 February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca toon-like 2010 Winter Paralym- A 63-cent commemorative rino, Sharjah, Sierra Leone, Swit- pics mascot and Squamish Na- issued in 2014 shows zerland, Tanzania, Togo and Curling... tion guardian spirit, maneuver- champion curler Sandra Ukraine. Continued from page 7 ing a stone from a wheel- Schmirler during a match. A commemorative issued in chair (SC #2305d, #2309 and 2001 by Mozambique to promote to celebrate the Winter Olympics #2312). the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake in Salt Lake City, Utah (SC One of three “Pioneer of Win- playing from her wheelchair (SC City, Utah the following year fea- #1937). ter Sports” 63-cent #3079e and #3084). tures Canadian curler Sandra One of five Permanent stamps commemoratives on a 2014 sou- Lastly, postal agencies in sev- Schmirler being hugged. issued on Jan. 12, 2009 to pro- venir sheet and in a booklet fea- eral countries have also issued Canadian players Brad Jacobs mote the Vancouver 2010 Olym- tures Sandra Marie Schmirler curling-related stamps, includ- and Lesley Kaitlyn Lawes were pic Winter Games shows a curler (1963-2000), a three-time Cana- ing: Austria, Cambodia, Chad, featured with two Scottish play- in action. It was on a souvenir dian Curling Champion, who China, Czech Republic, Djibouti, ers on a four-stamp 2016 souve- sheet and in a different format in was skipper of a Canadian team, France, Gambia, Grenada, Re- nir sheet issued by the Republic booklets (SC #2299a and 2303). which won the first women’s public of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, of Madagascar – listed in the A $1.18 commemorative re- Olympic gold medal in 1998 in released on Jan. 24, 2018 on sou- Guyana, Italy, Japan, Kazakh- Scott catalogue as the Malagasy leased Feb. 12, 2009 on a souve- Japan (SC #2704b and 2706). venir sheets and in booklets fea- stan, Korea, Liberia, Lithuania, Republic. It commemorated nir sheet, as a coil stamp, and in One of four “Women in Win- tures three-time Paralympic gold Maldives, Nevis, New Zealand, Olympic champion curlers at the booklets, shows Sumi, the car- ter Sports” Permanent stamps medallist curler Sonja Gaudet Palau, Russia, Rwanda, San Ma- 2014 games in Sochi, Russia. W Auction ACTION o complete iomatio o adetisi o this pae Phoe a Email imstaa.ca o ite to P.O. o Laepot P.O. Otaio St. St. athaies ON LN P

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February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 9 A primer for potential postcard collectors Figure 3. This German-made First World War propaganda postcard was catalogued at £8 DELTIOLOGY (about $13 Cdn.) in 2007. One sold on By Mike Smith eBay for 10 times that amount in t the January meeting of the £1,000 first prize went to a col- 2014. Kitchener-Waterloo Cam- lector who managed to accu- bridgeA Regional Post Card mulate more than 20,000 cards. Club, I was approached by a Canadians were also caught gentleman who asked me some up in the so-called postcard duced the first post- basic questions about the his- craze. card photo paper – tory of the hobby, colour print- In the 1919 edition of the Ca- “Velox” – in 1902 ing processes and so on. nadian Almanac, there’s a table and pretty much This prompted me to come showing the estimated number dominated the mar- up with a short postcard col- of postcards mailed in Canada ket thereafter. lecting primer for CSN readers from 1881-1915. During the no surprise there’s an enor- made from early 20th-century Understandably, the vast ma- who may be new to the hobby golden age (1900-1914) the mous quantity of antique posters have really increased jority of postcards in collectors’ or are thinking of starting a col- number of cards mailed postcards available to today’s in value over the years. albums are the printed ver- lection. climbed from just over 27 mil- collector. This is the reason Similarly, in the “M” cate- sions. Produced in the millions It’s quite understandable for lion in 1900 to almost 65 million why most deltiologists end up gory’s military postcard sec- during the golden age via chro- newbie collectors to become in 1914. With just under eight specializing. In other words, tion, First World War propa- molithography and other high- overwhelmed with the as- million people in Canada in they focus on a particular ganda cards are especially hot quality processes, printed cards tounding number and types of 1914, that’s at least eight post- postcard subject, type, pub- these days (see Figure 3). are the mainstay of the hobby antique postcards available. cards for every man, woman lisher or combinations thereof With respect to postcard today – just as they were more When the private sector wres- and child! (see Figure 2). types, the two main categories than a century ago. tled control of the medium are real photo cards and Novelty postcards, an exam- from the post office in 1895, the printed cards. ple of which was shown as number of players involved As discussed in earlier CSN Figure 2, are those printed and types of cards published articles, real photo cards were cards that deviate from the rose exponentially until the made by developing photo- norm by having objects ap- First World War. graphic film directly onto spe- plied to them or being made Postcard publishers vying cially marked photo paper. from non-standard materials for market share came up with Usually produced locally in like leather, wood and alumi- better and better designs to at- photographic studios, real num. If you find an antique tract customers and introduced photo cards tend to be much aluminum card that was some clever marketing gim- scarcer than their printed franked and mailed, snap it up micks. cousins (see Figure 4) and because after a short period of For example, Britain’s iconic have an air of authenticity use, the post office demanded Raphael Tuck and Sons initi- that actual, unaltered photos they be put in envelopes be- ated the first-known postcard always bring to the table. fore mailing. It seems mailmen cut their hands on uncovered competition. Tuck boldly of- Figure 2. A terrific Stedman Bros. novelty postcard By the way, it should come as aluminum cards when reach- fered prizes of up to £1,000 to features a felt pennant and a real photo of Sault Ste. Marie. no surprise the Eastman Kodak the collector who amassed the Co., of Rochester, N.Y., intro- ing into their bags – ouch! W most Tuck postcards sent through the mail within the fol- And that just covers the ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES lowing 18 months. Although cards mailed by Canadians – Although the number of £1,000 was a colossal sum in not those entering the country different subjects portrayed 1900, the competition was a from the U.S. and abroad. on antique postcards is virtu- stroke of genius in that sales of So with all the trading and ally limitless, a good sum- Tuck postcards (see Figure 1) collecting going on during the mary of the most popular sub- skyrocketed. For the record, the golden age and beyond, it’s jects can be found in Britain’s Picture Postcard Values catalogue. This annual, all-colour handbook groups postcards alphabetically by subject and gives each card an average retail price derived from the market as a whole. Although card prices in Figure 1. Britain’s Britain don’t necessary reflect Raphael Tuck and Sons the prices of similar cards in produced oodles of Canada, if you look at enough high-quality cards like back issues of these cata- Figure 4. A real photo card of Goderich, Ont.’s Eloise this South African War logues you can see trends. Skimings (also known as ‘The Poetess of Lake Huron’) (or Boer War) gem. In the “A” category, for ex- beside the printed (colour) version. ample, advertising cards

