BNAPS Squared Circle Study Group

Newsletter - The Roundup Annex

Newsletter Editors

From To Editor
1976 1981 G. F. Hansen and W. G. Moffatt
1982 1983 W. G. Moffatt and Gary D. Arnold
1983 1994 Gary D. Arnold
1996 2011 Jack Gordon
2014 Gary D. Arnold

Newsletters

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1976 Vol 1 No 1 Vol 1 No 2
1977 Vol 1 No 3 Vol 1 No 4 Vol 1 No 5 Vol 1 No 6 Vol 1 No 7 Vol 1 No 8 Vol 2 No 1
1978 Vol 2 No 2 Vol 2 No 3
1979 Vol 2 No 4 Vol 2 No 5 Vol 2 No 6

1980 Vol 3 No 1 Vol 3 No 2 Vol 3 No 3 Vol 3 No 4 Vol 3 No 5
1981 Vol 4 No 1 Vol 4 No 2 Vol 4 No 3 Vol 4 No 4 Vol 4 No 5
1982 Vol 5 No 1 Vol 5 No 2 Vol 5 No 3 Vol 5 No 4 Vol 5 No 5
1983 Vol 6 No 1 Vol 6 No 2 Vol 6 No 3 Vol 6 No 4
1984 Vol 7 No 1 Vol 7 No 2 Vol 7 No 3 Vol 7 No 4

1985 Vol 8 No 1 Vol 8 No 2 Vol 8 No 3 Vol 8 No 4
1986 Vol 9 No 1 Vol 9 No 2 Vol 9 No 3
1987 Vol 10 No 1 Vol 10 No 2 Vol 10 No 3
1988 Vol 11 No 1 Vol 11 No 2 Vol 11 No 3 Vol 11 No 4
1989 Vol 12 No 1 Vol 12 No 2 Vol 12 No 3

1990 Vol 13 No 1 Vol 13 No 2 Vol 13 No 3 Vol 13 No 4 Vol 13 No 5
1991 Vol 14 No 1 Vol 14 No 2 Vol 14 No 3 Vol 14 No 4
1992 Vol 15 No 1 Vol 15 No 2 Vol 15 No 3 Vol 15 No 4
1993 Vol 16 No 1 Vol 16 No 2 Vol 16 No 3
1994 Vol 17 No 1

1995
1996 Vol 18 No 1 Vol 18 No 2
1997 Vol 19 No 1 Vol 19 No 2 Vol 19 No 3 Vol 19 No 4 Vol 19 No 5 Vol 19 No 6 Vol 19 No 7
1998 Vol 20 No 1 Vol 20 No 2 Vol 20 No 3 Vol 20 No 4 Vol 20 No 5 Vol 20 No 6 Vol 20 No 7
1999 Vol 21 No 1 Vol 21 No 2 Vol 21 No 3 Vol 21 No 4 Vol 21 No 5

2000 Vol 22 No 1 Vol 22 No 2 Vol 22 No 3 Vol 22 No 4
2001 Vol 23 No 1 Vol 23 No 2 Vol 23 No 3
2002 Vol 24 No 1 Vol 24 No 2
2003 Vol 25 No 1 Vol 25 No 2 Vol 25 No 3
2004 Vol 26 No 1 Vol 26 No 2

2005 Vol 27 No 1 Vol 27 No 2
The two issues for Volume 27 were mis-numbered Volume 26. Volume 28 does not exist.
2006 Vol 29 No 1 Vol 29 No 2
2007 Vol 30 No 1 Vol 30 No 2
2008 Vol 31 No 1 Vol 31 No 2
2009 Vol 32 No 1 Vol 32 No 2

2010 Vol 33 No 1
2011 Vol 34 No 1
2012
2013
2014 Vol 35 No 1 Vol 35 No 2

2015 Vol 36 No 1 Vol 36 No 2
2016 Vol 37 No 1 Vol 37 No 2
2017 Vol 38 No 1 Vol 38 No 2 Vol 38 No 3
2018 Vol 39 No 1 Vol 39 No 2 Vol 39 No 3 Vol 39 No 4 Vol 39 No 5
2019 Vol 40 No 1 Vol 40 No 2 Vol 40 No 3

