The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada has just announced Neil Donen as the winner of the 2025 Geldert Medal. Neil is a long-time member of the Victoria Stamp Club and this award recognizes his many years of philatelic experience. In his announcement, RPSC President Gregg Redner said that “Neil is well known for his detailed […]
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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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The following short tale will, I hope, serve to point out that we should study our material, and really look at what we have, so as to recognize it for what it is, or what it should be. A few years ago, while attending a rather large stamp show in the U.S., I happened to
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