Maresches mark a century in the stamp business

Richard A.R. Maresch and William Maresch in 1965 at their Toronto store location, 628 Temperance St. (1956-1968).

“Love, passion, and trust.” That, according to auctioneer Peter Maresch, is the secret sauce to the company’s success as it celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. It’s “the trust our customers give us,” which has seen three generations of Maresches build the Ontario-based company into Canada’s oldest philatelic auction business. “One day a customer brought... Continue reading →

World of 1,000 Stamps inspires St. Catharines club

St. Catharines Stamp Club member Ian Gillespie is spearheading a club project entitled, World of 1,000 Stamps. (Photo submitted)

In November 2019 the St Catharines Stamp Club launched a club project – World of 1000 Stamps. The idea came from a web search while looking for lists of stamp-issuing entities of the world which sourced the concept at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s “A Stamp For Every Country”. Their work has established an album... Continue reading →

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