Monthly Archives: July 2015

New Canada Post issue celebrates discovery of Erebus

A ceremony held in Halifax on July 22 marked the release of a new $20 Fine Silver coin and three postage stamps commemorating the discovery of the Erebus. Participating in the release, from left to right: Kirk MacRae, a Royal Canadian Mint board member; Peter MacKay, minister of justice and attorney general; Robert Moreau, a director with Collections, Curatorial and Conservation, Parks Canada; and Doug Jones, vice-president, Canada Post.

On July 22, Canada Post unveiled three stamps commemorating Sir John Franklin’s 1845 search for the Northwest Passage and the recent discovery of his vanished flagship, HMS Erebus, in September of last year. The stamps – two Permanent and one international rate – will be issued Aug. 6. The se-tenant – or side-by-side – Permanent... Continue reading →

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Embarrassment for Canada Post, a dream for collectors

Thanks to Canada Post, the summer of 2015 will be remembered as a hot one for stamp collectors. While the Crown corporation has been raked over the coals by some for its hoodoo design error, this is stuff that dreams are made of for philatelists. This is a significant error, and for some philatelists, this... Continue reading →

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Aerophilatelic mystery close to being solved

In 2008, after aerophilatelist Chris Hargreaves began researching the ‘D.w.’ handstamp, one theory suggested the marking was made by a private collector. But why would a collector cover a stamp if there was ample space on the cover?

There’s mystery in the air. Or at least that’s where it was. Now the mystery has turned to the ground, but aerophilatelists are hot on its tail, following close behind in hopes of solving what one philatelist called “a mystery worthy of a Sherlock Holmes novel.” And as Robert Timberg, Royal Philatelic Society of Canada... Continue reading →

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Stamp collecting is so much more than child’s play

“An adult would never waste his time collecting stamps.” At least that was the feeling during the days when Franklin Delano Roosevelt began collecting stamps as an eight-year-old. “At the time, collecting was thought to be a child’s hobby,” says Anthony Musso, author of FDR and the Post Office, a historical account of Roosevelt’s devotion... Continue reading →

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