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Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/canadianstampnews Follow us on Twitter @trajanpublisher STAMP NEWS Follow us on Instagram @trajan_csn Volume 44 • Number 22 February 18 - March 2, 2020 $5.50 Black History stamp honours little-known hockey history By Jesse Robitaille men. Natural leaders and pro- In the late 19th century, Bap- A stamp honouring the “Col- ponents of Black pride, these tist Church leaders believed all- ored Hockey Championship” men represented a concept in Black hockey would attract and its all-Black competitors sports never before seen.” young Black men to the church was unveiled this January as The league was active be- and strengthen their religious part of Canada Post’s ongoing tween 1895 and the early 1930s, path. Influenced by the writ- Black History Month series. but Black hockey players were ings of contemporary Black Established more than two competing on frozen ponds leader Booker T. Washington, Two of the featured lots in the upcoming sale include Lot decades before the National and lakes as far back as the four Nova Scotians organized 227 (left), a mint one-shilling stamp issued by the then- Hockey League, the Colored 1820s, according to a 2012 re- the league’s first games, ac- British colony of New Brunswick in 1851 with a catalogue Hockey League was rooted in port by sportswriter and cording to the Fostys. value of $60,000, and Lot 231, an unissued New Brunswick Nova Scotia’s black churches hockey historian Bob Dawson, They included: Pastor James five-cent brown stamp depicting Postmaster General and boasted upwards of 400 of Dartmouth, N.S. Borden, of Dartmouth Church; Charles Connell with a catalogue value of $40,000. players across more than a “Since racism prevented James Kinney, a Cornwallis dozen teams in the Maritimes. them from playing on white Street Church layman who In this little-known chapter of teams, Blacks formed their later became the first Black Canadian hockey history, play- own,” wrote Dawson. graduate of the Maritime Busi- BNA, Canada offerings ers and organizers arranged ness College; James Johnston, their own matches while chang- the first black graduate of ing the game of hockey in some Continued on page 23 abound in upcoming significant ways. “The Colored Hockey League The Colored Hockey Eastern Auctions sale was one of the most complex Championship is sports organizations ever cre- commemorated on Canada By Jesse Robitaille A worldwide section will ated,” reads a 2004 book, Black Post’s 2020 Black History two-session auction high- open the Feb. 28-29 sale with Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Month stamp. ‘Colored’ is lighted by British North Lots 1-211, which feature a “re- Hockey League of the Maritimes, a term no longer in use but AmericaA and Canada, includ- markable estate” of parallel 1895-1925, by George and Dar- something the stamp retains ing an extensive section of King mint and used Colonial Africa ril Fosty. for historical accuracy, the George V “Admiral” stamps collections, said Eastern Auc- “It was a league led by Bap- Crown corporation said in a and postal history, will be of- tions stamp specialist and chief tist ministers and church lay- statement. fered by New Brunswick’s describer Yohann Tanguay. Eastern Auctions this February. It will be followed by a Brit- ish North America section Publications RegistrationMail No. 09136 Agreement No. 40069699 from Lot 212-314. Barrie’s Bob Vogel Among the highlights is Lot 227, a “flawless” mint one- takes on PSSC presidency shilling stamp (Scott #3) issued by the then-British col- By Jesse Robitaille ony of New Brunswick in A collector for more than 50 years and a noted specialist in Canadian postal history, Bob Vogel 1851. Described as being is now at the helm of the Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada (PSSC). “among the rarest stamps of Elected at the PSSC’s annual general meeting in December, Vogel joined the invite-only society British North America,” it’s nearly two decades ago and most recently served as its membership director for five years. Now one of fewer than a dozen ex- sitting in the PSSC’s top spot, he’s set to continue the work of outgoing president Ingo Nessel. amples that can be classified as Very Fine and unused, Tan- Continued on page 11 guay said. The Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada “A key mint stamp missing ‘Specialization Medal’ is awarded at national- from many advanced collec- level Canadian exhibitions for exhibits showing tions,” it has a catalogue value ‘evidence of significant research relating to a of $60,000, he added. subject.’ Only one of these awards is handed Another New Brunswick rar- out at each show, and non-member recipients ity, this a “very rare premium also receive an invitation to join the society. mint example” of the colony’s unissued five-cent brown stamp Part four of Ian Robertson’s Looking Back column can be found on Page 6 in this issue. 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4 February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca of hammer usage. sode of the TV game show Jeop- WHAT’S SIGNED To read the hand- ardy! Five clues about world- book for free, visit wide stamps were given by host SEALED bnaps.org/ore/ Alex Trebek, who was born in INSIDE SCSG-SquaredCir- Sudbury, Ont., for a “World DELIVERED clePostmarks/ Stamp News” category during Volume 44 • Number 22 SCSG-SquaredCir- the first round on Dec. 20. The BNAPS NAMES clePostmarks.htm. second clue, valued at $400, 17 EMERITUS MEMBERS Also released this stated, “Drawings of the head of February 18 to The British North America Philatelic January is the sixth a bearded man & of the skeleton March 2, 2020 Society (BNAPS) recently announced edition of Canadian are 2019 U.K. stamps commem- its 2020 class of emeritus members. In Stamps with Perfo- orating the 500th anniv. of this 1978, BNAPS’ board of governors cre- rated Initials, pre- artist’s death.” After returning ated an emeritus mem- pared by the Perfin champion Eric Smith, of Ari- Features bership program Study Group and edited by Jon John- zona, responded incorrectly, Yuan for members who son Gary Tomasson. “One of the plea- stepped up with the correct response, BNA, Canada offerings have been with sures of collecting perfins is that addi- “Who is Leonardo da Vinci?” With an- abound in upcoming the society for 35 tions and expansion of the known other Canadian reference, an $800 clue Eastern Auctions sale...... Page 1 consecutive range of use of perfins can be found by stated, “Hallelujah! In 2019 Canada is- years and are spending time rather than money,” sued stamps honoring this Canadian Black History stamp honours aged 75 or older. reads the handbook’s preface. It’s singer-songwriter who passed in little-known hockey history...... Page 1 A decade later, available for free at bnaps.org/Perfin- 2016.” Claire Marinello-Fisher, of New the criteria for emeri- Handbook/PerfinHandbook.htm. Jersey, correctly responded with “Who tus membership was updated to re- is Leonard Cohen?” Smith ultimately Barrie’s Bob Vogel takes move the age requirement and in- retained his champion status and on PSSC presidency...... Page 1 crease the membership requirement moved on to compete in the next epi- from 35 to 40 years. From 1988-93, sode. Dahlias to dazzle this year’s members who met either set of criteria flower stamps...... Page 17 were accepted as emeritus members; ‘DESIGN-A-STAMP’ however, since 1993, the 40-year rule FOR ROCHESTER CLUB Toronto Postcard Club to host has prevailed. Emeritus members have The U.S.-based Rochester Philatelic 39th annual show in February.....Page 22 “all the rights, privileges and benefits Association (RPA) is once again spon- of regular members, without having HERITAGE DESIGNATION soring its annual “Design-A-Stamp” any more dues levied or collected,” ac- FOR CENTURY-OLD P.O. competition for young students in the cording to BNAPS officials. This year’s A city councillor in Dartmouth, N.S., United States and Canada. Up to 10 Regulars emeritus members include James is making a case to designate one of the finalists will be displayed on May 15- Bracken; Bill Burden; Andrew Chung; city’s historic post offices as a heritage 16 at the RPA’s annual Ropex show, CSN MARKETPLACE John Dale; William Day; Shirley Frick; building to protect it from potential de- where three winners will be chosen Are you buying or selling?...... Page 20 Raynald Gendron; Rodrigue Levesque; molition. Located at 52 Queen St., in by a panel of the club’s members. David Marasco; Hymie Mida; Tim downtown Dartmouth, the 100-year- Held at the Greater Canandaigua SHOW AND BOURSE Morgan; Glenn Playter; Peter Skwarc- old post office is a “prominent civic Civic Center in Canandaigua, N.Y., the Check out the shows zynski; Robert Soper; Mike Street; landmark in the community,” said show is within a two-hour drive of the in your area...... Page 23 James Watt; and Ted Wright. Councillor Sam Austin. Late last Canada-U.S. year, Canada Post announced its border at Fort SQUARED CIRCLES, PERFINS plan to move out of the historic Erie, Ont. All LATEST ‘ORE’ ADDITIONS building and into a new location Canadian and Columns Handbooks highlighting squared in nearby King’s Wharf, an ur- U.S. students in GUEST COMMENTARY circles and perforated initials – also ban waterfront across from the grades 3-6 are Best research happens known as “per- Halifax Harbour. (For reference, eligible to enter, when collectors collaborate...... Page 4 fins” – are this year’s BNAPEX – the annual and the top among the latest convention of the British North Amer- three entries will win $50, $25 and additions to the ica Philatelic Society – will be held just $15, respectively. All designs must be LOOKING BACK British North around the corner at the DoubleTree by the entrant’s original artwork and be Year-end review concludes America Phila- Hilton on 101 Wyse Rd.) Austin’s mo- submitted using the provided stamp with final stamps of 2019...... Page 6 telic Society’s tion, which was recently approved by template. Any media can be used for “Online Re- city council, stems from fears a future the design, which must include the PHILATELIC BOOKSHELF sources and Ex- buyer would flatten the historic post denomination (“Forever”) and coun- Webb’s Postal Stationery hibits.” The office for further development. While try of origin (either “US,” “USA,” Catalogue an essential resource...Page 8 sixth edition of some locals are suggesting a municipal “United States” or “United States of the Squared Cir- museum be established on the site, the America”). Each student can only en- cle Postmarks of Canada is prepared by city has no plans to buy the property. ter one design, and there is no entry FIRST-DAY COVERS the Squared Circle Study Group and With Austin’s motion approved, city fee. Entrants must completely fill out Stamp clubs made FDCs edited by Rick Friesen. Canada’s staff will now research the property’s the official entry form available at for ‘Citizenship’ issue...... Page 10 squared circle postmarks were used by history and prepare a report for the rpastamps.org/ropexpast/a2020/ more than 300 post offices between Heritage Advisory Committee – a pro- designastampentryform2020.pdf. All STAMPING GROUNDS 1893 and the early 1900s. Organized by cess that could take until the end of entries must be Streetcar stamps, hammer type and province, the up- 2020 to finalize. postmarked by postcards to desire...... Page 14 dated edition spans nearly 700 pages. April 1 and sub- It offers an exhaustive treatment of JEOPARDY! CONTESTANT mitted to the RPA, each hammer, including its period of TAKES ON STAMPS P.O. Box 10206 NEW ISSUES use, time marks, indicia information, Lucy Yuan, a lawyer from Vancou- Brighton Station, From around the world...... Page 18 stamp issues on which the hammer is ver, B.C., was among three contestants Rochester, NY found, rarity factors and illustrations vying for the top prize in a recent epi- 14610-0206.

