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Post by jamesw on Jan 19, 2024 21:34:26 GMT
This is sad news indeed. Had minimal interactions with Jim but always enjoyed his posts. He'll live on here, at least.
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Post by jamesw on Nov 14, 2023 4:16:34 GMT
tonight I'm in TSF, and happy to be here!
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Post by jamesw on Nov 6, 2023 14:24:50 GMT
Hello Rod, nice to see you. With tongue placed properly where it should be, I read the phrase in question, understand it's a proper place name and know the first letter of the second word must be a capital letter (unless you are e. e. cummings). Then proceed merrily on my way. Tra la la, la la....
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Post by jamesw on Aug 28, 2023 1:53:04 GMT
Two interesting GB items. First is a set of 4 Fundraising stamps by Harrison & Sons for the Lord Mayor of London'sNational Thanksgiving Fund. Rather pricey for 1950. !! These were the first ever non-postage stamps to be sold over the counters of Post Offices in the UK. Issued ungummed, relatively scarce. Below is a die-cut Self-Adhesive label celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Harmers Stamp Auctioneers. [1998] Strolling down memory lane here, I came across Micheals posting on page 1 of this thread, and the lower label looked familiar. This label isn't British, but comes from an Appliance company in Mississauga Ont, just outside of Toronto. Identical die used on this label as used on the lower label of Michael's post. And only a year apart. I'm sure it's a common die, but I wonder if the Canadian label was printed in Britain?
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Post by jamesw on Aug 28, 2023 1:26:01 GMT
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Post by jamesw on Mar 26, 2023 19:43:08 GMT
So sorry to hear of this.
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Post by jamesw on Mar 19, 2023 0:08:52 GMT
Thanks REL1948. They are nice aren't they? I don't usually go for this sort of thing (I always say that, and yet show the stuff anyway), but it is nice to have all those different cachés focused on the opening of the Prince George mail route.
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Post by jamesw on Mar 19, 2023 0:05:51 GMT
The other four of this little collection use Canada Airmail C6 issued 1938. Both post marked March 2 1939. The first from North Bay Ont. to Winnipeg Man., the second from Calgary Alberta to Vancouver BC. Both have respective machine receiver cancels on back. These two from Shediac New Brunswick to New York NY dated July 1 1939, and Moncton NB to Bangor Maine, January 3 1941. The New York back cancel is handstamped, while the Bangor back cancel is a machine cancel. Interesting that none of these were cancelled in the cities they were actually addressed to, but then, they are philatelic and not postally used.
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Post by jamesw on Mar 18, 2023 23:55:38 GMT
Thought I'd bring this one back to life. Picked up a collection of First Flight covers. The first eight, all issued June 2,3 and 6 of 1937 are all centred around Prince George BC. Interesting all the cachés show various wildlife. All sport Canada Airmail stamp #C5 issued 1935 Back cancelled Takla Landing BC and Fort St. James BC respectively Back cancelled Manson Creek BC and Prince George BC respectively Both back cancelled at Prince George BC Both back cancelled at Prince George BC
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Post by jamesw on Mar 18, 2023 19:46:56 GMT
As usual I missed the boat. Pi Day was last Tuesday, and I was caught up in my own blender of life. Sorry to have missed you Pete, I hope your journey was painless and the destination as good as a large piece of apple pie. You inspire.
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Post by jamesw on Mar 18, 2023 19:24:59 GMT
Just picked up this interesting cover, part of an online auction win. 1927 post marked in Goldpines Ont. sent to Patricia Airways In Sioux Lookout on a Patricia Airways cover. The stamp is a PA semi-official CL26e with green overprint. In a perfect world the post mark would have been on the stamp tying it to the cover, but I still think it looks pretty authentic. I'm sure the rules at Patricia Airways post office weren't as stringently upheld as they would have been at a regular Canadian post office. No contents but there seems to be stiffening in the envelope. It's been resealed on the right side using stamp selvage. As an aside, the Goldpines post office was open from 1926 to 1950.
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Post by jamesw on Feb 20, 2023 20:47:48 GMT
I love Vancouver! Welcome to the forum.
