ClMON MORIN
Ex Libris .....................
SHERBROOKE
JANUARY, 1892.
VOL. IV, No. 37.
PUBLISHED BY THE DOMINION PHILATELIC PUBLISHING CO.
PETERBOROUGH, ONT., CANADA.
Till': DOMINION PIIILATELI.T.
SOMETHING
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TIlE
COSMOPOLITAN
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"['his album is placed before the Philatelic public as an entirely new
venture. It can be used either for Postage or Revenue Stamps,
or for both. The pages are ruled in perfect squares 36 to the square
inch ; herein lies its superiority. The idea is original with the publisher.
All advanced collectors have found ordinary albums with printed spaces
of little use ; such albums do not provide for shades, watermarks, perfora-
tions, &c., and experience has shown that albums with blank pages are
more desirable. It has also been found very difficult to arrange stamps
evenly and artistically in the ordinary blank album. The ruling solves
this difficulty and even the inexperienced can arrange stamps evenly
and in many beautiful designs without any trouble.
These albums are being copyrighted in Canada and the U. S.
They are printed on one side only on 6 ply card board and are
bound 5o sheets in a book in fine leather binding and sell at $5.oo each.
The cards will be supplied at 5 cts. each. Sample card sent for 5 cts.
Do not buy an album till you have examined the Cosmopolitan.
It is bound to replace all others in the estimation of advanced col-
lectors, and collectors of Oddities, Original Covers, Revenues, &c.
Published by
Box 499.
BELLEV ILLE, ONT.
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TIlE DOMINION I'IIILATEL1ST.
Bartlett, A. A., Charlottetown, P. E. I.
lleamish, Jr., Charles, I424 Marshall Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Blackader, C. G., Leicestershire Regiment, Halifax, N. S.
Bogert, R. R., Room 37, Tribune Building, Nmv York.
Boyd, \V. D., box I84, Simcoe, Out.
Breder, C. M., 33 e Market Street, Bethlehem, Pa.
Brock, g. C. H., 222 \V, Rittenhouse Sq., Philadelphia, l'a.
Brouse, W. H., Bank of Toronto Building, Torouto.
Bruce, \V. H., box 283, Hartford, Conn.
Buchanan, \V. A., Norwood, Ont.
Burgess, T. J. \V., M.D., Draxver 2o92, Montreal.
Butchart, ,\. S., .Iartney, Manitoba.
Cameron, C. E., M.D., 2446, St. Catharine Street, Montreal.
Campbell, Geo. N., M.D., lock box 87, Hopkmsville, Ky.
Chandler, A. 1'., Fargo, Dakota.
Clark, T. S., box I84, Beileville, Ont.
Clotz, H.. box 3489, New York.
Corwin, C. B., I4O Pearl St.. New York City.
Craig, A. J., box 2o, Pictou. Nova Scotia.
Deats, H. E., Flemi,agton, N. J.
De Jong, Aug,, box 28I, Stapleton, Staten Island, N.fY.
Dorman, Thos., IO Morris Street, Halifax, N. S.
Evans, E. O., Charlestown, Mass.
Ferguson, Geo. 1'., box oI5, Hudson, N.Y.
Finney, Maurice E., ttarrisburg, Pa.
Fowler, H. A., 3o4 Crawford Street, Toronto.
Gibb, Lachlan, I48 St. James St., Montreal.
Gremmell, H., 8o Nassau Street, New York, N.Y.
Grenny, F. J., Brantford, Ont.
Gurdji, V., Galveston, Texas.
Hall, E. H. D., Peterborough, Ont.
Hall, \V. Kelsey, Peterborough, Ont.
Hart, H. L., box 23 , Halifax, N. S.
Hollick, R., Lazelo, Bi, mingham, England.
Ineson, Fred., C. P. Ry.. \Vest Toronto Junction, (),at
Ires, Geo. D., Pictou, N. S.
Johnston, A. G., Painesville, Ohio.
Jones, A. Melvin, Hoosick Falls, N. Y.
Joseph M., I l 3 Grand Allee, Quebec.
Kerr, John, box 242, St. John, N. B.
Ketcheson, H. F., box 499, Belleville, Ont.
Kendall, H. C. Box 76, Emmetsburg, Iowa.
King, D. A., P. O. Dept., Halifax, N. S.
Kt.ight, Rev. M. R.,.Benton, N. B.
Labelle, A. E., 202 St. Hubert St., Montreal.
Lohmeycr, A., 933 Miltou Place, Baltimore, IId.
Mekeel, C. H., Locust Street, St. Louis, Mo.
Tile DOMINION PlIII.ATELI.qT.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY.
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On a letter I received from a member of the above society, and who resides
in Cape Town, was a label, circular in form, and a little larger than a Canadian
ten cent coin. Around the outer circle was printed in gilt letters, " member
South African Philatelic Society," and in the centre the monogram " S. A. P. S."
printed in gilt on a red back ground, the who!e presenting a neat appearance.
The label was used on the back of the envelope as a seal. I hope to have
further news concerning this Society at a future date.
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BELLEVILLE, ONT.
TIlE 1)OMINION I'IIlLATELIST.
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texico, 1882, 5c., 10c.. 10c. error, 12c., 18c., 24c., 25c., 25c. error, 50c., 85c., 100c.,
all on thin paper, catalogue price, over $14.00 ; our price, only .... 6.00
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TIlE I)OMINION PIIILATELIST.
Halifax l'hilatelist, I, 2. 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, IO, I !, 12.
do to 6.
Hoosier Philatelist, 2 to 8.
Hermes The, 2 to 8.
Herdman's Misccllany, (English), 5, 7, 9, i , 2.
do 13 to 17.
Hawkeye State Collector, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Io.
International Philatelic Advertiser, 7, 9, Io, , 12.
do do 2 to 7.
Mohawk Standard, l, 3, 4, 5, l .
do , 5, 7,9, IO, .
do 3,2,3.
Midget The, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, o.
Metropolitan Philatelist, complete.
Nebraska Stamp News, 2 to 9-
Nebraska Philatelist. 4 to 9-
New York Philatelist, 2 to 8.
National Philatelist, N.Y., 3, 8 to 12.
do \Vash., D. C., , 2, 3, 5 to I2.
Niagara Falls Philatelist, I to 6.
do do 7 to t I.
Ohio Philatelist, to 6.
One Dime, 2, 4, 7, 8, , 2.
do ,2,3,4, 7 o, xI, 2.
do complete.
Old Curosity Shop, to 7, 9, IO, x I.
Philatelic Journal of America 3t to 36.
do do complete.
do do do
do do do
do do do
Philatelic Record, (English), lOO, IOI, IO2, IO3, 106, 107, IO8.
do complete.
do do do
do do I33 to I36.
Philatelic Quarterly (English), complete.
Philatelist (English), I876 , I I 5 to I2I.
Philatelic Beacon, 2 and 4 to 12.
do complete.
do 1,2,3,5,6, 7.
Philatelic Gazette (Chizago), 49 to 57 and 59-
do do 6I, 63, 64, 65.
do (Altoona), 33, 36.
do do complete.
Philatelic Herald, , 2.
do 2, 5 to I2.
do complete.
do 2,3, 4 .
Philatelic Monthly, 12.
do 4.
do I, 3 to 7, 9 to 12.
do 2, 6, I0, 12.
do , 2,4,6, m. 2.
do I, 2, 6 to 1 2.
do I to 6, 8 to 1 2.
do I, 2, 3, 4, 7, lC, 12.
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United States Philatelist, I, 2, 3-
do do I to 5.
Vindin's Philatelic Monthly I to 6, 8.
\Vestern Philatelist, 1 to 6, 8 to 12.
do I, 2, 4, 5.
\rankee Philatelist, t to
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FRENCH.
Annonce Timbrologiaque, I to 6, 8 to I2.
do 13.
Courrier du Timbrophile 24, 25, 26, 28 to 33, 36, 37-
Echo de la Timbrology, 2.
do do I6.
do do 3L 33, 35 to 4I.
Reane Philatilique, I to 4, 7, IO, II, I2.
GERMAN.
I889 Der Bozar, 5 to tl.
6 Briefmaken Zeitung, 8.
7 do do Io.
8 do do I to 6.
8 General Anzeiger fur Philatelic, 7, 8, 9, II, I2.
9 do do 23 .
I889 Postwertzeichan, 9 to II.
i89o do 2 to IO, I2.
i89I do I, 2, 3.
t4 Welt Post, 27.
I5 do 3I to 34-
Montreal, February Ist, I892.
POSTAL INFORMATION.
A. E. LABELLE,
Librarian C. P. A.
Com2iled from the most autheutic sources. London postal a:tazgemcnts.
For the purpose of facilitating the collection and deliver), of letters, tim
metropolis is divided into eight districts marked : East Central (E. C.), Eastern
(E.), Northern (N.), North Western (N. W.), South Eastern (S. E.), South
Western (S. W.), Western (W.), West Central (W. C.) Of these the E. C., com-
prising the whole of the city ; the W. C., the district between Temple Bar and
Charing Cross, and the S. W., containing nearly all the Government Offices, are
the most important. By appending the initials the sorting of letters is facilitated
and frequently two or more hours saved in the delivery.
