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Post by condor159 on Apr 26, 2024 9:57:59 GMT
Hello Everyone I came across this image recently (sorry for the poor quality); I recall that I have about 15 of these pages, probably from late 1960's and into the 70's. I cannot find them to scan them, so I thought I would seek input for more details. I seem to think that Canada Post produced these pages, and provided the stamps without any type of mounts. My (weak) memory seems to think that there was a binder produced to house these pages and each page was labelled 'series ...' with a number. They were probably produced with year sets but obviously some were produced with the 'series' of stamps. (illustrated by the Centennial issue Tagged above) Most of my pages have the stamps attached to them, and I have one that was laminated (why....?). Postage due was also included (as a page). Can anyone provide input as to when these were produced? Perhaps you know the history dates of when these started and ended, or maybe the stamps that were intended to be housed on the sheets? Do you recall anything about the storage binder that collectors could store the sheets in? What was the 'index' for the complete set of sheets? Any information, and/or scans of other sheets would be gratefully appreciated!! Thanks!! |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Apr 26, 2024 10:51:07 GMT
condor159 Matthew I do not recall seeing these before and the 2024 Unitrade catalogue does not appear to list them. Over the years they have stopped listing some things. The pages look to be Canada Post issue for sure. I will follow with interest to see if anyone else can shed more light on the topic.
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Post by condor159 on Apr 26, 2024 11:10:23 GMT
Thanks for the note! I should have noted that these are not listed in Unitrade. This is the kind of thing that I constantly search for, Canada post items that contained stamps, yet are not listed in Unitrade! Emphemera is often a pretty 'hit and miss' field. When I find my other sheets, I will scan and post them. I am pretty sure that they were produced by Canada Post, as the colors and the banner at the top matches some of the 'pre packed stamps' that pre date the annual and the semi annual packs. These ARE listed in Unitrade but I dont have a current reference page. The similar packs looked like this;  Matt |
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Post by condor159 on Jun 4, 2024 18:39:31 GMT
I found another copy of another page from this series; 
 Anyone come across other pages from this series? |
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madbaker
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Post by madbaker on Jun 4, 2024 18:54:55 GMT
Wow, this is fascinating. The colours sure look like a Canada Post issue, but the description on the back of the scrip pages doesn't read like a corporate writeup to me. Is the corner with the Canada Post logo in your second post part of the same series? The first photo posted (the tiny one) is laid out like my Unity album, but with Canada Post colours. Any chance this was put out by a Canadian dealer? Sorry if this is too much speculation without any information.  |
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Hugh
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Post by Hugh on Jun 4, 2024 20:08:12 GMT
Wow, this is fascinating. The colours sure look like a Canada Post issue, but the description on the back of the scrip pages doesn't read like a corporate writeup to me. Is the corner with the Canada Post logo in your second post part of the same series? The first photo posted (the tiny one) is laid out like my Unity album, but with Canada Post colours. Any chance this was put out by a Canadian dealer? Sorry if this is too much speculation without any information. Found this on a dealer site. They’ll be in the Van Dam catalog as revenue stamps … not in Unitrade, I should think. www.morelandrevenuestamps.com/product-page/van-dam-fps58a-third-issue-sealed-pack-with-complete-set-of-fps23-58As for the pages, no idea. Good luck. I’ll be interested in the answer. Cheers, |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Jun 4, 2024 20:30:21 GMT
condor159 Here is a photo of your item from my 2022 van Dam catalogue. A quick scan through the catalogue and I did not see any other revenue packages like this one. 
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jun 4, 2024 20:59:02 GMT
jimjung: By any chance are you familiar with these pages to answer this question from condor159?
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Post by condor159 on Jun 5, 2024 1:49:32 GMT
Now, things are getting interesting!
I dont know if the 'curved rainbow colors' packages are part of, or connected to, the 8.5 x 11 pages
I have a bunch of these 'mini series' pages that I cannot find, but as i recall, they correspond with the 'curved rainbow color' packages that are listed by Unitrade.
I strongly feel these 8.5 x 11 pages are Canada Post issued for collectors, but I am beginning to think that there was a page for each of the 'Type IV' (curved rainbow colors) packages that are listed in Unitrade under 'Pre Packaged Stamps!
Matt
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