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Post by jamesw on Jan 17, 2023 2:11:33 GMT
Lovely NOLA seals! Just for fun here's a little ephemera to go with this thread. Here are two glassines I have, both of which contained mini sheets (10) of Christmas seals from 1935 (top) and 1942. Nice to see they didn't miss an opportunity!
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Post by jamesw on Jan 8, 2023 15:18:45 GMT
To khj's earlier pondering whether a sanitorium counts as a hospital, my understanding (with a little help from google) is that while a hospital treats the sick and injured and dying, a sanitorium is geared more toward the care of chronic ailments, such as consumption (tuberculosis) and so is more of a long term care facility. Either way, both necessary and worthy of support. And obviously, besides your San Antonio labels and mine from Newark NJ, the Lutherans were credited with setting up care facilities all across the US. Good on 'em! BTW, wonderful collection of Lutheran labels, khj!
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Post by jamesw on Jan 6, 2023 4:52:58 GMT
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Post by jamesw on Jan 6, 2023 4:42:09 GMT
Shown elsewhere. Though not for a specific hospital, these Irish Sweepstakes labels promoted the Hospitals' Trust in Dublin Ireland, so they kinda count. Shown front and back First stamp in the third row shows the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin.
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Post by jamesw on Jan 6, 2023 4:35:18 GMT
Strip of four labels promoting St. Judes Children's Research Hospital in Memphis Tenn. USA
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Post by jamesw on Jan 6, 2023 4:25:31 GMT
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Post by jamesw on Jan 6, 2023 3:44:54 GMT
Since we're on this subject, I've never posted my meagre Zaragosa collection here before (that I can recall). Most of what I have are similar to those above, with a couple of exceptions. I'm curious about the cancels. I know these have no postal value. Were they used on envelopes and cancelled accordingly, merely as extra labels showing payment of charity donation? I wondered if they may be CTO, but those I have with cancel have no gum, which indicate they've been used. Thanks
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Post by jamesw on Jan 3, 2023 23:21:21 GMT
I do have a soft spot for these Spanish labels. So many local taxes, obligatory taxes, voluntary taxes. Makes you wonder how voluntary they were! In response to Daniel's post above with the set of 5 postal charity labels, I'll show the 10 I have which seem to indicate there was a multitude of colours, perf and imperf. Always more to collect!
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Post by jamesw on Nov 21, 2022 2:52:31 GMT
Just seeing this now. So sorry to hear this sad news. To young, to be certain. I didn't know Ron well, and only though this forum, but I was always impressed with his knowledge and enthusiasm regarding Cinderellas. And I have to admit, I was always thrilled and honoured when he accepted my images for use in his books. My thoughts are with his family and friends.
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Post by jamesw on Nov 17, 2022 2:06:42 GMT
Welcome David Lewis to the forum. I can't say from your scan whether your stamp is prussian blue or not, unfortunately. It's difficult to tell from scans what the exact colour is, and each of our computer monitors will display it slightly differently. That's also the problem with kgvistamps comparison using an image form the internet. Again that scan is from a different source than yours, so scanning settings will be different. Note the differences in the white of the stamps in his image. Even the blues of your stamps change in his version. So at the risk of being a buzz kill, I'd say you definitely have two different colour stamps but perhaps using a SG colour guide or consulting an expert would be the best course of action for you. Just sayin'
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Post by jamesw on Nov 14, 2022 13:26:15 GMT
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Post by jamesw on Nov 14, 2022 2:38:36 GMT
Here's a small mourning cover I picked up today. Postmarked in Montreal April 18 1864 it sports an 1859 5¢ beaver stamp. The reverse shows an Ottawa City receiver cancel postmarked the following day. The Ottawa City postmark was used from 1859 to 1866 (Graham). The envelope was sent to Edward Hall (?), a confectioner in Ottawa, by his wife Margaret. Inside there are two letters. The first is the original, written 1864. The handwriting is difficult to read, and it's unclear who the couple are mourning, but it is very clear that they are quite religious and Margaret misses her husband very much! It discusses other family matters. This will take more research to figure things out and find out who Edward and Margaret were. There is a second letter included as well, this one dated December 25th 1889. It speaks of 'Gramma, Edward and myself ' having tea, after going to church in the morning. It also mentions Albert, who is nowhere to be seen. Interesting! What is lovely about this later letter are two small dried flowers that are pressed into the letter, and have stained the paper in a beautiful pattern. Once I do more research on this I'll scan/photograph the letters and post them. I have to admit when I opened the letter and found the flowers, I choked up a little bit. Something very sweet from the past. I'm such a softy!