February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 5 Year-end review concludes with final stamps of 2019

Looking BACK

By Ian Robertson

This is the fourth and final two stamps denominated “P” story in a four-part series on plus 10 cents for the charity. Canada Post’s 2019 stamp “P” stands for Permanent program. postage, equal last year to 90 he last instalment of my cents. annual summary of Can- Fun illustrations by Joanna five pairs of stamps were Lewis designed three 22-mil- gum and die-cut perfs in adaT Post stamps issued the Todd, of Chad Roberts De- printed by the Canadian limetre-by-24-millimetre gauge 13.1. The souvenir previous year includes a post sign, show an ice cream cone Bank Note Company commemoratives with attrac- sheet stamps have pin perfs office charity stamp, Christ- holding hands with a popsi- (CBNC), using six litho tive, fanciful images that in- in gauge 12.7, with moisture- mas commemoratives, plus cle while walking together on colours, die cut perforations clude shining stars. activated gum. others remembering the Red a hot summer day. One of the in gauge 13.2 and self-stick A reindeer flying through a A large 2019 Christmas River Resistance and honour- ice creams is pink, the other is gum. red sky is on the “P” first- stamp issued the same day, ing Hanukkah. blue, with one popsicle in Proceeds are provided to class letter rate commemora- Nov. 4, features the three wise On sale starting Sept. 23, green, the other in lavender. “grassroots and community- tive; three ballerinas dancing men, who, according to the the eighth annual Canada Designed for the first time based organizations that pro- across a deep blue sky are on Bible chapter of Matthew, fol- Post Community Foundation by the Chad Roberts firm, vide life-changing services to the U.S.-rated $1.27 stamp, lowed a bright star in the sky semi-postal issue consisted of 170,000 booklets featuring children and adults,” the post representing the sugar plum to Bethlehem, where they office’s seventh Details bro- fairies from The Nutcracker, a presented gifts of gold, frank- chure notes, adding more still-popular 1892 two-act bal- incense and myrrh to the than $1 million was raised in let with music by Pyotr Ilyich newborn Jesus Christ, in hon- 2018. Tchaikovsky; and a golden our of their spiritual king’s partridge sitting in a dark birth. CHRISTMAS green pear tree is on the inter- The 30-millimetre-by- As it has done for several national-rate $2.65 stamp, 24-millimetre commemora- years, Christmas designs based on The Twelve Days of tive was designed by Liz were ordered with one non- Christmas, a 1782 English Wurzinger and Timothy King secular image plus three carol. at Subplot Design in Vancou- without religious themes. London Free Press reporter ver, and illustrator Michael Internationally-known Joe Belanger quoted Lewis Little depicted the camel-rid- London, Ont., artist Andrew saying he was inspired by ing trio as golden “Magi” fig- childhood memories of open- ures silhouetted against a ing Christmas cards from dark blue, star-studded sky. overseas relatives. The artist told Belanger he had an additional inspiration for the ballet dancers design – his daughter Andrea Valen- tine-Lewis, of Victoria, B.C., who studied at the National Ballet School of Canada and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. “My illustrations are simply about the illumination of The Lowe-Martin security light and love, which is, in printing firm used three litho my heart, what the holidays transfer colours to produce are all about,” Lewis was 500,000 12-stamp booklets, quoted as saying. totalling 6 million The CBNC used four litho commemoratives, with die- colours to produce 800,000 cut perfs in gauge 13.5-by- 12-stamp booklets of the “P” 13.7, and self-stick gum. commemoratives, totalling 9.6 million stamps, 300,000 RED RIVER RESISTANCE six-stamp booklet panes of The 150th anniversary of $1.27 commemoratives, the Red River Resistance of 310,000 six-stamp booklet 1869-70 was commemorated panes of $2.65 stamps, plus on a “P” stamp issued on 70,000 credit card-size souve- Nov. 6. nir sheets with the trio Designed by Raymond printed se-tenant, horizon- Lanctot of the Paprika firm, tally. an illustration by Montreal The “Shiny and Bright” artist Gerard DuBois on the booklet stamps have self-stick 38-millimetre-by-38-millime-

6 February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca exile paid off by Prime Minis- A 2017 Permanent stamp Artwork on one of five Ca- ter Sir John A. Macdonald, honouring Canadian opera nadian Opera “P” stamps fea- who sought to avoid further featured the ‘Louis Riel’ tured the Louis Riel stage confrontations. production in Toronto. production in Toronto, in- Elected as a Member of cluded the theatre, two North Parliament for Provencher in West Mounted Police officers 1873 and 1874, before taking vative party support to the and part of a publication ti- his seat, Riel was expelled on Liberal Party of future Prime tled The Riel Rebellion. a motion by Ontario Orange Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier. A pre-release announce- leader Mackenzie Bowell, an The Details brochure ment about the 2019 stamp in MP and former newspaper- quoted Clément Chartier, the final Details brochure in- man from Belleville, south of president of the Métis Na- cluded only a beige-coloured tre five-colour commemora- Stirling. Later a Senator, Bow- On March 8, 1885, Riel’s tional Council, saying it was outline. The Fort Garry illus- tive is based on an 1870 pho- ell was Canada’s prime min- proposal for provisional Sas- “thrilled” to have a stamp is- tration at the top of the issued tograph of Louis Riel (1844- ister for 16 months until April katchewan government sued “to mark this important commemorative was printed 1885) and 13 fellow members 27, 1896. failed, but a Revolutionary anniversary. on the official first-day cover, of his Provisional Govern- Offered amnesty in 1875 if Bill of Rights was drafted. which was published at the ment of the Métis Nation in he agreed to banishment, Riel The last Métis armed rebel- bottom of the page. present-day Manitoba. suffered a nervous break- lion began after the federal A contemporary litho- down and was admitted to government sent 500 soldiers HANUKKAH graphic illustration of Fort hospital in Montreal, then to to Batoche, where rebels Following its tradition of Garry in Winnipeg in the a mental asylum at Beauport, seized its parish church and featuring other religions on background. Que. formed a provisional govern- stamps, Canada Post released Born in Saint-Boniface, in After returning to the U.S. ment with Riel as its presi- one on Nov. 14 to celebrate the Red River Settlement, Riel in early 1878, he became an dent. Hanukkah. studied in Montreal to be- American citizen, married Northwest Rebellion fight- Its last 2019 commemora- come a Catholic priest but re- Marguerite Montet, also a ing lasted two months, end- tive features a white menorah turned home after his white Métis, and taught school in ing in victory for the Cana- – a sacred brightly-lit cande- fiancé’s parents refused to let Montana until wooed back dian militia. labra – against a background her marry a mixed French across the border in mid-1884 Riel surrendered and was of deep lavender in progres- Canadian-First Nations man. by delegates who wanted to convicted at a trial in Regina sively dark and light hues. Fearing the loss of their protect their rights in the Sas- of high treason. Those tones were intended to properties after the federal katchewan Valley. Defense lawyers represent- symbolize “the relationship government acquired a large ing the self-described of light and darkness for a tract of western and northern “prophet of the new world” Canada’s first Louis Riel lands from the Hudson’s Bay tried persuading him to plead stamp was issued in 1970. Continued on page 9 Company, he became head of not guilty due to insanity, but a provisional government. their client refused. After blocking land surveys, Riel’s execution, despite “By defending Métis rights, it seized Upper Fort Garry the tearful foreman of the six- Riel and the provisional gov- from the company, rejected man jury recommending leni- ernment changed the course Canada’s authority to govern ency, followed two unsuc- of Canadian history.” the Northwest, and proposed cessful post-conviction ap- The Post Office Depart- to negotiate with officials peals and his examination by ment in 1970 issued a six-cent from Ottawa. psychiatrists – with only one red-and-blue Riel commemo- Armed Scottish opponents considering him insane, ac- rative (Scott #515) with an il- seeking to disband the provi- cording to The Canadian Ency- lustration based on a well- sional government were im- Sir Mackenzie Bowell is clopedia. known portrait photograph prisoned in Lower Fort Garry. shown on a 1954 stamp as “Politically and philosophi- of the Métis leader, by Wil- A court martial resulted in Canada’s prime minister for cally, Riel’s execution has had liam James Topley. the execution of Thomas 16 months in 1890s. a lasting effect on Canadian Scott, an Orangeman from history. Riel’s execution made Stirling, Ont., which enraged him the martyr of the Métis,” Protestants in that province. When the federal govern- it noted. Government officials on ment did not heed the latest The political fallout rekin- both sides downplayed of more than three dozen pe- dled French-Canadian na- Scott’s death, and talks re- titions seeking land and farm tionalism, resulting in the sulted in the Manitoba Act, produce price guarantees, the election of a Quebec premier “which brought the first Batoche Métis proposed arm- who campaigned with western province into Con- ing themselves in a bid to speeches about Riel’s hang- federation on July 15,1870,” force a deal. ing, and a shift from Conser- an article in Details notes. 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February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 7 Webb’s Postal Stationery Catalogue an essential resource Collectors specializing in British North America postal stationery will Philatelic be well-served by the eighth edition of Webb’s Postal Stationery BOOKSHELF Catalogue of Canada and Newfoundland, which was By David Piercey released in December. n essential British North Study Group, whose mem- America (BNA) postal bers have been the first to re- stationeryA reference, the port many discoveries. eighth edition of Webb’s Postal With such information, col- Stationery Catalogue of Canada NEW NUMBERING SYSTEM lectors can decide for them- and Newfoundland was re- When Covert purchased the selves whether to collect leased just before Christmas. publishing rights for Webb’s Hechler material or not. Edited by William Walton original numbering system, As one can imagine, pricing and Earle Covert, the updated they stuck to his numbers for the above listings has only edition ends the 19-year hia- through several editions, in- been made possible by track- tus since the previous version cluding through the previous ing sales through public auc- was released in 2001. Al- version. tions, Internet sales and regu- though CSN has given its re- Now, for the eighth edition, lar reporting by specialist lease some coverage in recent necessity has required some dealers in these areas (as issues, let’s take a more thor- significant renumbering as too some of this material will ough look at the many signifi- many sub-listings – often only occasionally appear for cant changes and additions based on new finds or differ- sale). Pricing of these items is this new edition provides. ing issues – would continue to a reliable indication of what Walton and Covert are ex- complicate matters for collec- one may currently expect to perts in all things BNA postal tors. pay in an exchange between stationery. Both have formed Instead, numbering has an informed seller and buyer. impressive collections, and been adapted to reflect each both remain fully involved in stationery item’s separate post REMOVED SECTIONS the ongoing discovery and re- office inventory listing as they Removed from this latest porting of new finds (whether were, in fact, considered indi- dance to show both the old The latest edition is thicker edition are previous listings it’s the endless variety of new vidual postal issues by the and new numbers. Collectors than the previous version, in- of “Canada Premium Prod- issues or previously unre- post office. are referred to this section to corporating some 150 addi- ucts” (i.e., Priority Post, ported varieties). Despite liv- As examples, #8 and #10 en- realize how extensively the tional pages to reflect on the Xpress Post, etc.), although ing on opposite sides of North velopes are now each cata- numbering system has many new issues since 2001. such listings are now avail- America, their collaboration logued with major numbers – changed. Although this re- These pages focus not only able through the British North has endured for many years as are Admiral postal cards of numbering might seem a tem- on regular issues but also Post- America Philatelic Society and seems to show no signs their various dies, whether ty- porary inconvenience to col- card Factory cards plus new website, bnaps.org. of abating. Along with Wal- pographed or offset. lectors and dealers, in the long sections on Lowe-Martin’s Pricing of each listing is ton’s wife Jean, who’s also a Significant renumbering in run, it should benefit us all “Create a Postcard,” Santa given in Canadian dollars for specialist collector, they have almost every section has ne- once we get used to the new Claus stationery, post office both mint and used “entires” provided decades of leader- cessitated the authors’ decision system, which is not all that promotional cards and “re- (cut squares are anathema to ship in the Postal Stationery to include a separate concor- different. turned dead letter” envelopes. a postal stationery collector All of these examples are new and realistically have little or or newly recognized classes of no value). The minimum list- postal stationery, and alto- ing price for the most com- gether, about 20 new sections mon items moved from $1 to Check This Value! have been added to this edi- $2.50 to reflect dealer realities. tion to reflect the hobby’s vari- Collectors are well aware that Bi-monthly issues of The Canadian Philatelist, ous specializations. such common material may our international award-winning magazine. Specialist collectors will ap- nevertheless be found in Sales Circuits – A great opportunity to both buy preciate the continuing com- quantity at significantly dis- and sell. 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8 February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca however, only a day’s worth of oil remained after the battle. ternet can’t simply be taken While online resources Review... Miraculously, that small Research... as the absolute truth on its abound, nothing beats dis- Continued from page 7 own. cussing your research with a amount kept the light aglow Continued from page 4 fresh interpretation of the until the oil supply was replen- That’s where the real likeminded person, prefera- holiday’s colours,” the eighth ished, eight days later.” find a specific piece of infor- source of credible informa- bly in a face-to-face setting. Details brochure notes. Designed and illustrated by mation to complete the puz- tion – the specialist collector In philately, there’s argu- Starting on the 25th day in Context Creative, the 28-milli- zle? Often times, it’s not. – comes in. ably no better place to meet the Hebrew calendar, Hanuk- metre-by-35-millimetre vertical Speaking as a journalist, Covering this hobby, I trustworthy sources than at kah, which is also known as “P” stamp was printed by the Internet is a big help – a need you to help guide my a stamp show or local club the Festival of Lights, “com- Lowe-Martin with six litho solid foundation – but it’s research (much like you lean meeting, where everyone is memorates the rededication of colours, die-cut perfs in gauge far from everything a re- on your fellow collectors to fired up to tell their story the Temple in Jerusalem, fol- 13.1-by-13.5, and self-stick gum. porter needs to build a great guide your research). Some- against the backdrop of peer lowing the Maccabees’ trium- The press run totalled 1.3 mil- story. Not everything is on times, new information review. phant fight for religious free- lion, in 130,000 booklets of 10. the Internet (especially some hasn’t made its way online, To find a club near you, dom.” The annual eight-day cele- older but still valuable phila- where out-of-date informa- visit CSN’s listing at canadi- The Temple’s menorah “was bration started at nightfall on telic references now out of tion is occasionally shared as anstampnews.com/collect- print). And what’s on the In- if it’s still current. ing/stamp-clubs. required to burn continuously; Dec. 22. W W Auction ACTION For complete information on advertising on this page, Phone: 905-646-7744 x223 • Fax: 905-646-0995; • E-mail: [email protected]; or Write to: P.O. Box 28103, Lakeport P.O., 600 Ontario St., St. Catharines, ON L2N 7P8

