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• • • OFFICERS FOR 1947-1949

Preeident: E DWA.RID A. RICHARDSON, 217 Columbia St., Ithaca, N . Y. Vice Preeident : R.IOHAJRD P. HEDiLE}Y, 462 Franklin St., Buffalo 2, N. Y. Secretary: JACK LEVINE, 74 Arlington Ave., Brooklyn 7, N. Y. T re aeurer: WILLIAM C. Pl!l'I'ERMA!N, 80 Cranberry St., Brooklyn 2, N. Y.

Board of Gover nors: D. C. MEYERSON, 765 F..Mtern P kY., Brooklyn 11, N. Y. REV. JOHN S. BAIN, 1181 East Maple St., Kankakee, Ill. J. R. BARRACUOUGH, 454 Mt. Stephen Ave., Weetmount, Que., Can. NELSON S. BOND, WIIJow Road, Grove Park, Roanoke 17, Va. F . W. CAM·P&ELL, 1112 Pinehurst, Route 5, Royal Oak , Mich. H. R. MEYERS, 11>1 Weet 60th St., New York 23, N. Y. IAN C. MORGAN, 1455 Union Ave., Montreal, Que., Canada

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LETTERS TO TH ~ EDITOR

Late pre•confed. cancels

Dear Sir: On page 142 of t h e October '48 BNA

TOPICS, John Slverts Illustrates a late use of a pre-confederation can­cellation from Waterloo, U. C., Aug. 23, 1878, and asks Cor any Information on this practice. This led me to look over a batch oC covers I'd just a · ­qulred with these results.

A cover bearing the postmark "New Edinburg C. w. Sp 10, 78" with thl' ba.c~taml> <Showing Otta.wa Sp 10, 78, and a ~. Y. receiving mark Sep. 12. 78. The date would therefore seem In order. It Is a postmark on the cover -not a cancellation on the stamp.

Spotted a nother-"Quebec A. M. Fe 22, '81 C. E." I'm not an authority on F:'s and W's, Uppers and Lowers (postmarks, that Is) but 1881 seems a very late usage Cor a C. E.

HAR(RY W. LUSSEY River Edge Manor, N. J.

Resume 1at .Day Service

Dear Sir:

Sorry to get thl.s off so late to you but thought It still impor tant enough to send. The following excerpt from the Toronto Daily Star of Oct. !lS, 1948:

"OTTAWA TO HANDLE FIRST DAY 'COVERS'

Ottawa, Oct. 23•- T he post-office is resuming the servicing of first- day covers for stamp collectors, e. practice dropped some month8 ago.

An oCrtclal said the service was can­celled because of the very con.slderable cost and work It entailed.

It Is being resumed to meet the de­mand by philatelists, but to help cov­er expenses, charges of five cents nn ordinary fll\St-day covers and 10 cents on registered and specfal-delivery covers are being made.'•

E. CAiLVER BAY.LLSS Toronto, Ont.

Reprints

Dear Sir: I have read your many appeals tor

material Cor the magazine and want to try to help. You have kindly recog­nized that every member may not oe able to write lengthy studies but can provide short, Informative items, and can use the magazine to seek answers to h is questions or problems. I have witnessed a favorable rell'))onst> on the latte1· and very Interesting r eading It prov!des-the questions and answers.

I'm sure we understand that BNA TOPICS cannot a lways expect to or­fer original writings on B. N. A. I do read and have read many Informative articles on B. )1. A. In other maga­zines-present and past. I repeat, these are Informative articles and, I'm sure, Important reading for BNAPS mem­bers. We can't receive every magazine and, when something on B. K. A. Is provided In them, aren't we being d •'· prived of important lnformntlon? ·why can't BNA TOPICS reprint these ar­ticles? Perhaps If my fellow-BNc<\.PS­ers wrote expressing their wish tor .such reprints, you will have evidence that they would appreciate such a service. Then again, wouldn"t that ease somewhat the material shortage situation?

R. J. DUNOAN Armstrong, B. C.

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Various 6 Sundry "Off the Cuff" QEO. E. FOSTER V. G. GR®EN1!:

Robson Lowe of Philadelph ia., In their aale ot October %3, offered Just under 800 lots of Canada, the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland. Several BN.A:P,sera from Philadelph ia and oth­er points were In attendance. From Phllly came Roland· Burt, Ja.mee Ed­wards, Ber t Llewellyn and Cbarlle Mc­Donough: out-of-towners, Walter W. Chadbourne of Wilmington, Dela., Dr. Charles w. Brazer of New Yor k and Jim Slssone of Toronto, Ont. Ch.1a. McDonough secured a few sets of Can­ada lllliJ)erforates. Dr. Brazer garnered most of the Newfoundland proofs. J. N. Slssons was a persistent bidder and many of the choicer items were cap­tured by him.

On Thursday of election week, we journeyed down to the City of Broth­erly Love to attend the regular con­dave of the Philadelph ia Group. W. W. Chadbourne of Wilmington, Del­aware, was the guest speaker. When It comes to talking about the stamps of B. N. A., Mr. Cha.dbourne Is a mas­ter, and, like Scott, he has the stamps. IDs New Brunswlcks are especially noteworthy. The rarities are t here and the provislonals on entire cover, not exampllfled by single epeclmen•. but by several items. An a ttractive !ea­tu·re Is a group of carefully selected J:Weclmens of the 8 pence, with va.rl(>us numbere of the numeral cancellations. IFlour teen membere were present to en­joy the evening.

Have been Indulging In a little fig ­uring on our member.shlp 8.11 per the ro.ster In the latest Yearbook. I f ind that In the vicinity of Vancouver , we h:ave 14 members: In Detroit, 9; W ln ­nlpeg--6; ·Toronto--84: Hamllton-6; Otte.wa-7; Montreal-H. I did not count the Buffalo, Twin City. Phila­delphia a n d New York areas, and I believe no further comment Is neces­sary, as you, no d oubt. grasp the IDEA!

Another outstanding columnist Is BNAPSer F. Walter Pollock whose ".Canada Corner" appeare twice m on­thly In w .. tern Stamp Collector. Fo~ ten years Mr. P ollock w.rote "Canada Corner" for Stam~n maga.zlne and he Is cons idered one of the leadln&- au­thorlttee In the United States on mat­ters perta.lnin g to th e stamps of Brit ­Ish Nortb America.

