BNA TOPICS

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Editor: H. R. Meyers. 101 W. lOth St., New York Zl. N. Y.

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TOPICS carries the statement "Publlabed by and tor Members of the British North ..America Philatelic Society" which In Itself should l.e self-ex­planatory. To elaborate a bit, let It be underatood that any member Ia at liberty to submit hla writings of general lntereit on BNA. These aubmlaalona, while subJect to editing, are not subject to cenaorehlp, aa we believe In the freedom ,of expression. Articles submitted must be alcned by the writer, and being signed, It Ia understood that the writer alone aeaumes reaponalbiUty for his statements. Other members have the right to comment, a.a evidenced In the "Letters to the Editor" aectlon. ' ·

All an organization, we welcome criticism; conetructlve crltlclam ; and we will be glad to Improve or correct whenever It Ia necessary and poealble. We will not however, permit to be published any adveree criUclam under a paeu­donym. Our readers will readily understand the reuona tor thla policy.

HELP WANTID

Opportunity for enterprising membera to learn the publishing bualneaa, bY applying for position of Associate Editor.

Quallflcatlone: Must own pen or pencil, aome paper, able to write lllnrllsh, and gather and aend to Editor-In-Chief all newe In your locality reca.rdlng B. N. A.

Salary to start - Almost ae much as the editor gets now. After ablllty Ia proven - It will be double the editor's aalary.

Apply Immediately, aa no more than ten will be hired, and flrwt come, flret served. Address - H. Meyera, 101 W. 60th, New York 23, N. Y.

SLOGAN cancellation from Ottawa, BLOOD DONORS/WANTED. ~lllncua.L

Number 262, the 4c grey or the War Effort aeries 111 no longer on aale at the Philatelic Agency.

Recently seen - A 216 cancelled 'Kitchener, MR 4 85. First day of laaue waa MY 4 35. Anyone know the how or why?

NEW NOMINATION, For Bd. of Governor• - Oscar P. Noe.

This lsaujl announces the Inception of our Society Sales Circuit. rve heard that there Ia some "nice stuff" being entered. Get your name on the malUnc II at.

BN..APS B'OR l'INA. <;:O~TORS

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OUR 23rd AUCTION SALE NO¥. 27, 1944 In~es material of Interest to the BNA collector. If you live In New York or vicinity - tlrop In anytime till the day of sale to Inspect the lots catalogued. 1F you live outside the metropolitan area - your malt bids will receive careful atten tion. Use Air Mall to assure prom pt r eceipt o f your bids.

WE ARE BUYERS AND SELLERS of ALL stamps no matter how rare. Our stock of s tamps Is vast and we can fill Want Lists to your satisfaction.

WE ARE ALSO WH:OLESALERS a nd can !Ill the w a nts of small dealere. Try u s once and we will convince you fully.

We a re conducting monthly Auction Sales. As Auctioneers, ou r sales con­sist of material which ONLY YOU AND OTHERS CONSIGN T O US fo r dis­posal. We are always looking fo r fin e m a teria l and will ADVANCE FUNDS against their sale.

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# .19 Sing. F. Used 25A Sing. V. F. Used 25D Sing. V. F. Used .... 26 Sing. V. F . Used ...• 87 Blk. V. F. Used ..... . 46 Sing. V. F . Mint ••... • 54 Blk. V. F . Ueed ...•••.• 69 Sing. V. F . Ueed ..... . &2 Sing. F. Used 65 Sing. F. Used •.......

CANADA

s 7.00 1. 76 2.76 4 .25

. 75 2.60 1.50 1. 70 7.50

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#"71 Blk. V . F. Mint •....•. 82 Blk. V . F . Mint ...... . 84 S ing. V. F. Mint 90A Blk. V. F. Used ..... . 92 S ing. V. F. Mint ..... .

121 Blk. V. F. MJnt ....... . 122 Blk. V . F. Mint ....•. 138 Sing V. F . Mint ..... . 135 Blk. V. F. Mint ....... . 107C Pane V. F . Mint

Sent on approval If desired. Use Your BNAPS number. \

John B. Kilton

$ 8.00 8.00 6 . 00 1. 25 1.25 3.40 6 . 60 1.18 1.00

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BNAPS # 57

Providence 3, R. 1.

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have tried to make this article as complete a.nd thorough ae possible. H;owever, If for any reason there are some points which are not clear I would b'e happy to answer any correspondence whatsoever to clarify the situation to the best of my ability, You may write to the Editor or you may write me di ­rect. Just In closing let us add that the perforation gauge used was one that measures perfs to the nearest .quarter.