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February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 9 Stamp clubs made FDCs for ‘Citizenship’ issue

First-Day COVERS

By Gary Dickinson

anada issued a blue four- leaves, beavers, text alone, cent stamp (Scott #275) Canadian scenes, globes, and Con July 1, 1947, to commemo- facsimiles of the stamp de- rate the 80th anniversary of sign. Confederation and mark the The focus here, however, is advent of the Canadian Citi- on the FDCs produced by zenship Act, which came into stamp clubs and philatelic so- Figure 4. A Guelph Stamp Figure 5. An Ottawa effect earlier that year. cieties. Their covers are Club cachet has red text Philatelic Society cachet It is the second in a series of shown here in alphabetical or- Figure 3. A Ford Employees over a faint blue background uses the club’s standard six commemorative stamps in der of the sponsoring organi- Stamp Club first-day cover copy of the stamp. rubber-stamped cachet the immediate post-war era, zation. (FDC) shows the group’s showing a maple leaf and 25 million copies were The Canadian Philatelic So- logo and notes the date of within a circle on a printed. ciety (CPS) used a cachet (Fig- tions, noting the “admission the stamp issue. pedestal. As the “Citizenship” stamp ure 1) that includes in the text fee” is $1 and annual dues are was issued about two years the phrase, “specially de- $2. before Canada’s Post Office signed for and distributed by #10 envelopes, a brown leaf Employees of the Ford Mo- showing a facsimile of the Department began applying the CPS.” It features a family and lower-left corner partial tor Company in Windsor, stamp. its special first-day cover of three standing on a globe border plus hand-colouring. Ont., had a stamp club that For many years beginning (FDC) postmarks and record- with a house and city in the The CPS cover also in- produced several FDCs for in 1934, the Ottawa Philatelic ing the quantities of covers near background plus a ma- cluded a stuffer (Figure 2) de- Canadian stamps in the late Society used a rubber stamp that it serviced, the number of ple leaf, beaver and city scribing the purpose of the 1940s, including the Citizen- to produce FDCs for its mem- FDCs generated for the stamp buildings in the distance. stamp issue. This enclosure ship issue (Figure 3). Their ca- bers. The society’s secretary is unknown. This cachet came in several also includes an invitation for chet includes the Ford logo signed each cachet, which More than 70 different FDC versions using #8 as well as new membership applica- within a maple leaf and an were inked in at least five dif- cachets are documented for outside frame perforated like ferent colours. the Citizenship stamp, and a stamp. One cachet (Figure 5) shows they have been studied and The Guelph Stamp Club ca- the group’s name within a ma- catalogued by several philat- chet (Figure 4) features a simple leaf surrounded by a circle elists, including Melvin ple text in bold red with a resting on a pedestal, which Baron, George O’Neill and background of pale blue Continued on page 17 Bruce Perkins. The somewhat abstract nature of the subject of Cana- dian citizenship led to its interpretation in a wide variety of ways by the designers of first-day cachets. Themes of the cachets included family Figure 2. The CPS stuffer describes the purpose of the scenes, coats of arms, maple stamp and membership in the society.

Figure 6. William Talbot’s general-purpose cachet is augmented by text specific to the ‘Citizenship’ issue.

Figure 1. A Canadian Philatelic Society (CPS) cachet features a family of three standing Figure 7. The Winnipeg Philatelic Society also used a on a globe. rubber-stamped cachet signed by the society’s secretary.