2020 Vol 41 No 1 Vol 41 No 2 Vol 41 No 3 Vol 41 No 4 Vol 41 No 5
2021 Vol 42 No 1 Vol 42 No 2 Vol 42 No 3 Vol 42 No 4 Vol 42 No 5 Vol 42 No 6
2022 Vol 43 No 1 Vol 43 No 2 Vol 43 No 3 Vol 43 No 4 Vol 43 No 5 Vol 43 No 6
2023 Vol 44 No 1 Vol 44 No 2 Vol 44 No 3 Vol 44 No 4 Vol 44 No 5 Vol 44 No 6
2024 Vol 45 No 1 Vol 45 No 2 Vol 45 No 3 Vol 45 No 4

Other resources

Squared Circle Postmarks of Canada
December 2023 update to the 6th edition published in January 2020
Prepared by the BNAPS Squared Circle Study Group. Edited by Rick Friesen.

The Handbook is organized according to hammer type and province. In over 680 pages, it provides an exhaustive treatment of each hammer: period of use, time marks, indicia information, stamp issues on which the hammer is found, rarity factors, and illustrations of hammer usage. Section 1 of the Handbook provides an introduction to these fascinating postmarks.

The December 2023 update replaces all the sections of the October 2022 update to the Handbook.

Census of 8¢ Small Queen Covers with Squared Circle Postmarks (8.4 MB)
Rick Friesen
September 2024

Cover with an 8 cent Small Queen stamp postmarked with an Edmonton Squared Circle cancel

This census is a compilation of covers franked with the 8¢ Small Queen issue of 1893, postmarked with Squared Circle hammer strikes. The 8¢ Small Queen was issued in August 1893. Its primary use was to pay the first class mail rate (3¢) plus registration (5¢).

The census is organized according to hammer type, with the Type 2 hammers ordered by province/RPO as in the Squared Circle Postmarks of Canada handbook. The census, in its initial release, lists 489 covers from 184 different hammers.

Censuses of Squared Circle postmarks on the Map Stamp

Rick Friesen has compiled two censuses of Squared Circle postmarks plus a census of Barred Circle postmarks, all on the Map Stamp:

  • Barred circle postmarks
  • Squared Circle postmarks off cover
  • Squared Circle postmarks on cover

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Montreal Barred Circle cancel

Barred Circle Postmarks of Canada on the 1898 Canadian 2¢ Imperial Penny Postage Issue (The ‘Map Stamp’):
A Cover Census
(1.8 MB)
Rick Friesen

This is a census of Map Stamp covers with Barred Circle postmarks, often referred to as precursors of Squared Circle postmarks. The hammers, introduced in 1892, were issued to nine towns in Canada (Halifax, Hamilton, London, Montreal, Ottawa, St. John, Seaforth, Toronto, and Winnipeg) and St. John’s, Newfoundland. The census currently documents 72 covers with Montreal strikes and one with a St. John’s, Newfoundland, strike.


Brockville Squared Circle cancel on Map stamp

Squared Circle Postmarks of Canada on the 1898 Canadian 2¢ Imperial Penny Postage Issue (The ‘Map Stamp’):
A Census of Off-Cover Cancellations
(6.8 MB)
Rick Friesen

This census of 3,461 postmarks on off-cover Map stamps is compiled from numerous sources. They include over 58 years of public auction listings, three Internet auction sources (such as eBay), philatelic literature (including books and journals), exhibits, dealer stocks, personal communications from Squared Circle collectors, and the author's collection.


Halifax Squared Circle cancel on Map stamp

Squared Circle Postmarks of Canada on the 1898 Canadian 2¢ Imperial Penny Postage Issue (The ‘Map Stamp’):
A Cover Census and Analysis
(18.1 MB)
Rick Friesen

Lists over 1,100 covers franked with the 1898 2¢ Map Stamp and postmarked with Squared Circle hammer strikes. If an image is available, the cover is illustrated. The previous census, compiled in 2001, listed 620 covers. The data for this census comes from auction catalogues dating back to 1960, Internet auctions such as eBay, philatelic literature, exhibits, dealer stocks, personal communications from fellow collectors, and the author's collection.


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