WERT
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Post by WERT on Sept 15, 2021 17:53:28 GMT
Here is a neat "Field Office Cover" November 1941. The Canadian postal system blacked out the exact location during WW2. It would before being mailed open to make sure sensitive information was not sent out to interfere with WW2 safety. It was checked by "Queens Own Rifles of Canada"
Robert
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WERT
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Post by WERT on Sept 15, 2021 19:22:28 GMT
Here is a well centered "cancelled" on my Scott 106 stamp. Do not know to much about this cancel. I have contacted BNAPS "Fancy Cancel and Miscellaneous Markings" study group. I i get additional info i will place it here. Robert
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Sept 15, 2021 19:53:53 GMT
Most likely a revenue-use cancel from a check (cheque) ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Here is a well centered "cancelled" on my Scott 106 stamp. Do not know to much about this cancel. I have contacted BNAPS "Fancy Cancel and Miscellaneous Markings" study group. I i get additional info i will place it here. Robert
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Jun 24, 2022 18:17:58 GMT
Got this Canada Slogan at the stamp club today. I am intrigued and hope someone can explain the "MAN-A-BLOCK CAMPAIGN" from 1935 Come on Canadians, what’s it all about.?
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Jun 24, 2022 22:24:47 GMT
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Jun 24, 2022 22:43:40 GMT
Thanks for finding that JeffS. I had a feeling it was to do with the mass unemployment of the Great Depression . I had read elsewhere there had been a protest march of unemployed young men in 1935 and a number of marchers had been arrested. The 1930s were not good times in Canada , or the rest of the world for that matter. Unemployment triggered Roosevelt’s New Deal about this time, and concurrently the major reason for the success of the Nazi Party in Germany was also creating employment for the masses.
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Jun 24, 2022 22:49:45 GMT
The 1930s were not good times in Canada , or the rest of the world for that matter. And the 2030s are less than 8 years away The way things are going...
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Jun 26, 2022 14:45:45 GMT
Another Canadian Puzzle this weekend from my recent purchase at the Aberdeen Friday Group. One member of the Aberdeen PS, long since deceased, was seriously into CANADA ADMIRALS . In an approvals book I found some RPOs post marks ( railway Post Offices) as they were remainders they are not great strikes and hard to read. The owner had identified them with letter Q and a number which I guess must be a catalogue listing. Can anyone identify them and work out the names ?
I'm guessing the last one is WINDSOR & LONDON
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renden
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Post by renden on Jun 26, 2022 15:14:42 GMT
vikingeck.....in an old RPO Shaw-Ludlow number list I did find 2 numbers: Q94 - Montreal O354 - Toronto & London The other numbers do not appear and probably existed later as my reference dates back to WINMIL's book on the Evolution of Imperial Penny Postage and Postal history of the Canadian 1898 Map stamp (RPO chapter) with lots of numbers - The Admiral issue came later and numbers are not part of Marler's big reference on The Admiral Issue of Canada - I will keep looking René
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stanley64
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Post by stanley64 on Jun 26, 2022 15:54:50 GMT
In additional to the information already shared by René ( renden ), the collector used the earlier Shaw-Ludlow numbers to identify the cancellations.
Here are some additional details Alex ( vikingeck) for the RPOs you have shared with the newer listing n.º in ( ):
Q179 (QC-369) - NICOLET & MONT. R.P.O /.
Q77 (QC-158) - MONTREAL & DUNDEE R.P.O.
Q8 (QC-8) - BCE. JCT. & STE. SABINE - R.P.O /.
Q94 (QC-170) - MONT. & I. POND RY. M.C.
O354 (ON-634) - TOR & LON. n.º #
A late usage of the MONT. & I. POND RY. M.C. strike is not often seen; thanks for the showing. At the same time, what a great start for a specialised collection...
Have fun and happy collecting!
