The Stamps of Canada

The Stamps of Canada, by Bertram Poole

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Title: The Stamps of Canada
Author: Bertram Poole
Release Date: August 1, 2007 [EBook #22190]
Language: English
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THE STAMPS OF CANADA
By BERTRAM W. H. POOLE
PUBLISHED BY SEVERN-WYLIE-JEWETT CO. Publishers of Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News BOSTON, MASS.
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Beautiful 1912 Salvador Set
1c, 2c, 5c, 6c, 12c, 17c, 19c, 29c, 50c and 1 col, =Each in 2 Colors=, used, fine, Cat. $1.41. Price =50c=
No. 354, 10c on 6c rose and black, o.g., =Rare= =10c=
1914 Oficial set. Nos. 950 to 957, unused, Cat. $1.30. Price =30c=
=NICARAGUA=, Set 1909, Nos. 237 to 248, =used=, Cat. 59c. Special at .15
=MEXICO, Sets and Singles, New=
1910, 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 15c, 20c, 50c, 1 peso, o.g., fine .55
1910, 5 pesos, o. g. .75
1914, Gob. $ Con. on 1910 issue, 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 10c, 15c, 20c & 50c .24
1914, 5 pesos Gob. $ Con., Rare 2.25
1915, G. C. M. 2c, 3c & 5c. 3 for .03
Oficial No. 675, o.g., 5p. =Rare on No. 303= 2.98
Above 5p not priced in Scott's (Foreign Cats. $7.50.)
Oficial, 1911, Set 1c to 1 peso complete, Scott's Nos. 676 to 685 1.48
Nos. 810 to 814 Postage Due, Gob. $ .75
Nos. 815 to 819 Postage Due, Carranza .75
Nos. 820 to 824 Postage Due, Villa 1.50
=RARE SINGLE STAMPS=
U. S. No. 330, 10c on bluish, mint perf'n 6.75
Canal Zone No. 42A, 2c mint perfection, =center inverted, rare= 11.75
Above worth full catalogue =in fine condition.=
=Wanted to Exchange= rare for rare, U. S. for U. S., Foreign for Foreign. Send selections against any of above or against other selections. =Even Trade.=
C. E. HUSSMAN, Pres. COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO., ST. LOUIS, MO.
References, Jefferson Bank or Publishers.
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NEW
UNITED STATES LOOSE LEAF ALBUM
This Album is the only practical and feasible Loose Leaf Book on the market today.
We have put this Album up in five sections so a collector is able to purchase such branches as he desires at a comparatively low cost. It is 9 inches long and 7-1/2 inches wide, very handy; there is but one set of stamps to a page artistically laid out. Spaces have been provided for imperforate and part perforate pairs and the beauty of all; it is right up to the minute. What is more we will add new leaves each year with spaces for the latest stamps and if you are an owner of one of our Albums, latest sheets will be promptly sent you when issued.
After you have transferred your stamps into this Album you cannot help realizing the great advantage in a practical up-to-date Album.
Specimen pages and complete Prospectus cheerfully mailed on request. Postfree
=Section 1.= All Postage to date. 112 pps. =$1.10=
=Section 2.= Departments, Special Delivery, Registration Postage, Dues, Newspapers, Postal Savings, 60pp =.65=
=Section 3.= Revenues, complete to date, 76 pages =.75=
=Section 4.= Confederate States. 24 pages =.25=
=Section 5.= Colonies, Cuba, Guam, Porto Rico, Phil. Isl. (4 pages per month with "Herald") =.50=
Special =Spring Back Binder=, cloth & gilt =1.25=
Special =Marquette Prong Binder=, black cloth and gilt =2.50=
Special =Marquette Prong Binder=, black Morocco Leather and full gilt =5.00=
Special =Transparent Sheets=, per doz., 15c; per 100 =.75=
Special =Blank Leaves=, per doz., 15c; per 100 =.75=
UNITED STAMP CO., 1151 Marquette Bldg., CHICAGO.
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=B. N. A. PROOFS=
A splendid assortment, neatly arranged in booklets of =Die= and =Plate Proofs=, several hundred varieties of =Canada=, =New Brunswick=, =Nova Scotia= and =Newfoundland=, also some =Essays.= Many unique items in color proofs. Also the scarce =Reprints= of New Brunswick first issue.
=Selections of Canada=
including shades, blocks, etc. (4 books), U. S. (100 different books) or any other country. Our free PINK LIST describes fully 400 selections ready to be submitted on approval to responsible collectors.
This ad is good for 5 years or more.
J. M. BARTELS CO. 99 Nassau Street, NEW YORK
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EUGENE KLEIN
Counterfeit Detector of the American Philatelic Society.
Member of the Juries of the Chicago 1911 and New York 1913 International Philatelic Exhibitions.
Honorary Member of the New York Stamp Society.
Life Member of the Societe Francaise de Timbrologie, Paris, and the Junior Philatelic Society, London.
I am prepared to examine stamps and give expert opinion for the following charges:
Unsurcharged stamps 10c each.
Overprints, stamps requiring plating and cancellations, 30c each.
Minimum charge