Following the withdrawal of permanent-rate P-marked stamps, Canada Post has returned to definitive stamps marked with the current-first class domestic rate of 63 cents. The new stamps were put into post offices within hours of Canada Post announcing a proposed domestic-rate increase to 85-cents per stamp, or $1 if stamps are purchased as singles. Continue reading →
For these error booklets to have made it to McAndless, they would have had to pass unnoticed by at least three workers. It is that improbability that makes error stamps hard to find and attractive to collectors. Continue reading →
“People will either want to be part of the story or ensure that they get what they want.” Some items come up so rarely that their acquisition can be considered a once in a lifetime chance. Verge said that while there are three known two-cent Large Queen’s on laid paper, the last time one sold... Continue reading →
The end of door-to-door delivery is expected to reduce Canada Post’s staff by up to 8,000 people. The corporation said most losses will be covered by attrition, as more than 10,000 workers are expected to retire in the next five years. Continue reading →
The world’s rarest stamp is expected to fetch a record price when Sotheby’s puts the famous British Guiana one-cent magenta on the auction block June 17. The coin, which Sotheby’s estimates at $10 to $20 US million, will lead off the sale of the world famous collection of John E. Du Pont, millionaire heir of... Continue reading →
Princess Patricia of Connaught, first honorary colonel of the regiment, is shown with the regimental flag. Continue reading →
The Canadian pride series of flag stamps has taken a new turn with five stamps featuring UNESCO world heritage sites in Canada. There are 17 such sites in Canada, and they will all be honoured over the course of the program, which will run into 2016. The sites are a collection of national and provincial... Continue reading →
Canada Post’s new rates, arguably the biggest postal increases in a single year in Canadian history, went into effect on March 31 with very little fuss on the part of the general public. Continue reading →
After receiving his master’s degree, he found himself attracted to the field of archeology after meeting the famous Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie. Continue reading →
According to Canada Post, one in 30 Canadians can trace his or her roots to a relative who immigrated to this country via the Empress. Continue reading →