Chatter Congratulations to Walter· Hoffmann on a new Issue, 6 lbs, 1 oz. of femin ­

Inity. (What will she collect, ·walt, Booklets or B. N. A.?) . Your Sec. has the Precancelled Sc purple from London, also reports of a

2c w. E. London and a 3c red, 3c purple, T oronto. I'll advise by "TOPICS" It and when I get them. '

l:ert L •. Baulch, #93, was elected 1st Vice-President of th e Grand River Valley Philatelic Association, Galt, Ontario. Congratulations and best wlshea to him.

J. R. Barraclough's article was "swell," a truly fine presentation of a study. This same opinion has been expressed In letters from many members, .and a lso by well known writers of B. N. A. Everyone Is hoping Cor more.

Congratulations· to B. N. A. P . s.-lts !fret anniversary. From 15 members to 125 In one year. There must be good reasons. ·

New slogan cancellatlons-STAMP/OUT/V.D. (From Branttord). How many revenue collectors can boast of a copy of Marks A 18a, the

Imperforate horizontally ot t he $1 red and green, First Issue? From a reliable source, the Information thaV only 2 sheets of 25 each were printed. A recon­structed sheet of 25 exists, leaving 25 copies not accounted for.

Our sincere wishes tor a · speedy recovery to member A. L . McCready, editor and publisher of "Popular Stamps."

I haven' t said It before, but I'm saying It now - you'll be reading the new Holmes Catalog at about the same time you'll be reading this,.

How nice "TOPICS" looks with the new cover. B. N. A. p, s. Is always Im­proving.

MORE ABOUT CANADIAN PHILATELIC LIT£RATURE

by F. Wa lter P ollock

In my article In TOPICS for July, I mentioned two editions for Lowe's Catalogue, distinguished by their covers, but I could not be more specltic as I possessed only the red-jacketed edition at the time. Now, t hrough the kindness of Robert J . Duncan (BNAPS # 37), I have both editions, the second being bound In orange-colored cloth.

Although both editions show, on their respecUve title pages, that they were copyrighted In 1925, actually the orange book Is a revision prepared during October or November, 1928; the two lowest values of the then new Scroll Issue are listed (they appeared In October), but not the remainder of the set (which was Issued In December, and In January, 1929).

In Popular Stamps tor September columnist Phil Atts ·suggests that we "might have added the B. N. A. section of the publications of The Philatelic ,s ociety of London Issued in 1889. This is not often seen around and commands u high 1>rlce. Kohl's Hand!>ook No. 4 (in German) a lso h as considerable special­ized Canadian material."

Of the P. S. L. publication I must confess that' I know nothing. The Kohl Handbook I simply forgot, but I might have omitted It In any case, as It would be .of value to so few, and It's possible that there are many other good studies of Canadian stamps available In foreign languages.

· J .should add, though, that the cur·rent Billing's handbooks occasionally contain material of Canadian Interest, and collectors are advised to watch the advertisements of this se1·ies, checking the list' of contents of new volumes .added. In the orting too Is a Stumpless Cover Catalog for Canada and New­foundland, being compiled by Harry M. Konwlser.

interlea.f - Royal Stores Ltd./G. Browning A Son Stamps - Pane of eight .(4 x 2). 1c #111 Interletf - Q. Knowllng Ltd./Bowring Brothers Stamps - Pane of eight (4 x 2), 2c #132 lnterleaf - Whitehead Morris 1 .Jamee Baird Stamps - Pane of eight (4 x 2) , Zc #112 Interled- T . J. Duley & Co. I Bowring Brothers Interleat - Rlvel'lllde Woollen Mills I T. J. Aylward Buck Cover - Telegraph Rates I Ayre A Sons

Type 2 booklet existence doubted, further Information Is desired. T y pe S Is a booklet with a two piece buff cover. 6 panes of 4 stamps each,

and 5 lnterleafs. The panes cons ist of one pane of l c #.183 stamps, three panes of 2c #185 stamps, and one pane of 8c #187 etamps for a total of 40c. The booklet 111 held together by two wire staple& at the left of the cover a nd the stamps are stapled th rough the top ma rgin In such a manner that the bottom ot the s ta mp Is again to the right. The stampe In the booklet are line perf 18 X 13.

Front Cover--<::oat of Arms and llst of panee 1 Ayre & Sone Stamps- Pane of tour 1c #188 lnterleat - Gerald S. Doyle I G'. Browning & Son Stamps -. ;Pane of four 2c #185 Interleat - A. E. Hickman A Co. I Steel'8 Stamps - Pane of four 1c #186 Interlea.f - Bowring Brothers I Jamee Ba.lrd Stamps - Pane of four 2c #186 Interlea.f - "Matchless" Pa.lnt 1 Bowring Brothers Stamps - Pane of four 3c #187 Interleaf - Dickinson I Telegraph Ra.tu Back Cover - Ayre A Sons I Poetal Rate.

