Monthly Archives: April 2016
‘Mind-blowing’ World Stamp Show this May
Several Canadian philatelists and dealers will be attending the once-in-a-decade World Stamp Show in New York, May 28 to June 4. Canadian Stamp News will be attending as well!
By Jesse Robitaille It’s exciting news: the World Stamp Show NY2016 is right around the corner. Held under the patronage of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie and sponsored by the American Philatelic Society, the highly anticipated, once-in-a-decade show is free to attend. Spread across 294,000 square feet of Manhattan’s Javits Convention Center, located at 655... Continue reading →
‘Hodge-podge’ of stories at the root of my collection
Columnist Bret Evans said he has a fondness for commemorative covers, such as the one pictured above.
I have to admit to having a fondness for special event and commemorative covers. Admittedly, that is a pretty broad field, since it covers everything from home grown commemoratives all the way to the official commemorative envelopes coming out of Canada Post. In fact the latter, while often ignored, deserve more attention than they get.... Continue reading →