10 February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca The unissued stamps have increase was postponed until Unitrade... been listed in Unitrade “since August 1995. at least the 2002 edition,” Because it takes “many Continued from page 1 Harris said. One is a 52-cent months” of planning to pre- Toronto-based Unitrade As- stamp entitled “Choir” pare a new stamp issue, the sociates, which publishes its (#1534ii) while the other is a design for the 1994 Christmas own annual catalogue of Ca- 90-cent stamp called “Out- stamps would have been fi- nadian material, The Unitrade door Carolling” (#1535ii). nalized early that year, wrote Specialized Catalogue of Cana- “As these labeled stamps John Jamieson, long-time phi- dian Stamps, edited by Mani- were never issued by Canada latelist and owner toba’s Robin Harris. Post, how can they be delib- of Saskatoon Stamp Centre, “As such we list all Scott- erately listed? This is a delib- on his website saskatoon- numbered varieties,” said erate manner of misdirecting stamp.com. Harris, who added Unitrade stamp collectors,” said By the end of summer, “pays a royalty” to use Scott’s The 90-cent stamp (right) was also replaced with an 88- Walsh. printing plates would have system. cent denomination (left); however, the original, unissued The stamps that were been prepared, and the Other varieties that exist stamps are listed in The Unitrade Specialized Catalogue eventually issued are 50- and stamps – slated for release on beyond those listed in Scott of Canadian Stamps – something one expert says is 88-cent denominations Nov, 3, 1994 – “would likely can be listed by Unitrade ‘misleading’ to collectors. (#1534 and #1535, respec- have been printed by the end “with or without an appro- tively), both of which use the of August,” Jamieson added. priate Unitrade-numbered there are certain types of #1535ii – as “misleading” to same name and design (ex- “Likely, when the rate in- item,” Harris said, adding items that will not be listed.” collectors, who are “given the cluding only the denomina- crease was turned down, these listings sometimes be- These unlisted items in- mistaken direction that these tion) as the aforementioned there was a panic re-order for gin as a footnote until more clude “unissued items that were released by Canada unissued “varieties.” the Christmas series in the information becomes avail- are not officially distributed Post, which is what Scott cat- old denomination. The origi- able and a specific number is or released by the issuing alogues say they do.” RATE INCREASE nal shipment of the ‘new’ val- assigned. postal authority,” according Making these assertions is Prior to these Christmas ues, was thus of no use. They “In many cases,” and spe- to the tutorial. John Walsh, who publishes stamps being issued in No- would have been sent off for cifically with newly reported “If such items are officially his own catalogues, the Walsh vember 1994, Canada Post destruction. Somewhere missing colours and other issued at a later date by the 2018 Newfoundland Specialized lobbied the government for a along the line the surviving similar varieties, Unitrade country, they will be listed. Stamp Catalogue and Walsh rate increase. stamps found their way into will list the variety with a Unissued items consist of 2018 British North America Expecting to receive per- private hands.” Unitrade-numbered listing those that have been printed Specialized Stamp Catalogue. mission for a two-cent in- It was the first time an “ap- such as “i” or “ii” before Scott and then held from sale for The stamps were nearly is- crease to the 43- 50- and 88- parently ‘finished stamp’” recognizes the variety, he reasons such as change in sued by Canada Post in 1994, cent rates by Christmas, Can- reached the philatelic market added. government, errors found on amid a proposed rate in- ada Post planned to issue its in Canada, Jamieson said. W “When that happens, the stamps or something deemed crease; however, they were 1994 Christmas stamps at the Unitrade catalogue will re- objectionable about a stamp scrapped and replaced by new proposed rates of 45, 52 See the next issue of CSN for number our listing to reflect subject or design.” nearly identical issues – but and 90 cents. Walsh’s request, Unitrade’s re- the number assigned by Harris, who’s also The RP- with different denominations There was, however, pub- sponse and Canada Post’s stance Scott.” SC’s webmaster and a mem- – when the increase was post- lic backlash as well as politi- on the unissued Christmas stamps This happens “almost an- ber of its finance committee, poned. cal resistance, and the rate of 1994. nually,” said Harris, who was said Scott might use this pol- also recently appointed as the icy of forgoing unissued editor of The Canadian Philat- stamps because its catalogues elist, the official bimonthly cover the entire world “and Canada’s Philatelic Centre journal of The Royal Phila- need to have all-encompass- VINCENT GRAVES GREENE PHILATELIC telic Society of Canada ing rules for every country.” (RPSC). RESEARCH FOUNDATION “At no time has Scott told UNITRADE’S POLICY www.greenefoundation.ca us what we can or cannot list Unitrade, on the other in addition to their listings.” hand, lists unissued stamps EXPERTIZATION because it believes it’s impor- SCOTT’S POLICY  Canada’s Premier Expertizing Service tant for Canadian collectors for BNA stamps and Postal History Scott’s “only strict criteria” to know exactly what mate-  Greene Foundation certiﬁ cates for listings is the stamps “be rial is available on the market are the accepted standard for BNA material decreed legal for postage by – regardless of how it made  Expertization certiﬁ es authenticity the issuing country and that its way there, Harris said. for collectors and dealers the issuing country actually “The Unitrade catalogue LIBRARY have an operating postal sys- tries to list anything of rele-  Latest technology used  Canada’s largest Philatelic tem,” the company explained vance related to Canadian  See Website for forms, fees and instructions Library open to collectors in an online tutorial at scot- philately. We feel it is impor-  Extensive BNA research material tonline.com/ScottCatalogue- tant to provide information to PUBLICATIONS Tutorial.pdf, adding its “role collectors so that they can  Hours:  The Foundation publishes scholarly books is to provide basic compre- make an informed decision 10am-4pm Monday to Thursday; on BNA stamp issues and Postal History hensive postage stamp infor- on what they would like to One Saturday per month; mation.” collect or not collect.  Recent books have full colour illustrations Fourth Wednesday each month: 10am-7pm “It is up to each stamp col- By not listing these items we  See Website for a full listing and prices lector to choose which items would be doing a dis-service  Order books directly from the Greene  Librarian on site for assistance to include in a collection. It is to the hobby.” Foundation or online through eBay  See Website for latest news Scott’s objective to seek rea- One long-time philatelist sons why a stamp should be disagrees with this policy and listed, rather than why it cites a pair of unissued vari- 10 Summerhill Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4T 1A8 should not. Nevertheless, eties – Unitrade’s #1534ii and Phone: 416-921-2073 – Email: [email protected]

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Featured is an exceptional range of classic stamps, notably of British Columbia, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Newfoundland offers excellent representation from sought-after rarities such as unused 1857 Pence Newfoundland 1p red issues to airmail inverts, numerous proofs, varieties, imperforates and revenue stamps. brown, choice mint OG example of this key stamp; A very strong Canada section will be offered over two days – from the 1851 Issue to modern errors and elusive Canada 20c-$5 SPECIMEN stamp, 1997 BPA cert. back-of-book issues, along with Federal & Provincial revenues. It includes some of rarest unused Pence issues superb mint / NH set often missing from even advanced collections. One will find hand-picked single-lot items including proofs, imperforates, plate imprint multiples, better printings and much more. The modern era is particularly strong (including some valuable large lots) with rarely offered printing errors, missing colours and inverts – available in such limited numbers, it is fair to say they will become some of the great rarities of tomorrow.

1900 Saskatchewan Telephone Co. 50c red & black on dark yellow – one of only two known; 2015 Greene cert. 1906 Dominion DeForest Telegraph Co. Frank Nova Scotia 1995 $2 Provincial School, inverted 1sh “cold” dull engraved inscriptions Newfoundland 1932 DO-X Dornier, invert surcharge, violet, rare mint choice mint NH OG stamp; 1977 Brandon cert.

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Canada 6c Air, upper right im- General Sale perforate mint NH plate block Worldwide, British North America, Canada

Classic Stamps, Modern Errors, Revenues Canada 3p red on laid paper, exceedingly rare sound unused Specialized Collections & Estates example; 1968 RPSL cert.

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Presented by: February 15-16, 2019 The Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites Eastern Auctions Ltd. Halfax, Nova Scotia P.O. Box 250 - Bathurst - New Brunswick - E2A 3Z2 - Canada Telephone: 1(506) 548-8986 - Fax: 1(506) 546-6627 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth this May A set of British commemoratives issued in 1987 to mark the 150th Stamping anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth feature images of key people and GROUNDS events during her reign.

