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Canadian Philately - An Outline

John Burnett, Gray Scrimgeour, and Victor Willson

Published by the British North America Philatelic Society

Front cover of the booklet Canadian Philately - An Outline

This 96-page booklet describes the collecting areas and interests of British North America (BNA) philatelists. As reflected in the chapter titles listed below, the booklet covers everything from the stampless era to modern times, postage to revenue stamps, straight-line postmarks to machine cancels, airmail to registered mail, ephemera, philatelic literature, and philatelic societies.


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I. Purposes of the Handbook (1.1 MB)

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II. Specialization: What Is It? An Example (0.5 MB)

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III. 20th Century Elizabethan Stamp Issues (0.5 MB)

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IV. 20th Century Edward / George V / George VI Stamp Issues (1.7 MB)

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V. 19th Century Dominion Period: Canada, NS, NB, PEI, NF, & BC (1.1 MB)

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VI. 19th Century Decimal Period: Canada, NS, NB, PEI, NF, VI & BC (1.1 MB)

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VII. 19th Century Pence Period: Canada, NS, NB, PEI, NF, VI & BC (0.9 MB)

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VIII. French and British Period Philately (1685-1851) (0.3 MB)

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IX. 19th and 20th Century Newfoundland (0.9 MB)

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X. Special Production Studies (1.1 MB)

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XI. Airmails (0.7 MB)

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XII. Cancellations and Postmarks (1.1 MB)

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XIII. Postal Stationery (0.9 MB)

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XIV. Military Mail/War-Related (0.3 MB)

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XV. Railway Mail (0.3 MB)

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XVI. Thematic Collecting (0.4 MB)

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XVII. Specialty Studies (1.5 MB)

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XVIII. Revenues (0.4 MB)

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XIX. Philatelic Literature (0.2 MB)

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XX. Permit Mail and Meter Cancels (0.2 MB)

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XXI. Major Societies Associated with Canadian Philately (0.2 MB)

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XXII. Canadian Literature Resources (1.1 MB)


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