By Gray Scrimgeour Editor’s Note: This article by Gray Scrimgeour updates an earlier article on correspondence of the Fawcett family. It gives a detailed look at the challenges of sending mail between the Victoria and Britain during the early days of the Colony of Vancouver Island. Several years ago, I purchased on eBay the flimsy […]
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by Larry Margetish Many modern Canadian stamp collectors have heard of the Opal Manufacturing Company Ltd due to stamp booklets and stamp vending machines. This company started making stamp vending machines for the Post Office Department in 1955 [1]. Opal Manufacturing Company’s headquarters were at 20 Sheffield Street in Toronto, from at least 1964 until
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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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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 –
The Club is a member of the Northwest Federation of Philatelic Clubs which joins together clubs from all over the Pacific Northwest of Canada and the USA. They publish a regular newsletter of activities and events throughout the region and you can download a copy of the latest edition here.
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Bex Morley, a graphic artist from Maple Bay, was selected to create the annual Christmas stamp for Canada Post this year. In an interview with the Victoria Times-Colonist, Morley said she wanted the design to convey a feeling of Christmas nostalgia and innocence. The stamp is a Permanent value denomination for domestic use and is
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BNAPEX 2025 is the annual convention of the British North America Philatelic Society, held this year in Vernon BC. There was a strong Victoria contingent and our own Bob Stock took a Gold medal plus the Allan Steinhart Reserve Grand award for his seven frame exhibit titled “The Postmarks of Oxford County, Upper Canada.” Other
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The Postal History Society of Canada presents its monthly ‘Under The Covers’ Zoom session featuring ‘Unusual (Rare) Uses of Victorian and Edwardian Official Stationery “Advertising” Cards’ with Chris Ellis. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday October 23, 2025 at 3:00 pm Pacific Time. The session is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required.
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Unitrade Associates has just announced the release of the much-anticipated update to its Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps, and for the first time, the catalogue will be issued as two volumes. It is expected to sell out quickly and some dealers are already accepting pre-orders. Here is the full press release: PRESS RELEASE: 2025-2026 Unitrade
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The CBC Maritimes has produced this great 22 minute item about last year’s Royal Philatelic Society of Canada’s national convention in Fredericton NB. It’s titled “Why People Still Collect Stamps” and features interviews with many collectors old and young. Philately is definitely alive and well.
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