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Post by jamesw on Nov 14, 2022 2:11:14 GMT
This rather plain oversized envelope (9.5"x6.5") once contained a souvenir program (not any more), but what caught my eye was the tiny label in the lower corner. It commemorates the opening of the Bourne Bridge in Bourne, Mass in 1935. It crosses the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts. It won the American Institute of Steel Construction's Class "A" Award of Merit as the "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in 1934. Isn't that nice?
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Post by jamesw on Nov 14, 2022 1:55:03 GMT
The other Niagara piece is a more modern advertising cover with a lovely fruit cache, from C. H. Prudhomme farms in Beamsville. The name Prudhomme today in Niagara is synonymous with entertainment. A very large entertainment facility at Prudhomme's Landing burnt down in 2017, but was very popular since the 1940s. The Prudhomme family was one of many farming families in the Beamsville area, including my own, which raised multitudes of tender fruits, peaches, pears, grapes, apples.... This cover was postmarked in Beamsville August 12 1910, with a Paris, Ont. receiver cancel on the front and back. Interestingly the Paris cancel has the year indicia in backward, and reads (19)01. There's also a Paris Station transit cancel on the back. C.H.(Charles Henry) Prudhomme was born in Beamsville on July 16 (my birthday!) 1879, and except for short periods when he lived in Algoma and Sudbury, farmed in Niagara until his death August 31 1948. I found a story in which several Niagara farmers, including C.H. hired Japanese labourers during the Second World War, despite protests from local, and warnings of possible atrocities. But the Prudhommes and others welcomed the Japanese workers and gave them better living and working conditions than they received in the interment camps. An incident is reported where on March 26, 1943, some Beamsville residents burned a cross in front of C.H. Prudhomme’s Farm, protesting Japanese labour in his nursery gardens. Fortunately that didn't stop the Prudhommes and others from doing the right thing.
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Post by jamesw on Nov 14, 2022 1:38:40 GMT
I hope you folks don't think I'm only going to come back here when I have something to show off. I do drop in occasionally. But that said....LOOK WHAT I GOT!. Just kidding, but I did pick up a few things today, including a couple of more Niagara related covers. This first is a folded letter cover (no contents) postmarked in Chippawa and sent to Joseph Woodruff in Niagara (now Niagara-on-the-Lake). Mr Woodruff was a local Clerk of the Peace, another letter sent to him is on the first page of this thread. Postmarked Feb 3 1850 it has a Niagara receiver cancel on the back, as well as a notation that it was sent by Thomas Street, Chippawa businessman we've met here before.
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Post by jamesw on Nov 14, 2022 1:30:44 GMT
Daniel you've got quiet the impressive cindy collection happening here. Similar to JeffS I have the Florida label shown above on cover, around here somewhere.
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Post by jamesw on Oct 7, 2022 3:19:15 GMT
Hi Everybody! Been a while. I was thinking recently about the passing of Her Majesty, and started to wonder what colour the Royal Philatelic Collection will take on next. Each Monarch since George VI started his collection (with the help of his Uncle Alfred) has chosen a different colour of Morocco leather to cover the stamp albums of their reign - George VI chose Red, George V Blue and her Majesty chose a dark Green, this according to Nicholas Courtney's book, The Queen's Stamps. I don't see a mention of Edward VIII's albums, though I'm going to have re-read. His reign was short of course, and I don't know if he chose a colour, but he was a collector of sorts, and was interested in maintaining it, despite rumours that he was considering selling. So what do we think is next? What colour will HM Charles III chose to continue the Royal Collection, and differentiate his albums from the others? Burgundy? Ochre? The possibilities are endless. And I apologize if this has already been discussed. I did a search but found nothing. edit: A quick google search came up with this website from the Canadian Museum of History and shows the three album colours. There isn't one shown for Edward. www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/timbres-majeste/royal-i-i3-e.html
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Post by jamesw on Oct 6, 2022 2:48:24 GMT
I have a few, especially Confederate, which I'm particularly fond of.
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