STAMPS, ENVELOPES, ETc.The perforation of stamps with "initials " is
recommended, and the same of newspaper wrappers, post cards, and embossed
envelopes is not objected to. Stamps perforated otherwise than xvith initials,
embossed stamps, or stamps cut from wrappers or post cards, are not available
for postage.
ERNEST F. \VUR'FELE.
2S TIIE DOMINION PIIlLATELIST.
WE notice in Uindin's Philatdic z]Ionthlj, that the editor Mr. lD. A. Vindin is
on his vay to Europe. He intends visiting all the large cities of Great Britain
and the continent, and also inteuds paying a visit to Canada and the United
States. We hope ere many nlonths roll by to have the pleasure of meeting
Mr. Vindin.
IN our December number we published an exchange notice which was sent us
as we supposed by Russell bIcLean. Pictcu, N.S. Mr. McLean has informed
us that this notice was not sent bsr him, but by some person wishing to do him
an injury. We are sorry but it was not our fault.
TIlE Spy Glass which has hitherto been published as a general collectors
magazine, will, beginning with this year be devoted entirely to philately. The
form has been changed also, and it will now appear I_.2 pages and cover. Editor,
Roy. F. Greene, Arkansas City, Kansas.
FROlXt a circular received a few days ago we learned that the Philatelic
Society of London intend issuing a journal to be knovn as the London P/dlatelist
andJonrnal of tke Philatelic Societies of London. The subscription price is 6sh.
per annum.
The IVorthwestcrn Pldlah'lic Frond Rcvicw is announced to appear about
February Isth; publish_rs, Racine Stamp and Publishing Co., Racine, Wis.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY'S TELEGRAPH.
QUEBEC, Febrnarl, z, z,592.
The above Company have issued a new fiank for the year 1892 , with the
exception of the date they are sinlilar in every respect to the former issues.
Regarding these stamps it may prove interesting to have further information
about them, and I am enabled to give the following: They are issued in books
with 20 and 40 in them, that is the smaller books have five blocks of four and
the larger ones ten.
The books are 4 iuches in length and 2 inches in width, are very neatly
engraved on the cover and printed instructions on the back. The color of the
printing on the books is changed each year. The reading on the cover is as fol-
lows: "Canadtan Pacific Ry Cos Telegraph will transmit messages free
signed by
answers thereto
hereof until December 3Ist.
on back.
I892 and
between points mentioned on back
See conditions
t892, No.
Manager Telegraphs.
On the back is printed the following conditions: The stamps herewith
cover only the personal telegram of the holder and do not apply to business or
political communications ; they are not to be loaned to or used by any other
than the person to whom issued. A stamp must be affixed to every telegram of
2o words or less, and an additiol, al stamp for each additional 2o words ar
fraction thereof. Answers may be frauked by affixing the necessary stamps as
above. The holder of this book of stamps, by accepting and using it, agrees
TIlE DOMINION PHILATELIST.
SOMETHING
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THE
COSMOPOLITAN
This album is placed before the Philatelic public as an entirely new
venture. It can be used either for Postage or Revenue Stamps,
or for both. The pages are ruled in perfect squares 3 6 to the square
inch ; herein lies its superiority. The idea is original with the publisher.
All advanced collectors have found ordinary albums with printed spaces
of little use ; such albums do not provide for shades, watermarks, perfora-
tions, &c., and experience has shown that albums with blank pages are
more desirable. It has also been found very difficult to arrange stamps
evenly and artistically in the ordinary blank album. The ruling solves
this difficulty and even the inexperienced can arrange stamps evenly
and in many beautiful designs without any trouble.
These albums are being copyrighted in Canada and the U. S.
They are printed on one side only on 6 ply card board and are
bound 5o sheets in a book in fine leather binding and sell at $5.oo each.
The cards will be supplied at 5 cts. each. Sample card sent for 5 cts.
Do not buy an album till you have examined the Cosmopolitan.
It is bound to replace all others in the estimation of advanced col-
lectors, and collectors of
Published by
Box 499.
Oddities, Original Covers, Revenues, &c.
BELLEV ILLE, ONT.
40 TIlE DOMINION I'ItlLATELIST.
POSTAL INFORMATION.
A1tlmal Report af the 19osttastcr-Gewra! af thc Uited States.
QUEBEC, March , 892.
The report lately published shows the usual annual deficit in the finances of
the Department is gradually but study disappearing. Mr. Wanamaker believes
in the fldl parcel post, but does not recommend it at present. He proposes to
extend the money order system everywhere. It appears that nearly 8,ooo miles
of additional railroad post office service have been established, ,3oo miles in
the Pacific Coast States, 3,5 in the XVestern States, 2,4oo in the Southern
States, and about ,o in the Northeastern States. The new system of separ-
ating city mail for large commercial centres in the railroad post offices is proving
a great advantage to the business lmblic.
Nearly $2,o, in checks, drafts, and money, reached tim dead letter office
during the year throngh improi)er addressing, more than one-half from New
York State. l'robably double this sum has been lost through delays and
accidents resulting fl'om carelessness in mailing and correspondence.
Regarding the Postal Act, the l'ostmaster-General says: "The general
concensus of opinion among all classes of business men familiar with shipping
was tound to be that in view of the additional cost of construction of ships in
America, the higher wages of American seamen, the increased outlay for run-
ning expenses to maintain the speed required for mail steamers over and above
the average speed of freight and traffic steamers, the mileage compensation under
the law was cousidered inadequate, and not attractive to capital seeking invest-
ment. There were also others who held the belief that. by reason of losses
incurred in past years by mwers of American steamships, equity demanded that
the appropriation of the last Congress should be divided anaong the lines, and
that the department was not justified in making specifications that would require
even improved service in the future.
This view xvas not concurred in by the Department, and after inviting confer-
ences with representatives of the shipping interests of all the important ports, the
Department on the ISth of last July advertised for fifty-three lines of service. If
contracts are completed with all companies whose bids seem to be in proper
form, the service will probably begin fi-om the first March, and the sum necessary
to be appropriated for the remainder of the fiscal year will not be more than
$247,354 in addition to the appropriation for sea and inland postage already put
into the estimates for this year. For the next fiscal year, from June 3oth ,I892 ,
to June 3oth, I893, there will probably be needed $56t.58 for which an appro-
priation will be necessary, as ttae estimates for that year only include the amount
of sea and inland postage. The exact amount cannot be ascertained until the
contracts are executed.
It is estimated that uuder this Act there will be ships of a total tonnage of
o9,ooo tons carrying the American flag, in addition to the tonnage under the
flag bnt not under the Act.
Some of the old ships will give way to the new, and additional ships will be
necessary for the iucreased speed required. The Companies will be obliged to
build fifteen ships immediately."
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Lot. Pricc
69 1S,S, 30c. brown, unsevered, pair good ........................................... 2 4(I
70 1888, 30c. brown, strip of 3 and one attached to the end, all good ............ 4 70
71 18S8, 30c. brown, 90c. purple, both good ........................................... 2 55
72 1888. 90c. purple, 2 specimens on part of' cover, very good .................... -.9. 70
73 Officially sealed, "2 varieties, Post due, 5c(4), 10c. (4), 1882, 6c red, no gum,
1883.4c. envelope cut square, white p., all unused ............................. 12 1 25
74 lc. blue, (Eagle), carrier, delivery used with 1851, 3c. on original cover,
margin of cancelling stamp just touches carrier stamp ............................ 1 2 00
75 biewspaper stamps, 2c. unused, 4c. unused, no um. $1.92. and $3.00, both
- 4 i; 00
scarred by cancelling ....................................................................
