Volume 44 – #24

Read This Issue

Subscribe today to read this issue and more from Canadian Coin News.

Download or view a digital copy of this issue instantly for just 4 credits.

Volume 44#24

March 17 – March 30, 2020

Unitrade catalogue editor Robin Harris, of Manitoba, has been an active collector since the late 1960s.

Long-time Unitrade editor has deep hobby roots

An avid collector of modern Canadian stamps and purveyor of all things philatelic, Robin Harris was seemingly made for the role of editor of Unitrade’s long-running stamp catalogue. Published annually for more than two decades, the Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps owes much of its evolution to long-time editor Robin Harris, of Manitoba, who started in that role in late 2004. “It’s been a joy to be the editor for these last 15 years,” said Harris, who added the previous editor was an employee of Toronto’s Unitrade Associates who “wasn’t involved with stamps.” Continue reading →

Features
‘Thanks for the Smokes’ reveals soldiers’ popular solace
Page 1
Formed in 1891, stamp club in nation’s capital is Canada’s oldest
Page 3
Dubois Collection offers ‘the history of British North America’
Page 4
Dahlias dazzle this year’s flower stamps
Page 33

Regulars
CSN Marketplace
Are you buying or selling?
Page 36
Show & Bourse
Check out the shows in your area
Page 39
Columns
Ian Robertson
Stamping Grounds
APS directors discuss world’s largest non-profit stamp colle
Page 6
David Piercey
Philatelic Bookshelf
Latest ‘Unitrade Specialized’ offers timely snapshot of Ca
Page 8

Gary Dickinson
First-Day Covers
Newfoundland meant Reverend Butler, who served collectors w
Page 10
Chad Neighbor
Commonwealth Communiqué
Commonwealth countries not shying away from ‘Year of the Ra
Page 30

Robin Harris
New Issues
From around the world
Page 32
Ian Robertson
Looking Back
‘Four Indian Chiefs’ net Queen Anne in England in 1710
Page 34

Buy This Issue

Purchasing this issue costs 4 credits. You can buy credits and use them to purchase past issues and reveal the trend prices of coins and notes.

You must be logged in to buy issues.

Login Sign Up

×
Past Issues

Canadian Stamp News

Canada

Canadian Stamp News is Canada's premier source of information about stamp collecting and related fields.

Although we cover the entire world of philatelics, the majority of our readers are Canadian, and we concentrate on the unique circumstances surrounding collecting in our native land.

Send Us Your Event

Running an event? Send it to us and we will display it on Canadian Stamp News!

Submit Event →

Subscribe To 26 Issues For Just $59.99/year

Subscribe today to receive Canada's premier stamp publication. Canadian Stamp News is available in both paper and digital forms.

Subscribe Now