A new member of th e Society Is Henry Ades Fowler ot Hartfor.d, Mich. l ! r. Fowler Is an "old timer" and pub­lished the Canadia n J o11 r nal of Phil•· tely and the Internationa l Philatelist u long ago as 18~8. He Is the onlY­living charter member of th e Toronto Stamp Collector'-s Club which was formed In 1892. Mr. Fowler has ma in ­tained his lntereos.t in stamps over th~ years and Is continually adding to h t. t.a.rp collection.

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Richard P. Hedley 452 Franklin ·St. BuHalo 2, N. Y.

Propose Your Friends to SNAPS

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The Pence Postal Issues of Prince Edward Island ·'·

By Mervyn V. Quarlea, BNAPS, AP.S, CPS

(continued from page 177, Nov, 19<48)

Onepenny

In the earlier printings of the onepenny sheets (Issue II) an outer !r.ame line is noted• 1 mm. f rom the design, usually cut into by the perforations. This ie distinct and unbroken in the <!ase of the marginal stam.ps and liable to show faintly or in sections between etamps (circa Lang).

The Philatelic Journal in 18172 reported the obsolete penny stamps were be­ing utilized by surcharging them 2 CENQ'S. This report is without foundation a.s no othel' pe,·iod·icaJ of that period ever reported this specimen and neither has a copy of it come to light in some seventy-five years. ·

laaued Stampe

1d brown: orange February 11, 186•2-Feb. 23, 1i67 yellow-orange July 20, 1867 yellow orange-·burt

Machine B Ma.ehine C

yellow -orange imperforate hori?.ontally

Clompound Machine B & C

bisected diagonally with 4d for 4%d rate.

POST MARKS

Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Fig. 11 Fig. 31 Fig. 216 Fig. 24<5

PL'A-'l'E V .A!RIETl!ES

7-Period over L of ISLAJNID 1~White line above N in ISLAND broken, filled with solid color. ·sO- No C'ross bar to A In ISLAND.

All reported by Lang.

Twopence

·This value is unique in that It was the only value to appear In rouletted form. The rouletted 2d is very rare,. there being only five known copies round to date. I quote the &tory of Mr. Donald A. King of Halifax, who made the dl.&covery:

"This variety was first discovered by mYJSelf In October, 1888. It was found In a la rge quantity of used Prince Edward Island sent me from Charlottetown; they were prln•cipally the 2d .per~orated 9; a nd only one specimen {)f the rouletted stamp was found. The papers, from which this. lot of stam ps came. eventually fell Into the possession of a friend of mine, MT. Bartlett, and he was fortunate enough to d·IB<!ov.er four more. Up to the present date (189-5) these are all the specimens kno.wn to exist and that th.e limited number of th.em as a criterion they sliould rank among the grea:t rarities. Th.e paper ls the same as that of ·toe other values, and the colour is A. deep ros.e with almost a ~;hade of the claret Un•t of the 2d perforated 9, It Is a very common shade In tha.t

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value. The roulette points are quite distinct. Whether these st.amps were sent out rouletted or not Is open to question though I am Inclined to believe that they were."

In 19-!7 Mr. P. L. Pemberton announced bls d1scovery of two dies on the twopence stamp. On the red plate this le found In cliche l!5 but on the bl81ck proof 11heeta It may be noted tw1ce, I. e.; cliche 1t> and &6.

Further research by Dr. Groom has disclosed that In the black plate proof·& cliches 56, &'1, 68, 59 and 60 were replaced by new ones made !rom the Impres­sions of cliches 16, 16, 17, 18 and 19. As will b e noted In the article the black plate showa tlawe common to cliches 16, 16, 17, 18 and 19 and In addition have acquired aome new ones.

Ole I.

ti9 units on the ·red sheets. Spandrels are aeparated u In the original die.

Ole II.

Cliche 15 only In red sheet8. Spandrels are united by a very narrow Isth­mus. -A dot (cruat flaw) Ia noted on the N of PENCE.

t .. ued Stampa

Yellowish-toned paper

Zd ro.e February 27, 1861 to Auguat 17. 1864< Mach ine A pale rose dull roae roee-carmlne claret-rose lmpertorated verticaiJy Bisected dl~onally w1th 2d tor 'I'd rate.

· •2d rose November 6, 186'4 to May 28•, 1871 .Machine C deep rose lmJ)errorated verUcaiJ,y Bl.aected dlagona.lly for 1d rate (April 19, 18617) BIMcted diagonally with 2d tor 3d rate (October II, 1868) Bl~ected vertically with 2d tor 3d rate.

Compound Ma.chlne B & C

Thin wove bluish-white paper

2d roae September H, 18&8 to- J anuary 1, 18110 Machine C rose pink ll&'ht rose pale ra.e

Fig. 6

Fig. 5 Fig. 211

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Perforated II

Fl.&'. 2U

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Othera

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PLATE V ARlETIES

Based on the study by Dr. Theodore Groom unless otherwise noted.

1. (a) Shallow dent on E frame-llne N. E. of E of PENCE present fint on yellowish paper.

(b) Dot after 'I"WO most distinct In black proof sheets.

2. Conspicuous break on Eastern frame-line near the top; pre.ent on yel­lowish paper. Short thin, vertical stroke under P ot PENCE.

3. Minute dot after TW:O.

(. (a) Short, but conspicuous oblique stroke N by E of ISLAND. (b) Dot after POSTAGE (e) Minute dot between A and R of iEDfWARD. (d) Sllmilar dot on E side of T of TWO.

&. (a) Minute tooth on thin white circle S of D of ISLAND. '(b) Minute tooth on white circle N. W. of E of EDWARD. (c) Minute dot In N. w. Spandrel E by N of PR!LNOE and W of E of

EDWARD. Begins on yellowish paper.

6. M lnute dot on white line above C of FIEN.OE.

7. Rather larg-e dot In disc In front of crown, attached to thick colored circle. Tomlinson found this on red and black sheete. Present on yellowl&h paper.

8. Conspicuous crust !law on white circle above W of EDWARD. (• )

9. (a.) Two minute dots before TWO. (b) A third after W of TWO.

