rainnskittles
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What I collect: Canada Small Queens
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Post by rainnskittles on May 28, 2021 11:15:28 GMT
Good Morning from Buffalo, NY. My name is Frank and I specialize in the Canadian Small Queen series #34-47. Sixty years ago I started collecting US and forty years ago I switched all my attention to the small queen series. Within that series I specialize in the three cent #37 and within the thirty year span of that issue I specialize in the first 3 years of production. It's a pretty tiny wheelhouse. That series has been called "The greatest philatelic puzzle" so, of course, I got sucked into the rabbit hole. I love to correspond with others interested in that series. Pictured below are some spares. If you're a Small Queen specialist, talk to me.    |
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on May 28, 2021 11:24:53 GMT
Welcome, Frank.
To remind, mention of trades, sales, etc., is only allowed in the Buy, Sell and Trade area of the Forum and access to it requires that a member achieves full membership status (i.e., 14 days of membership and at least 50 posts.).
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rainnskittles
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What I collect: Canada Small Queens
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Post by rainnskittles on May 28, 2021 11:36:50 GMT
Fixed it..
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on May 28, 2021 11:38:05 GMT
Welcome to the group Frank. I am more a generalist but being Canadian I do have numerous small queens on and off covers. My reason for replying was because of this 1941 essay that was among my dad’s collection. This field of study has a long history. Possibly you have seen and read this one. I am sure the study has evolved and been elaborated on. I just took a quick photo of page 1 of 12 for you.  |
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rainnskittles
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Post by rainnskittles on May 28, 2021 11:41:54 GMT
I'm familiar with Shoemaker and he's one of the experts I use as a research tool. Is this your dad's typed copy or was it generated by Shoemaker himself?
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on May 28, 2021 11:48:12 GMT
I'm familiar with Shoemaker and he's one of the experts I use as a research tool. Is this your dad's typed copy or was it generated by Shoemaker himself? This is from an old mimeograph copy with some of the later pages quite faint. There is a preface page unsigned describing his writings and the history of the small queens. I have kept it in my Canadian collection with the small queens in case one day I decide to do some specializing. |
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rainnskittles
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Post by rainnskittles on May 28, 2021 12:24:22 GMT
There are great charts that go with that for the three cent. The article was in Stamps and also in the BNAP newsletter of the time. Shoemaker lists 43 'items' ie, different printings or variations within a printing for just the three cent on those charts. I enjoy pinning down a stamp to a Shoemaker item #.
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renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on May 28, 2021 12:44:32 GMT
 Frank ! I am also a small Q collector and under that specific thread is some discussions on the subject - Glad you joined the gang ! René Canada
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pattib
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What I collect: Anything France but especially semi-postal. Worldwide to 1920.
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Post by pattib on May 28, 2021 12:56:20 GMT
Welcome to the forum rainnskittles , I am originally from the Finger Lakes Region of New York but have been in Texas for more than a decade now. I look forward to learning more about the first three years of Canada #37. |
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dorincard
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What I collect: My focus is on Wild Mammals on maximum cards. Occasionally, I get or create maximum cards with other animals, or any other topic.
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Post by dorincard on May 28, 2021 13:07:46 GMT
Welcome!
Somebody, somewhere must have created a maxicard with "a small queen"...
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rainnskittles
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Post by rainnskittles on May 28, 2021 13:41:56 GMT
Welcome to the forum rainnskittles , I am originally from the Finger Lakes Region of New York but have been in Texas for more than a decade now. I look forward to learning more about the first three years of Canada #37. Thanks, we're Boston transplants who moved to Buffalo to watch the grands grow up. The Finger Lakes region is beautiful. My wife did her undergrad at Wells College on the shore of Lake Cayuga in Aurora. |
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rainnskittles
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Post by rainnskittles on May 28, 2021 13:44:00 GMT
Frank ! I am also a small Q collector and under that specific thread is some discussions on the subject - Glad you joined the gang ! René Canada Looking forward to checking out the SQ threads. Thanks |
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pattib
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What I collect: Anything France but especially semi-postal. Worldwide to 1920.
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Post by pattib on May 28, 2021 13:54:22 GMT
rainnskittles tell your wife that I am a Wells Alum too, class of 1998, just a few years before they went co-ed!
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rainnskittles
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Post by rainnskittles on May 28, 2021 14:06:24 GMT
Welcome! Somebody, somewhere must have created a maxicard with "a small queen"... What are maxicards? Thx |
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rainnskittles
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Post by rainnskittles on May 28, 2021 14:16:25 GMT
rainnskittles tell your wife that I am a Wells Alum too, class of 1998, just a few years before they went co-ed! My wife graduated in 1973 and her mother graduated from Wells in 1944. Her mom was crushed when they went co-ed. My wife says, "Go Odds! " |
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Post by dgdecker on May 28, 2021 14:59:09 GMT
Welcome to the Forum, Frank.
it is great to see so many small queens in one place. I do have a few, both on and off cover. I have yet to fall down that rabbit hole of collecting them.
David,
Ottawa Canada
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rainnskittles
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Post by rainnskittles on May 28, 2021 17:26:11 GMT
Frank ! I am also a small Q collector and under that specific thread is some discussions on the subject - Glad you joined the gang ! René Canada Looking forward to checking out the SQ threads. Thanks Hi Rene, Went checking for SQ threads and didn't find any active ones. I started one and hope to find a handful of SQ lovers to make it interesting. I'm having a little trouble navigating the boards here so if I missed a lively SQ thread please point me at it. Thx |
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renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on May 28, 2021 18:00:43 GMT
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zipper
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Post by zipper on May 28, 2021 21:18:02 GMT
Hi
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polarbear
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What I collect: Canada Used to 2015, revenues, perfins. Newfoundland, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Worldwide textiles/handwork and Christmas.
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Post by polarbear on May 28, 2021 22:25:35 GMT
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dorincard
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What I collect: My focus is on Wild Mammals on maximum cards. Occasionally, I get or create maximum cards with other animals, or any other topic.
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Post by dorincard on May 29, 2021 5:05:50 GMT
A maxicard for you would be a small queen stamp affixed on the picture side of a postcard showing the same person/queen. A postmark on the stamp should be related to your queen, somehow, if possible. |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on May 29, 2021 7:28:31 GMT
to TSF! You've come to the right place.
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rex
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Post by rex on May 29, 2021 8:06:16 GMT
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Jerry B
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Post by Jerry B on May 29, 2021 9:57:36 GMT
Hi Frank to the Forum. Jerry B |
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angore
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Post by angore on May 29, 2021 10:45:41 GMT
Hello Frank!
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Frank !
...Ludovico
