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Post by BC on Jan 13, 2014 3:13:00 GMT
Nice map Cindycan. Directly north of New Zealand is Fiji (a line going there), north of that is Tuvalu (called Ellice Islands until 1976) and north of that, Kiribati (called Gilbert Islands until 1978). Nice detail.
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 13, 2014 3:13:23 GMT
While not pinning down to exact year would have to be 1900-10 ish
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Post by stampgeezer on Jan 13, 2014 6:15:49 GMT
Stampgeezer guess is 1904, since it has to be post Boer war.
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Post by jamesw on Jan 14, 2014 2:02:02 GMT
Great labels Mr. frog, and cindyman! I do love those Jean de Baptiste labels, especially that Louis Riel. I'm going to have to start looking for those. I know I've seen them at show, but have passed them by (my pre-cindy collecting daze).
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cindycan2
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Post by cindycan2 on Jan 15, 2014 6:36:40 GMT
Here's my thinking about when that "Buy Canadian and Empire Products" label was issued. It has to be after 1919, and 1921 as both Tanganyika and Palestine are in red (the map indicates when each country was part of the BE). Also after 1922 as Egypt is no longer indicated as part of the BE. As Iraq is not in red on the map, the label must be issued in 1932 or later; but no later than 1947, as India is in red. Hence the label was most likely issued between 1932 and 1947 (assuming of course that the map accurately reflects the countries of the BE at the time the label was issued).
Of course this was all very academic until I found this nice cover from 1932!
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Post by stampgeezer on Jan 15, 2014 7:21:10 GMT
cindycan2, your deductive and observational powers far exceed mine. I bow to your keen insights!
Theron.
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 15, 2014 14:45:11 GMT
As usual I was wrong again but, that's why I go to this site "cause you people are a bit more intelligent than me.I do enjoy learning things and this site should count towards college credits.As the kids say I WAS SCHOOLED.
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jan 15, 2014 22:21:08 GMT
As usual I was wrong again but, that's why I go to this site "cause you people are a bit more intelligent than me.I do enjoy learning things and this site should count towards college credits.As the kids say I WAS SCHOOLED. Hey! FF You are too hard on yourself. You had a shot, Bravo! We cannot know everything in Philately, we all create clangers in our researchings and assumptions, I think your guess was quite OK. |
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Post by cindycan2 on Jan 18, 2014 2:19:02 GMT
A nice one that arrived in the mail today. cc3515.2 issued in 1942 by The Ronalds Company Ltd. (Montreal) as part of a sheet of 12 different WWII slogan stamps. Too nice not to share...enjoy!
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Post by cindycan2 on Jan 21, 2014 7:37:51 GMT
One of my favorites. cc8370.1b in Field Guide to the Cinderella Stamps of Canada. The Victoria Investment Company Limited operated in Montreal starting about 1891. It was located in the Temple Building at 185 St. James Street, and its manager was James E. Macdougall. It ceased operations about 1894. The company issued at least two types of stamps in green (type 1), or brown (type 2) depicting the statue of De Maisonneuve (founded Montreal in 1642). The stamps were printed on paper bearing a repeated company logo (in red for the green stamp and in blue-green for the brown stamp) that is either in the same orientation (a) or inverted (b) in relation to the stamp design. The stamps may have been used as part of an incentive or savings program, with the value of the stamp proportional to the amount of the deposit or investment. Has anyone seen other stamps from this short-lived investment firm? |
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Post by lokos on Jan 24, 2014 12:19:58 GMT
Here's one I don't think has been shown yet. It's #cc0435 block of 6 from the "Field Guide to the Cinderella Stamps of Canada" Issued in 1955 to mark the 200th anniversary of the Acadian deportation. cv. $7.50 each.  |
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Post by cindycan2 on Jan 24, 2014 23:19:10 GMT
Beautiful stamps lokos! The young lady shown is "Evangeline", personification of the Acadian Deportation popularized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem A Tale of Acadie, published in 1847. There is a wonderful statue of Evangeline at the Grand-Pré National Historic Site in Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia. It also reminds me of some other nice cinderella stamps. The first was from the Association Acadienne d'education. The organisation, formed in 1937, promoted French language education in New Brunswick by training Acadian teachers and ensuring their appropriate working conditions. The stamps (cc4030) are seen printed in dark blue (a) or purple (b), and were designed by Louis-Joseph Dubois, who also designed several of the stamps for the Société Saint-Jean Baptiste.   A second was part of a series of 48 cinderellas in the "Know Canada" series issued in 1938 by the Maple Leaf Milling Company of Canada as a promotion for its Red River cereal. Boxes of cereal contained a small packet of 4 different stamps. An album in black, gold and red with 50-word descriptions for each stamp could be obtained to hold the full set. The stamps were also available as a sheet of 48 (6 x 8).
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Post by cindycan2 on Jan 26, 2014 3:03:47 GMT
This day in 1931 was the first day of Canadian Onion Week. So eat an onion to celebrate!  (image courtesy of Mr. Charles Kiddle) |
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Post by jamesw on Jan 26, 2014 3:24:13 GMT
that's so awesome, I think I'm going to cry...  ...or maybe it's just the onions. |
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 27, 2014 18:55:09 GMT
Here's another page of SSJB and couple others.I just picked up two lots from p.o. with another forty or so different ssjb.I guessing I'm looking at re-mounting these as I see some of the other colors I'm missing here.I think I need the service of a professional organizer.I would be interested in knowing more about those few at bottom.  |
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Post by lokos on Jan 27, 2014 21:22:21 GMT
From the "Field Guide to the Cinderella Stamps of Canada"
The first pair is St. Joseph's Oratory #cc4650 Type 5 cv. $3.00 each
I think the second one is a version of one of the Saint Anthony Guild (S.A.G.) seals but that is a guess.
