Golden Horseshoe

This is a notice that the next meeting of the BNAPS Golden Horseshoe Regional Group will take place on SUNDAY 31 May 2026 at the Brewers Blackbird Kitchen & Brewery (formerly Rousseau House Restaurant), 375 Wilson St. East, Ancaster.

As usual, we encourage members to bring items of interest for show and tell.

We will follow our typical agenda for the day, from years past.

GHRG is the largest regional group of BNAPS.

Our only formal event is the meeting in Ancaster, for which attendance has dropped to 15 to 20 people most times.

Questions for your consideration:

How can we increase the attendance at the in-person meetings

Most of the attendees are advanced collectors – do we want to appeal to the less advanced Canadian collectors; if yes, how do we do that

Do we change the meeting schedule perhaps to in-person mid-month in October, November, April, May, June and Zoom in the other months

There are many local stamp clubs in the GHRG region for which the members have a wider collecting interest – should we develop relationships with some of them (PSSC, PHSC, West Toronto, North Toronto, K-W, etc.)

Are there any other dealers with a Canada-focus for at least part of their business who could be invited


11AM – visit the dealers, talk and/or trade with other members. Our normal complement of Dealers are invited to bring stamps, covers or postcards to this meeting. New dealers are welcome. Material on hand will include Canadian postal history, postcards and stamps, including some varieties and a selection of cancellations on stamp. Anyone wishing to see specific material can contact the dealers directly or reply to this email, and we will pass on the request. Members are welcome to bring similar items for sale or trade if they would like to do so.

12:15PM - Lunch – enjoy the Brewers Blackbird’s excellent cuisine.

1:00PM - GHRG News and BNAPS activities. Also announcements from members regarding other philatelic meetings / activities of interest.

1:15PM - DONATION AUCTION: To help defray our costs, members are asked to bring stamps or covers that can be auctioned off at the meeting. Except for Canada and/or BNA "name" collections, old auction catalogues are not required as they have not been selling and can present a disposal problem.

1:30PM - Show and tell of items of interest by attendees (bring scans, if you prefer).

3:00PM – adjournment so Brewers Blackbird can set up for dinner.

DIRECTIONS: [Changes or corrections to the following are welcome!]

From the north (Oakville, Toronto etc.) and east (Niagara) take the QEW to the junction with Hwy. 403 at Burlington.

From the north your exit to Hwy. 403 is on the right immediately after Brant Street.

From the east your exit is immediately after Plains Road/Fairview Drive (be sure to stay hard right and not get on the Hwy. 407 toll road).

Follow Hwy 403 westbound toward Hamilton and Brantford around the bends near the Cathedral and then go up the hill to the Lincoln Alexander Parkway/Rousseaux St. exit. Stay hard right and follow Rousseaux St. to Wilson St., turn left and drive into the village.

The restaurant is on the right just after the Glendale Motors lot. Lots of parking behind the restaurant.

From the west: (London, Woodstock): take Hwy. 401 to Hwy. 403 eastbound to the Wilson St./Hwy. 2 Exit 58 (the previous exit is Copetown/Reg. Rd. 52). At the end of the ramp turn left (east) onto Wilson Street and proceed through the traffic circle at the Fire Station into the village.

Look for Tim Horton's on the right - the Brewers Blackbird Restaurant is across the street. Lots of parking behind the restaurant.

See you in Ancaster on SUNDAY 31 May 2026 PLEASE REMEMBER to bring items for the donation auction – all proceeds go to the GHRG.

LUNCH REQUEST: Again, to assist with planning, please reply to this email as soon as possible to confirm that you will be having lunch ($26). Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated.

Note: the GHRG's Auctioneer will have the following lot available, in addition to others:

The lot is just under 500 Toronto postcards – from 1906 to modern; if somebody wants it all, $100 before the auction; if not, it is split into smaller lots of 20 to 60 cards (such as High Park, U of T, buildings); and if anybody just wants one card, ask me before the auction.

Golden Horseshoe Regional pages

Lower Canada / Bas Canada

BNAPS members are invited to the BNAPS Lower Canada Regional Group breakfast-seminar on 7 June 2026 starting at 8 AM. The seminar will take place in the Laurier Room at the Travelodge Hotel in Québec City during the 5th Québec City Stamp & Old Paper Show.

Ingo Nessel of the Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation (VGG), will give a presentation on the expertise at the VGG using the Foster + Freeman VSC 8000.

The cost of the breakfast is $21, payable on site. Reservations are required and must be made by contacting Grégoire at: gteyssier@videotron.ca.

In addition, BNAPS members are invited to enter an exhibit in the “One or Two Pages” national exhibition. You can get the exhibit entry form at https://svpq.ca/.

We look forward to seeing you at the show in Quebec City for this special occasion.

Kind regards,
Grégoire Teyssier & Sébastien Crête
Co-Chairs BNAPS Lower Canada Regional Group

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Le groupe régional du Bas-Canada de la BNAPS a le plaisir d’inviter les membres de la BNAPS à un déjeuner-conférence qui aura lieu le 7 juin 2026 à compter de 8 h, dans la salle « Laurier » de l’hôtel Travelodge à Québec, en marge du 5e Salon du timbre et du vieux papier de Québec.

À cette occasion, M. Ingo Nessel, représentant la Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation (VGG), présentera les services d’expertise offerts par la Fondation, grâce au système Foster + Freeman VSC 8000.

Le coût du petit-déjeuner est de 21 $ net, payable sur place. La réservation est obligatoire et doit être effectuée auprès de Grégoire à l’adresse suivante : gteyssier@videotron.ca.

De plus, tous les membres de la BNAPS intéressés à participer à l’exposition nationale « Une à deux pages » sont invités à nous envoyer leur formulaire d’inscription qui se trouve sur le site du salon : https://svpq.ca/.

Nous espérons avoir le plaisir de vous accueillir nombreux à Québec pour cet événement spécial.

Cordialement,
Grégoire Teyssier et Sébastien Crête
Coprésidents, Groupe régional du Bas-Canada de la BNAPS

Lower Canada Regional Group / Groupe régional du Bas-Canada