By Ian Robertson

lmost 200 years have While some stamps issued by Stamps issued in 1860 by Brit- passed since the birth of a other British colonies and re- ish Columbia and Vancouver Amonarch who influenced the lated countries are similar, many Island, then in 1865 on the two naming of several communities other engravings were eventu- earliest Vancouver Island in Canada and around the ally based on different images of definitives, bore an adaptation world. the queen. of Wyon’s portrayal of the As many collectors know, queen. Queen Victoria was also the first CHALON PORTRAIT After switching to decimal person featured on an adhesive One of the most popular por- currency, New Brunswick had postage stamp. traits used on stamps shows her The queen’s husband, Prince When Nova Scotia introduced Chalon’s portrait of Queen Vic- Great Britain issued the one- in a much more youthful pose Albert, was depicted on the six- stamps that year, the Chalon toria used on three of its first penny black definitive in May painted by Alfred Edward pence stamp released in May portrait was featured in a small cents-denominated issues. In- 1840. Chalon (1780-1860). that prepaid the half-ounce let- box at the centre of the one- troduced in 1860, they were Designers selected it plus Born in Geneva, Switzerland, ter rate to the eastern and mid- penny brown definitive sur- printed by the ABNC. other depictions of the queen for he was taken to live in England, U.S. and for one-ounce Canada- rounded by engraved floral sym- Newfoundland introduced stamps issued by postal agencies where his father became a pro- bound letters. bols. stamps in 1857, but it wasn’t un- in other British-related countries. fessor at the Royal Military His wife’s Chalon portrait The colony’s decimal currency til 1870 the island colony issued Her profile was based on a de- Academy Sandhurst. was adapted for the third and designers used the Wyon por- its first definitive featuring the sign by William Wyon (1795- As an artist living in London, final stamp, the 12 pence. Also trait on the three lowest-denomi- queen. 1851) on the city medal that com- Chalon became known for his issued that May, the pricey black nation engraved stamps intro- The 12-cent stamp’s central memorated her first London portraits of upper-class city resi- definitive prepaid a half-ounce duced in 1860. The set’s three image was based on Wyon’s de- visit in 1837. dents. letter to Newfoundland and the higher-denomination stamps sign, encircled by a belt. Also Born in Birmingham, Eng- He was chosen in 1837 by British West Indies, double- bear a very different full-face printed by the ABNC, the 24- land, Wyon was 14 when he Queen Victoria to paint a por- weight letters to the U.S. and portrait of the queen. cent stamp in that set bore the joined his father as an apprentice trait of her wearing state robes two-ounce letters within Can- In The Encyclopedia of British same front-facing portrait used die engraver. as a gift for her mother. ada. Empire Postage Stamps Vol. V, on Nova Scotia’s last three Appointed to the Royal Mint The young monarch gave him Listed in the 2019 Unitrade published in London in 1973 by definitives. as assistant engraver in 1816, af- the title “Portrait Painter in Wa- Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Robson Lowe, the authors noted Chalon’s portrait was one of ter studying in London, he spe- ter Colour to Her Majesty,” Stamps at $30,000 to $150,000 in “the engraver of the higher val- two adapted for the 16 diamond cialized in Neoclassicist images which greatly elevated his stat- mint condition and $25,000- ues and designer of the issue is jubilee commemoratives Can- that reflected art dating to the ure and popularity. $180,000 used, the “12-Penny unknown but no doubt they ada issued in 1897 for Queen classic period in ancient Greece. The painting was engraved Black” is Canada’s most valu- were employees of the American Victoria’s 60th anniversary as In 1828, Wyon became the by Samuel Cousins and prints able regular-issue stamp. Bank Note Co.” monarch. mint’s chief engraver, a position were distributed to the public on Civil engineer Sandford Flem- he held until his death at the age June 28, 1838, the day of the ing prepared two hand-drawn of 56. 19-year-old queen’s coronation beaver essays, one for the three- He engraved the primary die at Westminster Abbey in Lon- pence, another for a one-shilling used for the “Penny Black” and don. – 12 pence – stamp. “Tu’Penny Blue” definitives. A political union of Upper Only the lower-denomination The “Penny Black” design – Canada and Lower Canada – to- design was chosen. Officials with slight alterations – was day called Ontario and Quebec later added the six-pence Prince used until a surface-printed one- – the Province of Canada was Albert and the 12-pence Queen pence stamp was released in the first government administra- Victoria stamps to their order 1880. Surface-printed definitives tion to issue stamps in British with the New York City-based introduced with other denomi- North America. security printing firm, Rawdon, nations in 1855 were based on Released in April 1851, the Wright, Hatch and Edson. the same portrait that remained lowest-denomination definitive In his 1945 book The Postage An 1837 city medal commemorating Queen Victoria’s first in use until her death in 1901. in the first Canadian set shows a Stamps and Postal History of Can- visit to London England, was also engraved by Wyon. beaver, which represented the ada, Winthrop S. Boggs sug- fur trade’s economic influence. gested the portrayal of royalty The three-pence, or “Thru’ on the two higher-denomination The ABNC was formed by an It was accompanied by an en- Penny Beaver,” was used to pre- definitives “was deemed more amalgamation of seven firms, in- graving showing her as a senior, pay the half-ounce letter rate fitting” since they would be cluding Rawdon, Wright, Hatch in a so-called “Widow’s Weeds” within Canada (and then in used “chiefly for letters going and Edson. pose based on the black mourn- early July to New Brunswick, out of the country.” Released in 1861, all but one of ing clothes she always wore after Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Prince Edward Island’s pence- the death in 1861 of her beloved Island). OTHER CHALON STAMPS denominated issue with a profile husband. All three central designs from portrait based on the Wyon The world’s first postage the 1851 set were used on later medal, were typograph printed. NOT BORN TO BE QUEEN stamp, Britain’s 1840 ‘Penny Canadian stamps, including The four-and-a-half pence, based Princess Alexandrina Victoria Black’ was designed and those with different denomina- on Chalon’s portrait, was was born on May 24, 1819, at engraved by William Wyon. tions. printed by the ABNC. Kensington Palace in London.

14 February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca She was named after her god- The youngster spent much of After they met three years After escaping eight assassi- Born the same year, they are father, Tsar Alexander I, of Rus- her time playing with dolls, dot- earlier in England, she wrote in nation attempts and left lame buried together in Frogmore sia, and her mother, Princess Vic- ing on her dog, painting, playing her diary that her three- for several years after a serious Mausoleum at Windsor Great toria, of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, of piano and studying foreign lan- months-younger first cousin “is fall, the-then longest-reigning Park. Germany. guages while being apart from extremely handsome; his hair is British monarch died on Jan. Four U.K. commemoratives Her father was Prince Ed- other children by handlers. She about the same colour as mine; 22, 1901. She was 81. were issued in 1987 for the ward, the Duke of Kent, fourth realized her possible future after his eyes are large and blue, and Her eldest son, Prince Albert 150th anniversary of Queen son of King George III. several relatives died prema- he has a beautiful nose and a Edward (1841-1910), became Victoria’s reign. As a senior officer in the Brit- turely. very sweet mouth with fine King Edward VII. The “Penny Black” has been ish military, in 1791 he became In 1820, the year King George teeth; but the charm of his In 1860, he was the first depicted on commemoratives the first British royal to live in IV succeeded his father, the countenance is his expression, Prince of Wales to tour North issued by Britain and several North America, The London Ga- 11-year-old was welcomed in which is most delightful.” America, where he laid the other countries. zette reported in 1805. towns and at great country In a letter to King Leopold of cornerstone of Parliament Hill Canada issued a 12-cent Based in Quebec city, in 1792 homes during the first of several Belgium, her uncle, she in Ottawa, inaugurated the commemorative featuring a he was the first official to use annual escorted trips across Eng- thanked her “best and kindest Victoria Bridge in Montreal pair of 1851 “12-Penny Blacks” “Canadian” when referring to land and Wales. On one occa- adviser” for arranging the and visited Niagara Falls. for Capex ’78, the Canadian In- French and English settlers in sion, she told a governess “I will meeting with the “so sensible, In another Canadian con- ternational Stamp Exhibition Upper and Lower Canada, Na- be good” as the monarch. so kind” young prince. nection, his sister, Princess held in 1978 in Toronto. than Tidridge wrote in his 2013 When the king died 10 years Their wedding, on Feb. 10, Louise (1848-1939), married book Prince Edward, Duke of later, his son became King Wil- 1840, was in St. James’s Palace John Campbell, the Marquess VICTORIA IN CANADA Kent: Father of the Canadian liam IV. in Westminster. of Lorne (1845-1914). The fu- & ABORAD Crown. Upon his death, the king’s They had nine children. All ture Duke of Argyll served as Named after Queen Victoria son, Ernest Augustus, assumed married royals or nobles Canada’s forth Governor Gen- are several Canadian commu- his father’s other monarchal title throughout Europe but three eral from 1878 to 1883. nities, including: and became King of Hanover, died before their mother. • Regina, Sask., which is Latin Germany. Prince Albert became widely 2019 BRITISH STAMPS for queen and was chosen in Based on different succession respected for promoting better Great British released a re- her honour in 1882 by Princess regulations, and with her father schooling and increased scien- cent set of “stamp-on-stamp” Louise; and his three elder brothers dead tific research as part of a loving commemoratives on a mini- • Victoria, B.C., which was with no surviving legitimate royal household, as his wife’s sheet to represent the monar- named in 1843 after briefly be- heirs, King William’s niece as- trusted political adviser and chy from Queen Victoria’s ing called Fort Albert; and cended to the British throne on for managing the family fi- reign to that of her great-great • Victoriaville, Qué., which June 20, 1837. nances. granddaughter, Queen Eliza- was claimed in 1802 by a fur Queen Victoria was just 18. The queen’s successful visits beth II. trader and first settled around One of her first official com- with officials in France led to One of the “Stamp Classics” 1825 before being named after mands was to stop using her improved relations and was reproduces a one-pound green the queen on May 8, 1861. first name. welcomed back home. high-denomination 1891 de- Her name was also chosen The teenaged sovereign also Her husband’s death at the finitive with an adaptation of for streets, parks and several moved into her own bedroom age of 42 from suspected ty- Wyon’s engraving of Queen communities around the instead of continuing to share phoid fever interrupted his Nova Scotia’s eight-and-a- Victoria in the centre. world, including the state of one with her living but domi- wife’s increasingly popular half-cent definitive features The issue commemorates Victoria in Australia, which neering mother. The young reign. a full-face engraved portrait the 150th anniversary of the was part of the larger British queen soon moved into Already grieving the death of a young Queen Victoria. Royal Philatelic Society (RPSL) colony of New South Wales Buckingham Palace, however, that March of her mother, with and the 50th anniversary of until 1851. becoming the first British royal whom she had reconciled, Queen Elizabeth opening the Other examples include: The prince helped shape mili- to make it a sovereign’s official Queen Victoria began a lengthy National Postal Museum in • Victoriaville, which was the tary defenses at Halifax, N.S. He residence. period of mourning for her London. The five other capital and largest city of Sey- later commanded British forces Though Queen Victoria stood consort. commemoratives reproduce chelles, on Mahé Island in the in North America before serving only one-and-a-half metres tall, The queen’s secluded life- stamps from the reigns of King Indian Ocean, until it declared briefly as Governor of Gibraltar. Duke of Wellington Arthur style led to growing republican Edward VII, King George V, independence in 1976 from the With the death in 1817 of the Wellesley noted “she filled the sentiments, but her public re- King Edward VIII, King U.K.; king’s granddaughter – his lone room.” emergence several years later George VI and Queen Eliza- • the town of Victoria, Ver- legitimate heir – 50-year-old On the day she was crowned, was widely welcomed. She beth. mont, which was founded in Prince Edward gave up his 400,000 people lined London’s even began taking regular holi- Britain also plans to release 1906 and named by an indus- French mistress and married streets, waiting for the five-hour days in Europe. six bicentenary stamps in May trialist and financier who ad- Princess Victoria, a widowed coronation ceremony to end Dubbed “The Victorian Era,” charting Queen Victoria’s life mired the queen; German princess with two while hoping for a glimpse of her influence during 63 years in period paintings dating • a Johannesburg, South Africa young children the following her in royal robes. and seven months as monarch from her childhood to later suburb that was named Victo- May. Though British sovereigns by was felt throughout the British years.They will also be on a ria in 1902; Their only child was born at then ruled under a constitutional Empire, which underwent mini-sheet with four addi- • southern Africa’s Victoria Kensington Palace, five day’s be- monarchy with little direct polit- great global expansion. tional stamps marking the bi- Falls, which was named by fore the couple’s first wedding ical power, the new queen be- The 1800s were a time of centenary of Prince Albert’s Scottish missionary David anniversary. came widely popular and was growth in industry, culture, birth. Livingstone in the mid-1800s; A fortune teller once told him especially well-regarded for her politics, science and the mili- and “his daughter would become a personal morality. tary, though the latter involved • Victoria Falls, a nearby river- great queen yet at birth Victoria armed conflicts in several side town founded in 1901 in was fifth in line to the throne,” COUSIN ALBERT, A countries, including the Boer the province of Matabeleland James Moore wrote in an article PRINCELY HUSBAND War in South Africa, which North, Zimbabwe, with more published in 2016 by The Daily In 1839, after being introduced lasted from Oct. 11, 1899 to than 33,000 residents. W Express. to several young princes as pro- May 31, 1902. After her father’s death at the spective future husbands, she Queen Victoria’s reign of 63 One of six commemoratives age of 52, when “Drina” was 10 proposed to Prince Albert of years and seven months was Britain will release this May months old, the future monarch Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who longer than that of any of her will mark the bicentenary of was raised by her mother. was born in a castle in Germany. predecessors. Queen Victoria’s birth.

