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CANADA

Philatelic Societies for collectors of Canada Stamps

The Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain

British North America Philatelic Society

Postal History Society of Canada


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New Issues of Canadian Postage Stamps

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Selected Pages on Canada Stamps and Canada Postal History

Small Queens Issue
A Guide to Identification of Printings 
by John Hillson, FCPS

Canadian Stamps Online
Scans of all Canadian stamps issued
from 1851 to 1972

History of the Postal System of Canada

Fancy Cancels
by John Hillson, FCPS

Canadian Perfin Officials
by Tony Brown

The Admiral Stamps of Canada 
by Tony Brown & Mike Burn

The Stamps of Kaulbach Island
by Tony Brown

Canadian Postal Museum

A Chronology of Canadian Postal History

Canadian Postal Rates since 1943

Modern-day Canadian Postage Stamp Paper

Fluorescence

Canadian Phosphor Tagging

Nova Scotia Stamps & Postal History

P.E.I. Folded Letter and Cover Database

Canada First Day Covers and Cachets
by Pierre Ethier
This online catalogue starts with the earliest known patriotic cachets and on with the 1927 Confederation Issue, date of issuance of the First Commercial Canadian Cachets. It currently ends in 1949. This an attempt at cataloguing every Cachet made for Canadian First Day Covers.

The Reference Manual of B.N.A. Fakes, Forgeries & Counterfeits
by Kenneth W. Pugh
Guide to the fakes and forged stamps of Canada, Vancouver Island and British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.




BOOKS
(this list is in date of first publication order)

Canadian Postage Stamps and Stationery
by Clifton A Howes, 1911; 1974 reprint,  301pp

The Colonial Postal System and Postage Stamps of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1849-1871
by Alfred S Deaville, 1928; 1980 reprint, 211pp+14 plates

Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada 
by Winthrop S Boggs, 1946, 825pp, two volumes; 1975, Quarterman reprint, 624pp, (About 200 pages of reference data have been left out in the 1975 edition.)

Newfoundland Air Mails 1919-1939
by C H C Harmer, edited by Eisendrath, 1953; 1984 update, 181pp

The Postal Stationery of Canada - A Reference Catalogue
by Nelson Bond, 1953, 132pp
A comprehensive catalogues all the Envelopes, Air Letter Forms, Post Bands, Wrappers, Letter Cards, Post Cards which had been issued by Canada and Newfoundland up to the date of publication.

Postage Stamps of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
by N Argenti, 1962; 1976 reprint, 223pp

First Decimal Issue of Canada 1859-68
by Geoffrey Whitworth, 1966, 95pp 

A History of Canadian R.P.O.'s 1853-1967
by L F Gillam, 1967, 179 + 17pp

The Essays and Proofs of British North America
by Kenneth Minuse and R. H Pratt, 1970, 198pp
The definitive work on BNA Essays and Proofs from the Essay Proof Society.

Canada's Registry Stystem: 1827-1911
by Horace W Harrison, 1971, 84pp

Canadian Post Offices 1755-1895
by Frank W Campbell, 1972,  208pp

Encyclopedia of the Empire, Volume V, North America
by Robson Lowe, 1973, 760pp

Postal History of Yukon Territory
by Robert G Woodall, 1976, 267pp

Collect Canada Covers
by Edward A Richardson, 1978, 103pp

The Postal History of the Post Card in Canada 1871-1911
by Steinhart, 1979, 65pp+70 illustrations

Atlantic Mails, A History of the Mail Service Between Great Britain and Canada to 1889
by Dr John C Arnell, 1980, 412pp 

The Admiral Era: A Rate Study 1912-1928
by Allan L Steinhart, 1981, 166pp

Postal History of the Canadian Contingents in the Anglo-Boer War
by Rowe, 1981, 104pp

The Small Queens of Canada
by John Hillson, 1981, 24pp; 1989, 2nd revised edition, 112pp

Canada Steel Engraved Constant Plate Varieties
by Hans Reiche, 1982, 109pp

The Admiral Issue of Canada
by George C Marler, 1982, 567pp

Early Rapid Cancelling Machines of Canada
by David Sessions, 1982, 137pp

The Pence Issues of Newfoundland
by Robert H Pratt, 1982, 192pp

The Semi-Official Air Stamps of Canada, 1924-34
by Longworth-Dames, 1982, 116pp

The Canadian Military Posts
by W J Bailey and E R  Troop, 1984-1990
  Vol 1, 269pp, Colonial to 1919;  Vol 2, 367pp, 1920-1946;  Vol 3,  264pp, 1947-1989

Five Cents Beaver Stamp of Canada
by Geoffrey Whitworth, 1985, 95pp

Canadian Patriotic Post Card Handbook, 1904-1914
by W L Gutzman Covers, 1985, 143pp

Canadian Mail by Rail 1836 - 1867
by L F Gillam, 1985, 164pp

Nova Scotia Post, Its Offices, Masters and Marks 1700-1867
by MacDonald, 1985, 295pp

Large Queen Stamps of Canada and their Use 1868-1872
by Duckworth Stamps, 1986, 488pp

Newfoundland, Travelling Post Office Cancellations
by Kidd and Cockrill, 1987, 52pp 

Postage Stamps and Cancellations of Prince Edward Islands 1814-1873
by James C Lehr, 1987, 174pp

Canada's Small Queen Era, Postal Usage during the Small Queen Era 1870 - 1897
by George B Arfken, 1989, 459pp

Early Canada Stamp Perforation Measurements
by J Goldberg, 1996, 10pp
The 1857-1899 period, a scholarly pursuit getting back to the actual method of rotary perforation, not for the general collector. 

The Airmails of Canada and Newfoundland
published by the American Air Mail Society, 1997, 552pp
Covers: Pioneer Flights, SCADTA, Semi-Officials, Airship, Government and other covers 1926-1997, Crash Covers, Balloon, Helicopter, Forces, etc.

Ontario Broken Circles
by W. Bruce Graham, 
published by the Postal History Society of Canada, 1999. 240pp
A very large checklist of all known or suspected broken circle postmarks ("split circles") of Ontario and its predecessors. About 12000 are listed. Also includes other datestamps used in Upper Canada, Canada West, as well as Ontario.

Canada Domestic and International Postal Rates and Fees 1870-1999
by Dr. Robert C. Smith and Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz, 44pp
Comprehensive tables detailing the rates of postage from 1870 to 1999
 


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