P.S. I thought a new edition of the text was to released at CAPEX22, not sure if that happened though based on the BNAPS website listings
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renden
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Post by renden on Jun 26, 2022 16:35:19 GMT
Super !!! stanley64 - while you were giving the extra info, I was in BNAPS trying to find this info (study group or book) Thanks !! Your knowledge is always A+ in my book René
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Jun 26, 2022 16:57:50 GMT
My Thanks to renden , stanley64 and hdm1950 . Great for such rapid ID and links. The Approvals booklet was made up in 1960s by my late Aberdeen club Colleague which is why he would have used the old Shaw-Ludlow listing numbers There are also these Perfins on 2c Admirals which he has identified as relating to St John N.B. , Ottawa and Montreal I presume due to the position of the extra dots , but can someone tell me what the C HI perfin means? ![](http://i.ibb.co/dmF4TKV/IMG-NEW.jpg) [
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renden
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Post by renden on Jun 26, 2022 20:16:27 GMT
My Thanks to renden , stanley64 and hdm1950 . Great for such rapid ID and links. The Approvals booklet was made up in 1960s by my late Aberdeen club Colleague which is why he would have used the old Shaw-Ludlow listing numbers There are also these Perfins on 2c Admirals which he has identified as relating to St John N.B. , Ottawa and Montreal I presume due to the position of the extra dots , but can someone tell me what the C HI perfin means? [ Alex I would have been able to answer but I sent my Canada Perfins book to a member-friend - I only collect Official perfins (found in Unitrade Canada cat) - a nice specialty also !! I have no intention to buy another book LOL !
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Post by daniel on Jun 26, 2022 21:41:25 GMT
My Thanks to renden , stanley64 and hdm1950 _ There are also these Perfins on 2c Admirals which he has identified as relating to St John N.B. , Ottawa and Montreal I presume due to the position of the extra dots , but can someone tell me what the C HI perfin means? According to the BNAPS Perfin Handbook, see this link, it is IHC which stands for International Harvester Company. The dots outside of the C, known as code holes, determine the precise location. Daniel
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Jun 26, 2022 21:51:43 GMT
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zipper
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Post by zipper on Jul 18, 2022 2:48:54 GMT
Anyone familiar with this postmark? It's from 1941, so my guess is that it had something to do with the war. Blank on back. ![](https://i.ibb.co/5nmwFB9/q.jpg)
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Post by paul1 on Jul 18, 2022 9:40:26 GMT
just a quickie to explain vikingeck (Alex's) mention of 'CANADA ADMIRALS' - should those new to stamps not fully understand, but of course apologies if someone has previously explained. 'Admirals' is the popular name for the definitive issues of Canada (1912), Rhodesia (1913) and New Zealand (1926) portraying King George V in the full dress uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet (British). Ref. Gibbons 'Philatelic Terms Illustrated'.
Sorry, should have added that I've no idea as to meaning of the V, other than suggesting a possible connection to the French word valeur (value) - but I'm flying a kite I suspect:-)
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Post by daniel on Jul 18, 2022 11:04:45 GMT
Anyone familiar with this postmark? It's from 1941, so my guess is that it had something to do with the war. Blank on back. V for Victory was a common slogan during World War II. The dot dot dot dash is the Morse Code for V.
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zipper
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Post by zipper on Jul 19, 2022 1:38:03 GMT
daniel Thank you. I thought of V for victory, but dismissed the idea because it was canceled in 1941, and the allies were still losing. The U.S. hadn't even been bombed at Pearl Harbor, so I assumed it couldn't stand for Victory. I erringly believed that victory couldn't be declared until after one had won.
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 19, 2022 9:49:27 GMT
One ALWAYS hopes for VICTORY! Much like the Ukrainian's today!
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Jul 25, 2022 22:40:29 GMT
This small "squared circle" postmark of 1880-1881 has always been a popular item. Partly due to it being only from Ottawa. Partly as it fits as a forerunner of the traditional "squared circle" postmarks of 1893 and onward. I picked this up at our recent BNAPS Texas Regional Group meeting of last week, being just too neat to let it languish.
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Hugh
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Post by Hugh on Jun 9, 2024 2:28:53 GMT
In 'Whatcha been stamping' JeffS wrote, "Hugh Your Canadian registered maple leaf cover looks quite tidy. Likewise your Admiral cover." Thanks. What's really interesting about them are the cancels. The first one, the Maple Leaf cover, is posted as registered mail from Garden Island on May 3rd, 1898. There is a Kingston transit stamp and a Bellville arrival stamp, both also dated the 3rd. It made a very fast passage. Garden Island is a scarce postmark. The Island (76 acres) is just outside the harbour of Marysville - the only village on Wolfe Island (124 KM 2). Both islands are offshore from Kingston ON. Bellville is about 82Km west of Kingston. Today, Garden Island is a bit of a ghost of what it was in the 19thC. At that time, there were about 750 people on Garden Island - all employees or family members of Delino Dexter Calvin. Calvin, through his company (shipbuilding and lumber), owned the entire island. Today, his descendants still own the island and use it as a summer retreat. There is no town and no ferry service. Frank Campbell's book 'Canada Post Offices 1750-1895' notes the Garden Island postmark was only used during the last two decades of the 19thC and the annual volume of mail was around $200. [Edit: Did a bit more study and found that the Garden Island post office was established in 1868 and lasted until 1961 - when it closed. Over that period there were nine postmasters. Source: The Wolfe Island Historical Society.]
