Additional Resources and References

Members of the British North America Philatelic Society are invited to share their displays, shows, data (in progress), and research results. Note that some can be viewed directly, some require Adobe Acrobat reader (free), some require MS Power Point, etc.
Specialized BNA

BNAPS Study Groups Presentations - in the future, this section could include some items accessible by only members of specific Study Groups

Updates of published books

BNAPS Publications Study Updates - Most of the catalogues BNAPS has published are the result of ongoing studies. In this section, you will find periodic data updates so collectors can be informed between book revisions, which may only occur after several years.
 
Publication Author
Travelling Post Office Postmarks of Newfoundland & Labrador (cumulative update #4) Brian T. Stalker
The Dead Letter Office In Canada 1830-2002 Brian C. Plain
The BNAPS Catalogue of Military Mail Markings, Volume 3 – From Victory in 1945 to Afghanistan C. Douglas Sayles

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  • Various presentations of BNA studies, articles, and general "show-and-tell" items; some which could be used for group meetings:
     
    Presentation Synopsis
    Modern Flower Coil Definitives. Dr. Jim Watt's presentation of these beautiful stamps and their interesting coil variations. This is also available as a Power Point slide show.
    90th anniversary of the Vimy Ridge battles On the occasion of the 90th anniversary commemorating the battle of Vimy Ridge, Mike Street illustrates a few covers from the 1936 Pilgrimage.
    "Marked For Life" A terrific article about a collector's adventure with postal history was published in Vancouver in May, 2006. Now Andrew Scott's article is available for viewing on this website (temporarily not available).
    Brandon Exhibit A postal history exhibit has been prepared for the general public and was developed to help Brandon, Manitoba celebrate its 125th anniversary as a city in 2007. Brandon has some significance to Canadian postal history. Members are encouraged to offer similar projects for this site.
    The Gordon Jory Collection of Manitoba Postal History Brandon University has in its archives, a wonderful collection of over 400 Manitoba covers, mostly from the 19th century. BNAPS and Brandon University have worked together to present those covers on the Internet.
    Stinson Flight Re-enactment of western Canada's first air mail flight.
    Alberta and Saskatchewan Centennials To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the province of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Gray Scrimgeour explains two covers from the territorial period.
    BNAPS Cover of the month Interesting covers with short write-ups to educate and entertain!
    Calgary covers Exhibit Calgarian postal history showcased by the Calgary Group.
    An extraordinary Canadian cover Short article about the controversial "Postmaster's Provisional Envelope".  Is the 3d impression a "prepaid provisional stamp" or merely a "fancy rate marking"?
    BNAPS cover challenge Complex BNA covers are shown and described.

    15 July 2007

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