The third is Timbres Missionnaires #cc3770 Type 1 cv. $5.00
and the fourth is 1910 21st International Eucharistic Congress #cc0035.2f (if its black in color) cv. $5.00
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 27, 2014 22:48:25 GMT
Thanks lokos, I like most of the religious cindys,are these others also like ssjb where they have them printed yearly?
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Post by lokos on Jan 27, 2014 22:59:14 GMT
No, I don't believe so. The St. Joseph seems to have the most but only sporadic printings with maybe a half dozen versions printed in 1937 and then it jumps to 1961 and 1962 and then another jump to 1967.
The Timbres Missionnaires has only two versions with the Field Guide guessing at a date in the 1940's. The one for the 1910 Congress has two versions but just the one printing for that specific event.
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jan 29, 2014 7:25:11 GMT
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Post by jamesw on Feb 5, 2014 1:44:24 GMT
Here are three more cindys I picked up today. Two definitely Canadian, the third, I'm assuming. The Acadian Bicentennial was shown earlier by looks. Also a 1908 Hobby Club label, unfortunately a damaged upper right corner. The third I'm assuming is a Canuck because of the maple leaf. Maybe someone can enlighten me.     |
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Post by Ryan on Feb 5, 2014 2:47:40 GMT
The third I'm assuming is a Canuck because of the maple leaf. Maybe someone can enlighten me. That is a 1947 proposal for a new Canadian flag made by a former premier of the province of Quebec. This page shows a number of flag proposals made during the long history of searching for a uniquely Canadian flag to replace the Red Ensign that was in use at the time. Almost exactly the same design was later used in another attempt at updating the flag. The only change was to replace the green maple leaf with a red one. Here's a clip from a CBC news interview in 1964. The black & white broadcast didn't do a good job of showing the flag when it was held up for view during the interview, so here's an image of it taken from the Wikipedia page on the " Great Canadian Flag Debate."  And for those confused by the references in the CBC clip to " O Canada" not being Canada's national anthem, the official national anthem at that time was still "God Save the Queen." "O Canada" was in wide usage at the time but did not receive official status as Canada's national anthem until 1980, which was also the 100th anniversary of its composition.  Ryan |
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Post by cindycan2 on Feb 11, 2014 1:59:03 GMT
Who's watchin' the winter Olympics?
Sports make great subjects for cinderellas...like this series from the late 1970's issued by the government of Quebec.
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Feb 11, 2014 2:33:08 GMT
believe there are others from this set as well I'll have to search think I know where they are.
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Feb 11, 2014 16:14:44 GMT
Here's an interesting cover franked ONLY with NFLD cindy-semi air,for a flight that didn't happen.I'm sure someone can tell me more about it.This is one of the very few covers I decided to hang on to.   |
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Post by cindycan2 on Feb 12, 2014 1:46:08 GMT
from Field Guide to the Cinderella Stamps of Canada: "Maritime & Newfoundland Airways was a private aerial transportation company founded in 1930 by J. R. McGowan of Sydney, Nova Scotia. The company planned to operate a mail and express service between Sydney and St John, Newfoundland, via the French island of St Pierre. For this, it sought but was refused permission by all three postal authorities to issue special stamps for use on its flights. Despite this, the company had stamps printed by A. C. Roessler, a stamp dealer from East Orange, New Jersey, and offered them for sale to the public for a special flight proposed for December 15, 1930. The flight was postponed as the company continued to negotiate with the postal authorities for authorization of the stamps and the flight. Finally, in August of 1931, the company plane left North Sydney with about 4000 covers. In St Pierre, the letters were left with the postal authorities awaiting acceptance of the stamps. However, this was never granted, and in 1934 the company retrieved the covers and returned them to the senders with a handstamped explanation on the reverse, signed by J. R. McGowan. A majority of the covers were prepared by A. C. Roessler. The stamps issued featured an airplane in a triangle crowned by a semi-circle. The company issued stamps for “Official” internal use, as well as for sale to the public. At least 9 different types have been described." Here are a few other varieties.
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Feb 12, 2014 5:28:35 GMT
Thanks I just knew I'd get the scoop on this.Very interesting cover to say the least.
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Post by cindycan2 on Feb 13, 2014 20:23:06 GMT
Only a few days left to participate in this year's Quebec Winter Carnaval.
Here are a few cinderellas advertising the event from years past: the first from 1968, the second probably from the early 1970's.
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Post by cindycan2 on Feb 18, 2014 4:05:54 GMT
Montreal Winter Sports
90 years ago!
The nice cinderella label, and an advertisement in the New York Evening Post with more details...
Torchlight Snowshoe Parades or Moccasin Dances anyone?
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Feb 19, 2014 5:25:31 GMT
I have quite a few of the Juan de Fuca issues I usually insert them at the right year so they are a bit scattered.I was hooked on these for a while and tried to get them all.I think they used a lot of yellow prints if my memory isn't too clouded.
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Feb 19, 2014 5:52:39 GMT
I have quite a few of the Juan de Fuca issues I usually insert them at the right year so they are a bit scattered.I was hooked on these for a while and tried to get them all.I think they used a lot of yellow prints if my memory isn't too clouded. I think if you had the entire set, it would be tres valuable, lots and lots of minisheets of stamps. 1974 12 x MS 1975 10 x MS 1976 5 x MS etc etc different colours indicated different services, colours and services not standard across sheets. One thing I like about them, they managed (Mr. Ken M Robertson) to spell DESPATCH correctly.  BTW if you have the 1985 Type G (Canadian regiments) with "1985 postal strike" OPT, they would be valuable, No strike eventuated. |
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...or maybe it's just the onions.
