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Final ‘Birds of Canada’ set completes three-year series
Clockwise from top left: The chickadee, snowy owl, whooping crane, Steller’s jay and Canadian goose are among the five birds featured in the third and final ‘Birds of Canada’ set, issued Aug. 20.
The final five-stamp set from the three-year “Birds of Canada” series was released on Aug. 20. The Canadian goose (Branta canadensis); whopping crane (Grus americana); chickadee (Poecile atricapillus); snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus); and Steller’s jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) are among the five birds featured in this year’s set. Continue reading →
Postal history symposium builds on inaugural show
From left to right: Postal History Society of Canada (PHSC) Webmaster Rob Leigh; symposium vice-chair Bill Longley; dealer Hugo Deshaye; PHSC President Stéphane Cloutier; and symposium chair David Hobden were among the key organizers of the 2018 PHSC Symposium.
There was no shortage of postal history at the second annual symposium hosted by the Postal History Society of Canada (PHSC) in Hamilton this July. The five-day show, which included a two-day bourse on July 21 and 22, was a marked improvement over last year’s inaugural show, said symposium vice-chair Bill Longley. Continue reading →