."6 Navy Department, 2c., 12c., 15c.. (slight tear), good ............................ 3 75
10 o 25
77 P. O. Dept., complete set, unused, no gum, fine ....................................
78 P. O. Department, l0 (unused, gum, small tear), 30 (defective corner), 30
(trimmcd at top), 90c. pcn cancelled ................................................... 4 711
79 State Department, 2c. heavily cancelled, 7c. (torn, mended) ..................... _'2 50
S0 Treasury Department, 7c., 24c., 90c.. al! used. good ............................. 3 l 75
81 Treasury Department, 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 12, 15, 30. unused, (no gum on l and3)
all fine ................................................................................... 8 1 00
q2 Envelopcs, 1853, 6 cent, red, on white paper, official size, unused, entirc ...... l 1 50
83 Enveh.pcs, 1853, lO cent. grceu, narrow label, white paper, entire envelope,
flap missing, end damagcd at. top, stmp O. K ..................................... 1 7 00
84 Envelopes, 1S57, lc. bluc on buff paper, period after postage, good margins.., l 50
85 Envelopes, 1851, 6 cent on white paper, official size, unused, entire ............ 1 1 00
8{; 1.;1.6 cent pink, white paper, cut square, unused, fine ....................... 1 60
87 Envelopes, 1864, U. S. Post., 2c. orange, 2c. buff; (2 varieties), ]870, lc.
white, (2) amber and orange, all cut ,,quarc, good ................................ 7 1 15
88 Euvelopes, 18(;4. 6 cent pink on buff, cut square, and tl cent pink on white,
cut to shape and mounted, both unused ............................................ '2 50
8!) Envelopes, lS7.'), 5c. blue on white, (.2) 5c. blue on amber, (2) entire, unused
fine ....................................................................................... 4 1 00
510 Envelopes, 1879, 2c. vermilion on cream paper, Die C., entire, unused, fine... 1 75
91 Revenues, 1 cent U. S.. Prop. Med. Co., white paper, fine ........................ 1 35
92 Revenues, 25c. entry of goods, 25c. power of airy., 25c. bond, 25c. ware house
receipt, '25c. certificate, '25c. insurance, all unperforated, hole punched in each
stamp ..................................................................................... ;
93 Revenues, 25c. entry of goods, 2 pairs and a block of 3, all unperforated, hole
punched in each, good ................................................................. 7
94 Revenues, 25c. power of arty, 25c. entry of goods, 25c. warehouse receipt, 50c
cent entry of goods, smah margin, all unperforated, hole punched in each stamp 4
95 Revenues. $1.00 Inland Ex., $1.00 entry of oods, both unpertbrated, hole
punched in each stamp ............................................................... "2
96 Revenues, $1.00 manitist strip of 5, unperforatcd, small tear in one, hole
punched in each, good ................................................................ 5
97 Telegraphs, Northern Mutual, set of 4 unused, B. and O., 1885, lc. and 5c.
unused. Am. Rapid Tel. 5, 15, Tehn 15 Collect, 20 duplicate, unused ......... 10 1 00
98 Local American Letter Mail Co., type 91 ........................................... 1 30
99 Local, Bloods Penny Post, Type 110. bronze on lilac, (2) Type 114, unused 3 50
100 Local Boyd's city de.-patch, Type 137, white paper, slight damage, type
139, purple on mauve, defective corner, both used ............................ 2 30
101 Local, Brown & Co., city post, 1 cent black on entire original cover ...... 1 12 50
102 Local, Brown & Co., City Post, 2 cent black, unused, crease and defective
corner, guaranteed ................................................................... 1 10 00
103 proofs, India paper mounted on card board, 1851, 5c., 24c, 30c., 90c., very
fine ...................................................................................... 4 1 00
104 Proofs, 1861-66, set fine ............................................................ 10 1 00
105 Proofs, 1869, 90 cents; on India paper; fine ........................................ 1 1 50
196 Proofs, 1869. set on card board, 2 of 10c., only one 15c., fine ............... ll
107 Proof., on card board, Scotts, bios, 22. 41, 111, 115, 122, 123, 124, 131,
251, 51, 112, all fine ................................................................. 11
10S Proofs, unpaid letter, set on card board, fine .................................. 7
TIlE DOMINION PHILATELIST.
SOMETHING NEW.
THE
COSMOPOLITAN
':ST/ MP/ LBUM :
This albuln is placed before the Philatelic public as an entirely nexv
venture. It can be used either for Postage or Revenue Stamps,
or for both. The pages are ruled in perfect squares 36 to the square
inch ; herein lies its superiority. The idea is original with the publisher.
All advanced collectors have found ordinary albums xvith printed spaces
of little use ; such albums do not provide for shades, watermarks, perfora-
tions, &c., and experience has shown that albums with blank pages are
more desirable. It has also been found very difficult to arrange stamps
evenly and artistically in the ordinary blank album. The ruling solves
this difficulty and even the inexperienced can arrange stamps evenly,
and in many beautiful designs without any trouble.
These albums are being copyrighted in Canada and the U. S.
They are printed on one side only on 6 ply card board and are
bound 5o sheets in a book in fine leather binding and sell at 85.oo each.
The cards vill be supplied at 5 cts. each. Sample card sent for .5 cts.
Do not buy an album till you have examined the Cosmopolitan.
It is bound to replace all others in the estimation of advanced col-
7 r
lectors, and collectors of Oddities, Original Covers, Revenues, &c.
Published by
Box 499.
BELLEV ILLE, ONT.
48 TIIE DOMINION I'IIILATELI.qT.
THE CANADIAN PItlLATELIC ASSOCIATION.
Organized Seyhlember, 1887.
lresfitenl, C. E. CAMERON, z446 St. Catherine xNtattffeStttSerittletttle#l, 1I. F. KETCIIESON,
St., Mc)ntreal. Belleville, Ont.
l.rice-19sidenl, 1I. I.. IIART, llalifax, N.S. Libraria#, A. E. LABELLE, zoz St. Ilubert St.,
Secrelary-Treasurer, T. S. CLARI., Cottnlerfeil 19eleclor, t. GIBB, 46 St. James St.
Belleville, Ont. Montreal.
O_fficial Oan, TIlE DOMINION PIIILATELI.qT.
TRUSTEES :
C. U.. MORENCY, Quebec, Que. MONTEFIOI<E JOSEI)II, Quebec, Que.
Chairz,,taz, ERNEST. F. WURTELE, 12. M. &C. R'y Co'y, Quebec,
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
I have no applications for nembership this month, and have only to report
the following new members"
74 Thornton, G. W., New Richmond, Quebec.
-75 MacLaren, W. W., National Bank of Commerce. Clevehtnd, Ohio.
STATEMENT OF MEMBERilIIP.
No. per last report ...... 8 5
New members .... 2
Present nembership - - . 8 7
Let every member see what he can do to increase our numbers, t31ank
applications sent immediately if asked for.
T. S. CLARK, Secretary.
"J6 "J6
TREASURERS' REPORT.
Alril I5, 1892.
March 15 Balance on hand .... $I9 03
April I5 Receipts to date for dues .... 4 oo
Balance on hand - - - $23 03
T. S. CLARK, Treasurer.
EXCHANGE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
Exchange Superintendent's report for half year ending 3ist March, 892 :
The first half year of nay term of office having expired I beg to present the
following report :
Filled sheets received ....
- i56
Value of the above .... $13OI 6
These sheets were made up into 27 books and placed on circuits. I3 books
to the value of ;544.38 have completed circuits, and ;194.o 5 was sold from these
books. The sales averaging about 4o per cent. of stamps sent out. Balances
TIlE DO!MINION I'IIILATELIST. 55
which that team covered the snow, and which I may say was by no means hard
and consequently hard pulling, was quite interesting to watch, and in a very
few minutes they had disappeared in tile distance.
My last philatelic experience and a very pleasant one, was in the receipt of
an official invitation from Mr. J. E. Schultze, Secretary-Treasurer of the Montreal
Philatelic. Society, to attend one of their meetings called for Tuesday evening the
5th inst., which had been sent to nay address at tile St. Lawrence Hall. Needless
to state that I regretted exceedingly being unable to accept their kind invitation,
having to return on Sunday afternoon.
The return trip was uneventful in a philatelic point of view.
ERNEST F. \VURTELE.
NOTES ON THE LAUREATED SERIES OF VICTORIA.
A. J. 1)crrick, in Vit+di's I>hilatdic Ionthly,
"No more complicated series exists than the stamps of Victoria themselves,"
so say the authors of "The Stamps of Oceania," and they may have added, no
more interesting series either,--perhaps the two are very closely connected--for
if it is true that variety is charming, then are the Victorian stamps charming
indeed ; what with shades, types, papers, watermarks, and mode of separation,
there appear to the beginner, at any rate, an endless variety, and succession of
varieties, stretchin away into the dim distance, until he feels alamst bewildered
at the task he has undertaken in trying to get them together. Now, to my mind
there is no more interesting series of the stamps of Victoria than that of the
" Laureated Hea d ;" extending over a period of some ten or fifteen years of the
colony's history ; and taldng the 8d. red-brown on pink wove paper as part of
the series, to a much longer period. \Vhen the series first made their appear-
ance in 863-64, they were on paper specially prepared for them, having for a
watermark a single lined numeral of value for each denonaination ; this seemed
a good plan, although wiLl: the present simple method of having one uniform
watermark for every kind of stamp, it looks a bit cumbersome, and so it turned
out, for very soon difficulties began to arise ; the most used values began to run
out before the others, and the supply of the particular kind of paper needed not
having been kept up, aria" presented itself at orce ; the stamps had to be pro-
duced to meet tie demand, and if any other paper was used other than the right
one, the "beautiful uniformity " was gone at once. So the "powers that then
were," began to cast around as to what was best to be done ; and it was event-
ually determined to alter the whole thing and have one wink. for all stamps.
This was accordingly done, and our fanfiliar V over crown came into existence.