10 February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca The PSSC’s lecture series, bec and Eastern Ontario), and NESSEL NOW President... which included talks at six Hugh Rathbun (Atlantic Can- Ingo Nessel, who served as the president of the Philatelic exhibitions across Canada ada). Continued from page 1 Specialists Society of Canada for five years between 2014 last year, aims to network and 2019, is eager to have more time to focus on his Hong VOGEL THE COLLECTOR “For lack of a better term, with potential specialists but Kong collection. He has “several projects on the go,” it’ll be business as usual,” also inspire everyday collec- A collector since the mid- among them a one-frame exhibit at the “Gems of Asian said Vogel, a resident of tors to pursue a specialist ap- 1960s, Vogel is a member of Philately” exhibition in London, England, on Feb. 29. He’s Barrie, Ont., who’s planning proach to their hobby. the local Barrie District Stamp also preparing another “more substantial” multi-frame ex- to “carry on with what Ingo “In the last few years, Club as well as BNAPS and hibit on the King George VI stamps of Hong Kong. “I’m was doing by hosting more we’ve been getting more and the Postal History Society of hoping to be ready by later this year, but it’s a big project,” events and bringing in more more members from outside Canada. he adds. He’s also been dabbling in Canadian Elizabethan members across Canada.” the GTA (Greater Toronto More than five decades philately. “I have a lot of material accumulated over the “Plans are underway for all Area) than inside,” said Vo- ago, he started with Cana- years that needs writing up, organizing and putting away. I’ll major shows except Canpex,” gel, who added these new dian stamps but soon after be playing with stamps, and that’ll be nice.” he said, adding something members lend to the PSSC’s ventured into postal history, might be in the works for the national scope. specifically that of the Mus- Oct. 31-Nov. 1 national-level “This is why we’re trying koka area, to which he has Ont. (and its earlier iteration, “And we just finished the show in London, Ont., but to have off-site meetings at personal ties. Berlin), his “Berlin to second edition of The National details are forthcoming. various shows: it’s to make “As soon as I discovered Kitchener” exhibit was Christmas Seals of Canada,” Currently, organizers are our presence known and give postal history, I got away shown in the court of honour added Vogel, of his joint ef- preparing for the Edmonton some of our members in from stamps,” he said. at the 2016 RPSC Convention fort with fellow philatelists Spring National Stamp Show, those areas a chance to speak “Postal history is more inter- in nearby Waterloo, Ont. Andrew Chung and Cliff Be- to be held March 28-29 in the in front of the group and esting; you’ve got the rates, Some of Vogel’s other col- attie. Alberta capital, as well as the meet new specialists.” the routes, and I’m attracted lections include Second “Andrew and I are also annual conventions of the more to social history as well, World War patriotic meter working on a comprehensive British North America Phila- A NATIONAL GROUP so it’s very fulfilling.” slogans, sepia view cards, Ca- handbook on Canada Post re- telic Society (BNAPS) and Championed by Nessel, the After taking his Muskoka nadian Christmas seals, in- placement and publicity cov- Royal Philatelic Society of lecture series complements collection seemingly to its cluding postal stationery, and ers,” he said, adding Chung Canada (RPSC) later in the the society’s presence at vari- end, he shifted to another Canadian first-day covers. and Hank Narbonne have year. ous stamp shows, where it area with which he’s also per- “You have to have fun col- written on this topic in the “If possible, we’ll probably can capitalize on “the curious sonally connected. lections, as well, because if past, but it will be “expanded have a lecture at these shows. crowd of exhibitors and phi- “You get to a point in a col- you don’t, you’ll just go on that” in the upcoming Our membership is by invita- latelists who want to know lection where you run out of crazy,” he added. handbook. tion only, but we do make more about philately,” said things to collect or just can’t In recent years, Vogel has “If you sent in a first-day contact with specialist collec- the former president. afford it, so I shifted to authored Arthur Klass’ cover to the service in Ot- tors in those areas.” “One of the things we did Kitchener, which was my Christmas Seal Ads on Cana- tawa, and for some reason it Also an exhibitor and au- was an outreach; we made hometown,” he added. dian Post Cards and The got mangled in the machine, thor, Vogel is “well suited to the title of our society come After finding success at Caneco Connection – A Study of they would send one of their continue the progress we’ve true.” both the local and national the First Day Covers of the Can- own cachets to cover for it. made and build on every- Formed in 1954, the levels with his exhibit on the ada Envelope Company, both This material is available in thing we’ve done,” added PSSC “was a very Toronto- machine cancels of Kitchener, published by BNAPS. limited quantities.” W Nessel, who served as PSSC centric organization in the president from 2014-19. old days,” Nessel added. “In terms of his capabili- “But with that name – the ties, he’s a guy who has done Philatelic Specialists Society a lot for philately already of Canada – and our program with publishing books and of awarding our PSSC Spe- being very involved in a lot cialization Medal at all na- of societies and clubs, not just tional shows in Canada, I the PSSC.” thought why not go out to these shows and show face, ORAPEX LECTURE hold a lecture – sometimes VANCE AUCTIONS LTD. 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Streetcar stamps, postcards to desire An 88-cent 1996 commemorative features a streetcar built in 1894 for use in Saint John, N.B., by Stamping the Ottawa Car Company. GROUNDS As commissioner of the By Ian Robertson Cleveland Street Railway in the United States, he spearheaded he long-standing rumble of In some cases, storage batter- the transit agency for four streetcars on downtown To- ies powering small electric mo- years, beginning in 1911, and Tronto tracks took on a new tone tors were installed, but they designed a new style of street- on Dec. 29. proved to be expensive and in- car that bore its name. Intro- The absence of their familiar efficient, according to the Ency- By 1914, “48 Canadian cities The same image, with “Saint duced in 1921, many Witts were metal-on-metal wheels at the clopedia Britannica. and towns boasted streetcar John Railway Co.” inscribed on used in cities across North end of that rainy Sunday serves systems,” The Canadian Encyclo- the trolley’s side, was used on a America, particularly in To- as a reminder of their 42 years of ELECTRICITY pedia notes. subsequent 10-cent stamp re- ronto and Cleveland, Ohio. service. REVOLUTIONIZES Small four-wheeled cars produced on a large sheet with Hundreds of second-hand The Canadian Light Rail Ve- TRAM SERVICE were rapidly replaced by larger others in the series. PCCs were shipped north on hicles (CLRVs) unique to Cana- From the 1890s through the and heavier eight-wheeled Fourteen years earlier, one of railway flatbed cars from sev- da’s largest city have “literally 1920s, across North America trams capable of carrying more a dozen 30-cent 1982 Canada eral U.S. cities and were re- come to the end of the line with and in larger cities in Asia, Af- passengers. In New York City Day commemoratives repro- painted with the TTC’s maroon- a few of the vehicles operating rica and South America, horse- and London, England, double- duced a 1933 painting by Que- and-cream livery. The last few for the last time,” my friend, drawn trolleys were replaced by decker trolleys were intro- bec artist Adrien Hébert (1890- in a refurbished fleet made their prolific Toronto author Mike Fi- streetcars powered by electricity duced. 1967) that shows an old-style final runs in 1996. ley, wrote in his regular Sunday transmitted to their motors Wooden bodies, some clad in wooden electric streetcar By then, years after the city’s Sun column. through roof-mounted poles or metal to prevent deterioration stopped on a pedestrian- subway system was expanded In the only city in this country a collapsible and adjustable in rough weather, were re- packed Montréal street. and older streetcars and routes still using trolleys on streets – frame called a pantograph. placed in North America by Another old streetcar is in- had been retired, the number of and with 11 lines having North Both types slid along over- steel single-deck streetcars, cluded on the left side of a 68- track lines had been reduced. America’s second-busiest light head wires. starting in the 1920s. cent stamp released in 1986. In recent years, passengers rail passenger system – the To- Part of a series commemorating have ridden the rails aboard ronto Transit Commission’s Expo ’86 in Vancouver, its main new 28-metre-long, 130-passen- (TTC) decision to not only keep transportation image is a mod- ger Flexity Outlook multi-unit streetcars but invest in new ern overhead monorail passen- steel streetcars built by Bombar- models almost didn’t happen ger train. dier Transportation, which four decades ago. gradually replaced the ageing Some communities on this STREETCAR DECLINE CLRVs. continent and elsewhere pro- During a time of prosperity vided horse-drawn wooden after the Second World War, IN THE BEGINNING… wheel-mounted minibuses as many communities opted to in- “I was present when the public transportation in the vest in diesel- or gasoline-pow- CLRV story began to take shape 1800s. ered buses. 47 years ago,” Mike wrote. Montréal and Toronto were Unlike streetcars, they are On Nov. 7, 1972, “along with the first Canadian cities with not restricted to operating several other members of the horse-drawn tramcars, “using along tracks. Improvements to somewhat hastily convened systems incorporated in 1861 by A 1910-era postcard shows streetcars at Queen and Yonge double-decker buses resulted Streetcars for Toronto Commit- Alexander Easton of Philadel- Streets in Toronto. in the last two-level streetcars tee, we met with the TTC Com- phia,” according to The Canadian in Britain’s capital being taken missioners in the boardroom.” Encyclopedia. Sleighs replaced out of service more than 60 The meeting was called so the cars during winter months. Electric trolleys were intro- In North America, before years ago. the committee members could With 361 trams and 100 duced after a dynamo capable automobiles and expanded With so many trams being “offer reasons why the TTC sleighs, Toronto tracks extended of transmitting power to over- paved highways came into retired across North America, should reconsider its plan to re- along streets, totalling 109 head wires was invented. The vogue around that decade, Toronto began purchasing place all of their now long-in- kilometres, the encyclopedia pole system, common across electric-operated streetcar ser- scores of second-hand Presi- the-tooth Presidents’ Confer- added. Montreal had 150 trams, North America, has been cred- vice was extended into the dents Conference Committee ence Committee (PCC) street- 104 sleighs and 49 horse-drawn ited to Charles J. Van Depoele, suburbs of many towns and (PCC) trolleys that were manu- cars with new, modern, diesel minibuses along routes that to- a Belgian inventor. cities. Similar systems were a factured between the 1930s the buses. talled 40 kilometres. The first electric streetcar mainstay of public transporta- early 1950s. They were origi- “Thanks to a series of intelli- Other cities followed suit, system in Canada began oper- tion throughout Europe well nally ordered as replacements gent and convincing reasons to with tram service established in ating in Windsor, Ont., in 1886, into the 1950s, with electricity for steel trolleys designed by retain the streetcar as put for- Hamilton, Ont.; Winnipeg; Hali- followed four years later with picked up by pantographs. Peter Witt (1869-1948). ward by our little (non-profit) fax; and Saint John, N.B. Sys- similarly-powered trams in committee, the Commissioners tems were soon developed in Vancouver, in Winnipeg in STREETCARS ON STAMPS reversed the staff position that other Canadian communities. 1891, then Montreal, Hamilton A horse-drawn trolley built Horse-drawn streetcars with and Toronto the following year. by the Ottawa Car Manufac- A 30-cent 1982 Canada Day steel wheels that ran on tracks The first inter-city electric turing Company Limited is commemorative features a embedded along streets replaced street railway operated be- featured on an 88-cent com- streetcar and pedestrians their wheeled predecessors, tween St. Catharines and Thor- memorative Canada Post is- in Scène de rue, Montréal, whose progress was often hin- old, in Ontario’s Niagara Re- sued on a souvenir sheet in a 1933 painting by Quebec dered by mud after heavy rain. gion, starting in 1887. 1996. artist Adrien Hébert.