February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 15 Lunar New Year stamps celebrate Canada’s diversity Long-running series “These stories reflect the diversity that makes Canada a sees 23rd consecutive place we’re proud to call home,” issue since 1997 said Polak, who added the subject and design of every Cana- By Jesse Robitaille dian stamp is chosen by the well-attended unveiling cer- 12-person Stamp Advisory Com- emony for Canada Post’s lat- mittee, “an independent group estA Lunar New Year stamps high- of experts in Canadian history, lighted Canada’s strength culture and design.” through diversity. Two committee members – The extensive series, which re- Rose-Marie Sadler and Jean cently saw the 11th release of Wang, the latter of who is an its second 12-year run, has been award-winning exhibitor and ex- met with admiration from collec- ecutive member of the North To- tors and non-collectors in Cana- ronto Stamp Club – were in at- da’s Asian communities. The lat- tendance at the Jan. 17 unveiling est issue – this featuring an iconic in Scarborough, Ont. character from classic Chinese “I think you’ll agree they literature – was released nation- made a great choice with the Lu- Iconic calligrapher Albert Ng (right) and illustrator Seung Jai Paek, who studied under Ng wide on Jan. 18 and unveiled a nar New Year series and this at York University, designed Canada Post’s 2019 Lunar New Year issue. day earlier at the Chinese Cul- beautiful issue celebrating Year tural Centre of Greater Toronto. of the Pig,” added Polak. “Canada Post is proud to join Year among them – is something are becoming divided, becoming statement about who we are as a Canadians of Chinese, Korean, CANADIAN that’s “very special” about the suspicious of each other and be- nation. They celebrate the diver- Vietnamese and other East Asian MULTICULTURALISM country and its people, Tory coming polarized,” Tory added. sity that makes Canada and heritage celebrating the Lunar The Chinese Cultural Centre added. “In this country, it’s all for one communities like Scarborough New Year,” said Jo-Anne Polak, of Greater Toronto acts as “a bea- “I think what’s important and one for all; we learn about strong, vibrant and inclusive.” vice-president of communica- con of what Toronto is all about,” about these stamps is they do each other and celebrate our dif- As these stamps travel across tions and public affairs at Can- said Toronto Mayor John Tory, something that’s so important to ferences, and I think it’s some- Canada and abroad, they will ada Post. “Since this annual issue who also spoke at the unveiling. our country and what it’s all thing that’s so important.” show the world “we are proud kicked off with the Year of the Ox “This is a city whose people about, which is celebrating each While the annual Lunar New to be a multicultural country, stamp in 1997, it has only grown are proud to be Canadian, but other’s special occasions and Year series rings in the new year, that we value each other’s tradi- in popularity.” they’re also proud to celebrate learning about it in the process.” it also serves as “a celebration of tions and that each of our stories As one of Canada’s storytellers their own backgrounds, of which As a country, Canada must Canada’s multiculturalism and are important,” added Yip, – a “responsibility we take very there are so many in this great learn about its diverse cultures diversity,” something that’s held whose family collects commem- seriously,” Polak added – Can- country.” “if it’s going to resist becoming a highly at the Chinese Cultural orative stamps every Christmas ada Post is committed to telling Canada’s breadth of multicul- country like so many others Centre of Greater Toronto ac- and Lunar New Year. the country’s defining stories. tural celebrations – Lunar New around the world, where people cording to the venue’s chair “I always look forward to the Adrian Cheung. intricate designs and how won- “Being the home for the west derfully colourful they are.” to meet the east, the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater To- TWO STAMPS ronto has three decades of proud The 2019 Year of the Pig history, playing a key leadership stamps celebrate the sign that role in promoting diversity and also ruled the Chinese zodiac in ethnic harmony; promoting Chi- 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971 and 1959. nese cultural heritage; and World-renowned calligrapher VANCE AUCTIONS LTD. strengthening the cultural and Albert Ng and illustrator Seung business relationships between Jai Paek, who was Ng’s student Canada and China,” said at York University before gradu- Serving Stamp and Postal History Collectors Since 1972 Cheung, who added the centre ating in 2002, designed the two “enriches the lives of thou- stamps. They are based on the sands.” story of Zhu Bajie – also known as Pigsy – who’s a colourful ‘CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION’ character from the 16th-century Covers and Postal History Across Canada, Lunar New Chinese novel Journey to the Year is “a major cause for cele- West. bration” and not only for Cana- “Pigsy was originally the Call today for your FREE dians of Asian heritage. commander-in-chief of 80,000 “People of all backgrounds Heavenly Navy Soldiers, but he colour catalogue or view it online at want to experience our culture was banished and exiled from and be part of this wonderful heaven for his misbehaviour and www.vanceauctions.com festival,” said Jean Yip, MP for sent to be reincarnated on Earth, Scarborough-Agincourt. where, by mishap, he fell into a “It is wonderful to see how big well and was reborn as a P.O. Box 267L, Smithville, Ontario, Canada L0R 2A0 Canada Post celebrates this time half-man, half-pig monster,” said Toll Free Phone: 877-957-3364 • Fax: 905-957-0100 of year with us, but it’s not only Ng, who added the character is because we know the stamps “soft-hearted, optimistic and [email protected] will be colourful and richly de- likes to help.” tailed; it’s because they make a Continued on page 19