But they also determined--prudent souls--to use up all the old paper the had,
the accumulation of many years, before beginning with the new. Then began
to appear about I867 and I868 that glorious philatelic medley, the delight of
the advanced collector and bctc noir of the beginner, Id. wmk. 8, 2d. wink. 6,
sixpence wink. " threepence," and so on to the end. How nicely the paper must
have been shuffled up before they started ; and then those printers--just as if
they foresaw the endless searchings and heartburnings and longings and joys
and disappointments that were to follow on the search for the varieties, bringing
5 6 TIlE DOMINION I'IIILATELIST.
into play every faculty and passion of the philatelic soul--they grimly
passed the paper at random on wink. double four, etc. I wonder if all this
to the machine (d. wink. sixpence, _d.), had never happened, whether we should
have had any real ervrs of waterma,'ks in the first series. Likely enough, per-
haps ! or it may really have been so. But is it not a misnomer to call all these
varieties errors of wa?ewark ? i think so ! for the indiscrimiuate use of the paper
was quite intentional. But the watermarks and values and colours are not the
only varieties that await ardent collectors, as if they were not enough ! The pap-
ers varied in thickness from a very stout to a very thin, almost pelure paper, even
with the same wink., the paper wink. single four and double four being particular-
ly noticeable in this respect. Some catalogues say they were printed on white
and toned papers, but apart from the ed. lilac wink. V and crown on lilac tinted
papers, (which uudoubtedly exists, for I have numbers both ou and off the original
paper) it is more than likely that the gum is responsible for all the toning. Lots
of stamps are found with the paper varyiug from a very light buff up to a clear
bright yellow ochre, but the yellowish gum used no doubt accounts for all this.
I have seen the 6d. and 4d. on very bright yellow papers, but do not believe in
any tinted papers for the series except the lilac-tiuted mentioned above, which,
by the way, is, given iu "Oceania " Then the guage of the perforations of these
stamps are various in the extreme, and he must be an euthusiast indeed who
undertakes the task of getting together all minor varieties of such, for one value
you have catalogued naachine perf. I I I2, I2, I2/2, I3, aud compouud. Shades of
Rowland Hill, vhere will we end ? For myself I draw the line at guagir, g per-
forations, except for verifying the geuuineness of a stamp or of a perforated
variety. The difference of half a perforation beir, g to nay mind too microscopic
altogether. Then as ta the shades of these stamps, particularly iu the case of
the " two-pence," the variety here is almost endless. I have been informed (I
don't know with what truth)that several times during the time these stamps
were in issue, the l_rinters ran out of ink and had to borrow or purchase from
th ordinary printing establishments in town to keep up the supply, and it cer-
tainly looks like it, for you have them varying from a very pale cold grey shade
to the deepest violet and lilac, and from the faintest lilac to a dark grey-blue.
There are a number of varieties catalogt)ed that I think are very much open to
question, e.g., Oceauia gives most of the values ilperf. Now, I have not as yet
found the collector on this side of the world who has or has seen a pair of these
imperf. If there is one I would like to hear from him. Of course it is quite
possible for a sheet or more to have escaped from the Post Office without perfor-
ation as the current 2d New South Wales did, and some of the current types of
Tas ,mania ; or again the perforating machine may possibly have been out of order
for a short time as it was with the 4 d fig. at sides Victoria, although this is not
very likely, as it must then have happened at several different times during the
currency of this series, for they give the 2d V. aud crown as well as the early
ones imperf., but I assert that ote specimens, however wide the margins, is not evid-
ence conclusive enough of an imperforate stamp even when on original paper.
It is well known that these stamps are often fouud with very wide margins, and
the number of old Victorians found with the perforations cut off show that
certain clerks and others, and, I fear, even collectors, in olden times, must have
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3ooo for "5 cts., post-paid.
Blank Approval Sheets, the fi,,est made, So cts. per ,oo, post-
paid ; $2. 5 per xooo, post-paid.
Pocket All)urns, made to hold 35o stamps, and finely bound in
cloth and gold, 5 cts. each. 75 cts. per ten post-paid.
The Cosmopolitan Stamp Album, the best album publish-
ed for advanced Collectors printed on six ply fine bristol-board,
and finely bound in the best leather binding, % per copy.
I nternational Stamp Album, No. ,, bound in cloth and boards,
t.5o post-paid; No. e bound in cloth and gold e.5o post-paid.
The Philatelist, ma to hoa :,ooo stamps, finely and strongly
bound, 5 cts each, post-paid.
M ekeel's \Veekly Staml N eWS, the only weekly stamp paper
published, St per )-ear.
The Philatelic J ournal of America, so cts. per annum.
I also am aathorized to receive advertising for the above two
journals.
Back Numbers of the Dominion Philatelist,
Volume Dominion Philatelist, complete, 35 cts.
vv 2 vv ,, " 35 cts.
" 3 " " " 35 cts.
The first three volumes complete $.oo.
Single copies 5 cts. each.
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of the Standard Postage Stamp Cataloguc is uow read),,
better than evcr beJore.
l'rlCE. 33 c. Post-fi-ee. After July ist, 5oc. post-paid.
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SOMETHING
N EW.
THE
COSMOPOLITAN
':' 8T/tMP/tLBUM':'
This album is placed before the Philatelic public as an entirely new
venture. It can be used either for Postage or Revenue Stamps,
or for both. The pages are ruled in perfect squares 36 to the square
inch ; herein lies its superiority. The idea is original with the publisher.
All advanced collectors have found ordinary albums with printed spaces
of little use ; such albums do not provide for shades, watermarks, perfora-
tions, &c., and experience has shown that albums with blank pages are
more desirable. It has also been found very difficult to arrange stamps
evenly and artistically in the ordinary blank album. The ruling solves
this difficulty and even the inexperienced can arrange stamps evenly
and in many beautiful designs without any trouble.
These albums are being copyrighted in Canada and the U. S.
They are printed on one side only on 6 ply card-board IX[ 4 inches
and are bound 5o sheets in a book in fine leather binding and sell at $5.oo
each. The cards will be supplied at 5 cts. each. Sample card sent for 5 cts.
Do not buy an album till you have examined the Cosmopolitan.
It is bound to replace all others in the estimation of advanced col-
lectors, and collectors of
Published by
Box 499.
Oddities, Original Covers, Revenues, &c.
BELLEVILLE, ONT.
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The total revenue of the Canada I'. O. Dept for the year was $3,374,887.66 ,
total expenditure $4,020,739.94, leaving a deficit of $645,852.28.
The revenue of the Department has increased 5; fcld during the last 2o
years.
The fourth Universal Postal Union Cong,-ess met at Vienna. Austria, on the
2oth May, I89I , and continued in session for six weeks. .A_t this Congress Can-
ada was ably represented by the High Commissioner at London, the Hon. Sir
Charles Tupper, Bart., C.B., G.C.M.G.
The principal measures agreed upon, which are of practical interest to Can-
ada were (I) the admission of the Australian Colonies to the Postal Union ; (2)
the issue of reply post cards by every cotmtry of the Union ; (3) the increase of
the limits of size for sample packets ; (4) the treatment as unpaid letters of the
post cards of one country posted in another (5) the arrangement that letters
posted on board mail steamers when at sea should be prepaid by means of the
postage stamp of the country to which the packet belongs, or under vhose flag
she sails; but that when a mail steamer is in port the letters posted on her
should be prepaid with the stamps of the country in whose waters she is.
Other arrangements were made with reference to (I) the exchanffe of closed
mails with sl:ips of war on foreign stations ; (2) the treatment of undelivered let-
ters ; (3) the establishment of a central clearing house for adjusting the transit
postage accounts between the countries of the Union (4) the repression of
attempts to defraud by the use of forged or cleaned stamps.
It vas agreed that the meeting of the next Congress shotld be he'd at Wash-
ington, D.C., United Stats.
A direct parcel p,st exchange went iuto operation with Japan on the ISth
October, I89o ; and with Barbados on the iSth April, I89I. The general regula-
tions governing these exchanges are practically the same as in the case of that
with the United Kingdom. Negotiations are in progress for the establishment
of a direct parcel post with other islands in the West Incies and with t-long Kong
-16 -16
A FEW WORDS ON THE UNPAID LETTER STAMPSOF GREECE.
., C. J.
It is well known that the Greek tax and unpaid letter stamp was approved
long after the ordinary stamps were in circulation. At that time the majority
of letters were unstanped, or insufficiently stamped, and the unpaid postage was
collected by means of ordinary postage stamps. It is believed that letters were
posted in this way to guard against their being lost, but at an2" rate the custom
of using postage stamps for this purpose gave rise to many complaints, so that
on the 27th September, I872, a decree was issued, ordering the manufacture of a
a special stamp which should be affixed on unpaid letters. This decree was not
put into force for some time, on account of modifications and adjournments, and
had only began to be made use of during I875, i.e., at the time of, or following,
the reduction of postage and the regulation of the postal service.
The decree of the 27th September, I872 ' is composed of nine articles, of
which the second gives a description of the new stamps, which were to be similar
70 TIlE DOMINION I'IIILATELIST.
paper of the reprint is much whiter, and that the gum is also lighter in the re-
prints than in the originals. But when we come to examine the types of the so-
called reprints, we find that even these differ slightly, which is probably due to
the plate having been touched up. Seeing the two side by side, the differences
are very easy to detect, but even otherwise we do not think the reprints would
be difficult to distinguish.--Sta,p News.