10 . A conspicuous dot between I and S of ISLAND. Recorded by Bartlett. (b) Triangular dot In disc at top of head under R of EDWARD. (0 )"

•(e) Minute dot on center of N of PRtNCE.

12. A spot bef·ore POSTAGE.

13. Conspicuous short stroke after S of POSTAGE.

14. (a) A spot before and close to head of P of PENCE. Present on y-ellow­Ish paper. (b) Dot In N. W. s pandrel N. W. of D of EDWARD. (c) Dot In dis~ under Rl of PRINCE.

1·5. (a) N. W. and S. W. S!Xlndrels united by a very narrow Isthmus.

16.

17.

18.

(b) Small break In the N frame line N. N. E. of the D of EDWARD. 'l'he&e two features at·e the characteristlce of D].\E II of Mr. P. L. Pemberton.

(c)

(a)

(b)

(a)

I( b)

(a) (b) (c)

Dot on upright or D of EDWARD. ( 0 ) Reported by Bartlett.

Small nearly upright dash on thick c ircle N. N. E. of the E of POST­AGE. Small dot In tablet N. E. of N of PENCE (late or sporadic)

Whlte spot on the back of the base of t:he crown near the pendent curl. Three minute spots after PRIN.CE.

Nearly vertical short dash on the top 0'! 0 of T:WO. .Shallow dent on S frame line near S. E. corner ot stamp. Small rather vague Inward protrusion of the thin white circle W. N. W . of the P ot POSTAGE.

20. A slender short nearly vertical stroke across the thin colored circle a.bove the E ot EDW.ARD.

20 . (b) Conspicuous upright flaw on s. W. epandrel N. W. of W of 'l'WO; unites two oblong .strokes of the deal&'n (Tomlinson)

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2·2. (a) A spot between N and C or PRJNC.El (b) N. W. corner ends In a nearby erect narrow pointed process.

23. Dot In N. \V. corner of N. W. apa.ndrel.

24. (a) Conspicuous flaw breaks the white line above the Interval between P and E of PENCE.

(b) !:;pot on upright of first E of PENCE (Tomlinson) (c) Minute dot on last stroke of N of PIDNCE l(d) X. \V. corner ends In a dot.

27. (a) Small dot N. w. or 0 of POsrr·AGE. Noted on yellowt.sh paper. (b) Two minute dots after PRll'\CE already present on yellowish papea·. (c ) Two conspicuous crust-flaws at s. W. corner of et.amp.

128. Conspicuous blotch In dl&c behind neck and under pendent curl (Tomlinson)

29. .Small bar across back of head of R of PRLNCE (Tomlinson)

3(). (a) Conspicuous dot before T of TWO. :l.fentloned by Lang In The Poatage Sumpa of the North American Coloniea of Great Britain 1889 p. 59.

(b) Stem of T o! TWO very thin. Recorded by Lang. Bartlett stated It was not broken.

(c) Minute dot under C of PENCE (Tomlinson)

31 . :l.'llnute dot on white line over C of PENCE (TomliJUJon)

32. Double dot after POSTAGE. Present on yellowish paper (Bartlett)

33. Minute stroke close to upper edge of thick colored circle between POST­AGEl and lSLA:l\"D.

34. Dot under C of PRINCE. Present on yellow1sh paper. :(b) Minute dot N. E. of W of TWO.

37. (a) C'onsplcuous spot before PRJJ1NCE (b) Hpot between I and N of PR.INCE. (c) Minute dot after A of POSTAGE. (d) Conspicuous dot on white line under Inlet-val between TWQ and

PENCE. All found on yellowish paper. (d) mentioned by Tomlln oon.

38 . Mlnu le dot aftet· PElNCE close to E end of S. tablet. (Bartlett) (b) Crust-flaw on cross-bar of A of POSTAGE. (Tomlinson)

39. (a) Large spot on the S of ISLAND. (b) Dot after L of ISLAND.

3~. l(c) Small dot In S. W. spandrel W of P of POSTAGE. (Tomlinson)

40. (a) Conspicuous tear-shaped spot after POSTAGE. (b) Dot after L of ISLAND. Both noted on yellowish paper. (c) ~·hort splne ... at S. vV. corner of stamp. (d) Small break on white line S. S. w. of T of TWQ.

41. S. E. Corner of unit truncated. Yellowish paper.

43. ·Minute dot after w o! 'rvVIO. (b) Dot under E of POSTAGE

H. (a) Conspicuous dot In dlac under second D ot EDWAR!D

(b) N. W. corner of N. \V. spandrel heavtly printed. (Tomlinson)

4>5. (a) Conspicuous blotch In disc under A of ISLA!ND. (b) Small blotch W. of .(a) near pendent curl. Noted on yellowish paper. (c) Dot after W of EDWARD. (Bartlett on yellowish paper)

46. ;Minute epeck on top of head of P ot PENCE.

48. Obllque stroke through E of PENCE.

60. Short upward stroke !rom s. E. corner ot second E of PE..~CE. (Probably Bartlett's "extra bar."

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61. Larglah spot S. E. of the ea.r. Present on yellowish paper. (b) Minute dot on stem of P of FENCE.

62. Spot before TWO.

64. (a) A small crescent outside the E. frame-line opposite N ot ISLAND. (b) One of the dots In the design of the N. E. spandrel opposite the S of

LSLANiD joins the E. ft·a.roe-Une. Both Present on yellowish paper. <_c) Crust on much of the right side of the 0 of 'l'WIO forming the so­

called "error TW.C." This arose and disappeared during the printing on bluis-h-whiLe paper. Bartlett reports In examining over 4,000 sheets of the remalndet'tl he found the TWC ert·or In only a small number or sheets.

1>5. (a) Con:>plcuous b1·cak on \V. frame-line W, ~. W. of R. (b) Conspicuous spot In S. W. spandrel over the \¥ ot 'l"WO. (Tomlinson)

57. Crust !law appearing as a bulge on the thick red circle united with a small dot In the disc under the interval between W and A of EDWARD. Found on yellowish and bluish- white sheete.

58. One ot the large dots of t h e disc under the E of PR•INOE touches the t<hlck red circle.

Black ·Proof She.te

Dr. Groom In his research discovered that cllcheJ> 56, 5.7, 68, 5·9 and GO be­came damaged and wet·e replaced by new ones made from the Impressions or c liches 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 .. As will be noted below all the character istics ot t he former were r eproduced with accuracy and In addition new ones were ac­Q.ulred In some Instances:

1<5. (a) N. W. and S. W. spandrels united bY a very narrow lsthmua.

