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<![CDATA[Kingston Stamp Club Community Forum - Canada]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:42:37 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Touring Toronto in 1908]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=350 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:13:12 +0000 Janet MacD]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=350

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This card is from Valentine & Sons (John and James), a printing company founded in Dundee, Scotland in 1825. In 1903 they sent a representative to Montréal, followed by representatives for Toronto and Winnipeg. The six digit code on the lower left indicates that this image was first used in 1908. Valentine reused images when cards were reprinted, so you need to look at the postal history (if the card was used) as well as the Valentine number. This card was mailed in 1909.

Imperial Coaches operated in Toronto from about 1908 until 1930. Imperial had two motorized coaches built in Toronto at a cost of $6,500 each - almost a quarter of a million 2026 dollars. They were one of the first companies to introduce motorized buses to the city, and they differentiated themselves by having a roof instead of the more common open top. The buses were named “King” and “Queen”.

I need to look at Roy’s auctions more often!]]>

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From: https://canadianstampnews.com/flag-anniv...c-stamp-2/]]> Canada's first-ever fabric stamp, issued to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Canadian flag.
How perfectly fitting is that!

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From: https://canadianstampnews.com/flag-anniv...c-stamp-2/]]> <![CDATA[Happy New Lunar Year the Year of the Horse]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=326 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:02:04 +0000 Barb]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=326

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Issued January 3, 2002, Scott #1934

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Scott #1933

Of special interest please see the detail below:

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Scott #1934i
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Issued January 3, 2002, Scott #1934

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Scott #1933

Of special interest please see the detail below:

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Scott #1934i
(from https://postagestampguide.com/canada/stamps/17376)]]> <![CDATA[Slogan cancels and automotive history]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=321 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:42:51 +0000 Janet MacD]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=321

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First, the slogans

Stamped Envelopes Save Time And Money - a great endorsement of postal stationery. This slogan is S-1285 in the Coutts database. My example is neither the earliest recorded date (ERD) used for Walkerville, ON nor the latest recorded date (LRD).

Post Your Mail When Ready And Ensure Early Handling - This is P-0565 and within the recorded date range.

Next, the sender

Studebaker Automobiles in Walkerville, Ontario manufactured cars from about 1910 to 1936 for use in Canada and other British Empire markets. They used parts shipped from the main plant in Indiana. The factory was closed in 1936, after the Canadian government introduced duty on parts not sourced from Commonwealth countries. This sounds like a bad decision, but in fact encouraged a great deal of investment in Canada by the US auto companies.

Finally, the recipient

Motor Wheel Corporation in Lansing, Michigan was founded in 1920. At one time they were responsible for the wheels on one- third of the cars in the US. They are still in business, but are now known for brake drums and brake adjusters for use on heavy duty trucks. Their headquarters is in Tennessee.

Sources

Thank you to Google for the crash course in automotive history.

The Coutts Slogan Cancel reference is a printed book that was transformed into an online database, which is free for members of the Postal History Society of Canada (PHSC). A digital membership costs just $15 per year and provides hours and hours of entertainment! I am hoping to find slogans that are earlier or later than recorded dates. How cool would that be?

www.postalhistorycanada.net]]>

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It was less than $10 - ridiculously inexpensive, compared to listings on eBay, which want almost $40 just to ship the binder! I didn’t look in the box before bidding, beyond seeing the binder. I just opened it today, and found so much more:

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The binder, a package of precision ruled “make them yourself” pages and country name labels, an unopened package of hinges, and a stock book with the Stamp Travellers Club logo.

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The stock book was full of Machins - an iconic stamp I cannot get enough of. And the bottom of the box contained a selection of kiloware:

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I am so glad I was there to get this fabulous item! We are very fortunate to have a club with such frequent auctions, and members with such wonderful stuff to sell.]]>

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The binder, a package of precision ruled “make them yourself” pages and country name labels, an unopened package of hinges, and a stock book with the Stamp Travellers Club logo.

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The stock book was full of Machins - an iconic stamp I cannot get enough of. And the bottom of the box contained a selection of kiloware:

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I am so glad I was there to get this fabulous item! We are very fortunate to have a club with such frequent auctions, and members with such wonderful stuff to sell.]]> <![CDATA[Canada Joint Issues]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=305 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:10:08 +0000 Hugh]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=305

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]]> <![CDATA["Ribbed" stamps]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=297 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:51:18 +0000 Carmen]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=297
How can I tell "ribbing"? Do I have to soak the stamp off the envelope first or is there some other way to do it? What am I looking for exactly?

Thanks!]]>
How can I tell "ribbing"? Do I have to soak the stamp off the envelope first or is there some other way to do it? What am I looking for exactly?

Thanks!]]> <![CDATA[Canada Post Quarterly Packs]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=282 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:18:01 +0000 Carmen]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=282
But please confirm for me: have you received QP3 in the mail yet? That way I'll know to give them a call and look into it. If not, when do we usually receive it... later this month? December?

Thanks!]]>
But please confirm for me: have you received QP3 in the mail yet? That way I'll know to give them a call and look into it. If not, when do we usually receive it... later this month? December?

Thanks!]]> <![CDATA[QE II Wilding 5c ultramarine, Unitrade #341]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=230 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:40:21 +0000 GGelinas]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=230
Any information is welcomed.
Fake or variation?