14 February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca street railway operations be cooling system on hot summer On the last day of CLRV ser- abandoned,” he wrote. and autumn days, but the TTC vice, the final run was made Deciding to order new street- decided to retrofit the entire with 23-year operator Brenda cars was a major step, one that fleet was cost-prohibitive. Michaud at the controls. required a great deal of plan- Longer two-section Articu- “It’s bittersweet,” she told ning. lated Light Rail Vehicle (ALRV) CBC Toronto. “It being the last is Since the city’s track system versions that flexed in the mid- kind of scary, but ... it’s exciting has a mixture of straightaways, dle while turning corners were to have a new streetcar, too.” tight curves and loops – plus added several years later. The In addition to making the one particularly steep hill – ve- last of 52 ALRVs delivered, switch to new accessible, low- hicles built in other countries starting in 1988, was retired in floor Flexity streetcars, Mi- could not be readily ordered. September 2019. chaud is an instructor. The streetcar’s wheels mounted In 2009, Bombardier won a with a 1,495-millimetre gauge contract from Toronto to pro- TRAMS ON STAMPS, was also not used elsewhere. vide 204 new multi-unit Flexity POSTCARDS Engineers and design staff Outlook streetcars. Numerous postal agencies with the TTC, plus the provin- With those being gradually around the world have issued A modern photo postcard showing a 1890 horsedrawn cially-owned Urban Transpor- introduced to the city’s streets, stamps featuring streetcars, streetcar in Helsinki, Finland, is franked with a 1988 tation Development Corpora- worn-out CLRVs were set aside sometimes by themselves, oth- 2.40-euro commemorative depicting the same No. 11 tion and SIG, a Swiss company for scrapping, including No. ers as part of a public transit set horsedrawn streetcar. that began building rail equip- 4000 – the first one built in Swit- that includes passenger trains ment in 1853, were all involved zerland – which was loaded and Light Rail Transit (LRT) in planning Toronto’s new onto a flatbed truck and taken to systems that mostly operate on drawn 1926 streetcar; and an used a maroon- and cream-co- “light rail vehicles.” Hamilton, Ont., for scrapping. lines kept separate from streets. iconic 1923 St. Charles streetcar loured PCC streetcar’s photo Thanks to expanded technol- in New Orleans, Louisiana – on a 2003 transit stamp an eBay ogy, modern articulated pas- similar to one I saw operating seller sourced as “USA/Can- senger rail cars connected by there in 2004. ada.” The livery matches the flexible joints caught on more Canada featured TTC sub- TTC’s, but Mike said several than four decades ago in cities way cars on a 49-cent stamp is- structural details differ from that had ceased to operate sued that year, but no Peter PCC trams in Toronto, and the streetcars. Witts, PCCS, CLRVs, ALRVs or Scott catalogue listing lacks a The first such LRT system in new Flexity streetcars have been description. North America opened in Ed- featured on commemoratives is- monton in 1978, followed three sued in this country. A POPULAR TOPIC years later in Calgary. They could be good subjects On a whimsical note, the Vancouver followed suit, for a multi-stamp set and a sou- USPS in 1999 released a 33-cent and an LRT system is under venir sheet to illustrate street- stamp with poster-like artwork construction in Toronto. car service in Canada’s largest commemorating A Streetcar One of the nicest examples of city for over a century. Named Desire, a hit Broadway an early streetcar stamp is a An article in The Toronto Star drama written in New Orleans, A postcard features a Toronto Transit Commission CLRV 2.40-euro commemorative is- in 2011 about Canada Post La., by Tennessee Williams. streetcar built in Switzerland. sued in Finland, which depicts launching a free computer ap- an 1890 horse-drawn rail trol- plication system that lets cus- Six of the 196-car fleet of As Mike reported, Swiss- ley in Helsinki. It was pro- tomers order Picture Postage 3.625-metre-by-15.226-metre built No. 4001 plus Ontario- duced to mark the 100th anni- stamps online was illustrated CLRVs built between 1977 and built 4089 “will be added to the versary of the capital city’s in- by one featuring a Toronto 1981 were assembled in Swit- TTC’s heritage Vehicle Roster,” troduction of public streetcar CLRV streetcar. zerland. Mike and his wife, and are likely to be used on service in 1888. I couldn’t find out if any Yarmila, visited the plant in tour service that includes two In 1971, the Deutsche Bunde- were produced, or if that image 1976 and he took photos of two PCC streetcars during summer spost produced six public tran- was used as a suggested topic, partly-completed future TTC months. sit stamps for use in Berlin, but it would certainly be of in- streetcars on the Swiss Indus- Another Ontario-built CLRV Germany, which included two terest to tram stamp thematic trial Company’s assembly line. is destined for the Illinois Rail- passenger trains, a pair of mod- collectors. Painted red, with black roofs way Museum collection, and ern subway cars plus three In addition to the three ear- A 2003 commemorative and white horizontal stripes, he expressed hope that several showing streetcars, including a lier-mentioned stamps featur- from São Tomé and Príncipe the fleet was later mostly man- others “may yet find homes.” horse-drawn one in use before ing older streetcars, the Post reproduces a photo of a ufactured at the Thunder Bay, In addition, Swiss-built No. rails were laid along the capital Office Department issued a maroon-cream PCC streetcar Ont., factory of Hawker 4003, No. 4010, which was the city’s streets, two from the late 1971 postcard featuring an Ot- similar to Toronto’s, but with Siddeley Canada, which is now first Ontario-built CLRV, plus 1880s, and a pair operating in tawa-built electric railway mail slight differences suggesting a Bombardier facility. No. 4039, “will be added to the 1950. car used to carry envelopes and it operated in the U.S. Seating for 46 passengers large collection out at the Hal- Two years later, a 20-pfennig parcels between depots. The was included, with more stand- ton County Radial Railway Berlin commemorative de- same design was used for an ing room available. Later modi- Museum.” picted a 1907 four-wheeled eight-cent stamp image printed It premiered at the Ethel Bar- fications conducted on the fleet Based west of Toronto near horse-drawn trolley. on the reverse side. rymore Theatre in New York reduced seating to 42. Guelph, the long-established The U.S. Postal Service In the 1980s, Canada Post city on Dec. 3, 1947. The first CLRV was deliv- museum has numerous street- (USPS) in 1983 issued a set of sold 38-cent postal stationery Made into a 1951 movie star- ered on Dec. 29, 1977, and went cars, including Witts and PCCs, four 20-cent commemoratives envelopes depicting an Ottawa ring Marlon Brando, Vivien into service on Sept. 30, 1979, trolley and diesel-powered featuring early American Car Manufacturing Company Leigh, Kim Hunter and Karl after a series of test runs and in- buses, interurban railway cars streetcars: the first one in New Limited four-wheeled electric Malden, it tells the tension- spections. The last one arrived and several TTC subway cars. York City in 1832 mounted on mail-carrying trolley. filled story of two tragic lovers in 1982. Volunteers operate some of the four wheels before tracks were São Tomé and Príncipe – St. in New Orleans. The story won Only one, No. 4041, was re- historic transit vehicles along laid; an 1886 four-wheel electric Thomas and Prince Islands in Williams a coveted Pulitzer built with air conditioning. Rid- tracks set onto a tree-lined for- streetcar in Montgomery, Ala- the Gulf of Guinea, about 300 Prize in 1948. ers often criticized the lack of a mer interurban rail line. bama; a four-wheel horse- kilometres off West Africa – Continued on page 22

February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 15 deep green stamp on medium wove paper (SC #9a) issued in Eastern... 1857. Described as having Continued from page 1 “the elusive deep green (SC #5) depicting Postmaster shade,” which is tough to find General Charles Connell, will in high quality, it has a cata- cross the block as Lot 231. logue value of $30,000. “The vast majority of the ini- Another six-pence “Con- tial printing was destroyed af- sort,” this a brown violet ex- ter it was learned that the post- ample (SC #13) issued in 1859, master general had used his is slated to cross the block as portrait instead of Queen Vic- Lot 360. toria,” said Tanguay, of the “Its colour and overall qual- 1860 five-cent stamp “with ity are easily superior to most characteristic perforations An imperforate 1855 six- known examples,” said Tan- along with some uncleared pence ‘Consort’ stamp on guay, who added “very few perf discs.” medium wove paper will be still exist with original gum” “Overall perforations are offered as Lot 343 with a like this example, which he noticeably superior to what we catalogue value of $80,000. describes as an “absolute gem are accustomed to seeing for for the connoisseur.” this well-known rarity,” added It carries a catalogue value Tanguay. Described as an “im- of $75,000-plus. A pyramid guideline block of four 1923 $1 deep orange “After exhaustive research mensely rare mint example,” stamps will be offered as Lot 511 with a pre-sale estimate DIAMOND JUBILEE for comparable examples, our an imperforate 1855 six-pence of $5,000-plus. conclusion is that this is the “Consort” stamp (SC #5) on Moving on to the 1897 “Di- finest known mint example. medium wove paper will be amond Jubilee” issue, a com- No other example boasts such offered as Lot 343. plete set of 16 large die proofs “Only one other similar “In July 1918, Canada de- superior colour, perforations “Only a small number of (SC #50-65) on India paper sized block exists which also cided to send a brigade of as well as possessing original six-pence ‘Consort’ stamps – one of only two sets known originates from the sole over 4,000 men to Vladivo- gum.” exist in sound unused condi- to exist – will be offered as sheet,” said Tanguay, adding stok, Eastern Siberia, support- It carries a catalogue value tion. From that small popula- Lot 403. it’s a “must-have to any seri- ing Russian troops using the of $40,000. tion, a mere few have clean ous collection.” Trans-Siberian Railway, fol- original gum as the ex- It has a pre-sale estimate of lowing the collapse of the ample offered here,” $5,000-plus. Eastern Front during the Rus- said Tanguay, who sian Revolution,” said Tan- added the stamp “once GEORGE V ADMIRALS guay, who added the first part graced the famous One of the utmost rarities of left Vancouver on Oct. 11, Dale-Lichtenstein Col- the King George V “Admiral” 1918, and arrived later that lection.” issue, a pyramid guideline month. It carries a catalogue block of four 1923 $1 deep or- “During a short period of value of $80,000. ange stampsfrom the first wet seven months ‘On Active Ser- Another Pence issue, printing (SC #122biii) will be vice,’ most Canadian troops this an imperforate offered as Lot 511. were stationed in and around An 1854 three-pence 10-pence “Cartier” stamp is- “Virtually all known pyra- Vladivostok. These postal beaver on thin paper and sued in 1858 on thick wove mid guide blocks of the $1 Ad- markings were only used for with ‘unusually full original An 1857 mint imperforate paper (SC #7a), will cross the miral are the later dry print- this expedition and are rare.” gum’ will cross the block 7.5-pence deep green block as Lot 347. ing,” said Tanguay. “This is the It’s believed only about 120 as Lot 336 with a catalogue stamp – ‘the elusive deep “An amazing mint stamp in only wet printing block we re- covers exist today. value of $4,000-plus. green shade’ – will be call seeing and is quite possi- The 17 covers on offer this all respects that would really offered as Lot 354 with a bly unique.” February range in estimates stand out in anyone’s collec- catalogue value of $30,000. PENCE ISSUE tion,” it features “fabulous It’s expected to bring $5,000- from $150 to $400. For more information about Moving into the “Pence” is- colour and impression as plus. Eastern Auctions, which will sue, a “brilliant fresh mint” im- fresh as the day it was Die sunk on uniform full- From Lot 543-559, a series of also be the official auctioneer perforate 1854 three-pence bea- printed,” Tanguay said. size cards measuring 226 covers from an award-winning of this year’s Royal Philatelic ver on thin hard wove paper It has a catalogue value of millimetres by 150 exhibit collection on the Cana- Society of Canada Convention, (SC #4d) and with “unusually $28,000. millimetres, each piece is “in dian Expeditionary Forces in visit easternauctions.com. full original gum” will cross the Still in the Pence issue, Lot immaculate state of preserva- Siberia will cross the block. W block as Lot 336. 354 will offer a “phenomenal” tion, each showing razor- “Sound mint examples of mint imperforate 7.5-pence sharp impression and excep- this distinctive printing are rare tional colour,” Tanguay said. due to their fragile nature and “These die proofs sunk on are underrated as such,” said India paper are considerably Tanguay, who added it’s a “de- rarer than those printed di- sirable stamp for the advanced rectly on card,” he added. collector. This lot has a pre-sale esti- It has a catalogue value of mate of $25,000-plus. $4,000-plus. IMPERIAL PENNY An imperforate 10-pence POSTAGE ‘Cartier’ stamp issued in Lot 452 will offer a “very rare” positional block of 25 1858 on thick wove paper A series of covers from an award-winning exhibit collection stamps from the unissued will cross the block as Lot on the Canadian Expeditionary Forces in Siberia will cross the fourth plate of the 1898 two- 347 with a catalogue value block as Lot 543-559, with estimates ranging from $150-$400. of $28,000. cent “map stamp.”

