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Post by Bas S Warwick on May 4, 2018 6:04:10 GMT
1948 Airmail from Plenty Sask to NZ. Royal Bank of Canada to National Bank of NZ (now ANZ)  |
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Post by Ryan on May 4, 2018 16:55:44 GMT
1948 Airmail from Plenty Sask to NZ. That won't be a very common postmark. The population of the town itself was only 164 from the 2016 census (and that was a 25% increase over the previous census). Yes, rural populations might have been bigger back in those days before so many people moved to the cities but not by a whole lot. Ryan |
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Post by brightonpete on May 28, 2018 13:07:38 GMT
This goes back a few years... There was an article in the paper (Toronto Star/Globe And Mail?) about having your Christmas cards sent from Christmas Island, Nova Scotia. So, I had to send one to myself as well.  They probably still do it, but I never sent any back to them for mailing. |
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Post by stanley64 on Oct 5, 2019 6:57:47 GMT
Originally posted as part of a response to the thread "odd cover cancels" but moved here for thread consistency.
The entire series (Scott Nos. 401-405) designed by Ernst Roch is for me, a modern classic with its simple, sleek graphics design. It is large blocks like this that make me think how PopArt might have been influenced... Queen Elizabeth II (1962) 20 x 5¢ Scott No. 405q - Winnipeg Tagging
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Post by Ryan on Oct 6, 2019 8:27:14 GMT
That pane of 20 stamps which you show has a bit of a history to it. Those were originally sold as Cello Paqs (or Cello Paks, or Cello-Packs, or whatever it was - black cat is on my arm as I type & the catalogue is not at hand right now). A number of Canadian definitive & Christmas issues were sold in small panes wrapped in a cellophane packet ("for pocket or purse" - imagine how crumpled your stamps would get if you carried them in your pocket...). The 5 cent stamps were sold in panes of 20 so the total price would be $1, whereas 4 cent stamps came in a pane of 25 to also sell for $1. 2 cent & 3 cent issues exist as well - those were sold with two panes in a packet. Here's an image of the 5 cent Cameo in its Cello Paq, nabbed from an eBay listing.  Ryan |
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Post by kasvik on Oct 23, 2019 16:33:08 GMT
This one got my attention. Cross fertilization between Canada and Geneva, sent 7 July 1942. The sender made their feelings clear. At a time when five cents got a Canadian letter anywhere, surface rate (right?), they paid thirty cents for trans-Atlantic air mail. The reverse shows a forwarding cancel through Portugal; Pan Am clipper to Lisbon, I assume. No cancels to show how it was handled after that. No doubt it went on the train; surely Ottawa wasn't going to refund the Vichy post office for air mail fees. Was air mail even operating across France in mid-1942?
There is no enclosure. No forwarding instructions outside; the sender had no specific clues to share. It looks to be yet another hopeful letter, almost certainly looking for someone missing. They wanted to know.  |
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Post by vikingeck on Oct 23, 2019 19:33:25 GMT
My comments , not definitive answers but thoughts:
Portugal & Switzerland were both Neutral , so presumably mail connections across France still pertained.
There is a censor label on the right as one would expect. Canadian I assume ?
The magenta handstamp COUPON REPONSE indicates the sender had included a pre paid international reply coupon , that would have had a return address
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Post by kasvik on Oct 24, 2019 1:22:05 GMT
My comments , not definitive answers but thoughts: Portugal & Switzerland were both Neutral , so presumably mail connections across France still pertained. There is a censor label on the right as one would expect. Canadian I assume ? The magenta handstamp COUPON REPONSE indicates the sender had included a pre paid international reply coupon , that would have had a return address
I get the point about neutral-to-neutral air traffic. And I recall from the Swedish experience there was some air traffic for diplomatic pouches between neutrals and hostiles, Stockholm-London, Stockholm-Berlin. Those were flown with converted warplanes (the UK used Mosquitos), often escorted. And France maintained air mail to its African colonies through 1943. It seems amazing; would you volunteer to fly sacks of ordinary mail through contested skies? Pilots love to go on about the empty skies, the isolated vastness, but I don't know. |
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Post by stanley64 on Nov 4, 2019 10:34:49 GMT
This morning's reading found me perusing older issues of The Stamp Forum Newsletter and I came across this article, "Discovering a Variety and Getting it Listed in a Catalogue" in Volume 1, Issue 1: October-November 2016. With only one copy of the stamp from the Heritage Artifacts series in my own collection, I was quickly able to identify I did not have one of the variants listed, but did enjoy the read nonetheless...
1¢ Duck Decoy (Scott No. 917) Original Ashton-Potter printing, perforations 14 x 13½
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Post by de61 on May 5, 2020 3:32:23 GMT
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Post by dgdecker on May 5, 2020 15:47:58 GMT
Thanks for the link. Looks like some good reading is in store for me. David |
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Post by renden on Dec 1, 2020 21:55:23 GMT
For members who are into Canada PBs - get the Unitrade Canada Specialized Cat. for your inventory evaluation Today I went through a bunch of PBs from my Country - CANADA - Now take Unitrade # 1179.....1990-12-28 - 63¢ Harbour Porpoise - on GT4, Peterborough Paper........CV $20 Now measure the perfs.......... 13.1 - that makes your PB a 1176a perf 13.1 instead of 14.4X13.8.......CV $40 Important to check each one....an exercise but not futile !! René  |
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 27, 2021 3:42:39 GMT
Canada Post put out one beauty of a set for the Chinese New Year in January 2021. They combined the 12 years worth of issues into one souvenir sheet, one booklet and one uncut press sheet of 12 individual souvenir sheets. I was never really all that interested in the series, so didn't bother with them, But this 12-in-one issue is really nice.