16 February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca A poster showing Jackson, the stamp image’s authentic- and outdated postmarks on an considered Canada’s first ity, Phillips told me. envelope in Jackson’s hand. Jackson... black letter carrier, was Studies were made of an old The artwork was altered to Continued from page 1 displayed at the launch of uniform, jacket buttons and show a correct orange version Born into slavery in Delaware his stamp at St. Lawrence metal “CPO4” collar insignia of the Queen Victoria stamp in 1856, “Jackson’s mother, Ann Hall in Toronto. in museums. with a machine flag cancel in Maria, fled the state in 1858 with Dollekamp, a Toronto artist, use when he began his rounds. Underground Railroad help after said he portrayed Jackson in Luckily, “we were still in the two sons were sold,” the plaque “You don’t have to see any- front of Brunswick Avenue middle of research,” Anoia states. body to know them ... just be homes near where he lived said. Her “very kind” husband, kind,” he concluded. but added 19th-century win- Stamp booklet credits in- John, a free black man, wouldn’t In 1883, Albert Jackson mar- dows. clude the Canadian Museum leave and died brokenhearted at ried Henrietta Jones. They had “I liked getting the correct of History; Ottawa collector age 40, African-American aboli- four sons. satchel,” he said, explaining Doug Lingard, who Phillips tionist William Still wrote in his Earning a minimum $1.25 “there was nothing in any of said provided correct postal 1872 book The Underground Rail- daily wage in 1902 – and $3 a the photos.” history items; Garfield Portch, road, quoting the widow. day 11 years later – church-going Elia Anoia, Canada Post’s vice-president of the Toronto- From Philadelphia, in slavery- Jackson was a pillar of Toronto’s manager of stamp program based Vincent Graves Greene free Pennsylvania, Still helped black community. development, credited mem- Philatelic Research Founda- Ann Maria and her seven chil- Several black people were He purchased two homes, one bers of the RA Stamp Club in tion and a top pre-1900 To- dren reach St. Catharines, Ont. publicly assaulted or insulted. of which his family still owns. Ottawa with alerting her dur- ronto postal markings collec- For my 2016 CSN article on On May 17, an Evening Tele- After 36 years as a letter-car- ing a preliminary discussion tor; the Town of York Histori- Jackson, Karolyn Smardz Frost – gram editorial declared “objection rier, Jackson collapsed after din- to a too-early brownish three- cal Society; and Toronto’s First ner and died Jan. 14, 1918. author of the 2007 book I’ve Got a to the younger man on account of cent Small Queen definitive Post Office. W Home in Glory Land: A Lost Tale of his color is indefensible,” adding His descendants lauded the the Underground Railroad – told taxes were usually the same re- Canadian Union of Postal Work- me they were Canada’s largest gardless of a person’s race. ers (CUPW), which campaigned black U.S. ex-slave family. The Five days later, a letter in The several years for the stamp. two enslaved sons joined them Globe from black Hamilton, Ont. Jan Simpson, CUPW’s first na- after escaping. preacher C.A. Johnson de- tional vice-president and the first manded the government inter- black person elected to that posi- vene. tion, said the union championed “We feel much ashamed of Jackson after learning his story #1 RESOURCE FOR STAMP COLLECTORS OF ALL AGES AND INTERESTS these postmen, and we believe and added “this commemora- Order your one-year Canadian Stamp News that the Canadian public con- tion means a great deal to me.” subscription and we’ll send you the demn them in their heathenish Relatives also praised The To- action towards Jackson,” John- ronto Star, which carried an arti- son, editor of a newspaper for cle in 2012 about Jackson follow- # freed Americans, added. ing the publication of Smardz Frost’s book, for which she re- THE PM INTERVENES ceived a Governor General’s STAMP “Toronto’s Black community Award in 2007. MAGAZINE IN CANADA organized support for Jackson, In 2013, the City of Toronto every other week arranging a public meeting and designated “Albert Jack- creating a committee to advocate son Lane” behind his former 1 Albert Jackson’s great- for him,” the plaque notes. home. granddaughter Shawne A heated press debate ensued, Two years later, a play, The Jackson-Troiano attended with support from Prime Minis- Postman, debuted on verandas in the ceremony in Toronto. ter Sir John A. Macdonald, “who his former neighbourhood. was courting Black voters.” Some historians suggested In Toronto, Ann Maria did In an interview, Jim Phillips, black men may have been letter laundry, her younger children at- Canada Post’s director of stamp carriers in Victoria, B.C. under tended school and the oldest services, said Macdonald knew the British colonial system in the sons contributed part of their Toronto’s postmaster and asked 1850s as well as in Nova Scotia, 59% SAVINGS off cover price! wages. him to personally train Jackson. but no solid evidence was found. YES, please start my one-year (26 issues) subscription. 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February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 17 New ISSUES Around the World with Robin Harris

All the depicted dragonflies are indigenous to the Ruggeller Riet nature reserve. The biocenoses of the fens For many years, the origins of New Zealand’s native found there also include numerous endangered plant alpine flora were shrouded in mystery. Between two and and animal species that fortunately do not include the 10 million years old, New Zealand’s alpine areas are four dragonflies shown. comparatively new, formed well after the break-up of Dragonflies count among the most important bioindi- Gondwanaland. Before shifting tectonic plates heaved cators. They say a lot about the quality of the waters and much of New Zealand’s terrain into colder altitudes, the wetlands. Their four wings, each of which operate inde- landscape was largely low-lying and warm. pendently and weigh at most one centigramme, are AUSTRALIA Although scientists haven’t yet told all their stories, unique. Large dragonflies can fly at a speed of more Australia released a set of five stamps on Jan. 17 titled New Zealand’s alpine plants appear to be much younger than 40 km/h without backwind, accelerate extremely “Australian Legends of Children’s Literature.” than the land mass, representing rapid and spectacular quickly, stop abruptly in full flight or suddenly change Every year since 1997, Australia Post’s “Australian evolution and diversification. direction. In contrast, the exceptional manoeuvrability Legends Award” has recognized outstanding individuals Botanists have evidence that immigrant ancestors of of small dragonflies in tight spaces is impressive to for their part in shaping the social and cultural life of alpine plants dispersed to New Zealand recently from watch. Australia. Australia, New Guinea and South America. Some might This year’s award recipients are celebrated authors for have come from or via Antarctica, which was home to young people. They include Mem Fox, Morris Glei- rich flora only a few million years ago. Equally adventur- tzman, Leigh Hobbs, Alison Lester and Shaun Tan. Their ously, other species appear to have evolved from native enthusiasm for children’s literacy and the art of storytell- lowland plants that adapted to alpine environments as ing brings pleasure and delight to young audiences, en- the landscape shifted. riching the imaginative and lived worlds of all who en- gage with their books. These exceptional storytellers also play a significant role in the intellectual, emotional and social development of their readers and listeners, con- tributing to generations of grounded and resilient young people. Their stories are compelling, entertaining, hu- JERSEY morous and moving and convey values, life skills, atti- Six stamps and a miniature sheet were issued by Jer- tudes and strategies for facing the opportunities and the sey on Feb. 5 to reflect various aspects of Sir Walter Ra- challenges that emerge through life. leigh’s career and the positive impacts his governorship Fox wrote her first book, Possum Magic, during her had on the island of Jersey using illustration combined university studies. It was rejected nine times over a five- with words or quotes. year period before being published in 1983. It eventually Raleigh was one of the most important figures of the became the highest-selling children’s book in Australia. Elizabethan era with a multi-faceted career that brought Since the publication of Gleitzman’s first children’s him to the island of Jersey as governor during the years novel, The Other Facts of Life (1985), which started out 1600-1603. He appeared to have been very much a as a screenplay, the author has written around 40 titles “hands-on” governor, improving the militia and the is- for young readers. land’s defences, fostering trade and attending sittings of In his stories, Hobbs uses words and pictures in an the courts. idiosyncratic fashion with the words saying one thing LUXEMBOURG and the pictures something else. His first book, Old Tom, Luxembourg released a set of stamps last December was published in 1994. depicting four different plum varieties in that country. Lester has created more than 25 picture books for a The diversity of plum varieties in Luxembourg is ex- young audience. She also illustrated books for other au- traordinary. The flavours and different uses of the variet- thors before writing her first children’s book, Clive Eats ies are also very varied. Whereas some varieties are suit- Alligators, in 1985. able for all kinds of uses, others are ideal for preserving. Tan has a distinctive authorial voice, which combines The environmental foundation “natur&ëmwelt” has incisive words and often-fantastical illustrations into pro- now identified more than 100 different old plum variet- found picture books. The stamp design includes the 2001 ies in Luxembourg. The objective is to bring these variet- book The Lost Thing, which is a meditation on isolation, ies back into cultivation in gardens and nurseries. empathy and belonging. LIECHTENSTEIN NEW ZEALAND Liechtenstein will issue a set of four dragonfly self- A set of six stamps was released by New Zealand on adhesive definitive stamps on March 4. The design of the miniature sheet features a portrait Feb. 13. The set will include “Beautiful Demoiselle”; “Blue Em- of Raleigh against an antique map of the world and in- “Native Alpine Flora” explores just six of the 600 flow- peror”; “Large Red Damselfly”; and “Banded Demoi- cludes the words “Soldier, Sailor, Poet, Adventurer and ering species found on New Zealand’s mountains be- selle.” Nature photographer Xaver Roser caught these Governor of Jersey” to reflect his multi-faceted career tween the tree line and permanent snow. insects on camera. and association to the island of Jersey.

