Volume 39 – #10

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Volume 39#10

September 9 – September 22, 2014

Among the revenues is a corner block of 14-cent overprint, on the 1915 nine-cent excise stamp, van Dam #FX28.

Third Brigham sale to feature never exhibited sheets and back of book

The third sale of the Ron Brigham Collection will feature material acquired but never publicly shown by Brigham, who was a prolific and successful exhibitor of Canadian stamps. The sale will be held Nov. 22, at the Brampton Golf Club, a different venue than the previous two sales, held at the Toronto Airport Hilton Hotel. At the second sale, held this spring, Brigham had said he would be moving to a different location. According to Charles J.G. Verge, chief executive officer of Brigham Auctions, the third session, will feature back of the book items from 1875 to 1978, and sheets from 1857 to 1952. Back of the book is a term used to describe stamps outside of the definitive and commemorative programs, such as air mails, postage dues, revenues, postal stationeries, and registered mail. “None of the material that is for sale has been seen because he (Ron) never put exhibits together of the back of the book material, and never exhibited the full sheets,” Verge said. “Much of it has been put away for a long time.” Continue reading →

Features
Canada Post open to retaining home delivery in special cases
Page 1
Canadian sub has yet to surface on stamp
Page 6
Fournier’s fakes were both fashionable and feared
Page 15

Regulars
CSN Marketplace
Are you buying or selling?
Page 19
Show & Bourse
Check out the shows in your area
Page 23
Editorial
Sending and receiving mail can be a lot of fun

A number of times I have written about the fact that I get more interesting mail than most people. Now when I say that I am not referring to the content of my correspondence, as interesting as it may be, but to the outside, the part that most normal people throw away. In my case, I think I am blessed in that much of my mail comes from stamp collectors. That means that my mail often includes such interesting features as personalized postage, reams of stamps that could best be described as vintage, and a fair number of hand-applied cancels. There are also a few just wonderful uses of stamps and covers. My readers also like to mark their mail with cachets, rubber stamps and more. For them sending a letter is almost as much fun as receiving is for me.

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By Bret Evans
Columns
Commonwealth Communiqué
South Africa unleashes Big Five products
Page 8
Off the Beaten Track
Robbie Burns comes to Hamilton
Page 10

First-day Covers
Quebec City, Vancouver feature on 1972 cachets
Page 14
New Issues
From around the world
Page 18

Looking Back
Monteral Heart Institute founded 60 years ago
Page 22

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