Patricias get commemorative cover for 100th anniversary
Princess Patricia of Connaught, first honorary colonel of the regiment, is shown with the regimental flag. Continue reading →
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Making 85 the hard way
I recently received a catalogue from Europe with a whole pane of low value stamps taking up the back. In this case, the post office didn’t even cancel them, I’m sure they just figured close enough, and sent it along. Continue reading →
New definitive stamps hit the streets
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 →
Canadian stamp exhibit great news
The museum has even taken the effort to include some designs that never got off the board. This sort of exhibit does two things. First, it presents stamps in a manner that is interesting to average Canadians, who may consider the subject as dry as English toast. Secondly, it presents stamps as authentic pieces of... Continue reading →
New postal rates come in like a lamb
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 →
Stamps remind us to honour our ideals
We should be willing to look at our past, make apologies for wrongs done, and use the lessons learned to build on our goal of a good society. Continue reading →
Colourful character helped found the ROM
After receiving his master’s degree, he found himself attracted to the field of archeology after meeting the famous Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie. Continue reading →
Great collections need knowledge more than luck
A dealer told me once that his most valuable asset was not his inventory, but his library. The knowledge contained on those shelves was worth more than a truckload of stamps. Continue reading →
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 →
Collectors can only help post office get back in the black
...Canada Post is losing money because of falling mail volumes, but there is a five-point plan to solve the problem. Continue reading →