18 February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca some “exceptionally rare items As always, admission is $3 on National... that don’t hit the market often” Saturday and free on Sunday, and “the usual assortment of and free on-site parking is Continued from page 1 great coins, banknotes and available to all show attend- Both of these presentations stamps for all collectors needs ees (see sidebar). will be held March 23 while a and budgets,” said Kirk Par- Later this year, the Fall 2019 third seminar, this on philatelic sons, co-owner of the Kitchener, National Postage Stamp and exhibiting and featuring mem- Ont.-based auction house. Coin Show will be held Sept. 7-8 bers of the NTSC, will be held Bidders can expect strong pa- at the same location, the Hilton the following morning. per money and Canadian deci- Mississauga, which is located di- Also on Sunday, a free mal sections consisting of most rectly off Highway 401 on “Young Collectors” auction will key-date issues and “many bet- Mississauga Road. be held at 1 p.m., when 35 lots of ter varieties that are highly For more information about numismatic and philatelic mate- sought after,” Parsons added. the biannual show, which is rial will be offered to children hosted by Trajan Publishing aged 18 and under. Play money SHOW HOURS Corp., publisher of CSN and Ca- will be provided to all bidders, On March 23-24, the bourse nadian Coin News, visit stam- so there is no cost to partici- and exhibition hall will open to pandcoinshow.com. pants. the public each day at 10 a.m. Check the next issue of CSN A “Young Collectors” table before closing at 5 p.m. on for a full supplement highlight- will also offer discounted mate- March 23 and 4 p.m. the following the two-day National Post- rial to children aged 18 and un- ing day. age Stamp and Coin Show. W der throughout the weekend. FREE PARKING 1,600-LOT AUCTION Parking at the Hilton Mississauga is free while you’re at- More than 1,600 lots will cross tending the National Postage Stamp and Coin Show on the block at the show’s com- March 23-24. The Hilton will be placing a notice on its parking bined coin and stamp auction meters listing the shows and events – including our own – hosted by Colonial Acres. that are exempt from having to pay parking. Instead of paying The two-session sale will be- the meters, attendees of our show are asked to sign in with gin with a live auction on March their license plate number at the show admission desk. Do 22, a day before the show kicks not pay the fee at the hotel’s automated parking meters. off in Mississauga. It will offer There are no refunds from the hotel or show organizers. some finest-known examples,

“The good thing is if you are For the Year of the Pig, Ng chosen, it’s an honour,” said Ng, and his team submitted two con- Lunar... who has helped with the design cepts – one traditional and an- Continued from page 16 – namely the calligraphy – of other modern – featuring Pigsy. “One day, Pigsy got a reason several other Lunar New Year “That was the start of a three- to be helpful and was recruited stamps issued by Canada Post. year journey and challenge,” by the goddess Guanyin to join About three years ago, Ng said Ng, who added Journey to ‘Monkey King’ and journey was invited by Canada Post the West is “one of four great westward with a monk in search stamp design manager Liz classic novels in Chinese litera- of the sacred scriptures. Pigsy Wong to submit proposals for ture” but is also popular in Ja- became a disciple of the monk the 2019 Year of the Pig issue. pan, Korea and other Asian and – together with Monkey “I always bring on board a countries. King – set off toward ancient In- couple of my former students to The duo’s contemporary de- dia, which is the west.” work with me on projects of sign for this year’s Lunar New Rewarded for his hand in the such scale. My purpose is to Year issue “didn’t make it,” Ng journey’s success, Pigsy was of- nurture the next generation of added. fered a job as “Cleanser of the designers to gain different expe- “They liked the traditional de- Altars,” meaning he was al- rience in research, design, print- sign, which was Pigsy, and I lowed to eat leftovers from ing, et cetera,” said Ng, who used an illustrative approach. the altar offerings. added Paek is “a brilliant and Pigsy is always being labelled as very successful young designer lazy and likes to eat; however, DESIGN PROCESS specializing in branding, corpo- we should look at both sides of This year’s Permanent domes- rate identify, way finding, inter- the coin. He’s also soft-hearted, tic-rate stamp features a proud active design and illustration.” kind, frank, trusting and always Pigsy clad in heavenly armour “He was also one of my for- helpful.” and clutching an enormous nine- mer top students who gradu- Initially, the design duo toothed muckrake while an in- ated some 18 years ago from “wanted to make Pigsy a little ternational stamp shows him our honours degree design pro- bit sexier” but later decided to lounging in more modest attire. gram, and he’s now my good change their direction. “I’ve worked on several Lunar friend.” “It’s about the abundance, New Year stamps, but when you Hours of time was spent re- richness and colourfulness that work on stamp projects you’re searching to begin the design reflects the culture,” said Paek, not always selected,” said Ng, process, said Ng. who added there were “so many who was born and educated in “During our research, it sur- revisions” since the project be- Hong Kong before immigrating prised me to find out there are gan in 2016. to Canada in 1974. over 120 countries or regions in “We really fell in love with He’s only the second graphic the world that publish Lunar this pig, and it’s been a very designer to be inducted into the New Year stamps, so they’re unique journey – kind of similar Order of Ontario. very popular.” to the Journey to the West.” W

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February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 21 Attention-grabbing ads offer context to covers ware, is indistinct but looks like contains the same logo we “ONT,” which at first looked noted in Figure 2, and in addi- like “club,” which as we shall tion, it tells us for the first time Off the Beaten see later cannot be eliminated as the manufacturer is Banwell a possibility. Hoxie Wire Fence Company Limited located in Hamilton TRACK COVER HISTORY and Winnipeg, and they pro- So like collectors who love duce much more than poultry By Lewis E. Tauber them, let’s track down the back fence. They make farm, poultry Sells like the Dickens to a In this case it is a true collect- story for this advertising cover. and ornamental fences and world of chickens. ible, covering the full face of We know the Peerless Poultry gates – a major change from where we started. Could you resist sharing the the envelope (known as a cor- Figure 2. The Peerless logo Fence Company is in Hamilton, We find a cover (Figure 5) cover making that claim? Look ner card). Modern collectors, illustrates how its wire caters to chicken farmers, has a franked with the war tax stamp at Figure 1: “It’s worth crowing who love illustrated advertis- fence is held together. distinctive logo and was in exis- about.” ing covers that fill the entire tence in the late 1920s. issued in 1915, circular date Advertising covers were front of the cover, time travel We look for and find another stamped Hamilton 1918 with popular “a century ago, when a through an era on these corner So let’s see how the covers in cover going all the way back to the manufacturer being the Ban- visit from the postman was still cards. They may be collected by this story can take us on a time 1908 (Figure 4), which situates well Hoxie Wire Fence Com- an event,” according to the “Al- the subject being advertised or travel journey from the early Peerless as a poultry farm in the pany Limited. phabetilately” website, alpha- just because they catch your 1900s to the present day. U.S. located in Plymouth Rocks, Curiously, the corner card betilately.org, which adds an eye. The cover from my collec- Take a look at Figure 2, the S.C., with a typed return ad- company address is printed “eye-catching piece of mail had tion seen in Figure 1 not only Peerless Fence Company logo dress on the reverse listing its over what looks like a variation more impact.” tickled my funny bone but as shown on the Peerless Poul- office in Detroit, Mich. The of the Peerless Fence logo we “Businesses dressed up their prompted me to learn more try Fence, enlarged here for bet- chickens take centre stage, per- have seen in previous illustra- envelopes – back as well as about the company because of ter viewing. The logo illustrates haps indicating the chickens tions. The cover was sent from front – with elaborate, colorful its light-hearted approach. It is how Peerless Fence is “knot- preceded the operation as a Hamilton to Frost Steel and images. They provide a presented here hoping it will ted,” and like the “round” of fence company. Wire, a company that played a glimpse of the culture, com- bring a smile to your face when wire pictured, the logo adver- A year later, in a 1909 issue of strategic role in the Hamilton merce, and design of their era.” you see it. tises itself as “the all around The Farmers Advocate, we find steel wire industry. peerless fence.” an advertisement referencing a Piecing together our steel We turn the cover over to the Peerless Incubator and Brooder wire fence searches brings us to back (Figure 3), which now be- and a contest sponsored by the Sherman Avenue North in comes the “front” of the cover. “Peerless Poultry for Profit Hamilton, well known as the As the three cancels are faint, Club.” Peerless advertises it as “manufacturers’ annex.” we cannot read the date; how- “the most successful incubator” The Frost Wire Fence Com- ever, we see covering the because it is built to suit Cana- pany, a U.S. firm, opened a printed box for a stamp the two- dian conditions and climate. branch plant in Welland, Ont., cent Canadian Confederation This brings us back to Canada, in 1898. It did well and moved issue and can extrapolate the where this address of the sender to Hamilton, where it opened a envelope was mailed sometime Heath Hardware was indistinct new factory on Princess Street at after June 29, 1927, when the and could have been “club” Sherman Avenue in 1904. stamp was issued. rather than “ONT.” Perhaps Mr. In 1916, it changed its name It is interesting the company Heath is a member of the Peer- to Frost Steel and Wire Com- in Hamilton is pre-addressed as less Poultry for Profit Club. pany. Frost made a major contri- if the cover was a reply letter Another advertisement in the bution by introducing the first card, which it is not. The ad- 1909 Farmers Advocate en- chain-link fencing in Canada in dress of the sender, Heath Hard- hances our research. The ad 1918.

