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Message About Tariffs from Canadian Stamp Dealers

August 27, 2026 Dear friends of Canadian philately, I am writing on behalf of the Canadian Stamp Dealers’ Association to bring your attention to a serious and developing issue affecting Canadian philatelic dealers, auction houses, publishers, supply services and other businesses that support the Canadian collecting community. As you may know, the United States has

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2027 Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps

AURORA, ON (August 10, 2026) — Unitrade Associates is pleased to announce that the 2027 edition of the Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps is now complete with delivery expected in early September. Collectors and dealers may place orders through their preferred local or online stamp dealer, many of whom have already begun accepting pre-orders

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A Christmas Stamp Story: Bex Morley at the Victoria Stamp Club

by Igor Krasnov On February 20, the Victoria Stamp Club had the pleasure of welcoming Canadian licensing artist Bex Morley for a long-anticipated presentation. The meeting had been in preparation for several months, and the strong turnout of club members reflected the high level of interest in the topic. Bex’s lively and engaging talk, titled

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Firmin Wyndels Acquires All Nations Stamp & Coin

A major development is underway in the local stamp community. Firmin Wyndels, the owner of Victoria-based Weeda Stamps and Garden City Philatelic Auctions, has announced that he will acquire All Nations Stamp & Coin which is based in Vancouver. Brian Grant Duff, the long-time dealer/owner of All Nations is retiring, but will stay on for

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ORAPEX 2026

2026 will mark the 63rd anniversary of ORAPEX, the Ottawa philatelic exhibition. ORAPEX is one of only a few national-level stamp shows held annually in Canada. Our show has two themes this year: “Aerophilately” and “Bytown”—the original name of Ottawa—which was founded in 1826, 200 years ago. ORAPEX Website Saturday, 2 May, 10 am –

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