Private Sector First Day Covers for Canadian Stamp Issues of the 21st Century

Gary Dickinson
Released March 2025.
58 pages, 8.5" x 11", spiral.
Colour C$ 28.00 [ISBN 978-1-989280-50-8].

The onset of “official” FDCs by Canada Post in 1971 resulted in a fairly rapid and substantial shift by collectors away from the products of private makers in favour of the official versions. By the end of the 20th century, private cachet makers barely existed.

In his new BNAPS handbook, Private Sector First Day Covers for Canadian Stamp Issues of the 21st Century, Gary Dickinson presents a few enterprising individuals who continued in the market with boutique-type operations. Some attempted to compete with Canada Post, while others sought niche markets for product types that Canada Post did not generate.