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Sep 29
Beyond Sparks Street
In 1984, Ian Kimmerly opened his stamp store at 90 Sparks Street in Ottawa. With the exception of two years on Catherine Street near the Ottawa Bus Terminal, Ian has always remained on Sparks. But now that the store at 62 Sparks Street has closed, and Ian moves on to a new life in Victoria, …
Sep 26
September 26th, 2014
Still a few more items have been added to our inventory in this the twilight of Ian Kimmerly Stamps’ days at 62 Sparks Street. A significant amount of Falkland Islands material has been added. Selected mint and used Canada stamps have been added as well. In light of our imminent closing of the store, we …
Sep 19
September 19th, 2014
With the amount of material we have been diligently adding to our already generous inventory of quality stamps, one would not think that we were closing our doors for good in just eight short days. Better used and mint Canada have been added. The ever-popular area of British Commonwealth has been added to, most notably …
Sep 13
September 13th, 2014
We are still adding plenty of stamps to our inventory. Worthwhile Canada material, both mint and used is always being added. British Empire and Commonwealth, very popular areas for us, have been added to extensively. For these areas British Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand lead the way. Mint and used stamps from France are also …
Sep 05
Store Closing Update
Greetings! Saturday, September 27th will be the last day we are open to customers. We don’t know how much we’ll have left by then, but drop by anyway if only to say goodbye. Even as we get to the end of our lease at the end of September, we continue to add more collections to …