16 February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca Dahlias to dazzle this year’s flower stamps wo stamps featuring “Canadian gardeners enjoy Two stamps (souvenir sheet brightly coloured dahlias dahlias for their long-blooming, shown) featuring dahlias, Twill welcome spring’s return as show-stopping appeal, and be- the Victorian symbol of part of Canada Post’s annual cause they provide a nectar commitment, will be issued flower issue on March 2. source for pollinators until win- by Canada Post on March 2. The yearly tradition – usually ter,” said Carolyn Cutt, presi- issued just in time for wedding dent of the Hamilton and Dis- season – stretches back to 2004 trict Chrysanthemum and each measuring 26 millimetres with the beginning of a seven- Dahlia Society. by 32 millimetres and printed year “Flowers” series. Since Throughout the Victorian era, using five-colour lithography; then, each year’s issue has fo- couples gave each other dahlias • 130,000 coils of 50 stamps cused on a specific flower, in- as a symbol of commitment, with both designs, each measur- cluding sunflowers (2011); day- something that lends to their ing 20 millimetres by 24 lilies (2012); magnolias (2013); popularity as wedding floral ar- millimetres and printed using roses (2014); pansies (2015); hy- rangements today. six-colour lithography; • Eid, also known as the “Festi- Group of Seven (May 7); drangeas (2016); daisies (2017); Also a favourite among Cana- • 1,600 strips of 10 stamps made val of the Sacrifice,” the second • the history of radio (May 20); lotuses (2018); and gardenias dian gardeners, the dahlia is na- from the 50-stamp coils; of two Islamic holidays cele- • vintage travel posters (June (2019). tive to the mountainous regions • 2,500 strips of four stamps brated worldwide each year 30); and This year, the flower in the of Mexico and Central America made from the 50-stamp coils; (April 24); • “Legends of Ballet” (date to be spotlight is the dahlia, which is and is related to the sunflower, • 70,000 two-stamp souvenir • the 75th anniversary of Allied confirmed). found in almost every colour of chrysanthemum and daisy. sheets measuring 127 victory in Europe (April 29); For more information, visit millimetres by 73 millimetres the rainbow except blue. Said to Late last year, Canada Blooms • the 100th anniversary of the canadapost.ca. W symbolize honesty, balance, in- – the country’s largest garden and printed using five-colour li- ner strength, creativity, positive and flower festival – named the thography with both designs. change and kindness, these ver- “Sincerity Dahlia” as its flower A total of 7,000 official first- satile flowers have also been as- of the year. Similar in appear- day covers measuring 190 sociated with diversity because ance to the pinkish dahlia de- millimetres by 112 millimetres of the seamless way their petals picted on one of the recently is- also feature both designs. Ser- form a single, dazzling blossom. sued stamps, the Sincerity viced with a cancel from Bloom- Dahlia has large pink and white field, N.L., the cover depicts an #1 RESOURCE FOR STAMP COLLECTORS OF ALL AGES AND INTERESTS enlarged version of a dahlia bi-colour flowers with a touch Order your one-year Canadian Stamp News bloom. of yellow at their centre. subscription and we’ll send you the The set was printed by the BOOKLETS, COILS Canadian Bank Note Company STRIPS & SHEETS and designed by Lionel Gadoury, Umaymah Motala # The 2020 dahlia set includes: and Malika Soin, of Context • 600,000 booklets of 10 Creative, using photographs by STAMP stamps with both designs, Veronique Meignaud. MAGAZINE IN CANADA every other week The 2020 dahlia issue OTHER UPCOMING ISSUES is also available in Another six issues are slated 1 coils of 50 stamps for release by Canada Post be- (shown) plus booklets fore July. of 10 stamps and four- The upcoming issues will and 10-stamp strips. commemorate:

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February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 17 Wombats are the largest burrowing mammals in terned wings when they are active on sunny days, and Australia. These stocky creatures dig large burrow sys- they’re often seen sunbathing on bare surfaces, feeding New tems of up to 20 metres long and more than two me- on nectar or carefully laying their eggs on the right tres below the ground using their rat-like front teeth plant during periods of bright sunshine. ISSUES and powerful claws. Their caterpillars feed on the foliage of just one Around the World with Robin Harris The short-beaked echidna is found across Australia, family of plant, which includes the two New Zealand including in some urban areas. It prefers forests and genera of daphne – Pimelea and Kelleria – while the ALDERNEY woodlands, heath, grasslands and arid environments. adults take nectar from the sweet-smelling flowers of Alderney released a set of stamps depicting local sea This shy creature uses its spikes to defend itself (roll- their host plants. Together with their daphne host life species on Jan. 21. ing into a ball if frightened). plants, they are often numerous in naturally open Alderney’s protected Ramsar site extends to 1,500 Sugar gliders are palm-sized, tree-dwelling marsu- habitats from the coastline (sand dunes, gravel hectares and includes all the waters from the island’s pials that can glide or “fly” around 50 metres using beaches and rocky headlands) through inland short- west coast out to the northern gannet colony of Ortac, their bushy tails as rudders. tussock grasslands to a range of open habitats above Burhou, plus the islets and reefs surrounding it. the treeline (such as alpine grassland, herb fields, cushion fields and snowbanks). With a few species found as high as 2,000 metres above sea-level, daphne moths define New Zealand’s dynamic topography, coastline and geological features and epitomize the picturesque and varied land- scapes.

Alderney’s west coast and the Burhou islands were JERSEY recognized as a wetland of international importance in Jersey issued eight stamps on Feb. 12 to celebrate 2005, when they became the first designated Ramsar acclaimed artist Claude Cahun. site within the Bailiwick. The area’s unique tidal Born Lucie Renee Mathilde Schwob, Cahun was a streams, with speeds of up to six knots at spring tides, French surrealist photographer, sculptor and writer. encourage a vibrant and diverse marine environment. Best known for her androgynous self-portraits, she is NORFOLK ISLAND The stamps depict the grey seal pup (48 pence), famous for creating some of the most startlingly orig- Early botanical art is the theme of two stamps issued shore crab (65 pence), gannet (66 pence), beadlet inal and enigmatic photographic images of the 20th by Norfolk Island on Jan. 14. anemone (80 pence), ormer (90 pence) and cushion century. Situated between temperate and tropical oceanic stars (98 pence). Born in Nantes, France, in 1894, she attended a pri- environments, Norfolk Island has nearly 190 native vate school in Surrey before attending the University flora species with around 40 species and one genus be- of Paris. In the 1920s, she hosted salons at her home ing endemic. Before European settlement of the island, attended by eminent figures, including artist Henry the vegetation mostly comprised subtropical rainfor- Michaux and influential literary figure Sylvia Beach. est. Early British visitors – first Cook’s 1774 voyage In 1937, Cahun moved to Jersey with her partner and then Philip Gidley King’s in 1788 – remarked on Marcel Moore. the denseness of the vegetation. The destruction of the This stamp issue features eight of Cahun’s photo- island’s natural flora began with the land clearing and graphs, showcasing her work over the decades. building program introduced with convict settlement The 80-pence stamp carries the logo of the Small (1825-55). Today, much of the island’s botanical diver- European Postal Administration Co-Operation – or sity is restricted to the National Park and Botanic Gar- SEPAC – and forms part of a joint stamp issue enti- den, which covers around 14 per cent of the island. tled “Art in the National Collection.” The earliest examples of botanical art from Norfolk Island are from the late 18th century. A body of works is attributed to convict John Doody, who arrived in the AUSTRALIA colony of New South Wales in 1791 with the Third Australia issued its “Fauna II” stamps on Dec. 16. Fleet before relocating to Norfolk Island as a servant to Mammals are divided into three groups: mono- Captain William Paterson. It is believed Doody is re- tremes, marsupials and placental mammals, the latter sponsible for a wonderful collection of watercolour, being the largest group (and the one that includes hu- ink and pencil works of around 50 flora species, which mans). Marsupial mammals give birth to tiny babies are held in the collection of the State Library of New that crawl into a pouch on the outside of the mother’s South Wales. It is believed the illustrations were pos- abdomen to continue their development. Monotremes sibly made for Paterson, who was in correspondence differ significantly from marsupials and placental with British botanist Joseph Banks with regards to the mammals due to their low body temperature and the natural history of Norfolk Island. fact they lay eggs. Lagunaria patersonia, which is shown on the $1.10 A follow-up issue to the “Australian Fauna” stamps stamp, is a common species that also occurs naturally released in March 2019, this latest release presents four NEW ZEALAND in Lord Howe Island and has been cultivated else- fascinating Australian mammals, inclduing the com- New Zealand issued a set of six stamps on Feb. 5 to where. This pink-flowering tree is commonly known mon wombat; the koala; the sugar glider; and the highlight the daphne moth. as the Norfolk Island hibiscus or the white oak, and it short-beaked echidna. These animals span a variety of From the coast to the highest mountains, and from can reach 12 to 20 metres. physical and behavioural traits. Stewart Island in the south to the Far North, Aotearoa Ungeria floribunda, which is on the $2.20 stamp, be- The koala is one of Australia’s best-known animals. New Zealand is home to 35 recognized species of longs to Norfolk Island’s only endemic flora genus. This territorial, nocturnal creature has soft, thick grey daphne moth in the genus Notoreas, all with discrete Its common name is bastard oak, an apparent refer- fur on its body and white fur on its chest. It lives in distributions within New Zealand. ence to its timber, which is considered inferior qual- eucalyptus forests and rarely moves out of its home Daphne moths are colourful, day-flying species with ity. As the stamp artwork shows, it bears deep pink range, where it eats up to 500 grams of eucalyptus wingspans between 18 and 26 millimetres. They’re flowers. It grows to around 15 metres and is listed as leaves a day. characterized by constantly vibrating their neatly pat- “vulnerable.” W