(b) Small break In the N. frame line N. N. E. ot the D of EDWARD. (Pemberton)

16. (a) A dot between the N and C of PENCIE.

(b) Another dot before POST:AGE. (c) A small vertical dash between

ISLAXD and POSTAGE•.

17. (a) White spot on the back of the base of the crown near the pen­dent curl.

l(b) Three minut e spots after PRINCE. 18 . (a) Nearly vertical s hort dash >n the top o! 0 of TWO. .

(b) Shallow dent on ,S. frame-line near S. E. corner of e tamp.

(c) Small rather vague Inward protrusion of t he thin white circle W. N. W. of the P of POSTAGE.

66. (a) Same (b) Same (c) Conspicuous horizontal dash between TWO and P .El..'l'CEl. (d) Consplcuoua dent on the .S. frame-line below this. (e) A dot before P of PENOE. (!) A m inute dot after E of PRoiNCE.

<57. (a) .Same (b) Same (C)I Same (d) Weak N. W. corner ot N. W. spandrel.

58. (a) Same (b) same

59. (a) Same (b) Same (c) Same (d) A new weak patch In spandrel and alao (e) A new dot alter PRINCE.

N. W .

R of

19. (a) S lender stroke on the top ~>f 60. (a.) Same. the head, pointing to the right foot of the A of EDWARD.

(To be conclu ded)

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PRESIDENT'S PAGE DE'C'EMBER, 1948

This might be called my "Swan Song." While next month I wm briefly try to glve credit to those of!lcers, Governors, and members who are doing a top job In promotlng our Society, this month I would llke to avail myself of this opportunity to outline for tho consideration of the membership; the new board and the new officers, .some matters that appear to me to be most Import­ant If we are to continue to build this organization to a place or unchallengeable. leadership among the specialist's societies.

1. A real bard-hitting membership drive, cen tered around our Regional Directors. There Ill no reason why this society should not have at least 800 active, pald•-up members.

2. A better BNA TOPic:s. On better paper, with better layout, with mor& e.rtlcles, with more space for our present columnists who are doing a top job ot news reporting. A better TOPICS will cost more,-but IT, more than any other factor, wtll bring in more new members.

3' . A stepped-up Interest In our Sales Department. This Is the finest BNA circuit In existence, bar none. The governors and offlcer.s should study means of stepping up buyer and seller Interest. Our present Sale.s Manager Is doing a good job. He needs more support.

4. A convention In 1949. Tho Informal conven tion at C!pex did much to create, ·bold and foster fellow<~~blp and intere.st In our Society. We should hold. our own convention, with an exhibition. Let's bring together the top BNA. e:x.pert.s--our members.

6. Start laying plans for our participation In Capex 1961, to be held ln· Toronto. The activity of our e h ow will be measured bY the partlclpatlon sliown at this great International show.

1'11 list no others. There are smaller ser vices, llmlt&d services that may be of value, that would benefit members. However, If we want to be able to pro­vide those 6ervlces, we must first build membership, which will only come from a "better TOPICS, a top Sales Department, and a fellowship that grows out of conventions and exhlbltlon.s.

Let's do first things first!

Ed Richard10n

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In accordance with the provision In Article IV, Section 3 o! the Constitution and By-,La.ws, I do herewith designate and appoint the following members to .serve and function as the Committee on Elections to canvasa the vote of the coming elecUona and report t he results to the Secretary for filing and notice In BINA TOPIICS:-

Messrs Edward J. Whiting, Chairman; James T . Culhane and George J. Vomn, Sr.

Edward A. Riohardaon, Preeldent

• • • Dues for 1949 In the amount of $3. OQ will be payable January 1st, 1949. Re­

mittances .should be made payable and forwarded to the Treasurer, w. C. Pater­man, 80 Cranber ry St., Brooklyn 2, N. Y. Your 194·9 M·emlbersblp Card will b e your r&ee~pt for payment. C'Ontrlbutlng Member dues is $10.00. Lite member· illhlp tee ' ls $50.00.

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APPL'IOA:'l'IONS FOR MEMiBJllRSlnP Davld6on, J. F., 8'54 Oakenwald Ave., Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Man., Canada \CX)

OAN, NiF'D-Mlnt & used postage. Mint booklet pane.s. CAN-cone. Pre­cancels. Proposed by R. J. Duncan, No. 87.

Halsey, Morton, 404 E. McConnell St., St. Johns, ~flcb. (DCX) CAN, NFD­.Mlnt & used, 19th & 20'th cent. postage. Proposed by J. Levine, No. l.

Wellburn, Gerald E., P. o. Box 427, Duncan, B. C., Canada (C) Pro))()sed by B. C. Blnks, No. 74. Sec.onded by W. S. Johnstone, No. 1172.

Young, H. M .. 419 Pemberton Bldg., Victoria, B. c., Canada (CX) CAN, NFD­.Mtnt & used· 20th cent. postage. Used blocks, booklet pane.s, airmails. Coils. R. R., Flag & Slogan cancellations. Plate blocks Canada. Proposed by R. J. Duncan, No. 37.

CHANGES OF ADDRESS Burt, Roland C., t.o 4021 Plumstead Ave., Drexel HUI, Fa. (!rom Phlla., Pa.) Garrett, C. B. D., to Box 8, P. 0. Horseshoe Bay, B. C., Canada (from Cranbrook)

REPLAOED ON 'l'HE ROLL Todd, Thatcher B., Box 16,. Gradyville, Pa.

'!'he Secretary sincerely regrets the error ot omitting Mr. Todd's name from the list o! members Incorrectly listed In the September BNA TOPICS as dropped for non-payment o! duee. Mr. Thatcher B. Todd Is a member in i'Ood standing.

DECEASED 18$ Pendleton, Charlee s., 34'23 Love Circle, Nashville 6, Tenn.

OFFICIAL NOTICE Nomination•

'l'he following members' names have been placed in nomination for the d~slgnated office. The Secretary, receiving no w.ord to the contrary by De­cember 15, will cause the.ee names to be entered on the Oftlcla.l Ballot tor the Election of Officers, 1949-1951.

