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Rare Swiss and Canadian material uncovered in family’s gift
Anne and Peter, the children of late philatelist Ed Walton, stand by a full cart of material ready for donation to the North Toronto Stamp Club, of which the elder Walton was a long-time member. The material includes stamps and postal history from several countries, exhibits and research material, related correspondence and supplies. Photo via NTSC.
The North Toronto Stamp Club (NTSC) has received what its president calls a “major donation” from the family of a long-time member who passed away nearly two decades ago. The material, spanning half a dozen cartons, surfaced this summer after the collector’s widow recently died. Continue reading →
Squared circles surge with collectors
An 1893 eight-cent Small Queen cover features a squared circle hammer strike.
Squared circle postmarks are booming with collectors, offering a vast field of study, rising values and fresh discoveries. Originating in Britain in 1879 as an improvement on duplex handstamps, they took hold in Canada in the 1890s and span dozens of towns, multiple stamp issues and a spectrum of hammer rarities and coloured strikes. Continue reading →