Canada Post has not formally announced which communities will lose home delivery in 2015, but the word is leaking out through local announcements. While the corporation has yet to work out all its details for the next year, some communities in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia know their turn is next. Canada Post has confirmed that plans, at least in part, include more than 20,000 addresses in the B.C. communities of Victoria, Langford, Colwood, Saanish, Esquimault, View Royal, Campbell River, and Songhees First Nation. The effected postal codes start with V9A, V9B, V9C, V9W, and V8L. Continue reading →
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USPS pulls back the curtain on some of next year’s designs
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UPU endorses new parcel service
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Britain honours first comet landing
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Check out the shows in your area
Page 23
Editorial
Collectors urged to take up exhibiting
It took me quite a while to get my head around exhibiting, but I think it was worth the time and effort. The concept of exhibiting is deceptively simple: you take some stuff, and make a display. Afterwards, some judges check it over, and if you’re good enough you get an award. Then I discovered there were rules. That’s when things began to get complicated.
Columns
Looking Back
Canadian superheroes making a comeback
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Kid Collectors
Creating ‘stamp soup’ stirs up fun, teaches patience
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Off the Beaten Track
Take a ferry to this philatelic footnote
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Philatelic Bookshelf
Philatelist mastered chosen topic with excellence
Page 14
Focus on Collecting
‘Great War’ took back seat to a more recent conflict
Page 17
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Stamping Grounds
Covering postal history reveals fun stories
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