Empress of Ireland still remembered
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 →
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 →
...Canada Post is losing money because of falling mail volumes, but there is a five-point plan to solve the problem. Continue reading →
Canadian Stamp News entered the fray with a call for a collector to mail in a letter with the 85-cent rate made up entirely of first-class stamps. Continue reading →
Stamp collecting is a lot of things: a chance to build a collection, a source of knowledge, a way to compete, a way to invest, and even a business for some. But first and foremost it is a diversion and source of pleasure for thousands of Canadians. Continue reading →
Eighteen exhibitors came home with gold medals, following the Royal 2014 Royale, the annual convention of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada, held in Halifax, N.S., May 30 to June 1. Continue reading →
It appears that 2014 will go down in the records as a year of auctions. Continue reading →
A hallmark of early paper making processes, it rarely appears on modern stamps, but is eagerly sought after by collectors specializing in stamps of the Victorian era. They can also be illusive, but their presence often raises the value of a stamp dramatically. Continue reading →
I think that’s what makes the one-cent magenta so special is the story. Found by a young collector, seized by the French government for war reparations, and most recently owned by a convicted murderer, the stamp comes with a great story. Continue reading →
Today a collector can sit at home and view, and even bid on stamps without even having to put on a pair of shoes. Continue reading →
The expertising service is on the front line of the war against those people who alter stamps, often seeking windfall profits as a result of some of this tampering. I’m not talking about someone who soaks a stamp to clean off grime, or even may use an eraser to eliminate a tiny pencil mark. There... Continue reading →