WANTED
An Agent n every City, Tmvn and Village
Canada aml the United States
TO
SELL
STAMPS
FROM MV StlEETS.
Oommission 38' o 50 Per Oent
Also I xvant to lmy a few good collections for cash.
VRITE ME BEFORE SELLING ELSEWItERE.
H. F. KETGHESON,
BOX 499, BELLEVILLE, ONT.
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San Jose has a telephonic se,vice and the Government has entered into a
contract with an American Company fir its extension throughout thc whole
country.
The first nation iu Central Amcrica to have Telegraphic Service was Costa
Rica and oow has the cheapest rates, 2o cents only being charged for a message
for any place in Central America. All ceutres of population of the Republic. large
and small, are connected by wire with each other and with the neighboring
nations and the rest of the world. The President of Costa Rica is Don Jose
Joaquin Rodriguez, who was inaugurated on the 8th of May, 89o, and whose
administration of the affairs of the country is as popular as any that has ever
existed.
The Governrnent is adrninistcrcd by three supreme powers, Executive, I.egis-
lative and Judicial. The President is elected for ,q term of four years, and cannot
bc re-elected for a following immediate term. He must be over 38 years of age
and a Costa Rican or at least a Central American by birth and not belong to the
ecclesiastical profession.
No provision is made for a Vice-President. In the event f the death or
or absence of the Presideut, hc is succeeded by one of three persons designated
by Congress to that effect at its first session in each Presidential term.
PACI1,'IC PtS'FAI. "-['EI,EGRAI'II CAIII.E COMI'ANV.--The above Company is-
sued some two or three years ago, stamps as mentioned herewith, for use b)- their
customers in the payment for telegrams. They are printed in book form, perfora-
ted, with five stamps cn each sheet. They were printed in San Francisco for use
in that country, and were put up in books with stiff cover and of a dark yellow
color, with the following printed on each : "PACIFIC POSTAL TELEGRAPH
CO." and underneath this " IO cent Stamps" or value to correspond with stamps.
The stamp is obioug, inches in length by a little over inch in wi,?th. On
the left hand side a space is left in which is printed in red ink the number. The
value appears on the right hand lower side, in a circle, numeral of value in center,
with corresponding value in words above and cents beneath. In the body of the
stamp appears the following:- "This stamp will be accepted at any office of the
Pacific Telegraph Cable Company in payment for telegrams. Signed, Chas. R.
Hosmer, General Manager."
There are five values:- IO cents brown,
green, and 5o cents blue.
cents black, 25 cents red, 40 cents
ERNEqT F. VURTI.LE.
STAMP COLLECTING IN ITALY.
By thc A tthor of '" The Fht of Dame EUrOla's SchooL"--Continucd.
(FROM PHII.ATELIC JOURNAL OF GREAT BRITAIN.)
" Hullo !" cried one of our boys coming to the rescue with a happy thou.qht.
"As you can't get past him, vhy don't you get over him ? Your legs are long
enough. Chuck one of them across his back. and you will find yourself on the
other side in no time."
Precisely so. The unhappy youth bestraddled the donkey with his lanky
legs, and stooping forvard, threw his left arm round the animal's neck, to steady
himself as he slipped down on the side nearest the town. But the donkey had
Stamp Hinges, die cut, the best in the market, 1octs. per IOOO,
,3000 for 35 cts., post-paid.
Blanl,: Approval Sheets, the finest made, .30 cts. per 1oo, post-
paid; $_. '5 per IOOO, post-paid.
Pocket Albums, made to hold 35o stamps, and finely bound in
cloth and gold, 5 cts. each. 75 cts. per ten post-paid.
The Cosmopolitan Stamp All)urn, the best album publish-
ed for advanced Collectors printed on six-ply fine bristol-board,
and finely bound in the best leather binding, 5 per copy.
I nternational Stamp ]l)um, No. , bound in cloth and boards,
I.5O post-paid; No. bound in cloth and gold 2.5o post-paid.
The t)hilatelist, mae to hoa .ooo tmm. ,,ely ,,a strongly
bound, 25 cts. each, post-paid.
Mekeel's \Veekly Stamp Nexvs, the only,veekly stamp paper
published, $i per )'ear.
The Philatelic Journal of America, 5o cts. per annum.
I also am authorized to receive advertising for the above two
journals.
Back Numbers of the Dominion Philatelist,
Volume Dominion Philatelist, complete, 35 cts.
It , I! II
The first three volumes complete
Single copies 5 cts. each.
,, 35 cts.
"35 cts.
1.00.
BOX 499 BELLEVILLE, ONT,
JULY, 1892.
VOL. IV, No. 43.
PUBLISHED BY THE DOMINION PHILATELIC PUBLISHING CO.
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SOMETHING NE\ :.
THE COSMOPOLITAN
':' 8T/ MP/ LBUM':'
This albmn is placed before the Philatelic public as an entirely new
venture. It can be used either for Postage or Revenue Stamps,
or for both. The pages are ruled in perfect squares 36 to the square
inch ; herein lies its superiority. The idea is original with the publisher.
All advanced collectors have found ordinary albums with printed spaces
of little use ; such albums do not provide for shades, vatermarks, perfora-
tions, &c., and experience has shmvn that albums with blank pages are
more desirable. It has also been found very difficult to arrange stamps
evenly and artistically in the ordinary blank album. The ruling solves
this difficulty and even the inexperienced can arrange stamps evenly
and in many beautiful designs without any trouble.
These albums are being copyrighted in Canada and the U. S.
They are printed on one side only on 6 ply card-board Ix4 inches
and are bound 50 sheets in a book in fine leather binding and sell at $5-oo
each. The cards will be supplied at 5 cts. each. Sample card sent for 5 cts.
Do not buy an album till you have examined the Cosmopolitan.
It is bound to replace all others in the estimation of advanced col-
lectors, and collectors of Oddities, Original Covers, Revenues, &c.
Published by
Box 499.
BELLEVILLE, ONT.
Stamp H inges, die cut, the best in the market, o cts. per ooo,
3000 for -"5 cts., post-paid.
Blanl< Alproval Sheets, the finest made, .30 cts. per ioo, post-
paid ; 82. 'S per ooo, post-paid.
Pocket .\lbums, made to hold 350 stamps, and finely bound in
cloth and gold, x S cts. each, 75 cts. per ten post-paid.
The Cosmopolitan Stamp Album, the best album publish-
ed for advanced Collectors printed on six-ply fine bristol-board,
and finely bound in the best leather binding, $5 per copy.
International Stamp Album, No. ,, bound in cloth andboards,
$.5 o post-paid; No. _'2 bound in cloth and gold $_.5 o post-paid.
The Philatelist, ,,ade to hol _-,ooo stamps, finely and strongly
bound, 25 cts. each, post-paid.
I ekeel's \Meekly Stamp News, the only xveekly stamp paper
published, $ per year.
The Philatelic Journal of America, so cts. per annum.
I also am authorized to receive advertising for the above txvo
journals.
Back Numbers of the Dominion Philatelist,
\olume Dominion Philatelist, complete, 35 cts.
vl 2 II
The first three volumes complete
Single copies 5 cts. each.
" 35 cts.
u 35 cts.
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PETERBOROUGH, ONT., CANADA.
Stamp Hinges, die cut, the best in the market, locts, per iooo,
.3o00 for -'5 cts., post-paid.
Blank Approval Sheets, the finest made, .30 cts. per ioo, post-
paid ; $-. 5 per IOOO, post-paid.
Pocket Albums, made to hold 350 stamps, and finely bound in
cloth and gold, 5 cts. each, 75 cts. per ten post-paid.
The Cosmopolitan Stamp Album, the best album publish-
ed for advanced Collectors printed on six-ply fine bristol-board,
and finely bound in the best leather binding, $5 per copy.
I nternational Stamp Album, No. ,, bound in cloth and boards,
$.5o post-paid; No. _ bound in cloth and gold $-',.5o post-paid.
The Philatelist, made to hold _,ooo stamps, finely and strongly
bound, -5 cts. each, post-paid.
Mekeel's Weekly Stamp N exvs, the onlyweekly stamp paper
published, $i per year.
The Philatelic Journal of America, so cts. per annum.
I also am authorized to receive advertising for the above two
journals.
Back Numbers of the Dominion Philatelist,
Volume i Dominion Philatelist, complete, 35 cts.
1 2 w vv vv 3 cts-
" 3 " u ' 35 cts.
The first three volumes complete $i.oo.
Single copies 5 cts. each.
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CANADA
STAMPS.
e)'on' is lhe lt)te In cotl)lete "),ou" sels as the p'ices
n'H1 co'tetiO" etel'etlce.
CANADA POSTAGE UNPERFORATED. 1 (ltte. Color. Price.
