Continue reading »]]> The first couple of weeks have been busy as usual with inventory additions.  We continue our exploration of France and her Colonies with sets and singles from all over the Empire, but especially French Africa.  For the British Empire the focus seems to have been Africa as well.  Some mint Ireland has been added to inventory.  For Canada more used Classics make their way into inventory.

Continue reading »]]> This has been another exciting week with many new and wonderful additions to our ever-growing inventory.  Look for some exceptional Portugal and Colonies singles which are reasonably priced.  Early Italy and Italian States have been added.  Still more French Colonies in the form of key sets and singles have been added in significant quantities.  For the collector of British Commonwealth we have added a selection of used Penny Blacks, some mint high values from Edward VII as well as a few better singles from round the Empire.  For Canada we have added a number of Victorian-era pre-cancels, used Jubilees as well as some better used and mint singles.

Continue reading »]]> After another busy week we can report some interesting additions to our inventory.  Continuing with the Latin theme of the past few weeks we add still more Bolivia mint.  Some impressive German States material debuts this week.  The area with the greatest concentration of items over the last few days has been French Africa with many scarce sets and singles having been added to inventory.  As always we have found time to make some sparkling additions to our generous inventory of used and mint Canada.

Continue reading »]]> The 1864 Penny Reds have an enduring popularity.  In its day and for more than fifty years a penny would secure the passage of a letter. This year our government will cease the minting of the penny, the Passage of the Penny, if you will, and it takes more than 60 to mail a letter.  Here is your chance to collect a well-centred block of 10 from Plate #145, Positions ‘MD’ through ‘NH’. It has the usual crackled gum but the bottom row has three never hinged examples. The Scott Catalogue value of $375.  is for 10 singles. Our Price: $195.00

Continue reading »]]> The first part of April has been very busy with a tremendous volume of France in both mint and used having been added to our inventory.  For the British Commonwealth we have added used Natal as well as better British Booklets.  More Germany of all eras is continuing to be added.  Our recent penchant for Latin America continues with Chile and Peru mint stamps making their way into inventory.  If you are a collector of Nordic countries, look for Denmark and Finland used stamps mostly in the Classic period.  For Canada, more interesting used stamps are new to inventory.

Continue reading »]]> As we close out the month of March there are some exciting additions to our inventory to report.  A large quantity of Germany covering all eras in mint as well as used has been added.  More Norway Classics and key issues make their way into inventory.  The past number of months have seen a great many additions to Latin America, an area we were once sparsely representing, and this month is no exception with additions to Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Peru.  For the Canada binders we have been diligently adding modern stamps where we had gaps in our inventory.

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7¢ Airmail featuring a Goose in flight with perforations for Official use in a vertical strip of three with an interesting unlisted major re-entry on the left side of the top two stamps.  This re-entry is very similar to the scarce listed double frameline on the right side, found only in row #5 in a pane.  There is also a slight angle on the re-entry.  This is a showpiece for the Canadian Airmail collector or the George VI Specialist.  Our Price: $300.