Let's See Your Classic Canadian Stamps

I am presently going through an old lot. Must have been quite the collector as I've found some that leave me puzzled.This was the lot(s) that contained numerous imperf singles some look good to me.On these older issues you must flyspeck a bit as re-entries are numerous.Also must be watermarked for stitch watermark which can turn a 20 cent stamp into a $300 stamp.Many in this bunch have notes on the back which have been very helpful.I gave up for the night when I ran into coils that don't exist.I'll scan some of the better finds tomorrow and also be looking for help with at least these mystery coils.Again people looked past these ordinary run of the mill looking stamps and allowed me to get them really cheap.Postage was almost as much as the stamps and every lot so far has yielded couple nice surprises with good CV.

I have been thinking of displaying my stuff one page at a time much as Mitch used to do with his stuff but,I'm afraid much of it still needs work.Seems as fast as I finish a page I find more to add and many of my early pages are sadly waiting for my time.I just added a couple more 17's and an 18 whose size alone says to me it's a true imperf(found in a veeerrry old collection along with some more large queens)Speaking of which they too are again crowded and need re-mounting.I haven't even begun to go any further than moving a few small queens many of them also need attention mostly to perf gauge.I have recently moved every thing after 1939-1950 to a new volume two which worked out cause it was just added another volume without moving anything further,however I have added so much that I fear the cut off will move back to 1936. That may involve moving everything in the following nine volumes which becomes a problem as my table is still full of admirals and piles of loose mounts as well as new arrivals.Anyone want to come play with this project??I'll feed you but you may be here quite awhile.

near as I can tell unitrade # UX29 (k)or (l) difference is 63mm or 69mm.Measure difference is $2 or$100

As usual I can only go by what is written in the book,I really don't like it but that's all there is,how sad huh??

Thanks Rod,nice site I have bookmarked.My thinking was the perfect placement, what are the odds a hammer strike would be that perfect?As most know my concern is finding what I like and this happens to be one of those.I am not a purist in any manner and my concerns are seldom $cv or expertising material rather I spent my t&m gathering more stuff I like.

Ah! sorry Collin,   unable to locate.
I have a vast amount of material, and the non-stamp stuff, gets popped into Polypropolene pouches,
then dropped into a cartons called "scanned covers"
I've had a quick scurry through the bulk, and cannot see it. 

Very nice solution, Steve.

I think once he knew the width of the piece and matched that, we're good to go thereafter.

I just picked this up at the Sno-King annual stamp show in Everett Wa.  It was a bit pricey but it is nicely centered and very lightly hinged.

I still have the $1, $2, $3, $4, and $5 issues to get, but I am not sure that will ever happen.

hmmm, how do those perfs on the right look??

Theron.

Thank you Ryan, I do appreciate your wisdom and experience.

Theron.

What you are thinking of is my recent post of OX2 which is the same stamp printed on blue paper.I also have this MNH the 2 is the tuff 'un,and seldom offered anywhere but better auctions.

Depends on where you're from and where you are!  Like Christopher Columbus' name, exonyms are used for many non-native languages.  Cabot (here in English-speaking Canada, we say CABBut) was Italian, but there were different forms of his name for many different languages.

Years ago, we used to get minute-long history education spots during commercial breaks on TV.  America allows for more advertising minutes per hour than Canada does, so the extra time would be filled up by things like this (Canadians of a certain age will remember our Hinterland Who's Who nature education spots with pride).  Here was the spot for John Cabot - the actor here uses the Italian form of his last name, Caboto.



The mildly implied irony here is that we've decimated the Grand Banks cod stocks to the point where commercial fishing was banned in 1992, and we haven't quite yet reached the "end of time" ...

Ryan

We are considered "Naive and Ill informed"
yet

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