FOR PRESIDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard P. Hedley, Buffalo, N. Y. FOR VICE PRESLDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l'>fajor Ian C. Morgan, Montreal, Que. FOR TRE·AIS'URER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wllllam C. Peterman, Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR SECRET AIRY ................. . ............ Jack Levine, Brooklyn, N. Y. FOR BO.AJOO OF GOVERINORS .. . .... . .... Stanley Calder, Cheshire, England.

Henry Gates, Detroit, Mich. V inc ent G. Greene, Toronto, Ont.

Fred Jarrett, Toronto, Ont. Charles McDonough, PhUadelphia., P a.

, . • Harold R. Meyer-s, New York, N. Y. Daniel C. Meyerson, Brooklyn, N. Y. Edward A. Richardson, Ithaca, N. Y •

. , • \ . l L . D. Shoemaker, Lakewood, Ohio

198 BNA TOP ICS

EARLY CANADIAN RAILROADS By Richa rd p , Hedley

CHAPTER 6

The G rand T r unk Ra ilway

The G. T. R. began In 1853 and was organized on the basis of acqu!sltlon or rental of existing rallroa.d.s, plus new oonstrucUon. The Portland-Montreal route wa.s acquired from the St. Lawrence & Atlantic on 999 year lease In 1866. The Toronto-Montreal section was built and opened to traffic In 1856. In build­Ing to Sarnla, the G. T. R. absorbed the Toronto & Guelph Rwy., through Stratford, and reached !:;arnla In 1859. On the Eastern end, the Quebec & Richmond Rwy. was taken over, and then extended to Riviere du Loup. In addition to numerous branch Hoes, they built the Victoria Bridge at Montreal in 1860.

As the G. T. R. absorbed these small railroads and began to carry mall, cancellations were used or changed to Incorporate the 0. T. R. In the cancel. Illllfltrated are the early Weiland Railroad ( Fi g. 1), and the Wellington, Grey & Bruce R. R. (Fig. 2), before they were absorbed, and later the Barrie & Mea­ford Branch with the G. T. R. In the cancel ( F ig. 8) .

'··

Fia. 1 Fig, 2 Fig. S

The Port Huron Dai ly T imes In 1890 gave a c omplete summary of the lines Included at that time In the Grand Trunk System. The complete list follows:

·,, I.

•I

Quebec Branch Throe Rivers Branch Rouse's Point Branch Hemmingtord Branch Montreal & Champlain Junction Rwy. Beauharnols Junction Rwy. Jaoques Cartier Union Rwy. Kingston Branch Galt Branch Waterloo Branch London & St. Mary's Branch Midland Railway Northern Railway Northern & Pacific Junction Rwy. Hamllton & Northwestern Rwy. Great Western Rallway Wellington, Grey & Bruce Rwy. London, Huron & Bruce Rwy. Brantford, Norfolk & Port Burwell Rwy. Weiland Rwy. Grand Trunk, Georgian Bay & Lake Erie Rwy. Buffalo & Lake Huron R wy. Bra.ntford Branch

BNA TONeS

Petrolia. Branch Peterborough & Chemong Lake Rwy. Cobourg & Harwood Branch

Ut

The total mlleage ot the railways In Canada. owned, lea.eed or opera.ted by the G. '!'. Co. is 3.136 miles.

Lines leased and operated by the G. T. Co. In the .U. S.: Atlantic & St. Lawrence Rwy. Lewlaton & Auburn RwY. Champlain & St. Lawrence Rwy. United States & Canada Rwy. Chicago, Detroit & Canada Grand Trunk Junction Rwy. Mlchll'an Air Line Rwy.

'l'otal mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36()

Lines controlled and o,perated in harmony with the Grand Trunk but under separate management:

Chicago & Grand Trunk Rwy. Grand Trunk Junction Rwy. Detroit, Grand Haven & Mllwaukee Rwy. Toledo, Saginaw, & Muskegon Rwy. Cincinnati, Saginaw & Mackinaw Rwy.

T·Otal mlleage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676

T otal Grand Trunl< System In U . . s. ·and Canada ............. , 4,1721 mllee

CHAPTER 7

Ca nada Southern Railway

'l'he ·Canada Southern was built In L87S to carry freight between wlndaor and the Niagara River. It was later absollbed Into the New York Central SYl!­tem. 'l\he Janett book records a cancellation used in 1877.

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Canada and Newfoundland Stampless Cover Catalogue $2.00

Canadian Railroad Cancellation Catalogue-Price ........ 1.50

Canadian Revenue Catalogue-Price ................................ 1.00

Canadian Precancel Catalogue- Price ................................ 1.50

CENTURY STAMP CO. Est. 1900 1253 McGill College Ave. Montreal, Que.

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BNA TOPICS

Reviews and Reports BNAPSer B. C. Blnkls Is on his wny tor a three month vlslt with a brother

In Melbourne, Australia. From there to England to spend the balance ot al· moat a year away from Vancouver, B. C. Don't tor one minute think It'll be out-of--sight, out-of-mind with Capt. Binlu!. No Sir, he expects to act aa a good-will ambMsador for BNAPS wherever he will be. Betcha we'll see B. C. Binks as proposer of many a new appli-cant while he'a ·away. By the way, this absence is the reason Capt. Blnks withdrew from the nomination for V. P.

BNAPSer Bin'ka has certainly left us a pleasant memory u ntll we see hie name agaJn as a proposer. Look un~er "Applications for Membership'• and witness whom we have to thank tor proposing one ot Canada'& outstanding col· leetoN, Mr. Gerald E. Wellburn. Thank you Indeed, Capt, Binka.

The meeting night or the New York Group has been changed to the 3rd T hu.-.day of oaoh month-same place, Collectors Club, 22 East 35th Street. Should I tell--shouldn't I tell; ye.s-no; I'm telUng! 'rhe New York Group ls J)1"epa.rlng to attempt a noble and Important venture. An Invitation to all col· JectOl'S of BNA wherever they are to -submit any variety not listed In the Soott Catalog. All such Items will be exhibited and dlscu8$ed as a regular feature of the meet!ng.f!, YIOU know what they have In mind. "What possibllltles, what prospects. Gade!

