Christmas comes early for east-coast collector

Collector Michael Ratushny found several of this year’s holiday stamps available at a rural Nova Scotia post office in late October, days before their official release.

A Nova Scotia collector found and mailed several of this year’s holiday stamps at a rural post office three days before their official issue date. Canada Post released a religious “Christmas Star” stamp plus a secular “Holiday Birds” set with domestic-, U.S.- and international rate stamps as part of its annual holiday issue on Nov. 1... Continue reading →

Canpex Grand winner offers ‘very aesthetic experience’

Overall, nine exhibits – about a third of the competitive entries at Canpex – earned large golds, the highest medal level, with 90 or more points.

Ontario philatelist Stuart Reddington took home the Grand Award at Canpex for his eight-frame exhibit on Canada’s Small Queen stamps, the country’s longest-running series, which spanned more than 25 years in the late 1800s. The exhibit, entitled “Canada Small Queens, 1870-1897,” earned 97 points to top the field of 30 competitive exhibits at the Oct.... Continue reading →

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