Figure 3. An advertising cover, as a corner card, occupies the full front with the back Figure 1. An advertising cover ‘crows’ about its poultry fence. becoming the front, which identifies the sender and destination.

22 February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca SHOW & Bourse Visit www.canadianstampnews.com/events for the full list of shows posted to date FEB. 9, MONCTON, NB appraise. For more information, email [email protected], tele- Moncton Stamp Fair, Royal Canadian Legion, 100 War Veterans phone 416-505-7999. Website: www.troyakclub.com. Ave. The Moncton Stamp Fair is held each month from October to May. Hosted by the Fundy Stamp Collectors Club, the show runs MAR. 9, TORONTO, ON from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission, free parking and silent North Toronto Stamp Club Spring Bourse, Yorkminster Park auction. There are usually between four and six dealers, and a live Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. The North Toronto Stamp Club’s auction starts at 1 p.m. For more information, email bourqup@ Spring Bourse will be held at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, umoncton.ca, telephone 506-875-2684. 1585 Yonge St. Hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Easy subway access at St. Clair subway station, free admission, 22 dealers, more than 100 FEB. 14, AJAX, AL sales circuit books including recent issues, over 100 ten cents Figure 4. A corner card is topped by chickens bred and Ajax-Pickering Stamp Club Auction & Sale, Ajax Public Library, 55 books, members table, door prizes (first prize one kilo of stamps) Harwood South The Ajax-Pickering Stamp Club will host an auc- snack bar, wheelchair access, parking at the Church and on raised at the Peerless Poultry Farm in Plymouth Parks, S.C. tion at Ajax Public Library, where there will be 250 lots for auction nearby streets, families and children welcome. For more informa- and 250 lots on sales tables. Viewing: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Auction: 7 tion, email [email protected], telephone 647-990- p.m. to 9 p.m. Entrance fee is $1. No dealer fees. For more infor- 4073. Website: www.northtorontostampclub.ca. In 1937, it was bought by the ney from the 1900s to the pres- mation, contact Jim Stevenson, meeting/program co-ordinator, Steel Company of Canada ent. Greeted by an eye-catching email [email protected], telephone 905-576-4449. Website: MAR. 9, WINDSOR, ON www.ajax-pickering-stamp-club.com/. WINPEX 2019, Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Ave. Winpex, the annual (Stelco) in Hamilton. advertising cover and work by show of the Essex County Stamp Club, will be held at the Caboto In the immediate vicinity of a would-be humorous poet for FEB. 15 – 17, MESA, AZ Club on March 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show boasts free Frost Wire company were sev- the Hamilton Peerless Wire AmeriStamp Expo – APS Winter Convention, Mesa Convention admission, free parking and 14 dealers. There’s also a youth Center, 263 N. Center St. The American Philatelic Society (APS) program with free stamps for school-aged children. For more eral other fence companies, in- Company, we have caught a AmeriStamp Expo will be open to the public on Friday and Saturday information, email [email protected], telephone 519-966-2276. cluding Banwell Hoxie Wire glimpse of history makers in from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For Website: essexcountystampclub.com. Fence Company, which we the Canadian steel wire indus- more information, email [email protected], telephone 814- 933-3803. Website: stamps.org/Ameristamp-expo-ASE. MAR. 9, MONCTON, NB have just seen, and was close try and companies active in the Moncton Stamp Fair, Royal Canadian Legion, 100 War Veterans enough to Frost, according to late 19th and 20th centuries. FEB. 16 – 17, REGINA, SK Ave. The Moncton Stamp Fair is held each month from October to the written commentary of a re- The logo, irrespective of steel Regina Stamp Club Spring Show, Regina Senior Citizens Centre, May. Hosted by the Fundy Stamp Collectors Club, the show runs 2134 Winnipeg St. The Regina Philatelic Club’s annual show and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission, free parking and silent tired steel worker, workers wire manufacturer, initiates bourse features about 10 dealers of stamps and coins as well as auction. There are usually between four and six dealers, and a live even had lunch together. those not in the fence design club member stamp displays. Show hours are Saturday from 10 auction starts at 1 p.m. For more information, email bourqup@ Stelco sold Frost Fence in culture to make a distinction a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3 umoncton.ca, telephone 506-875-2684. 1999 to a company called Ad- between the usual link fence a day or $5 for a two-day pass. Children under the age of 12 have free admission. For more information, telephone 306-761-0659. MAR. 16, WOODSTOCK, ON vanced Fence and Wire, which and the wire ones being looked Website: reginastampclub.ca/. 68th Annual OXPEX/39th Annual OTEX, Woodstock Christian went bankrupt two years later. at today. School, 800 Juliana Dr. The 68th Annual Oxford Philatelic Society FEB. 16, BURLINGTON, ON Exhibition (OXPEX 2019) and the 39th Annual All-Ontario Topical Stelco, founded in 1910, was In the process, many stamp BURLPEX 2019, Burlington Seniors Centre, 2285 New St. The Exhibition (OTEX 2019) will be held March 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 bought by the U.S. Steel Corpo- collectors will no doubt have annual Burlington Stamp Show, BURLPEX, runs from 9:30 a.m. to p.m. Featuring 16 dealers, competitive exhibits, lunch/snack ration in 2007, and its name recalled memories of working 3 p.m. with free parking, refreshments available and silent auc- counter, youth gift bags, prize draws and club circuit books, the show boasts free parking as well as free admittance. For more was changed to U.S. Steel Can- at and even retiring from Stelco tions. For more information, email [email protected], telephone 905-575-2950. information, email [email protected], telephone 519-485- ada. and Frost and perhaps various 2886. Website: www.oxfordphilsoc.com. At the end of 2013, U.S. Steel other smaller companies. Col- FEB. 23, ST. THOMAS, ON St. Thomas Stamp Club 33rd Annual Stamp Show, Community of MAR. 17, KITCHENER, ON Canada stopped production at lectors of advertising once Christ Church, 105 Fairview Ave. The St. Thomas Stamp Club’s Postcard Memories Show & Sale, Bingeman’s Embassy Room, its Hamilton site. again preserve a culture incor- 33rd Annual Stamp Show will feature 10 dealers, exhibits, lunch 425 Bingeman Centre Dr. 20 dealers of postcards, covers and Advertising covers have porating humour as a side af- counter and door prizes. Free admission, free parking and no stamps spanning the 19th & 20th century to current. 100,000’s for your perusal and consideration to add to your collection or taken us on a time travel jour- fect. stairs to climb. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, W email [email protected], telephone 519-633-3669. start a new one, comfortably sitting in our spacious well-lit hall. The St. Patrick’s Day 2019 event where we’ll be all decked out in FEB. 23, SCARBOROUGH, ON green! Free parking, easy access. $5 entry, kids age 12 & under Scarborough Stamp Club Show, Cedarbrook Community Centre, attended with adult(s) admitted free. Bonus attendance and 91 Eastpark Blvd. No admission charge, free parking, Club circuits access goes with your admission to the post card show - KW Train (5-10 cent) books plus other items. As many as 4 dealers per Show in the same area! For more information, email leighh@ show, new dealer inquiries welcome. Hours 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. belmontvillagefinancial.com, telephone 519-885-3499. Website: sharp. For more information, email [email protected], tele- postcardshow.blogspot.com. phone 416-460-3970. MAR. 23 – 24, MISSISSAUGA, ON FEB. 24, TORONTO, ON National Postage Stamp and Coin Show, Hilton Mississauga/ Toronto Postcard Club 38th Annual Sale, Japanese Canadian Meadowvale hotel, 6750 Mississauga Rd. National Postage Figure 5. A Branwell Hoxie Wire Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Crt. This is Canada’s largest vintage Stamp and Coin Show featuring about 50 professional coin and postcard show with 40 tables and thousands of postcards for sale stamp dealers from across Canada. Highlights include the 76th Fence Company corner card mailed from many countries and covering many topics. The show will be Annual North Toronto Stamp Club Exhibition; two-day live auction to the Frost Steel and Wire Co. is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5, and parking is free. by Colonial Acres; seminars featuring Yvon Marquis on how to postmarked Hamilton 1918 and TTC accessible. For more information, email tpcannualshow@ dispose of your collection; Steven Bell on Banknote Certification; torontopostcardclub.com. Website: www.torontopostcardclub.com. and, Jeff Fournier will be returning with a workshop. As well as franked by a two-cent War Tax stamp. the Young Collectors Table, the popular Free Kids’ Auction will be MAR. 1 – 3, MONTREAL, QC held on Sunday. Admission $3 on Saturday and FREE on Sunday. Nuphilex – The largest coin and stamp show in Canada., **NEW Show hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. SPRING SHOW: LOCATION** McGill New Residence Hall, 3625 Parc Ave. Admission Parking is free. Presented by Canadian Coin News and Canadian $5 Friday and Saturday, free Sunday, early bird admission $25, Stamp News. For more information, email [email protected], tele- March 23-24, 2019 beginning Friday 8 a.m. Hours: Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; phone 1-800-408-0352. Website: www.stampandcoinshow.com. Hilton Mississauga/ Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact Emmanuel, MAR. 23 – 24, EDMONTON, AB Meadowvale, email [email protected], telephone 514-889-7740. Website: www.nuphilex.com. Edmonton Spring National Stamp Show, Central Lions 6750 Mississauga Road, Recreation Centre, 11113 113 St. N.W. Stamp Dealers from Mississauga, ON MAR. 3, MISSISSAUGA, ON across Canada. National level exhibits (WSP) with Awards Mississauga Coin & Stamp Show, John Paul II Polish Cultural Breakfast on Sunday morning. Circuit books, Junior Table, Door SATURDAY: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • SUNDAY: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Centre, 4300 Cawthra Rd. Sponsored by the Troyak Club. Hours: 9 Prizes. 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February 19, 2019 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 23 OLD TIME BARGAINS #953 ell the sow coties to all hee i New swic t oce ea aies we stat to loo owad to the ed o wite. I the meatime hee ae some ecellet special oes om Newodlad ad aada. Select those o eed ad ode toda phoe a mail o email Thee ae o additio al chaes o shippi o sales taes. Istallmet tems ae aailale i eeded o lae pchases. e hae the ew itade cataloe i stoc at st . postpaid. The latest Scott cataloes ae also i stoc. Hae somethi ice o sale I o do please et i toch. e pa the hihest pices o specialied collectios ad idiidal aities o ot ol aada ad Poices t .S.A. itish ad oei mateial as well.

SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER #18,191 SPECIAL OFFER #18,199 The ale depicts the haesti o #18,184 Net hee is a e scace mispeo grain in Western Canada (Scott #157). The et ew oes come om ration error on Scott #518. The shift List pice o a NH sile o this at the stoc o a Ameica deal cases the peoatios to thoh tactie stamp is .. pice is e. I siess o ma eas the isciptios. Pice o the mit NH st . while the last. he actall oht these as pai is st .. ew isses Some ice specials om the Plicit Isse ollow. First here are the fi rst four values of the fi rst issue (Scott #145- . oditio is NH mit ad list pice .. pice SPECIAL OFFER #18,192 is . o siles o . o locs o o. Net om the Ach Isse hee is the olie green (Scott #173). I have some nice mint VF NH SPECIAL OFFER #18,185 eamples aailale. List pice is .. pice om the same isse hee ae the is .. 14¢ and 15¢ values (Scott #154-156). oditio is esh mit NH ad list pice .. pice is .. SPECIAL OFFER locs o o ae .. SPECIAL OFFER #18,193 #18,200 Also om the Ach Isse ae the Ee ow ad the stamp pape ollowi two coil stamp specials. ets ed ito the piti pess SPECIAL First here is the 2¢ dull green (Scott pside dow. A pited o m OFFER #18,186 #180). List price for a VF NH mint side eo is the eslt. Hee is the oi o to New pai is .. pice is .. I ca also sppl a sile at . Paliamet with sch a eo. odlad ow this o a stip o o at .. List pice o a NH mit sile is .. pice is . oe maes a ice only. I also have one corner block in stock (cat. $250.00) for just stat o the ee .. aed Plicit Is SPECIAL OFFER #18,194 se. The to ales ae all iclded i loel NH mit The edallio Isse was eleased i . The condition (#163-169). List price is $100.00. My price a steal at just ew ad somewhat odd desi picti i SPECIAL OFFER . o siles o . o locs o o. eoe was ot well eceied the plic. Here is the 5¢ value (Scott #199). A VF NH single #18,201 lists at .. pice is . o a sile o Hee is a seldom see mode SPECIAL . o a loc o o. mao eo o ma eed the OFFER d Pa with the ae missing inscriptions (#726b). #18,187 This eample is sall well The Si Hm SPECIAL OFFER #18,195 ceteed. List pice o a NH mit sile is .. pice phe ilet isse Scott #203 is a high value commemora- is st .. (Scott #212-225) has tie issed i o the old ai lo ee a aoite Ehiitio. The Ach Isse was with collectos. The oepited. Nice eamples ae had to lo set o otee come ad a NH sile ow lists at SPECIAL OFFER #18,202 stamps has eati .. pice is .. How aot this oe a dastic peoa ll eaed de tion shift (8mm down) on the 42¢ Calgary sis o a aiet o Olympics Issue (#1131). I can supply a sects. List pice o a complete set o NH mit siles is SPECIAL OFFER #18,196 sheet mai eample as picted o st .. pice is st .. Also om the isse is this e at .. tactie ale eati a oted SPECIAL OFFER #18,188 Policeman (Scott #223). It is one of Can- Net hee is a iteesti aiet om the il adas most icoic stamps. A NH mit et Isse the ale showi a ll eese sile lists at .. pice is .. offset of the image on the gum side (#212i). List O mae it . o a ice loc o o. pice o a NH mit sile is .. pice is .. SPECIAL OFFER #18,197 SPECIAL OFFER The ale o the isse picted #18,203 the Poicial Leislate ildis i SPECIAL OFFER Hees oe o ma ot hae see Victoria, British Columbia (Scott #226). a ae photoaphic essa o the #18,189 A NH sile o this scace ale lists 42¢ defi nitive issue. A VF block of Hee is a omis set e at .. pice is . ol o o is piced at st . while leased in 1937 (Scott #230- . o a loc o o. the last. to commemoate the ooatio o i eoe I i . List pice o a NH mit set is .. pice is st . o siles o . o locs o o. SPECIAL OFFER #18,198 SPECIAL OFFER #18,190 SPECIAL OFFER #18,204 O to i eoe I ow Hee is Scott Net hee is a impeoate eo o The et two oes ae om the #241a, the rose shade of the 10¢ value from the 49¢ coil stamp (#2053a). These Scoll Isse. Hee is the ee . A NH eample lists at .. are hard to fi nd. A VF NH pair lists (Scott #155) which pictures Mount pice is . o a sile o . o a loc at .. pice is st .. Hd. A NH mit sile lists at o o. O tae a stip o o at ol .. .. pice is st ..

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