Type 4 booklet b as a light yellow one•plece cover which 111 folded In half and the five panee of 4 stamps each are eet inelde the t old and held In place with one wire staple. The stamps ueed are one pane of the 1c # 184, three panes· of the 2c #188, and one pane of the 3c #187 for a total of 40c. These stampe are comb perf 13% x 13>% and they are set In so that the botto m of the stamp 111 t oward the right. This booklet however contalne only four Interleaves . The sequence folloWII : .

Front Cover - Coat of Arms and list ot panee I Ayres & Sone Interleaf - Gerald .S. Doyle I Money Order Rates Stamps - Pane ot four 1c #184 lnterleat - P ostal Pointers - Brownln&'·Harvey Stamps - Pane of four 2c # '188 Stamps - Pane of tour 2c #'188

· Stamps - Pane ot four 2c #'188 Jnterlea.f - " M.atchleM" Paint I Telegraph Money Orders S tampe - Pane of four Sc #J.87 Interleaf - "Rayophane" /Newfoundland Poetal Telegraph Back Cover - Ayre & Sons/Postal Ratee

Type 4A hae the eame etamps and the same number of panes as Type 4 but they' differ In the following detalle. The buff cbver Is two-piece and held In place by two etaplee. The atampa differ t oo In that they are line perf 13%x13". The same number of lnterlea vea are uaed but they are In different order. The eequence followe:

Front Cover - Coat of Arms and list of panee/ Ayree A Son a Stamps - Pane of four lc #184 Jnterlea.f - Brownlng-Harvey/ Poatal Pointers Stamps - Pane of four 2c #188 Interleaf - Gerald S. Doyle/Money Order Ratee S tampe - Pane of four 2c #l&e Interleat - "Rayophane"ITeleg raph Money Ordera Stampe - Pane of four 2c # 1188 lnterleaf - "Ma.tchlesa" Paint/Newfoundland Postal Telegraphs Stamps - Pane of four 8c # ·187 Back Cover - Ayre & Sons/Postal Rates

Report of the Secretary

NEW MEMBERS

112 Apklng, George, Daykin, Nebraska. 1 13 Cole. C lifford C. Jr., '2836 Arden Road N. W ., Atlanta, Georgia. 114 Cates, Henry, 418 Overlook Drive, Allia nce, Ohio 115 Goodale, Edward, 490 Dundurn Street f3·· Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 116 Levitt, Albert H ., 505 l<~lfth Averrue, New York, New York. lJ 7 Noues. Henry o., 405 N. Elizabeth Avenue, Ferguson 21, Missouri 118 Olivier, Georges, 12 Wellington S treet N., Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada 119 Richa rds on, Dr. H . E. 8810 Northwestern Aven ue, Detroit, Michigan

APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

Armetrong, Charles, 21 Hammersmith Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Coli.) (CX) CAN-Ao, CS, Locale, Rail, c. cg, t, x , P, PE, Sc. CAN, NFD. PRE - R. by .1. Levine No. 1.

Bamforth, William H .. 17 Alpine Terrace, San Francisco 17, California. (Coli.) (CX) CAN, NFD- A•o, A.Mfc, ft, COc. !d, rr, s, CAN-cAt9, Vs. U . S. by H. R. Meyers, No. 9.

Blleskl , K.. Station B .. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (DC) Qi!neral. Canada S pecialized. Also B. N. A. proofs & essays. By J . Harvey Weetren, No. 22

Miller, Michael, 26 S. Calvert S treet. Baltimore, Maryland (Coli.) Canada.. mint singles & blocks. U. s .. Danish ·w est Indies, Confed. States. By H. R. Meyers, No. 9. •

Schu m, Arthur B, 509a Lee Avenue, Borger, Texas (Coli.) Br. Colonials. By H . R Meyers, No. 9.

Solomon, Richard S .. Ph. D., 306 Marathon Avenue, Dayton 6, Ohio (Coli.) Can· ada 19th, G<enernl Foreign t o 1920, dated Town Cancellations. By H. R. Meye!'s. No. 9.

ADDITIONS TO EXCHANGER LIST

13 Wadden, M. F .. 357 W. 58th S t., N. Y., N. Y., (CX) CAN, N FD, PRE--A• o CAN NFD--AM, B. BK. C, CO

29 Brogan, M. C., 68 C hatha m Rd .. New Britain, Conn. (CX) CAN, NFD-­Do, PI,. CAN-R used blocks. Foreign, ueed blocks.

30 T odd, Thatcher B., 905 Penn St., Chester, Pa. (CX) CAN-A • o, AM, BK, Cpr., CO, CA. PL, R. R. V. Jmperf P a irs. GermAny

68 Moll, Arthur B.. 1240-72 St., B'klyn 28, N. Y. (CX) NFD-A•o. AM. B, BK. CA. CO, L, PE, PL. R. S. V: Falkland Is la nds

101 Curti'!, Kenneth V., 1723 G Street. N. W., Washington, D. C ., (CX) CAN, NF'D, PRE--Ao. CA~. NFD--CA. Br. America

A NEW B'RUNSWICK "WHODUNIT."

by Walter W. Chadbourne

Sever al years ago I acQuired a lot ol New Brunswick covers, all bearing the . five cen t green. and malted from North Head, Orand Manau to Woodstock.