Fourteen BNA.PSers from Phlladelpbla and points N., E., s., & W., gathered to enjoy their regular monthly mee ting this paet Nov. 4th. Did I say en~oy? Dazzled, astounded, thrilled, charmed--that's better. BNA.PSer W. W. Chad­bourne or Wilmington, Delaware, exhibited hls collection or the Province of Canada and also ot New Brunswick, Nova .Sieotla and Prince Edward Island. It certainly was the finest and most complete collection of those provinces dne COI'Id hope to see. The Philadelphia Group Is .tO proud of Mr. Chadbourne's collection t-hey want to arrange a. visit to the New York Group so that they can see It too. What say, N. Y., sometime In March, 1U9? Let Charlie McDonough know-321'3 N. Howard St., Phlla. 40.

Wish the Buffalo boys would tell me more about their meetings ex{)el)t t-ha.t they met last November 17th. Bet{)ha you ocould tell UB about .tOme fine ool­l&e:tlons up there.

Vol. 2, Nos. 4 & 6 or the C. P. S. Bulletin to hand with some Interesting reading Indeed. No. 4 presents the "1948-49 Year Book !ISSue" Incorporating a membership directory of over 1200 members. Nice going, c. P. s.

No. 5 cO'Yltalns Its usual ne\~sy Items and Informative reports; like, 25,000,00& of the 4c C'ltlzen stamp ·(C'anada.) were Issued; the lc green (Scott # 217) was sold out at Ottawa on Sept. 14th.

Pel'haps you'll forgive me It I stray from the paths ot "Reviewing and Re· l)Ortlng" to tell you a story with a. moral. I recently received a letter from a. member. Th:at In Itself was Interesting but the cover bore an lmperf ot the current 4c War issue of Canada. Well, that ocalled for a Cast answer uklng "What gives?" Gives a story with a moral- the hazards of a single lmpert even tied to cover! 'Twas a. trimmed stamp from the 4c strip booklet pa ne. The writer wanted to illustrate more vividly an Incident a dealer had jwst told .him. The dealer found a ps.lr of 8c Small Queens with very large margine and· a very deflnlte .c~ncella.tlon across the two stamps. He trimmed the perfil ott one stamp and eent It to a collector with a bill tor $10.00. The dealer r eturned tbe check with t·hc other stamp attOJChed a.nd a note saying, '"I hope t his will lb,e a lesson to you that I was right when I told you NEVER t o buy lm pert elnclee." Oh well, aee you a,caJn.

BNA TOPICS 201

Trail of the Caribou Frerea Meyer.c>n

P re·atamp Covers

We have just completed a mono­graph on the pre-.stamp covere of Newfoundland. It has been 22 months in the making and, in our opinion, Is the most comprehensive study of its kind. As soon ae the manu.: rlpt Is rechecked Jt will appear 1n BNA TOP­ICS, possibly In an abridged form. MeanwhJle, we would like to hear from any of you who know something or ·have .something in that field. Look over your material, and please get in touch with us if you do have some­thing. There's still time for us to m­clude any new data or material In the manuscript.

lnaufficiently prepaid mail

l) ORDlN·ARY LETTER'S: Ordln· ary letter& on whlcb no postage has been prepaid or on which only part of the appropriate postage has been prepaid, must be aent forward by .ur­!A.ce means, taxed double the amount vf the deficient postage.

2) AIRM'AIIL LETTERS: Alrmatl letters which are Insufficiently pre­paid may, It t he sender Ia known and c:tn be -conveniently contacted, be beld and the sender advised as to the cor­rect amount of postage due. It the

sander pays the additional poste.ge. :;~tamps must be aftlxed and the item eent forward by a.JrmaJl. It the sender Is not known, or cannot be contacted, or If he refuses to pay the add.ltlonal postage required, the letter must be enaorsed "·Shortpatd~Surface Means" and then treated as 1f It were posted tor transmJ.sslon by surfa ce means. (In case you have any Idea. that the au­thor.ltles. don't mean business, have a peek at the Item BNAPSer Ken. Min­use received last December}.

Air Letter Forme

Alr Letter Forms were Introduced on 1 August 1942 for the purpose or .sending communications to the Armed Services only. On 11th September 19H , they \\'ere authorized !or general uee to all Empire countries at the rate of lOe per air letter. T~e forms currently being used do not bear Newfoundland on them nor are they stamped. They are provided tree to usere at post­offices and the r equired postage must be affixed.

Over 500 Poet Officee

Yep, there are more than &00 Post Offices in Newfoundland, exclusive :>f Labrador. That ma.y mean nothing to­some of you, but It means a. great deal to BNAPSer Jim Culhane, # :2'80, who Is planning to write to each postmast­er requesting him (or her} t'O mall back the eelt-addreseed envelope that is enclosed. Jim won't miss a Poet Ot­tice a-s we sent him the Newfoundla.~d Postal Guide rus reference. We'll bet he gets some interesting strike.s tor his efforts; perha.pe some TPO'e and RPO's that have not been chronicled· to date. W~re certain that the best wishes ot his CeUow members- ar& with BNAPSer Jim Culhane In thl.s worthy project. '

Frere• Meye,..on will be ple .. ed to anewer any queetiona on Newfound­land atampa or postal history. Send your queriea to the Editor for reply in BNA TOPICS.

a.. L icense No. omitted 19. '%.c violet 20 . 3c violet

a.. License No. omitted 27. 2c blue 28. 3c blue 35. 2c brown 36. 3c brown 37. 4c brown 42 . lc orange

a.. LlceiUie No. omitted 43a. 2c Licens e No. omitted 52. 3c olive

BNA TOPICS 203

The brown and ollve shades are ex­ceedingly rare. My Sc In tliese colors may be the only specimens known. The ·6c, 12c and lSc are also very rare.

In addition to the above varieties. there are many torme of the POfltmark arrangement. The main poetmark var­Iety Is "Return P ostage Pa.ld" which occurs with the lc, 2{: and Sc. The stamps were not used on tape and earrled no slogans.

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INDEX TO CANADIAN PHILATELIC MAGAZINES by R. J. DUNOAN

The Stamp Reporter Published a.t St. Catherlnes, Ont. Vol. I, Nos. 1-6 Inclusive were published

by Bradley & Oswald. The remainder published by GeOTge Bradley. 'Sizes 5'1S x 8Y.a to 6 x 9 Inches. Coloured paper wrappers except V.ol. II, No. 2.

