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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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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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)  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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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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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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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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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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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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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?  [ |
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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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What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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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.  |
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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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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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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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