Gerald Wellburn was probably the most accomplished philatelist and postal historian British Columbia has ever produced. His interests also included railways and logging, automobiles and paper ephemera of all types. Another of his gifts was a great understanding and dynamic sense of history. His British Columbia and Vancouver Island exhibit won the Grand Award at […]
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Publisher of the first philatelic magazines in Canada and the United States of America After reading an article about the first magazine devoted solely to philately, my thoughts turned to the Canadian scene. I wondered who had published our first philatelic magazine. My findings yielded a fascinating story about the individual involved! Samuel Allan Taylor
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I hope you are avoiding all this Covid horror. We don’t think it’s reached Quadra yet but Amanda and I still wear our masks at all times and I’ve been self-isolating nearly every day out in my boat, fishing, where I never see another human! Tom Watkins kindly sent me the latest of your newsletters
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One of my collections consists of Numeral-Issue era (1898 to 1903) used Canadian view post cards. I especially like B.C. views. Here are two Vancouver Island cards that I obtained recently—both published by T.N. Hibben & Co. of Victoria (identified by the characteristic printing of the address side and by the company name in small
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This commercial postcard (overrated by 1¢) was mailed in Oakland, California on August 11, 1897. It was sent to Gabriola Island through Nanaimo (April 14). The addressee is Reverend George William Taylor (C.R.S.C. F.Z.S. 1854-1912). Born in Derby, England, Taylor came to Canada in 1882. He was ordained by the Church of England in 1884
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This real-photo picture post card was purchased at VicTopical in early March 2020. The address side is a regular Warwick Brother & Rutter design. The card shows BC Electric Company’s interurban No. 1304 at Edmonds and Kingsway, stopped on its way to New Westminster. The occasion was the visit to Vancouver of the Governor-General of
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The presentation on this series covers the late Colonial period to the end of what is philatelically called the Early Federal Period up to the end of 1912. During this time the denominations which were not represented by the Pictorials were available from the 1892 “Tablets” and even the 8d and 9d “sidefaces” which go
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This cover is paying the 25¢ airmail rate from Vancouver, BC to Christmas Island (Kiritimati) in the Central South Pacific. Dated November 4, 1957, it was mailed to an officer in the Royal Engineers and is backstamped November 7th, just three days later! The addressee would have been there as part of the contingent that
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This exhibit explains the history of delivery of international mail via the world’s longest railway. Return to Peace and Prosper1ty [1937, 1938]. As members of the international community,countries of Africa also benefited from the transmission of the mail via the Trans-Siberian Railway.The covers shown demonstrate this.Upper cover: Mailed at Kobe, Japan on May 4, 1938,
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Fundamentals – Learn What Judges Look For Material vs. Presentation What is shown on the pages is what counts (i.e., the material), and its simple description – not how fancy a page is used. But be neat. The description should show that the exhibitor understands the material. Be concise. The material missing from an exhibit
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