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February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 21 Toronto Postcard Club to host 39th annual show in February By Jesse Robitaille wider range of dealers,” Sachs With 26 leading deltiology eltiologists in and around said. dealers, the 39th-annual Dthe Greater Toronto Area “The dealers come from all Toronto Postcard Club are undoubtedly excited for a over the province and other Show returns to the yearly staple of the show calen- parts of Canada as well as one Japanese Canadian Cultural dar this February. from Great Britain. For most Centre on Feb. 29. With more than two dozen postcard collectors, this will pos- leading dealers on the bourse, sibly be the largest number of the 39th-annual Toronto Post- cards that they will come into abroad, the TPC hosts regular card Club (TPC) Show returns contact with all year.” meetings mostly every month to the Ontario capital on Feb. This February, show-goers – usually at the Ontario Histori- 23. The one-day postcard party will be able to browse nearly 40 cal Society on 34 Parkview Ave. will open its doors from 10 tables of material from 26 deal- – and visitors are always wel- a.m.-5 p.m. at the Japanese Ca- ers on the bourse. come. The first 30 minutes are nadian Cultural Centre, which “Our 26 dealers include many for postcard-related discussions organizers call “one of our best of the most knowledgeable on and free coffee. Either a presen- venues” since the show began Canadian deltiology,” said show tation (something of interest to in the early 1980s. chair Win Boyd. “Their carefully history buffs and postcard col- “It is, as far as we know, the organized inventory holds thou- lectors) or a show-and-tell ses- largest postcard show in Can- sands of postcards that might sion about a specific postcard ada,” said TPC President include a very special front view topic follow each meeting. George Sachs, who has served or an intriguing stamp or cancel- Later this spring, on April 25, in that role since 2010, when he lation on the other side. It’s a “People also come to the “I know philatelists now seem TPC member and CSN colum- succeeded past president Shir- great day when the community show to find out what they can to include more postcards in nist Mike Smith will speak at ley Avery. of postcard, stamp and postal do with cards that they have in- their exhibits, and they do have the club’s monthly meeting “The show has evolved in history collectors gather to shop herited,” Sachs added, “and we exhibits consisting entirely of from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. He’s slated various ways since the first one and share stories.” try to advise them in the best postcards,” said Sachs. “This is to give an update on prolific 39 years ago.” Beyond the bourse, while way possible.” rather refreshing since postcards postcard producer Stedman Aside from venue changes there are typically no special With the rise of deltiology – especially real photo postcards Bros., which was incorporated – from the Thornhill Commu- events at the annual TPC among exhibitors – some even – are a form of social history in in 1908 to trade, manufacture nity Centre to the historic Old Show, the club does host “one- winning major awards – the that they capture an instant of and publish books, magazines Mill and Leaside Gardens arena on-one sessions” if attendees TPC and its annual show are time that no longer exists, a and postcards with branches in – the TPC Show has continued have dreams of becoming a del- gearing up for a busy outing building that no longer stands or Brantford, Toronto and Winni- to add “more variety and a tiologist. this February. a way of life that is no more, and peg. Stedman is believed to I could go on.” have boasted 9,000 different de- National Historic Landmark As always, show admission is signs in its repertoire. Streetcars... status was awarded in 1964, free for TPC members and $5 for Aside from meetings, the and the system was shut down non-members, and parking is TPC also occasionally hosts on- Continued from page 15 18 years later and rebuilt. Since free. line “members-only auctions.” Desire was a clever play-on- “Members I have spoken to 1984, 38 refurbished cable cars FORMED IN 1977 words the author used, based have been regularly operated are quite happy with this ar- on the name of a former on three lines. The TPC traces its roots back rangement and it is excellent French Quarter streetcar line Classic electric streetcars, to 1977, when 10 postcard-col- for our out-of-town members.” that operated on Desire Street mostly PCCs refurbished to lecting enthusiasts decided to Three times a year, the club – which is pronounced “Dez-a- look like trolleys from several gather under the umbrella of also publishes a magazine ray.” North American cities – includ- deltiology. called Card Talk, which con- They met once a month in Ag- tains club news, important The play has been per- A 33-cent 1999 U.S. stamp ing one painted in TTC livery formed many times in North – carry passengers on other incourt, a neighbourhood in postcard sales and events plus features poster-like image Scarborough, just east of To- exciting postcard stories from America over the past seven based on A Streetcar Named routes and along Fisherman’s decades, including at the Wharf. ronto. Ever since, the club’s con- every corner of Canada and be- Desire, a hit Broadway tribution to deltiology in Canada yond. Young Centre for the Perform- play that author Tennessee I have also seen cable cars in ing Arts in Toronto last Oct. 27. Lisbon, Portugal and Welling- has been significant, Sachs said. For more information about Williams wrote while living in With more than 250 mem- the TPC, visit torontopostcard- Finally, streetcars have long New Orleans, La. ton, New Zealand, where I been a popular subject, with rode one to a peak that offers a bers from across Canada and club.com. W people collecting related post- fabulous view of the country’s ers, photographs, paintings, low-floor heavy wire cables capital. toys, models and other souve- embedded in the streets. With the advent of picture nirs. On a personal note, I Hallidie introduced them to postcards in the late 1800s, couldn’t resist buying a fridge replace horse-drawn trolleys in many street scenes included magnet in 2018 in San Fran- 1873, with steam-driven pow- trams. cisco that shows one of its erhouse turbines operating ca- For tourists and trolley fans, iconic cable cars. bles that pulled the short trams some printing firms and transit Known around the world up and down San Francisco’s systems produced black-and- and featured in many films steep streets. Less-expensive white and then colour cards as and television programs, the electric-powered streetcar sys- souvenirs. system was invented by An- tems and the devastating 1907 With a large fan base, doz- drew Smith Hallidie, a Scottish earthquake led to reduced ca- ens of cards based on photo- engineer and wire rope manu- ble car use, but fans lobbied for graphs of TTC streetcars have facturer. As the term “cable” their preservation over the fol- been produced since the mid- The annual Toronto Postcard Club Show is Canada’s implies, they are pulled by be- lowing four decades. dle of the last century. W largest postcard show, according to organizers.

22 February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca While the 20th-century term Black history... “colored” is no longer in use, the Continued from page 1 stamp retains it for historical accuracy, according to a statement SHOW & Bourse Dartmouth University’s law issued by Canada Post. Visit www.canadianstampnews.com/events for the full list of shows posted to date program; and Henry Williams, An official first-day cover – FEB. 8, MONCTON, NB MAR. 14, WINDSOR, ON a Trinidadian law student 9,000 in total – is serviced with a Moncton Stamp Fair, Royal Canadian Legion, 100 War Veterans Winpex 2020, Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Ave. The annual show of at Dalhousie University who Halifax cancel. The front of the Ave. The Moncton Stamp Fair is held each month from October to the Essex County Stamp Club will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., later founded the first Pan-Af- cover features an illustration of May. Hosted by the Fundy Stamp Collectors Club, the show runs with 14 dealers, door prizes and a free youth program with free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission, free parking and silent rican Conference. players from the Halifax Eurekas stamps for school-aged children. Show admission is also free for auction. There are usually between four and six dealers, and a live everyone. For more information, email [email protected], telephone Games became community auction starts at 1 p.m. For more information, email bourqup@ skating on Egg Pond, where they 519-966-2276. Website: www.essexcountystampclub.com. events and brought mixed audi- might have practiced, near the umoncton.ca, telephone 506-875-2684. MAR. 14, TORONTO, ON ences together in the stands Halifax Citadel. The back in- FEB. 15 – 16, REGINA, SK while post-game meals united cludes a 1904 advertisement for 2020 Regina Stamp Club Spring Show, Regina Senior Citizens North Toronto Stamp Club Spring Bourse, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. The show will be held from 10 Black players from different the championship game between Centre, 2134 Winnipeg St. The Regina Philatelic Club’s annual show and bourse features about 10 dealers of stamps and coins a.m. to 4 p.m. Easy subway access at St. Clair subway station, communities. the Eurekas and the Africville as well as club member stamp displays. Show hours are Saturday free admission, 22 dealers, more than 100 sales circuit books There was no predetermined Sea-Sides. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. including recent issues, over 100 ten cents books, members game schedule – instead, teams Admission is $3 a day or $5 for a two-day pass. Children under table, door prizes (first prize one kilo of stamps) snack bar, challenged one another to AN EVOLVING GAME the age of 12 have free admission. Website: reginastampclub.ca/ wheelchair access, parking at the Church and on nearby streets, families and children welcome. For more information, email matches by telegraph or The Colored Hockey Champi- FEB. 15, BURLINGTON, ON [email protected], telephone 647-990-4073. Burlpex 2020, Burlington Seniors’ Centre, 2285 New St. The through advertisements in local onship stamp acknowledges the Website: www.northtorontostampclub.ca. Burlington Stamp Club’s annual show, Burlpex, returns in 2020 newspapers – and the rulebook game’s early developments, in- with 12 dealers, silent auctions, club circuit books, free parking was simply the Bible. Organiz- MAR. 20 – 21, DORVAL, QC cluding some of the earliest re- and a food vendor. The venue is also wheelchair accessible. This Lakeshore 2020, Sarto-Desnoyers Community Center, 1335 year’s Burlpex runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more informa- ers, players and newspapers of corded uses of down-to-the-ice Lakeshore Drive Free admission and ample free parking. tion, email [email protected]. the day called the league’s ulti- “butterfly” goaltending that was Wheelchair accessible. Lunch counter on premises. Hourly door mate prize the Colored Hockey later adopted by players in FEB. 22, SAGUENAY, QC prizes. Competitive exhibition with over 100 frames of exhibits. Championship. “white-only” leagues. Coin & Stamp Fair, Hôtel Delta, 2675 Boul Du Royaume. The 25 dealer tables and club bourses. Show covers with commemo- “I grew up watching hockey Société des Numismates du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean and Club rative postmarks and picture-postage stamps. Silent auction. Before Henry Franklyn, of the Philatélique du Saguenay will jointly host the first Coin & Stamp Youth activity center with the Fédération québécoise de philatélie. without knowing the legacy of Dartmouth Jubilees, first used Fair for collectors in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Que. It will be held in Hours: Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. these teams,” said Craig Smith, the butterfly style, hockey goal- the large Jonquière Room of the Delta hotel and will be open from Information: Gary Misener, P.O. Box # 1, Pointe-Claire/Dorval, H9R 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with several dealers of both coins and stamps. president of the Black Cultural ies in other leagues stood up- 4N5. Email: [email protected] Entrée et grand sta- Admission and parking are free. For more information, email tionnement gratuits. Accessible aux personnes handicapées. Centre for Nova Scotia. “Telling right. [email protected], telephone 418-672-2319. Website: Cafétéria. Tirage de prix de présence toutes les heures. Exposition this important story will www.numismatesaguenay.com/. Another player – Eddie Mar- compétitive de plus de 100 cadres. 25 tables de négociants et de broaden the public’s under- tin, of the Halifax Eurekas – was FEB. 22, DARTMOUTH, NS bourses du club. Plis souvenirs, oblitérations commémoratives et standing of the contributions of the first player to use the slap Nova Scotia Stamp Club Winter Stamp Fair, East Dartmouth timbres-photos. Encan silencieux. Centre d’activités pour les the African-Canadian commu- shot, according to the Fostys. Community Centre, 50 Caledonia Rd. The fair will be hosted by jeunes avec la Fédération québécoise de philatélie. Horaire : nity in the Maritimes to our na- the Nova Scotia Stamp Club, and runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendredi : de 10:00h à 17:00h, samedi : de 10:00h à 16:00h. The first record of an all-Black with free admission, free parking and a club auction. There will tional winter sport.” Renseignements : François Brisse, C.P. #1, Pointe-Claire/Dorval, hockey game in the Halifax area likely be to 6 to 8 dealers and the live auction will start at 1:30 QC, H9R 4N5. Courriel : [email protected]. For more infor- dates back to March 1895 and p.m. For more information, email [email protected]. mation, email [email protected], telephone 514-426-0432. BOOKLETS OF 10 involved the Dartmouth Jubi- Website: www.nsstampclub.ca. MAR. 21, WOODSTOCK, ON The new issue is available FEB. 22, ST. THOMAS, ON lees and the Halifax Stanleys. 69th Annual Oxpex/40th Annual Otex, Woodstock Christian School, St. Thomas Stamp Club 34rd Annual Stamp Show, Community of in booklets of 10 stamps, which Six more teams, including 800 Juliana Dr. The 69th Annual Oxford Philatelic Society Exhibition were illustrated by Toronto art- Christ Church, 105 Fairview Ave. The show will feature 10 dealers, one from Prince Edward Island, exhibits, lunch counter and door prizes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Oxpex 2019) and the 40th Annual All-Ontario Topical Exhibition ist Ron Dollekam, designed by soon formed. There were the Admission and parking are free, and there are no stairs to climb. (Otex 2019) will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Show-goers can Lara Minja, of British Colum- Halifax Eurekas, Africville Sea- For more information, email [email protected], telephone 519- expect 15 dealers plus club circuit books, competitive exhibits, bia’s Lime Design, and printed 633-3669. lunch/snack counter, youth gift bags and free parking and admis- Sides, Truro Victorias, Ham- sion. For more information, email [email protected], tele- by Ottawa’s Lowe-Martin using monds Plains Moss Backs, FEB. 23, TORONTO, ON phone 519-485-2886. Website: www.oxfordphilsoc.com. four-colour lithography. Amherst Royals and Charlotte- Toronto Postcard Club 39th Annual Sale, Japanese Canadian The stamp features an illus- Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Court. Canada’s largest vintage post- MAR. 28, BURNABY, BC town West End Rangers. card show. 40 tables with 1,000’s of postcards for sale from many tration of the Halifax Eurekas – Coins, Stamps & Collectibles Show, Nikkei Centre, 6688 Southoaks The golden era of all-Black countries covering many topics. Japanese Canadian Cultural Cres. Hosted by the North Shore Numismatic Society, this show is the Colored Hockey Champions hockey was between 1900 and Centre Toronto (Don Mills & Eglinton) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be 40 tables of coins, stamps, in 1904 – and is based on a his- 1905, when games often out- $5. Free parking. TTC accessible. For more information, email banknotes, tokens, medals, postcards, art, pins and more. Admission [email protected]. Website: torontopostcardclub. is $2 (or free for children under the age of 16 if accompanied by an toric photograph. Each stamp drew those of “white-only” com/toronto-postcard-show/. measures 32 millimetres by 40 leagues; however, teams contin- adult). Free underground parking. Japanese restaurant at location. For more information, email [email protected], telephone 604- millimetres (vertical), and a total ued to play for the Colored MAR. 8, MISSISSAUGA, ON Mississauga Coin & Stamp Show, John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre, 336-1828. Website: northshorenumismaticsociety.org/. of 140,000 10-stamp booklets Hockey Championship until the 4300 Cawthra Rd. Sponsored by the Troyak Club, the show will be MAR. 28 – 29, EDMONTON, AB were printed. 1930s. W open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 30 dealers & 60 dealer tables. Canadian and world coins, stamps, paper money, tokens, medals, Edmonton Spring National Stamp Show, Central Lions Recreation trade dollars, official Mint products, hobby supplies, reference Centre, 11113 113 St. N.W. Dealers, collectors and exhibitors, the books and much more. Buy, sell, trade, appraise. Fully accessible Edmonton Stamp Club is recognizing the 100th anniversary of the with free parking. Admission: $5 at door (youth under 16 years of RCMP with an exhibition and show featuring RCMP postcards, age free). For more information, email [email protected], tele- covers and ephemera. This holding has never been seen in public. phone 416-505-7999. Website: www.troyakclub.com. The show will be open March 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Other notable exhibits will be shown as MAR. 14, MONCTON, NB well. Additional features to the Edmonton Stamp Club program Moncton Stamp Fair, Royal Canadian Legion, 100 War Veterans Ave. The Moncton Stamp Fair is held each month from October to include WSI certified judges, awards breakfast, guest speakers, May. Hosted by the Fundy Stamp Collectors Club, the show runs RCMP historians, door prizes, junior tables, free appraisal of from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission, free parking and silent stamp, postcard and cover collections, cafeteria, free parking, free auction. There are usually between four and six dealers, and a live admission, anticipated 20 dealers, and an accessible venue. For auction starts at 1 p.m. For more information, email bourqup@ more information, email [email protected], telephone umoncton.ca, telephone 506-875-2684. 780-456-7095. Website: www.edmontonstampclub.com.