Vol. I, No. 1 August 1897. No. 2 (October). Nos. 3, 4, •5 (J·an. 189>8), 6, 7. 8, 9-10 (.May-June), 11, 12.

Vol. II , No. 1 September 1898. Nos. 2, 3. 4, 5 (Jan. 1899), 6 (Feb. 1U9).

BNA CONTENTS Fooled them nio.e ly (Ca n. Jubilee t .. ue) Vol. I, No. 1. Newfoundland's New laaue Vol. I, No. 2. Canadian Stamps worth collecting Vol. I , NO. 3. Canada 's New Issue Vol. I, No. 3. Stamps of Ne w Brunswick Vol. I, No. 4. Redud ion in Pos tage Rates Vol. I, No. 4. Important announcement ( Re Post Carda) Vol. I. No. 4. Rapid Delivery of City Letters Vol. I, N o. 9-lO. P resent Issue to be changed Vol. I, No. 9-10. Men of Interest in the Maritime P rovinces Vol. I, No. 11. Government to discontinue redemption of Postage Stampe Vol. II, No. 2. Imperia l Penny Post age Vol. ll, No. 4. P a rcel Post Packa ges Vol. U, No. 4. Two Cent Letter Postage Vol. II, No. 6.

The Stamp Reporter ( New Serie•) Published at St. Catherlnes, Ont., by George Bradley. Size 8% x 11~ Inches. Vol. I, No. 1 April 1, 1899. Noe. 2 (Apr!) 8), 3 (April 15), 4 (April 22), 5

(April 29), 6 <May 13, 1899).

B~A CO~"TElNTS Some Varieties of Now Ca nadians (Amy L. Swl!t) Vol. I, No. 1. Prince Edward Island Stamps (J. A. 1.'11leard) Vol. I, No. 4. The Two Cent Canada Envelope Purple (F. W. Wurtele) Vol. I , No. 4.

The Maritime Phi la t elist

Published at Salem Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, by James J . Wallis. Three numbers In one volume. Coloured paper wrappers, ~~~ x 8'1S inchea.

BNA CON'DENTS Contalne considerable short notes only.

The Queen City Philatellat One number J)Ubllshed by H. Beasley at T oronto, Ont. Coloured pa.per

wrapper, &~ x 7'h Inches. Contained nothing particular on B. N. A. Vol. I, No. 1 October 1898.

The Canadian Philateliat Publ!shed at Niagara Falls, Ont., by Canadlan Philatelic Co. Six numbers

in one volume, size 6 x 9 Inches. Nos. 1 and 2 bad coloured paper wra.ppers. Vol. I, No. 4 Is Incorrectly numbered Vol. I. No. 5.

Vol. I, N o. 1 January 1.888. Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 6 (June 1888).

BNA CONTENTS New Postal Regulationa Vol. I. No. 2. Balance made up of short notes.

Continued as Canadian P hilatelic Journal, published bY H. E. F re nch at St. •Catherlnes. Ont. .One number only containing varloU& short note. only. Size 9 x 12% inches.

Vol. 11, No. 1 December 1888.

BNA TOPics · 205

Bringing News About People & Stamps By REV. JOHN S. BALN

Latest news from Newfoundland, tells of six members of the Newfound­land parliament having n writ served on Q{Jvernor Sir Gordon MacDonald and the British appointed commfsslon government to restrain them from Pl'OCeedlng with the s t eJ)S to make nn union with Canada. or to change the constitution of Newfoundland, except to t·estore the home rule form of gov­ernment. The wt·lt reads that home rule government was promised when Newfoundland could become self-sup­porting aga in, and sin ~e this has been proved, home rule or responsible gov­ernment must be restored by previous agreement. A l)•etltlon circufated tn Newfoundland has enough sl~tnatures to ask for such a type of parliament. ::VIajor Peter Cashin and l\·fajor F. Marshall have arrived In London, Eng-land. and are taking the petition directly to the British Government. This means that the Privy Council will have to take the matter and give its decision.

BNAPS

The T oronto Stamp Collectors' Club was host to the annual "T. H. B." party at the R oyal York Hotel, anrl had a spe<'lal section ot the exhibition devoted to the "Celebration of the Golden Jubilee or the 1898 l\-1'\p Stamp." \Ve are told tha.t this exhibition of the 1898 Map !':tamp or Canada was prob­ably the hest that was ever assembled of this stamp. To any BNAPSers look­Ing tor something new to add to th<>h' collection, 1 would suggest a special­ized collection of the 1•898 :vrap Stamp. Re-entries. cancellations, lmpertor­ates. etc. Tt you think It's easy, just Iool< for a first day cover, and believe it or not, a center-llne block o! four!

I BNAPS

Came across an Interesting Item ' n connection with Canadian postal markings related to vVorld \Var u. A cover mailed in Toronto, Ontario, J uly 2nd, 1940, addressed to Zurich, Swit­zerland, and rubber-stamped on the ft·ont- "MlAIL S~VICE: SUSPEND­ED" and ''EXAMINED BY CIDNSOR

68.~' the censor's number was written ln. The cover was backstamped with a r ectangular box reading, "INSPEC­TION SIDRVICE, .T.ULY 9th, 19·10, DF>AD Lb~TER OF1F'ICE, OTTA'W A (17).'• This cover was sent by alrma11.

BNAPS

News of a find In the new Canada Air Letter sheet-an Invert. The top sheet of the packet of 100 was nor­mal a nd the other 99 Invert ed. lt JS

impossible to use the inv-ert as It doesn't allow tor folding to form t he Air Letter Sheet.

BNAPS

Now tor a story about one of thoee philatelic thrills that happen once In ~\ lifetime. A Mr. Bond was travelling through St. Catherlnee, Ont., and en­joying many ot the beautlfuf s · enes In that part or Canada. The usual ttg­ures and way of lite moved across his vis ion-nothing unusual. However, a fire burning rubbish ·attracted his at­tention, and as he watched, he saw an old lady feed the fh·e with old l)a­pers. T hat collector's sense told him that perhaps a philatelic tt·easure was going up In amol<e. Was there any use going over to Inquire? In the meantime more papers were going In­to t he blaze. He could no longer with­stand the great philatelic urge, and made his way to the tire-maybe there were some chance envelopes with stamps on them? The ladoy handed him some of the papers she was burning! To his amazement, and horror, be die­covered that covers of Canada bear­ing the "Large Cents" issue were be­ing destroyed In the tire!! Promptly the remainder of the papers were bought tor $5. 00, and thus the flames were cheated or phl!a.tellc treasures. Later, part of this collection was sold for around $1,200.00.