As an aside, early postmarks from Wolfe Island's post offices (three of them operating out of people's homes) are also hard to find. - St. Lawrence (January 7, 1876 to December 31, 1914)
- Allen (January 12, 1890 to December 31, 1914)
- Central (January 2, 1906 to December 31, 1914)
All three were closed and replaced by a Wolfe Island (Marysville) postmark in 1915 with the introduction of rural mail delivery. Another island, 6km long and about 1Km wide, is offshore from Wolfe Island's west end. It also had a post office (again operating in a series of residents' homes) from 1904 to 1968 when it, too, was closed. The cancel was 'Simcoe Island'. ![](https://i.ibb.co/Z8NHx0z/Garden-Island-Cover.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/xFRjtvp/Garden-Island-Cover-1.jpg) The second cover, the Admiral one, has the 'new' consolidated 'Wolfe Island' cancel. It's a registered cover sent just after WW1 to a member of the Canadian Army. It's postmarked December 2, 1918. I just got it and need to do some research on the other cancels and transit marks. Again, the real interest is the Wolfe Island cancel - early examples are still hard to find (as are postcards). ![](https://i.ibb.co/vZVCW2p/Wolfe-Island-Cover.jpg)
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jun 9, 2024 3:00:34 GMT
Hugh Hi Hugh, Princess Patricia Convalescent Hospital, Bexhill on Sea You may wish to add Lance Corporal Gillespie's name to the register of patients treated. linkPrincess Patricia wiki Not familiar with "pate" or "pati" as a nickname of Patricia (cover)....just Tricia, Trisha, Trish, Rica, Atti, Cici, Risha, Pixie, Sia, Tia, or Trixie. ![](https://i.ibb.co/nBW7XQ7/canada-princess-patricia.jpg)
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Hugh
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Post by Hugh on Jun 9, 2024 3:06:28 GMT
Hugh Hi Hugh, Princess Patricia Convalescent Hospital, Bexhill on Sea You may wish to add Lance Corporal Gillespie's name to the register of patients treated. link Thanks Rod ... will do.
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Post by Hugh on Jun 10, 2024 12:32:48 GMT
Not familiar with "pate" or "pati" as a nickname of Patricia (cover)....just Tricia, Trisha, Trish, Rica, Atti, Cici, Risha, Pixie, Sia, Tia, or Trixie. Hi rod222 ... It may be that the cover reads 'Princess pats" with an 's' not an 'e' or an 'i'. In Canada, 'Princess Pats' is often used to refer to one of our more celebrated regiments ... the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. For example, at least in Canada, if you enter 'Princess Pats' in Google ... it will redirect you to a search on the regiments' full title. So, in writing to the Princess Patricia convalescent hospital it might be the kind of abreviation a Canadian would make. As an aside, Princess Patricia had a significant connection to Canada. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Patricia_of_ConnaughtThe solider in question, full name Albert Edward Gillespie, was born on Wolfe Island in 1891 and enlisted June 14, 1916. His family was one of the early ones on Wolfe Island. His grandfather was born in 1761 1806 in Ireland, came to Upper Canada in 1840 and settled on Wolfe Island as a farmer and lighthouse keeper. [Edit: PS, I added him to the database of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Bexhill-On-Sea. Thanks for the suggestion.]
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jun 10, 2024 18:52:39 GMT
HughHi Hugh, Great post, informative. Well, golly me, "Princess Pats" ! that was a lightbulb moment I have recently made contact with my younger sister, after 40 years or so, A late edition, and an Aussie, whilst her older siblings, including myself, wandered wide. Her name is Patricia, and she signs off on her emails as "Pats" so there you go. I originally thought that odd, but thinking about it, probably dislikes the usual shortening to "Patsy" Thanks for adding to the database, and worldwide knowledge. I oft get emails from "Wikitree" regarding genealogy links to others with my surname. Mostly, United States and central England, not many from Cornwall. thus far.
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Post by madbaker on Jun 10, 2024 19:38:06 GMT
For what it's worth, thr Princess Patricia regiment is a big thing in western Canada too. My local junior hockey team is the Regina Pat's, also named after the princess Patricia regiment.
For 50+ years, I knew about the regiment based on the hockey team. But I didn't know anything about Patricia until I read this thread yesterday. Stamps and stamp talk are awesome. 💖
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