A sure sign of spring’s arrival, the hobby season began to bloom this March as the biannual National Postage Stamp and Coin Show opened its doors in Mississauga.On March 23-24, more than 1,100 show-goers, about 50 dealers and dozens of competing exhibitors returned to Hilton Mississauga’s 9,000-square-foot Graydon Hall for what was the largest gathering since the show began in 2016.“It’s always one of the best spring shows, and it’s a great way to start the season,” said dealer Stephan Bilodeau, owner of Canadian-Stamps, who has attended all seven shows since the first in May 2016, about six months after Trajan Publishing acquired the rights to the former “National Postage Stamp Show” from the Canadian Stamp Dealers’ Association. Continue reading →
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Snelson wins again, this time with British airmail, at annual NTSC Exhibition
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‘Canadians in Flight’ issue honours pilots, designers, aircraft
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Exhibit reveals unique chemistry of the war-time Admiral
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Regulars
Are you buying or selling?
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Check out the shows in your area
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Columns
Looking Back
Two stamps feature modernist-style paintings by Québec-born
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Philatelic Bookshelf
Japanese-Canadian internment explored in BNAPS book
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Deltiology
Postcard Memories Show another home run
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News Bites
Two ‘Great Canadian Comedians’ in U.S. news, including one’s
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StampNet
Former lawyer turned collector, Don’s Classic Stamps has i
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Commonwealth Communiqué
Too early to report death of Christmas cards, postcards
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