Here is the souvenir sheet, of which only 50,000 were printed.
250,000 booklets were printed...
Only 8,000 of these uncut press sheets were printed. Note the foot long (12 inch / 30 cm) ruler on the side.
I'll have to see about getting this framed. I wanted to buy the framed press sheet from Canada Post, but it looked like they cut off the printer data on the left. So I bought this one instead and will look at getting it framed later.
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Post by REL1948 on Apr 15, 2021 2:53:29 GMT
Canada, Unitrade number 1814i, Issued October 12, 1999. as part of the Millenium Issue.
The Souvenir Sheet depicts "The Dove of Peace on a Branch".
This Sheet is a Tour de Force of the engravers Art executed by one of Canadas' finest Graphic Artists: Jorge Peral, Wildlife and Portrait photographer, Designer and Master Engraver. You've seen his work many times on the oversize High Value definitives showing Moose, Bears etc. and the $2 QEII Diamond Jubilee of 2012.
Rob
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Post by REL1948 on Apr 15, 2021 3:02:32 GMT
Canada, Unitrade number 1814, Issued October 12, 1999. as part of the Millenium Issue.
These Mint and Used Full Panes of 4 depict "The Dove of Peace on a Branch". Engraved by Jorge Peral.
Rob
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Post by hdm1950 on May 16, 2021 0:35:02 GMT
Contemporary forgeries are not a common thing among Canadian stamps. I have never seen these 1975 Olympic Sculptures jumbo size before. They have been cancelled at a Hamilton, ON post office. Just another conversation piece.  |
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Post by darkormex on Jul 20, 2021 21:43:08 GMT
I just saw this in my Definitively Stamps FB feed. I still love Stan Rogers' music and have a signed copy of his live album, Between the Breaks...Live. I saw him perform with his brother Garnet live at Chicagofest in 1979. Both of them came and sat at our table for a brief moment and signed the very same album I mention above. I was only 15 years old at the time but, to this day, I credit Stan Rogers with my love of folk and roots music. Such a loss! A commemorative stamp is well deserved. Folk musician Stan Rogers honored on Canadian stamp |
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Post by renden on Jul 20, 2021 22:10:46 GMT
Canada, Unitrade number 1814i, Issued October 12, 1999. as part of the Millenium Issue.
The Souvenir Sheet depicts "The Dove of Peace on a Branch".
I have 1 copy and 1 is in Norway - Beautiful !!! Thanks a bunch René |
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Post by dgdecker on Jul 21, 2021 19:14:18 GMT
New issue from Canada Post. Celebration of the 100 anniversary of the Launch of The Bluenose. Two Souvenir Sheets have been issued. One has the Logo for CAPEX 22 which will be held in Toronto next June. capex22.org.  |
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Post by stainlessb on Dec 3, 2021 23:47:59 GMT
another question from someone who does not collect Canada. I would guess these are examples of pr-cancels, but what does the 700 signify? (and yes I know stamp on left has a tear on top edge)  thanks |
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Post by hdm1950 on Dec 4, 2021 0:30:09 GMT
another question from someone who does not collect Canada. I would guess these are examples of pr-cancels, but what does the 700 signify? (and yes I know stamp on left has a tear on top edge) thanks My biggest challenge was remembering where I put the catalogue. Not a field I focus on but remembering an old precancel catalogue being in a job lot I bought once Stan. Yours are from Montreal.  |
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Post by dgdecker on Dec 4, 2021 4:12:15 GMT
In this case…the 0700 is for Montreal I think there would be three types of pre cancel. 1. The pre cancel without any reference to place 2. pre cancel with place name
3. Pre cancel with place number
This based on my observations so I could be in error.
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Post by kostia84 on Jan 23, 2022 20:16:06 GMT
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Post by hdm1950 on Feb 17, 2022 0:31:33 GMT
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Post by brightonpete on Feb 24, 2022 16:51:53 GMT
In my quest to get a few additions to my collection, I ended up with a lot more. I finally found the Quarterly Pack #3 for July-September 2017. It includes the 5th instalment of 150 Years of Canadian Photography and Birds-2 that I wanted. It also has a bunch of others, including this...
The Ultimate 6 legends of hockey souvenir sheet and die-cut singles. You'll also note the package on the right - it holds six $1.80 card-stamps of the 6 players. There's a chance one of them is a signed card! I recall years ago when collecting hockey and baseball card packs, it is best to leave packs closed, for investment purposes! Is there a signed card inside? I wonder if there are any stats to show just how many signed cards have been found! There's possibly a Bobby Orr (CV: $150) or a Mario Lemieux (CV: $250) signed card inside. CV's from the 2020 Unitrade catalogue.
I'll more than likely cave-in at some point and open up the pack. Here's hoping when I do that there's a signed card inside! I better make up a page or two for these stamps too, just in case. I just have 2 left from Great Canadian Goalies issue from 2015. I should have kept them instead of using them as postage for mailing out goodies all over!
I was going to start on some foreign stamps from around the world this morning, but thought that since I have so many quarterly packs, I'd start with that instead. I'll be a while yet sorting them all out, making pages and mounting them!
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Post by iswscwebmaster on Feb 24, 2022 18:02:49 GMT
I opened and mounted mine brightonpete. I thought they would look better than the silver foil pack in my Album. |
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Post by brightonpete on Feb 24, 2022 18:42:05 GMT
I opened and mounted mine brightonpete . I thought they would look better than the silver foil pack in my Album.  |
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Post by iswscwebmaster on Feb 24, 2022 19:07:25 GMT
But no signature? Better chances for me then! No autograph was found in my pack brightonpete . So your odds have just increased. |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Feb 24, 2022 19:28:02 GMT
I never opened mine, so the mystery remains.
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