TimG
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Post by TimG on Apr 14, 2023 2:04:44 GMT
 I was sorting through some stamps from a collection I had purchased and came across this young King George VI stamp or what may have been printed onto an envelope. I can't seem to spot it in Scott's Canada section. Can anyone help? I'm usually pretty good at tracking them down but this one is eluding me. |
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cjd
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Post by cjd on Apr 14, 2023 2:19:12 GMT
Scott doesn't list cutouts from foreign postal stationery.
ETA: 3c red or carmine are cut from various envelopes, I believe. I won't be together with a catalogue that will confirm that until the morning, but someone else may come along to confirm, in the meantime.
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Ryan
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What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Apr 14, 2023 4:27:34 GMT
There are catalogues which list Canadian postal stationery - I keep an older version of the Unitrade specialized Canada catalogue (2018) because it still listed postal stationery; those listings were removed to save space a year or two later. Webb's Postal Stationery Catalogue of Canada & Newfoundland gives more detailed listings for postal stationery than Unitrade does (or did).
Your cutout is from a 1938-1949 series of pre-stamped envelopes. Purple 3 cent issues can be tricky to identify because there were two different printing processes used, typographed & offset, but the red ones were only issued using typography.
The Unitrade catalogue says cutouts are worth only 10% of the listed value, which is for entire envelopes. A big discount! US pre-stamped cutouts are usually listed in Scott as being worth at least 50% of the listed value for entires, often more than that. Your copy is common, #8 entire envelopes are listed for only 75 cents in my 2018 Unitrade.
The cancellation might be more uncommon than the stamp image - Bethune, SK has a current population of about 400 people, so it's not like finding a Toronto postmark!
Ryan
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FDI
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What I collect: Modern Canada (misperf, varieties, tagging errors), Canadian Cinderellas, EXUP & CAPEX & Dead Countries
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Post by FDI on Apr 14, 2023 19:40:34 GMT
TimG, this seems to be EN90 from the Webb's Postal Stationnary Catalogue. Great référence for Canadian Postal Stationnary. Cheers!  
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renden
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Post by renden on Apr 14, 2023 20:38:59 GMT
Great Frank and I have to get your cat  Where ? (I am lazy) - LOL |
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TimG
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Post by TimG on Apr 14, 2023 21:52:31 GMT
Thank you for all that information. I haven't been into postal stationary, but you've stoked my curiosity. My city library doesn't carry the Webb's catalogue but I've placed a hold on the 2019 Unitrade catalogue to see whether postal stationery is still included. Otherwise, I've found some inexpensive 5th editions of Webb's for sale. What year does your edition go up to?
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Post by uppercanadian on Apr 15, 2023 4:16:45 GMT
Hello Yahg,
The pictured Webb's above, is the 8th and latest edition. It was published in 2019. The Unitrade 2019 catalogue was the last issue with Postal Stationary listings. Of course, no where near the details of Webb's. Enjoy!!
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FDI
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What I collect: Modern Canada (misperf, varieties, tagging errors), Canadian Cinderellas, EXUP & CAPEX & Dead Countries
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Post by FDI on Apr 15, 2023 16:23:36 GMT
The Webb's catalogue is available on the Canada Post web site.
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