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Canadianstampnews.Ca an Essential Resource for the CANADIAN Advanced and Beginning Collector www.canadianstampnews.ca An essential resource for the CANADIAN advanced and beginning collector Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/canadianstampnews Follow us on Twitter @trajanpublisher STAMP NEWS Follow us on Instagram @trajan_csn Volume 44 • Number 21 February 4 - 17, 2020 $4.50 Ontario girl gives ‘life savings’ for Australia bushfires, koalas By Jesse Robitaille life member of the Ameri- “It is her very favourite ani- An 11-year-old girl from the can Stamp Dealers Association mal,” wrote Fallon, “which says Greater Toronto Area has do- and Philatelic Traders Society. a lot for someone who wants to nated all her money – $60 – to a “Anyway, this one has a bril- be a zoologist one day. Her fundraiser organized by an on- liant feel-good Canada connec- dream is to move to Australia, line stamp forum for Austra- tion and is pretty heartwarm- but she is pressuring us to at lia’s devastating bushfires. ing.” Continued on page 8 Glen Stephens, the Australia- Brad Fallon, of based stamp dealer and owner Mississauga, Ont., who of stampboards.com, first made goes by the username an appeal for donations on Jan. “Uppercanadian” on 2. Within two weeks, $10,000 Stampboards, recently do- poured in from collectors nated $60 on behalf of his around the world, including in daughter, Sophia, who’s a Mississauga, where an aspiring “huge fan” of the koala. zoologist used her “life sav- A Permanent stamp depicting a rat bride on route to her ings” to help save the koala’s Sophia Fallon, 11, of nuptials was issued as part of Canada Post’s latest Lunar habitat, Stephens said. Mississauga, used her New Year set, marking the end of a 12-year series that “How few good news stories ‘life savings’ to help began in 2009. have come out of this tragedy? save the koala’s habitat Darn few,” said Stephens, of from the ongoing ‘Rat’s Wedding’ theme Castlecrag, Australia, who’s a Australian bushfires. of Lunar 2020 series Third ‘From Far and Wide’ set By Jesse Robitaille were unveiled at the Chinese depicts nine new ‘scenic vistas’ anada Post issued the fi- Cultural Centre of Greater To- nal set of its most recent ronto. By Jesse Robitaille two From Far and Wide sets, • Yukon Territory’s Herschel LunarC New Year series on Jan. Designed by Albert Ng and The third set of the “From maintained the series’ aes- Island Qikiqtaruk Territorial 17, a day after the stamps Seung Jai Paek, who have Far and Wide” series – and thetic continuity while using Park; worked on several past Lunar the first of 2020 – was issued “a fresh colour palate” to fea- • Northwest Territories’ Car- Publications Registration Mail No. 09136 Agreement No. 40069699 Agreement Mail No. 09136 Publications Registration New Year issues, the stamps nationwide by Canada Post ture new locales. cajou Falls; present a traditional “Rat’s on Jan. 13. From the west to east • Alberta’s Abraham Lake; Wedding” story in a style of Designer Stéphane Huot, coasts, this year’s nine-stamp • British Columbia’s Koote- folk art known as Chinese who also designed the first set includes: nay National Park; farmer painting. The set’s • Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Permanent domestic-rate Sand Dunes Provincial Park; stamp depicts the bride • New Brunswick’s Swallow- on her way to her nup- tail Lighthouse tials while an interna- • Prince Edward Island’s tional-rate stamp shows French River; the happily married cou- Continued on page 14 ple. “A merry wedding Issued Jan. 13, the third procession of rats is a ‘From Far and Wide’ set common folk-art motif (souvenir sheet shown) associated with the Chi- features five Permanent nese New Year,” said Ng, stamps plus others with 70, who’s the founding values of $1.07, $1.30, president of the Associa- $1.94 and $2.71. tion of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario Part three of Ian Robertson’s Looking Back column can be found on Page 16 in this issue. Continued on page 15 FIND DEALERS YOU CAN TRUST! These dealers are members of the Canadian Stamp Dealers’ Association. They have subscribed to a high standard of business ethics. When buying or selling, looking for our logo will ensure you are dealing with a professional member of our association. For further information on our members, code of ethics, and other Association information, please visit our web site www.csdaonline.com or contact us for a Membership Directory. While there, be sure to visit the Classified Ads section for great deals from our members. ALBERTA ONTARIO Ottawa Stamp Auctions Ottawa City Stamp Montreal Montreal R.D. Miner Philatelics/ Moreland Revenue Stamps Angus Sparks Auctions Ottawa H.P.K. Stamps Montreal Montreal Stampede City Stamps Calgary R. Maresch & Son Auctions Aurora Nigel Mackey Peterborough Marche Philatelique de Montreal Montreal Zatka Philately Ltd. Calgary C. Frank Hoyles Blenheim Roy’s Stamps St. Catharines Rousseau Timbres & Monnaies a la Baie Montreal Marcel Paquin Edmonton Canada Stamp Finder Brampton Ron Carmichael Shedden Hugo Deshaye (Philatelist) Inc. Quebec City Royal Williams Stamps Ltd. 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