A II were singles, except three legal size envelopes each with pa irs making the ten cent rate. All three of these were maUed within the same month In 1866, and

. e!\Ch ehowR the dispatching and receiving t own postmarks, However, one, and only one Is a<ldltlon~tlly ha ndetamped "Insufficiently Paid 7 Cents," a marking listed In Jarrett. Although there Is no evidence that the partlculnr cover was registered, one can only conclude that the marking Indicates the fact. If not eo, why was It applied?

All this leads to an inQuiry of our member readers. Doee the New Bruns­wick eeventeen cent black, Scott # 10 exlet genuinely used on cover? It 110, do the markings Indicate use for registry? T have not seen one In dealers' bands or offered a t auction In fifteen years of collecting. I would appreciate an article throwing light on the uee of this eluelve atamp.

COLLECTOR WILL BUY The following B. N. A. Muet be 100% euperb. Scott'e Cat. #•·

Cannda, o. g . 26, 42, 61, 62 Canada ueed - 13, 18, 31, 32, 42 Canada, used, light town cancellations. 60, 60, 62 Newfoundland used. 13, 32, 33, 34, 43. Prince Ed. Isld. o.g. # 8 # .8 Brltl l:lh Col. o.g. #1 #10 #14. New Brunewlck o.g. #6

R. A. COLEMAN 1727 s .. c:hwood Blvd., P ittebur$1h 17, P a.

A. P . s., B. N. A. P. s. (Other references on requeet.)

CLASSIFIED TOPICS For members only. Rates 2c per word. Min. 16 words per a d. Three times

at price of 2. 600 words at will $4 .00, payable In advance. scott's numbere ueed unless otherwise specltled.

Cii;;ar. Cigar ette & Tobaccos wanted. Early a nd late. Customs and Excise, particula rly the early Twist, Leaf and Reworked strips. Send what you have with your net price or preference In exchunge. Jack Levine, 510 Liberty Ave., Brooklyn 7, N. Y.

WANT ED. Newfoundla nd booklets or panes. Also booklet covers or complete booklet remainders with the stamps removed. Arthur Moll, 1240 72 St., Brooklyn 28, N .Y.

WANTED TO BUY-NEWFOUNDLAND REVENUE8-Inland Revenue, any denomination with head of Queen VIctoria or King Edward, any denomination above t en ce»ts with head of King George, any denomination above one dollar with caribou design . Tra nsportation Tax or Money Order Tax, a ny denomlna­illon. Send me one of above s ta mps If you have no more. P lease eubmlt with prices. Colin MacR. Makepeace, 1030 Hoepltal Trust Bldg., Providence 3, R. I . I will pay Cull catalog Cor a superb used copy of Newfoundland # 170. Daniel c. M.eyereon, 766 Eastern Parkway, Br ooklyn 13, N. Y.

W ANTED-Newfoundland 5c- Caribou, #J90, 191 and 259 upper left corner blccks with sheet m argins a nd plate marklnge. Also clearly dated ueed coplee. Arthur Moll, 1240 72 St., Brookly n 28, N. Y.

WANTIED--CANADrAN Precancels; DOUBLED AND INVERTED VARIETIES. Forward with your price or preference In excha nge. Jack Levine, 510 Liberty Ave .. Brooklyn 7, N . Y.

I don' t know why, but I've become lntet·eeted In Newfoundland Proofs and Es­saye. It you have a ny tor eale eend them along priced net. Da niel C. Meyerson, 765 Eastern Pa rkway. Brooklyn 13, N. Y.

WANTED-I at» making up a reference collection and need a ll phlla teMc liter­ature covering the poetage lseuee of Canada and BNA. Pleaee send a llet of what you have and price to Ene. John s. Slverts, 766 O'Farrell St., San Fran­cleco, Cal. Apt., 35 .

. wANTED-Anything unusual yotl have In used 19th cent. Canadians In fine cunrllllon eepeclally covers. ehndes, cancellntlone and multhlle plecee. Also your duollr:.tiC cnmplete booklets. Send with best price t o John s . Slverts, 765 O'Far­rell St .. San Francisco, Cal. Apt. 35

WANTE[)......Can a da Postage a nd R evenue. Also have many duplicates - sell or exchange. Write Cor wa nt !let . E nclose yours. Bert L. Baulch , 182 Chatham St., BrantCord, Canada.