Jan
24

January 24th, 2012

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We are back into our accustomed mode of new inventory additions in that we are once again adding to our three most popular areas.  Once again we are adding interesting used Canada along with some fresh mint.  For the British Commonwealth we have added items from Labuan, Samoa, Australia, Indian States and Great Britain itself.  …

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Jan
24

Interesting Imperium — Weekly Feature #420

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George VI 2d. Imperium Type in a Plate number pair.  Mint never hinged Very Fine.  Stanley Gibbons cat. £2,80 for normal stamps.  The Imperium series was generally printed in two entries; the first was for the Duty Plate: the country and the value, the second was the Head Plate: the frame, portrait and ornamentation.  This …

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Jan
21

January 21st, 2012

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The last number of days have in large part been spent cataloguing and describing a rather extensive and choice collection assembled by a discerning collector.  The focus of that particular collector was Portugal and her Colonies as well as Latin America.  In addition to the seldom seen better items from those areas we have also …

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Jan
18

Nautical Nugget — Weekly Feature #419

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Edward VII Key Type 1/2d. bicolour pair.  Used with a virtually complete ‘St. John NB Ship Letter’ postmark Very Fine.  This Philatelic Nugget harkens back to a time when St. John was a very important centre of commerce and ship building.  A time when trade between the Caribbean and the Maritime Provinces was much more …

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Jan
11

January 11th, 2012

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It has been an interesting week since our last update, with an eclectic mix of stamps making their way into inventory.  As far as Canada goes, it is always worth checking in that we are almost always diligently adding new material to our inventory in the form  of mint and used earlier stamps.  War Tax …

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