www.canadianstampnews.ca Canadian Stamp News CANADIAN An essential resource for the advanced and beginning collector Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/canadianstampnews STAMP NEWS Follow us on Twitter @trajanpublisher Volume 39 • Number 10 September 9 - 23, 2014 $3.50 Third Brigham Canada Post open to retaining sale to feature home delivery in special cases never exhibited By Bret Evans lower rows to people in wheelchairs, Canada Post has opened up the pos- and boxes in higher rows to those who sibility for continued home delivery have difficulty bending. sheets and for some Canadians, provided they can Even with a doctor’s note, home de- get a note from their doctors. livery for those who qualify may only In mid-August, QMI Agency, a divi- be once a week, according to Canada back of book sion of Quebecor Media, reported that Post. By Bret Evans customers who say they are unable to Losier said the matter wasn’t about walk to a community mailbox may be setting conditions, but helping people he third sale of the Ron Brigham Col- asked to get “certification from a quali- with mobility issues get their mail. lection will feature material acquired fied health care professional.” “It’s not a one-size fits all,” she said. butT never publicly shown by Brigham, The request was contained in a ques- “But, rather a case-by-case basis, in who was a prolific and successful exhibi- tionnaire asking for details of the cus- which an array of solutions will be tor of Canadian stamps. tomer’s disability. worked out with each individual. The sale will be held Nov. 22, at the Canada Post spokesman Anick “This information will help our ded- Brampton Golf Club, a different venue Among the revenues is a corner Losier said the process will determine icated team to gain a better under- than the previous two sales, held at the block of 14-cent overprint, on the how to deal with each case. standing of their personal situation Toronto Airport Hilton Hotel. At the sec- 1915 nine-cent excise stamp, van When Canada Post announced it and begin the discussion with them ond sale, held this spring, Brigham had Dam #FX28. would phase out home delivery for about what assistance may be appro- said he would be moving to a different community mailboxes, access by se- priate.” location. niors and the disabled was one of the She added that some measures may According to Charles J.G. Verge, chief main criticisms. be permanent while others may be executive officer of Brigham Auctions, the “None of the material that is for sale At that time, the corporation did not temporary, such as during winter third session, will feature back of the has been seen because he (Ron) never discuss retaining home delivery, but months. book items from 1875 to 1978, and sheets put exhibits together of the back of the did offer a number of other possibili- “We are committed to ensuring that from 1857 to 1952. Back of the book is a book material, and never exhibited the ties. Among the accommodations the everyone will continue to have access term used to describe stamps outside of full sheets,” Verge said. corporation suggested was issuing a to their mail and parcels once we have the definitive and commemorative pro- “Much of it has been put away for a second community mailbox key for a converted a neighbourhood,” she con- grams, such as air mails, postage dues, long time.” trusted friend or relative, having mail cluded. revenues, postal stationeries, and regis- Even though the material was not ex- redirected, and assigning boxes in Continued on page 11 tered mail. hibited, many of the lots are hard to find. “It’s not as complete as many of the ex- There are full sheets of two, five, and The revenue section, with more than 70 Publications Registration Mail No. 09136 Publications Registration Mail No. 40069699 No. Agreement hibits, but there is a lot of good material, eight cents registered stamps. Verge de- lots includes good selections of gas in- such as die proofs of airmails, imperfs, scribed the eight cents Unitrade #F3 sheet spection, electric light, and weights and and a die proof of the first dead letter of- as unique and the key piece of the auc- measures stamps, with die proofs of them fice material from 1902,” Verge said. tion. as well. Among the other highlights are an The war tax stamps, introduced during Verge said the catalogue is being 1898 special delivery trial colour-die the First World War, and continued after worked on now, and orders are now be- proof, and a 1914 cover from Canada to for a short time, is also noteworthy, with ing accepted while supplies last. Syria with a military and censor 165 lots. Brigham was an active and successful handstamp with a manuscript “not “That’s very extensive, and that has exhibitor in Canada as well as interna- transmissible” resealed with the three never been shown before,” Verge said. tionally. “dead letter officially sealed” stamps, This was material he bought as he went Housed in more than 150 volumes, the Unitrade #OX4. Finally there is a 1915 along, but never put an exhibition to- collection has gathered some 25 Large dead letter office handstamp. gether. Continued on page 17 A 13-cent ‘wine strip’ stamp issued to show that the tax on wine, initiated in 1915 to raise funds for fighting in the First World War, had been paid, is among the back of the book items appearing in the third Brigham sale. Booklet of 10 Stamps 413948111 $ 950 It takes a community to help raise a child. 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