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Imagine buying a fine used 12p Black with a Royal certificate for just over $1400? I came across an ad by H.R. Harmer in the November 1952, Maple Leaves Journal (by the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain) advertising exactly this for £425. Curiosity got the better of me so I looked up the exchange […]

I find it difficult to focus on stamps in the Summer months. The weather today, and for the foreseeable future in SW Ontario, makes it a little easier so I just listed about 50 booklets from the time period 1998 to 2005. Many of these lots have the glued flap (from the post office field

I found this to be a very positive interesting take on the hobby. A post from the Punk Philatelist from May 2020: https://punkphilatelist.com/2020/05/26/its-ok-to-admit-you-secretly-think-about-collecting-stamps/

I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected with the various restrictions placed on us due to COVID? I have some eBay lots, all listed at 99c, closing tomorrow & Sunday. I will be listing a few more lots this evening which will close on Wednesday: https://www.ebay.ca/sch/straq/m.html?item=333879883405&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 At NOON (E.S.T.) on Sunday

I just listed 20 lots on eBay.ca today, a variety of material all starting at 99 cents (CAD). Plans are to add 20 or so lots every 3 or 4 days for a while to allow me to bring attention to my website: https://www.ebay.ca/sch/straq/m.html?item=333879883405&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Check out my eBay lots at any time and I will

Good Monday Afternoon. One of the features of the store is the “New Arrivals” category. As I post new material I will leave new items in this category for about three weeks , as well as their home categories. Plans are to add some bulk modern used Canadian Definitives in the next day or so.

I just came across this site that has done an excellent job of presenting a number of podcasts. Michael & Charles are to be commended for bringing this to the hobby. Check it out: https://www.philatelypodcast.com/  

Many thanks to those who have contacted me and offered support and advice. I was rather embarrassed when I discovered that I had not set the right parameters on my items for a single sale. It was just yesterday when two people ordered the same two items and I panicked. That has been fixed now

Happy Sunday to all. I just finished listing a dozen new post card lots. I am not sure that I want to part with the card that has “three little owls” and three mice inside the barn which has actual operating doors! Coming this week are about a dozen cards and covers to unusual foreign