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February 18, 2020 • CANADIAN STAMP NEWS • www.canadianstampnews.ca 23 OLD TIME BARGAINS #979 All 21 special offers on the back page this week feature Canada, including two good ﬁ rst day covers specials that are not easy to ﬁ nd. Select those you need and order today by phone, fax, mail or email. There are no additional charges for shipping or sales taxes and installment terms are available if needed. We have the new 2020 Unitrade catalogue in stock at $53.95 postpaid. The latest Scott catalogues are also in stock. Have something nice for sale? If you do, please get in touch. We pay the highest prices for specialized collections and individual rarities of not only Canada and Provinces, but U.S.A., British Colonies and Foreign material as well.

SPECIAL OFFER #18,730 SPECIAL SPECIAL OFFER #18,744 Next here is one of the OFFER Next up is this unusual error -- the scarce dou- hardest to fi nd modern ble printing on the 38¢ Parliament Issue (Scott era fi rst day covers – the #18,737 #1165d). List price for a VF NH mint single elusive plate block of This little set of six is $300.00. My price is just $99.00 while they the 38¢ Regiment com- regulars appeared last. I also have a block of four available at an memoratives (#1250ii). in 1937 when King extra special price of $395.00 only. A VF fi rst day cover lists George VI as- at $125.00. My price is sumed the throne. just $49.95 while they Blocks look par- SPECIAL OFFER #18,745 last. ticularly nice. List This offer features #1167b, a perforation va- price for these riety on the 39¢ Queen Elizabeth defi nitive (Scott #231-236) in VF NH mint condition is $100.00. My price is issue. List price for a VF NH mint single is SPECIAL just $39.95. A set of single stamps is $11.99. $20.00. My price is $9.95 only. A block of four OFFER #18,731 is $39.50. Here’s another scarcer SPECIAL OFFER #18,738 fi rst day cover, in fact Cracked plate varieties SPECIAL OFFER much scarcer than cata- occasionally occurred logue values might indi- on plate blocks of the #18,746 cate. It is the perforation War Issue. Steel was in Here is special featuring two charge on the 39¢ Crea- short supply and some- items related to a change in post- tures block (#1292d). times inferior material rates. The fi rst Canadian air- List price for a very fi ne cover is $25.00. My price is $9.95. I also als were used to make mail stamp was later surcharged have a wholesale lot of ten covers available at just $79.95. the printing plate. to change the face value from 5¢ to 6¢ (Scott #C1, C3). List price Here are two VF NH for both of these in VF NH mint condition is $90.00. My price is mint 4¢ (Scott #254) most attractive at just $39.95. cracked plate block SPECIAL OFFER #18,732 varieties on lower left Four attractive specials from the 1908 blocks of both plates SPECIAL OFFER Quebec Tercentenary Issue follow. #31 and #32. List price First is the 1¢ value (#97). I have just a is $120.00. My price is #18,747 few large margined VF+ NH singles in a steal at just $39.95. Canada’s special delivery stamps stock. List price is $150.00+. My price are some of the most beautifully is $79.95. engraved stamps in the entire SPECIAL OFFER #18,739 world. Here is Scott #E6, the 20¢ Here is a VF NH pair of the King dark carmine from 1935. A VF NH single lists at $35.00. My price George VI War Issue 4¢ coil stamp is $17.50 only. A block of four is $69.50. SPECIAL OFFER #18,733 (Scott #267). Nicely centered ex- Next is the 2¢ Carmine (Scott #98). A amples like this are hard to fi nd. SPECIAL OFFER small stock of mint NH singles came List price is $24.00. My price is just #18,748 in recently and I have selected the best $12.99. A single is $6.99. centered examples for this offer. A VF This 10¢ green value was re- NH mint single lists at $210.00. My leased later when the charge for a price is just $99.95. SPECIAL OFFER #18,740 special delivery letter decreased Next is this 6¢ commemorative featuring a (Scott #E7). List price for a VF painting by Arthur Lismer (Scott #518). A NH mint example is $21.00. My perf shift has caused a ‘split Canada’ vari- price is just half at $10.50. SPECIAL OFFER #18,734 ety. Price for a VF NH single is just $36.95. This offer is for the 7¢ olive-green from SPECIAL the Quebec Issue (Scott #100). List price for a VF OG single is $250.00. My OFFER price is $79.00 only. #18,749 SPECIAL OFFER #18,741 Here’s a good lit- Also from the Caricature Issue comes this 7c value tle variety on the (Scott #592) which shows a scarce one bar tagging 2¢ Cameo Offi cial SPECIAL OFFER #18,735 error on the right side. The Rose Specialized cata- – the blunt ‘G’ – logue lists this at $40.00. My price is $12.95 for a single or $49.95 nicely shown as The fourth Quebec Issue special is this for a block of four. the center stamp scarce10¢ violet (Scott #100). A VF LH in a block of nine mint single lists at $300.00. My price is (#O47i). This va- just $99.00 while they last. SPECIAL OFFER #18,742 riety was discov- Here is a nice variety of the 17¢ Queen Elizabeth ered by dealer K. booklet stamp (#789a). A printing shift of colours Bileski shortly SPECIAL produced this dramatic variety that appears to the after the stamp was released. List price for a VF NH mint block is eye to be completely doubled. A VF NH mint sin- $100.00+. My price is $39.95. OFFER gle is just $19.95. #18,736 Canada issued a SPECIAL OFFER #18,743 SPECIAL OFFER very attractive set How about this rare Winter Leaf error on the 32¢ #18,750 of six for the Silver Maple Leaf Issue (Scott #924c)? The background Canada issued just four offi cially Jubilee of King George V in 1935 (Scott #211-216). List price for colour and the tagging are both completely miss- sealed stamps and all are scarce. the set in VF NH mint condition is $60.00. My price is $24.95 ing. Very few were ever found, and list price for a Here is the last one (#OX4) in F-VF only. Blocks of four are just $89.95. The King was to die the fol- VF NH mint single is $1,500.00. My price is $895.00 LH mint condition. List price is lowing year only (or fi ve monthly installments of $179.00 each). $117.50. My price is $49.95.

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