BNAPS

From this column to all BNAPSers

A Very Merry and Happy Chriatmu'

BN A.PS

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CLASSIFIED TOPICS Reaerved for Membera of B.N.A.P.S. Rates 2c ·per word. Minimum 15 worda per . ad. Thr-ee Insertions at the price of two. 500 words, at will, $4.00 pay­able In advance. Scott's numbers used unless otherwise &pecltied.

COVERS- Newfoundland Stamplees or Pre-stamp and any used prior to 1880. Dan C. Meyerson, 76·5 Eaetern Park­way, Brooklyn 18, N. Y.

WANTED- NEWFOUNDLAND ON­LY. Whole~le sources of supply, 'Liilo good singles on 20 day approval. Ken­neth Mlnuse, 1236 ,Grand Concourse, New York 56, N. Y.

WANTED- Newfound·land 5c Blue, rouletted Seal, Scott #4.0. Used palra, strips or blocks. Dan C. Meyerson, 765 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn 13, N. Y.

CANADIAN PLATE BLOCKS--eince 19>27. Wanted to buy or exchange. T . B. Higginson, Finch, Ont., Canada (10)

I collect Canada only~For Sale or Ex­change-Stationery; B. C. Laws; Plate Nos: Flag Cancels. c. B. D. Garrett. Box 512, Cranbrook, B . C.

CANlADA O.H.M.S. - I have a fair variety of these. Wlll exchange for Br!U.sh Colonies, d·ollar for dollar bas­Is. Send for selection. E. D. Harris, Hllliel's, B. C., Canada. (3t)

·SEI..UNG $1500 SURPLUS CANADA acquired when buying large auction lots to obtain certain Items· for my collection. Singles, pairs, blocks, both mint and used. Also panes, covers and cancellations. Many ."lca.roe Items all accurately described and tndlvidually priced to sell fast. Write for type­written list. H. W. Lussey, 137 Voor­his Ave., River Edge Manor, New Jersey. (2t)

FINE USED BLOCKS ot

Canada 1912 to date write for price list and approvals

M. W. CRYDERMAN Box 289, Roblin, Man., Canac!a.

BRITISH NORTH AMfRICA . .. Is often extensively repre­sented In the H. R. HARMER, INC. auctions. Write for FREE catalogues and buy the right way- the H . R. HARMER way,

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1928 FINE CANADA 1932 These lssu~. which cam e out durin ~ th ' dep-, s !on , h~\·c ttt r rNl oat to Ll.l

l'Rlh uf S ;!lli'Ce ,

1928 SCROLL. AND PICTORIA L P late

149 l c {)ra ng e ........ . (8 ) (8) (8) (8) (ll ) (8) (6) (G) (G) (6) ( G)

Blo lc $ . 75

Lnused Bloc'! !'Ingle $ .24 $ .0 '

150 2c green ... . ... . 151 Sc carmine , . ••. . ... 152 4c bls t rc •.•. . , •.. . •...• 153 lie dee p vio let ......... . . . 154 Sc blue . .....•.......•....• 155 l Oc :\It. H u rd •..•......... 156 12c Q u ebec Bridge .. . 157 20c Hcap er ...•... , ...... . 1•58 iiOe Blucnos<> .... . . . .... , .. 1·59 $1 Parllamcnt .... . 149-59 1c-$1, complete . . , •

.35 5 .0•1 l. ':'c. 1.00 2.50 1 .35 2.~ .• 2.G!>

36 . 00

100. '' ·' 150 00

1928 COILS

1'' 1. 60

. 60

.32

. 80

.60 1. 00 1. ~0

17 . 00 4 6 . 0·0 66.00

Joint !'n i t· l'ai i' 160 161

1<' urang<' 2'1' gt'<'On

.60 .50

.on . 10

1930 LEAF AND PICTOR IAL lli2 lc orang<> ...... .. .... , .. . 2;; .12 1li2a Jc t·e-entry In rig-ht "l ' ' l.~o J ti3 1 e green, 1lle II .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . . ·li1 • 2 f 1631.1 lc green, cllt1 I . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 1:1 .21 163d ' Lc re-entry Ln ri g ht ' '1" .. .. .. .. 1.;.0 1·63e lc J>nlc Y•·Llow ~r•'•ll . .. .. . ~.ou 164 2c gnen . . . . . . . 2rt 1'1

165 2c red, dit• 1L .. .20 . 1~ 165ft 2c r c u, die I • . .. .. . 2 ~ .I; l ·Gti 2c• brown, die II . 35 .16 16Gb 2c brown. d ie ) 1. 00 . !i•J 16Ge 2c pale )'ell ow brown . . . G. f·O I . CO 167 3c dee p r eel . . . • 1\) .~0 168 4c bistrc .. .. .. .. . 1. 00 .60 169 Sc violet f lat p ln t c • . • .. • .. .. . • .. . .~o 3·> 169a 5c violet rvw..ry .. • . . • .. .. . .. . 50 . 3 :? 170 5c dull blue ,:;1 . a2 l'iOa 5c m ll!<y b lue . . . .. . .. . . . 1. 35 1.00 171 Sc dar!< ulue .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. . I. 61t 1. 01 172 8c ornnge .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 1 . 00 . t8 173 10~ J,l'hr n r>' . . . • • . . • • • . . . • • . . . . . . 1 25 . • ;;} 17.t 12c Que't c c C Jtadc l • . .. . .••..••.• . 1. 00 . 72 175 20c .Ha rvester ...... .. .. .. .. . ... .. 2. 75 1.80 176 50c Grand Pre .. .... . .. ..... .... 55.00 41.00 177 $1 l\It. Cave'll .. .. ..... . .. ... ..... 25.00' 17.00 162·77 1o· 31, 16 var. complete . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 64.00

1930 COILS, Perf. 8 Vert. Line Pair

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