D(de. Itlue. Color. Price. 7 cent .. " .. .. 75
18al, 3d vermilion laid paper .... 60 8 " .. " .... 75
" 3d " thin wove paper ... 20 9 " ... " . .... "2
,, 31 " thiek wove paper .. 25 10 " .. blue .... 3
,' 3d " soft ribbed paper .. $1 50 20 " ... " ... 5
" 3d " hard " .. 1 50 30 " .. " .. ]0
" 6d purple laid paper ...... 3 50 30 " ... scarlet 35
,' 6d " thin wove paper... 3 00 40 " .. blue .. 15
" 6d " medium wove paper .. 3 00 50 " ... " -- 15
,' (;d " thick wove paper. .. 4 O0 1 O0 ... red green centre ... 40
1857 d rose, wove paper unperforated I 50 I 00 .. green red centre .. 75
185 .d pink .... perforated 4 50 3ED ISSUE.
" 3d red wove pape ....... 2 00 1 eeet .. brown ... 1
159 lcent pink ...... 3 '2 '" ... orange .. I
" 5 " vermilion wove paper .. '2 '2 , .. brown .. 10
" 5 .... ribbed paper .. 2 00 3 " ... green ...... 1
', I0 " brown violet .... 15 4 " .. brown .... 3
" 1"2 " green ...... 18 5 " orange .. l
" 17 " blue ...... 50 6 " green l
1,64 2 " pink ........ 50 7 " orange 4
16 " black ....... 3 8 " .. brown .. 3
" 1 " brown red wove paper .. 1 9 " .. green .. I
" 1 ...... laid paper ... 12 50 10 " blue 1
" 1 " " " watermarked.. 3 00 20 " " 1
" '2 " green ........ 3 30 ,' .. " 1
" 3 " red wove paper ..... '2 40 " .. " .. 8
" 3 .... laid paper .... 1 75 50 " "1 " .... "2
" 6 " brown .... 3 l 00 lue black centre 5
") 00 orange black centre 20
" l blue .... l0
" ]5 " lilac ....... 5 3 00 green black centre 25
Officially sealed ......... '2 50 NOVA SCOTIA roLL S'rAVS.
CANADA BILL STAMPS, IST ISSUE. l cent .. brown .. 3
ltlue Color. l'rice. 2 " orange .. 3
1 blue ..... 3 3 " green ... 2
2 " .. 3 4 " .. brown ..... 5
3 "' 1 5 " .. orange 5
4 " 10 6 " green .. 3
5 " .. 5 7 "' orange .. 20
6 " .. 2 8 " brown ... 35
" " .. 20 9 " ... green .. 3
8 ,, ... 25 10 " .. blue .. 5
9 " .. "2 20 " . .... " !0
10 " .. 3 30 " -. '" .. 10
20 '" .. 7 40 " ... " -. .. 20
30 " .. .. 7 50 " .. " .. .. 15
40 ,, .. .. 20 1 00 .. green black centre ... $2 50
I GAS INSPECTION STAIIPS.
1 00 .. " . .... 40 25 cent ... blue .. 5
2 00 .. " .. I 00 50 " _. " 5
3 00 ......... 00 1 00 .. 10
2ND ISSUE. 1 50 .. " 12
1 cent scarlet .. '2 2 00 .. " .. 12
2 ..... ) 3 00 " 15
3 " .. " .... 1 4 00 ,' .. 15
4 " .. " .. .. 15 5 varieties Jt issue billstamps 10
5 " .. " .... 5 6 " 2nd " " 10
6 " .. " . .... 2 10 " 3rd " " .. 10
uebec Registration Starers, lat issue, complete, 3 varieties, $1.00. uebec Regxstration
Stamps, nd isue, complete, 50c. Thee price are net and cash mut accompany the order,
Orders under BOc. Bc. extra for postage. o FO iB CE)O 9
BOX 499. BELLEVILLE ONT.
96 TIIE DOMINION PIIILATELIST.
THE MAN WHO HAD AN OBJECT IN LIFE.
He was born of poor but otherwise unobjectionable parents, who impressed
upon his mind, while it was yet in a plastic and doughy state, the importance
of having an object in life.
He was a studious boy. He began wearing spectacles at an early age, and
never wasted any of the precious l:ours iu playing bull pen, mumble-peg, shinny,
cr any of the rude games that thoughtless boys delight in, and his teacher at
school was accustomed to point him out to the other children as a model.
Ill consequence of which the other children all hated him and said lie was a
mollycoddle and a sweet little gosling with a glass eye.
But he was a truly good boy. He did not chew gum and refused to associate
with boys who chewed tobacco on the sly or played hookey.
As he grew to manhood he cast about him for an object in life.
IIe found one.
Henceforth lie devoted his energies to that one object. He kept it steadily
before him.
It was not riches he sought. The pursuit of wealth for its own sake was de-
grading in his eyes, and whatever of worldly prosperity came to him was made
subservient to his one great object in life.
He pursued not tile elusive phantom of fame. The filthy cesspool of politics
had no charms for him, and the empty honors that await the nlan who enters the
army or navy did not tempt him.
Neither did lie waste his powers in tile futile search of perpetual motion.
Tile ephemeral joys of the actor, the professional ball-player, or billiard ex-
pert, availed naught as enticements to lead him from the path lie had marked out
for himself,
Step by step the years rolled away lie drew nearer and nearer to the goal of
his ambition and his heart swelled with proud satisfaction.
And he died at the age of 63, leaving to posterity, as the result of a life de-
voted to the pursuit of one great object, a collection of 337,469 canceled postage
stamps.--Chicago Tribune.
CANADA I x IC" CARD, STAMP AT LEFT'
Do any of our readers know the Canadian IxlC card with the stamps on the
left, instead of on the right ? There seems to be some dispute as to wilether this
is a genuine error of impression, or a variety due to the sheets of cards being
wrongly cut, by accident or design. Of course, if these cards are obtainable in
sheets, the latter case of variety can be easily made--such has been done in other
cases--but then the stamp would be some distance away from the end of tile
scroll. It is asserted, however, that copies exist with the stamp at the same
distance from the left end of tile scroll as it usually is from the righL and that
the Canadian authorities ackuowledge that such an error was issued. Can any
one show us a copy of it ?--(Stanley Gibbons' 2]Ionthly 5:ore'hal.)
Yes, we can. By refcrring to our paper No. 55, issued on the I4th of May,
89o , you will find there a copy of a letter received by us, from the Secretary
of the Post Office Department at Ottawa regarding this very card as follows:
SOMETHING NE\V.
THE
COSI IOPOLITAN
: 8T/tMP/tLBIJM':
This album is placed before the Philatelic public as an entirely new
venture. It can be used either for Postage or Revenue Stamps,
or for both. The pages are ruled in perfect squares 36 to the square
inch ; herein lies its superiority. The idea is original with the publisher.
All advanced collectors have found ordinary albums with printed spaces
of little use; such albums do not provide for shades, watermarks, perfora-
tions, &c., and experience has shown that albums with blank pages are
more desirable. It has also been found very difficult to arrange stamps
evenly and artistically in the ordinary blank album. The ruling solves
this difficulty and even the inexperienced can arrange stamps evenly
and in mauy beautiful designs without any trouble.
These albums are being copyrighted in Canada and the U. S.
They are printed on one side only on 6 ply card-board x[4 inches
and are bound 50 sheets in a book in fine leather binding and sell at 85.oo
each. The cards will be supplied at 5 cts. each. Sample card sent for 5 cts.
Do not buy an album till you have examined the Cosmopolitan.
It is bound to replace all others in the estimation of advanced col-
lectors, and collectors of Oddities, Original Covers, Revenues. &c.
Published by
Box 499.
BELLEVILLE, ON'l?.
Stamp Hinges, die cut, the best in the market, octs. per IOOO,
3ooo for ;5 cts., post-paid.
Blank Approval Sheets, the finest made, 3o cts. per oo, post-
paid ; $-. '5 per ooo, post-paid.
Pocket Albums, made to hold 35o stamps, and finely bound in
cloth and gold, 5 cts. each, 75 cts. per ten post-paid.
The Cosmopolitan Stamp Album, the best album publish-
ed for advanced Collectors. printed on six-ply fine bristol-board,
and finely bound in the best leather binding, $5 per copy.
International Stamp Album, No. ,, bound in cloth and boards,
$I.5o post-paid; No. 2 bound in cloth and gold $".5o post-paid.
The Philatelist, made to hold 2,ooo stamps, finely and strongly
bound, -"5 cts. each, post-paid.
11 ekeel's Weekly Stamp N ews, the only weekly stamp paper
published, St per year.
The Philatelic Journal of America, 5o cts. per annum.
I also am authorized to receive advertising for the above two
journals.
Back Nulnbers of the Dominion Philatelist,
Volume t Dominion Philatelist, complete, 35 cts.
,, a ,, ,, " 35 cts.
" 3 " " " 35 cts.
The first three volumes complete .oo.
Single copies 5 cts. each.