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Any information is welcomed.
Fake or variation?

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]]> <![CDATA[Canada: Engraved Stamps]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=73 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:38:30 +0000 Hugh]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=73 Canada: Halifax Bicentenary
The founding of Halifax
Based on a painting by Charles William Jefferys
Issued on June 21, 1949
4c, Purple, engraved
Unitrade 283

Edward Cornwallis ... born on March 5, 1713. One of his grandfathers was First Lord of the Admiralty, the other was Governor of Ireland.

He was a twin. The family's plan was that one of the brothers would enter the church, one the military. But which one? When his brother fell from a horse and paralysed his arm., Edward, at 18, was commissioned into the army.

A career soldier, he fought for Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden in 1745 and was tasked, after the battle, with leading a regiment into the Highlands to 'pacify' Lochabar.

He was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia in 1749 and established the port town and fortifications of Halifax. He ended his career as a Lt. General and as the Governor of Gibraltar. He died in 1776.

His Nephew, Charles Cornwallis, commanded the British troops at Yorktown.

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The founding of Halifax
Based on a painting by Charles William Jefferys
Issued on June 21, 1949
4c, Purple, engraved
Unitrade 283

Edward Cornwallis ... born on March 5, 1713. One of his grandfathers was First Lord of the Admiralty, the other was Governor of Ireland.

He was a twin. The family's plan was that one of the brothers would enter the church, one the military. But which one? When his brother fell from a horse and paralysed his arm., Edward, at 18, was commissioned into the army.

A career soldier, he fought for Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden in 1745 and was tasked, after the battle, with leading a regiment into the Highlands to 'pacify' Lochabar.

He was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia in 1749 and established the port town and fortifications of Halifax. He ended his career as a Lt. General and as the Governor of Gibraltar. He died in 1776.

His Nephew, Charles Cornwallis, commanded the British troops at Yorktown.

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]]> <![CDATA[Canada: Covers and Cancels]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=63 Sun, 10 Aug 2025 16:02:19 +0000 Hugh]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=63
Four months after this cover was mailed, on July 1, 1867, Canada West would become the Province of Ontario in the new Confederation of Canada.

Stamp:
Province of Canada
First Cents Issue - Beaver
Issued in July 1859
5c, Carmine
Unitrade 15

Sadly, the stamp was obliterated with a pen cancel. However, it's still a very nice, bright stamp. According to the dealer the cover was "found in Norway in May 2012 and had never been exposed to sunlight". Such are the legends of provenance (smile).

Cancels:

Receiving
Great Western Railway
Partial Ring - Outside: G.W.R. / 6[7 - VERY faint]
Centre: WEST / FEB 20
Type 1606 (Jarett, p. 567)

Arrival
Single Ring - FEB 20 / 1867

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Four months after this cover was mailed, on July 1, 1867, Canada West would become the Province of Ontario in the new Confederation of Canada.

Stamp:
Province of Canada
First Cents Issue - Beaver
Issued in July 1859
5c, Carmine
Unitrade 15

Sadly, the stamp was obliterated with a pen cancel. However, it's still a very nice, bright stamp. According to the dealer the cover was "found in Norway in May 2012 and had never been exposed to sunlight". Such are the legends of provenance (smile).

Cancels:

Receiving
Great Western Railway
Partial Ring - Outside: G.W.R. / 6[7 - VERY faint]
Centre: WEST / FEB 20
Type 1606 (Jarett, p. 567)

Arrival
Single Ring - FEB 20 / 1867

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]]> <![CDATA[Canada: First Flight Covers]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=32 Sun, 03 Aug 2025 17:01:42 +0000 Hugh]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=32
A first flight cover between Embarras Portage and Fort Chipewyan.

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Despite the temptation to ask why a portage was so embarrassing, the name actually comes from the Embarras River -- which, in turn, comes from a French word for 'barrier'.

The town of Embarras Alberta was founded in 1913 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. It was a siding on the Coal Branch Line. It and other similar sidings have been Ghost Towns since the decline of coal mining in the 1960s. Nothing much remains today except this cancel.

On December 17, 1931 a post office was opened at Embarras Portage between Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan as a stop along the existing air service between Fort McMurray Alberta and Aklavik, NWT. The government contractor was Canadian Airways, Ltd.

Pilot A. M. McCullen made the first trip and FFCs were created by adding an 'Inaugural Flight' cachet, in black, to covers pre-paid at the then current airmail rate of 6c per ounce.

Source: American Airmail Catalogue, Vol 2., Section 17 - Canada Specialized (1940)

Stamps: Canada
King George V, Arch / Leaf Series
Die I, Issued on December 6, 1930
1c, Deep green
UNITRADE 163b

Airmail - Two winged figures and globe
Issued on September 21, 1928
5c, Brown Olive
UNITRADE C1

Cancel:
Receiving: Single ring CDS
Outer EMBARRAS PORTAGE / ALBERTA
Centre 10 / DE 17 / 31

Backstamp:
Arrival: Single ring CDS
Outer FORT CHIPEWYAN / ALBERTA
Centre 11 / DEC 17 / 31]]>
A first flight cover between Embarras Portage and Fort Chipewyan.

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