BOX 499. BELLIVILLE, 0NT,
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account. Mr. Fred. Ineson, under date 27th May, has informed us that Mr. Grenuy ad-
vised him ou the 7th August, 1891 , that there remained a balance to his credit of $3-,35.
You will notice that no mention is made of this in above statement. Au explanatiou
is now in order.
We regret that time will not permit our atteuding the convention, and trust that the
meeting will be a successful one and that this matter will be considered thoroughly, as
upon its result will in a great measure depend our success in the future. Remove the
present difficulty and matters will no doubt turn out favorably. Wishing you every success
aud a pleasant and large meeting. We remain, gentlemeu, yours very truly,
ERNEST V. VURTEI,E, Chairman, )
C.o.C. MORENCV, j-Trustees, C.P.A.
I,[ONTEFOI RE JOSEPH,
Mr. Grenny desired to make a few remarks, as this report spoke of some matters in
which he was interested. He said he had done his best to straighten up the affairs of the
Exchange Department, but owing to the Halifax Brauch and Wilson Wilby haviug a
number of books in their possession for several months, delay had been caused and nmch
dissatisfaction. Referring to the statement coutaiued in the Trustees' report, showiug the
assets and liabilities as at present, he desired to state that he had made every eflbrt to
collect these anaounts, but had failed, lie had tried to do his duty to the best of his ability.
Mr. H. F. Ketcheson then said that he was of the opiuion that two-thirds of the de-
linquent accounts could be collected, and that he would undertake the task providing this
Convention would give him the authority. It was then moved by (;. N. Campbell
seconded by R. R. Bogert, that this Convention authorize H. F. Ketcheson to take over
the affairs of the Exchange Department as conducted by F. J. Grenqy, and that he have
authority to collect all accounts and settle all balances due.--Carried.
EXCHANGE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
The report of the Exchange Superintendent was then read :
2" the Officers and Alembers of the Canadian Philah'/ic Association :
GEITLEEN,--I have the honor to submit the following report of the Exchange
Department. I received altogether one hundred and sixty filled sheets, these we made
into twenty-nine books and placed on circuits; twenty-eight of these books have com-
pleted circuits, one book is still out on circuit.
The total value of the 5 o filled sheets was $35o.o. The total sales from the 8
books that have completed circuits was $34o.o, being an average of over 5 per cent.,
which I consider very satisfactory. Two balance sheets accompany this report. The
first gives a statement of the expenses and receipts of this department ; the second gives
a statement of the balance due from and owed to the members of tiffs Department.
I have experienced considerable difficulty during the year in working nay department,
owing to the unsatisfactory condition of the affairs under my predecessor. I have
reason to believe that these old accounts will all be settled shortly, and then I will
prophecy an era of prosperity in this department.
Many of our members who formerly bought and sold largely from the Exchange De-
partment have not participated during the past year, they have been waiting for the old
accounts to be settled.
H. F. I'ETCHESON.
The statement of assets and liabilities showed a balance due to members of $47-93-
The statement was also made that not one bad debt had been contracted during the year.
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THE following clipped from Uindbl's 3[onthlj, gives a good idea of the machine
used to roulette the old Victoria stamps :--The rolling-pin rouletter, as it was
called, consists of an iron spindle with a wooden handle at each end, similar in
shape to the handles of an ordinary rolling-pin, and seven circular steel cutters
like spurs arranged between the handles, and separated fi-om each other at equal
distances by iron tubular washers. The spindle is r4% inches long, and the cen-
tral portion of it, 6 inches in length, is half an inch iu diameter, while the remain-
ing 4} inches at each end, over which the handles are fixed, tapers from 3/fi inch
/ inch diameter at the ends, forming
diameter next the central portion to ,4
shoulders with the central portion for the handles to be fixed against. The
handles, which are hollow to allow the spindle ends to pass through them, are
4 inches long, and vary in diameter to suit the hand, being about one inch at
the thickest part ; they have brass caps for ferrules on one end, and iron washers
on the other. One of them is firmly fixed to one end of the spindle which passes
through it, and is rivetted over the iron washer, while the other is movable, and
can be fixed by a nut which screws on a worm at the other end of the spindle.
The circular steel cutters are 3-t6 inch by J inch diameter at the cutting edges,
having 44 teeth of I-t6 inch in width, with gaps of I-5o inch between them
(approximate measurement). The iron washers are 5/ inch diameter by 5/ inch,
and a/ inch i, length respectively, according as they are used for the sides, or
top and bottom of the stamps, having to be changed in each case. In using the
rouletter the sheet of stamps was laid upon a block of boxwood, planed perfectly
true on the upper surface, and about two inches thick, 6}.o inches wide, and t2
inches long ; the rouletter being rolled firmly over the sheet so that the cutters
came between the rows of stamps, two rolls each way being required to complete
a sheet of one hundred and twenty stamps. Tills rouletter appears to gauge
about 8 to 9 ram. I have been informed that another rouletter, cousisting of
one wheel affixed to a hart,die, was also in use for a time at the stamp window of
the General Post Office, but I have not learned any further particulars.
WE have received the Standard Stamp Company's new price list, consisting
of 64 pages and cover, fully illustrated. It is very neatly printed and full of
tempting offers. The publishers inform us that they printed 35,ooo copies and
that the list will cost them over $I,5oo, including postage, etc., undoubtedly the
largest amount of money ever spent on a sta,np price-list. They will glad!y
send a free copy to every collector who will address them at 925 LaSalle Street,
St. Louis, Mo.
THE A. P. A. Convention at Niagara Falls, was a decided success, and the
utmost harmony prevailed. Much good work was done, especially the arrange-
merit regarding the official organ. The committee in charge of arrangements
are to be congratulated on the satisfactory manner iu which they performed
their duties.
MR." G. N. BELL a prominent collector of Port Hope is at present in Belleville
attending college, he still keeps up his interest in stamps and never looses an
opportunity to add something good to his collection.
THE Americau Philatelic [ag'azine is announced to appear from Omaha
Nebraska, October I.
OCTOBER, 1892.
VOL. IV, No, 46.
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THREE new Stamp Journals have recently appeared in Canada; The [nter-
zatioptal t)/tilatelist, 13 Peter St., Toronto; T/te Ottawa t)hilatelist, Ottawa, Ont.,
and T/te Capzacla Stamp Journal, London, Ont. We wish them prosperity, but we
can assure them they are not on the road to wealth when they start a stamp paper-
This patrotic spirit of which I speak runs its course all round the world, and we
have as a rule the people of a country collecting the stamps of that country ; hence
when I found later on that to attempt to collect on general lines was beyond the
reach -)f both my puse and my time, and when the decision was arrived at to
make a specialty of Great Britain and her colonies, I found a strong leaning
within me towards the stamps of British North America. They give one quite
a field to work in, and show a vast range of excellence from the beautiful work
on the engraved cents issue of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to the clap-trap
lithography of the stamps of Prince Edward Island, and while here, just let me drop
a hint in regard to the relative value of the stamps of Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick on one side and Priuce Edward Island on the other. I reler particularly
to the pence issues in a used state, and from the first it always seemed a mystery
to me why the issues of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia should be so much more
valued than those of Prince Edward Island. I say it, and say it learlessly, that the
one penny Prince Edward Island used is as rare a stamp as the I penny Nova Scotia
used, and yet we find the latter catalogued at six times the price of the former.
I am also sure that a used Prince Edward Island 3 pence is as valuable as the
same denomination of Nova Scotia, and yet here we have the latter catalogued
at seven and a half times the value of the former, and there is not a shadow of
a doubt in nay mind of the Prince Edward Island 6 pence used being even more
valuable than the Nova Scotia 6 pence used, yet here we have the latter generally
quoted at some ten times the value of the former. Of course we find the reason
for this in the innumerable quantities of remainders which were on hand when
Prince Edward Island became a province of the Dominion of Canada, and which
has since flooded the philatelic market with their unused ugliness; but, all the
same, the fact is still patent, that in the matter of used stamps the Prince Edward
Island post-office could not have issued to the public anything like the number
of stamps issued by the provinces ol either Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. The
population of Prince Edward Island was not probably one-third of either of the
the other provinces, and the number of letter writers must of necessity have been
correspondingly less, so that it requires uo prophet to perdict that when these
" unused remainders" are exhaustedand the end is not very far off--we shall
wake up to the fact that used specimens of Prince Edward Island stamps are
worth ten, yes, twenty times, their present catalogue price.--/. /. 17artlet!
Stapup News.
1V[ANY strange events happen ; a few months ago a certain writer living at
Ottawa, was boasting of the old collections and fine collections of that city, and
at the same time speaking of the President of the C. P. . as a collector whose
collection was of small account. Mr. Wurtele hearing that prizes were to be
given for the best general collection of stamps at the Central Exhibition, held
at Otttawa, sent his collection there,and succeeded in securing the first prize, and
a bronze medal, also the second prize for his collection of Canadian Revenues.
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memoration of an event that is pre-eminent in human history, and of lasting
interest to mankind, by appointing representatives thereto, and sending such
exhibits to the World's Columbian Exposition as will most fitly and fully illustrate
their resources, their industries and their progress in civilization."
The Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Discovery ot America will in
consequence be fittingly commemorated by authority of the Congress of the
United States by the International Exhibition of Arts, Industries, Manufactures
and the Products of the Soil, Mine, and Sea, in the City of Chicago.
The site selected is at Jackson Park, a beautiful location near the southern
limits of the City, adjoining Lake Michigan.
The Latin American Department is divided into five groups as follows :-
Period o[ the Discovery, Period of the Conquest, The Colonial Period, Period of
the Present and Commercial. Each of the above is sub-divided into several parts.
The proposed issue of Stamps. to be kept in circulation for one year only
(I893) will prove of much interest to collectors and will no doubt serve to
illustrate the events ira tile Life of Columbus. In addition to Philatelists they
will prove a novelty to the general pnblic and serve in a measure, as it were, as
a recruiting ground for the increase in the ranks of Collectors.
QUEBEC, 13th lVovember, z892. E.F. WURTELE.
VARIETIES OF PAPER.
Postage Stamps appear on a variety of papers ; we give here a description of
them: IVove paper is of perfectly plain and even texture, such as that of the
pages of this magazine. Laid paper shows a series of lines close together, usual-
ly with other lines an inch or more apart crossing them; what is known as
"cream laid" or "blue laid," writing paper is of this nature. Other kinds of
paper have been used in certain cases; such as that which is commonly known as
"foreign note paper." This is a thin paper watermarked with very plain lines as
wide apart as those of ordinary ruled paper ; for this we generally use the French
term balonne. The spaces betveen these lines may be either plain (wove) or
filled with lines as in laid paper, and the papcr is accordingly termed " wove
batonne," or "laid batomw," as the case may be.
Similar thin papers may be found watermarked with cross lines, forming small
squares, or oblongs ; these are known to stamp-collectors as quadrille. It is well
also to remember, when using French catalogues, that the words batonne and
quadrille are applied to papers rlt[t'd with parallel lines, or with crossed lines, as
well as to those watermarked in the manner described above ; in English books
these words are only applied to the latter kinds of paper.
Another kind of paper, ut3on which a few varieties ot stamps have been print-
ed, is known as pehtre. This is a very thin paper, usually greyish in colour;
about the thickness of tissue paper, but much harder and tougher, tissue paper
being generally as soft as blotting paper.
There are other varieties of paper used fir stamps, which differ in other re-
spects, and which equally require description. First among these is the paper
with silk threads in it, commonly known as " Dickinson " paper from the name
of its inventor. This paper was used for the Mulready letter-sheets and eta-
DECEMBER, 1892.
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machine-made--the pulp is prepared in the same manner, but the paper is made
by dipping a mould, consisting of a frame, or shallow sieve, of title wire gauze into
the vat, and taking up a certain quantity of pulp upon the mould. The latter is
then held horizontally, and gently shaken until the pulp is evenly distributed
over its surface, and this shaking, together with the taking up of a proper quantity
of the pulp to form paper of the required thickness, are operations requiring a
great anaount of skill, failing xvhich tile paper is liable to vary in texture, not only
in different sheets, but in different parts of the saiue sheet. For laid, or any
other nature of paper with a design watermarked in it, a mould is used having
the required pattern worked in wire or metal upon the gauze; the watermark
being thus produced by the wire cloth upon xvhich the pulp rests, instead of by
pressure upon its upper surface, as with the dandy-roll used in paper-making by
machinery. The result is of course the same in both cases, the pattern being
shown in lines of thinner, and therefore more transparent, substance.
When the pulp has set sufficiently upon the mould, it is removed in a sheet,
pressed between layers of felt, dried, sized, and milled between steel rollers, as
in the case of machine-nlade.
Very fine paper is still made by hand, and there seems to be something in tile
best lland-made paper where no machine has yet been able exactly to produce.
At the same time a xvell-constructed and a carefully-adjusted machine should
produce paper of a very even and regular quality, and with the watermarks al-
ways equally visible. To produce this result, the pulp must be of exactly the
same consistency, and its flows, and the rate of working of the machine, must be
very carefully regulated ; but, this being so, xve should expect to find a paper, if
not of the very highest class, at all events of exactly even thickness aud density
throughout.
It is not, however, possible to adjust matters to exactly the same nicety day
after day, and every now and again the head machine-man takes a sample of the
paper and weighs it in scales prepared for this purpose, as a very little variation
in the "stuff" will cause the weight to err on one side or the other, ad it is most
important to ensure the paper being neither so thick as to involve an unnecessary
consumption of material, nor so thin as to be unfit for its purpose. It can there-
fore be easily imagined that where equal care is not exercised, the results may
be irregular.
These irregular papers cause some of the great difficulties of students of water-
marks. Many of the early stamps were printed upon hand-made papers, and
even the best ot these may vary sufficiently to give us trouble. A skilled work-
man can, no doubt, produce sheet after sheet of paper, all of which may be of the
quality required, but it will probably not be all exactly alike. And, as a matter
of fact, we tind that watermarked papers which should be identically the same,
differ in some cases very considerably. There is very little doubt that instances
do occur in which a watermark is plainly visible in one portion of a sheet, and is
almost, if not quite, invisible in another part of the same sheet ; and there is no
doubt whatever that one portion of the same piece of paper may be plainly laid,
and another apparently wove. This result, I suspect, is due either to the pulp
being unevenly distributed, so that the dandy-roll (in mtchine-mtde paper) does
not press evenly upon it, or to its not being fully set throughout when the paper
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is pressed afterwards, and thus the laid lines, or other devices, are obliterated in
the soft pulp.
I have devoted a good deal of space to the subject of paper-making, as it is
not only interesting in itself, apart altogether from Stamp-Collecting, but it is
also a subject which we Stamp-Collectors must try to understand something
about, in order that we may be able to distinguish the various papers with which
we have to deal.
ARGENTINE CENTENNIAL STAMPS.
The General Post Office was the scene of the most scandalous outrages on
Wcdnesday on the occasion of the sale of postage stamps to commenorate the
4th centenary of America's discovery. The crovds from early morning were
enormous and the facilities offered by the Post Office were of the most scant
character. It is needless to say that no decent being could approach near.
enough to post a letter. The scrimmages iu the crowd xvere of the ordinary
nature in such cases, and we are sorry to have to state that the police thought it
their duty to bully and chastise iu the most brutal fashion those who endeavour-
ed to push their vay into the office where stamps were sold, which were only
meted out in lots of five and ten which necessiated each individual, bent upon
having more, to return to the charge again and again. It seems to us that if the
Post Office was determined upon having a special issue of stamps for a special
occasion, it ought to have made the necessary arrangements to supply any de-
mand and facilitate places where they could have been conveniently acquired,
without running the risk of being ill-treated and carried into the Comisaria as a
yapa. We have heard it said, that the special issue of stamps had for a main
object, a nice little m'gocio for some favorities, and it eertainly looks as if the
general public were not expected to purchase them.
Early on foot on Wednesday the whole population seemed moving to the
different centress of attraction : some to see to troops arrive, but a dense body to
possess themselves ot the beautiful Postage Stamps issued by the Govern-
ment, to serve for that day only. Owing to a want of foresight however, it was
only after a sharp and lengthened struggle that they could be obtained, and the
majority of those who went to purchase were satisfied to be mulcted of 3, 4 or 5
dollars in exchange for a 2 or 5 cents stamp. The Postmen. poor fellows, reap-
ed a rich harvest and for once made a good business. The action of the Post
Office authorities in this matter is not creditable to them. Yesterday they re-
fused to part with more than five stamps to each individual of the general pub-
lic, and yet their favorities have been supplied with sheets containing a hundred,
vhich will shortly be put on the market at enormous prices.--Timesoftrffezttbm.
THE centenary stamp issued by the Argentine Post Office on the I2th, and
printed by the S. American Bank Note Company, is an artistic gem in design,
colour and execution. We have rarely seen a more exquisite stamp. The
special obliterating stamp used by the P. O. here on the three days' celebration
was a clumsy, ugly affair, but still it was much sought after, and every morning
the P. O. was crowded with persons getting postage stamps marked with it.
Some persons even had large sheets of stamps arranged for obliteration without
any intention of using them for postal purposes. The P. O. must have made
quite a little income out of the occasion." Wlottevideo Times."
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CAPT. E. F. W URTELE.
We are pleased to be able to present our readers with a portrait of CAPT. E.
F. VURTELE, of Quebec City, the PresidentoftheCanadian Philatelic Association.
\Ve are not able to give our readers this month a sketch of his collection but
will do so in a future number. Suffice it is to say that he received a bronze medal
at the Canada Central Exhibition, Ottawa, for the best collection. He is an
enthusiastic collector and presides over the local organization in his own city,
known as the Quebec Philatelic Club.
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MR. T. S. CLARK.
I'[R. T. S. CLARK, whose portrait accompanies this sketch is the son of a
missionary and first saw the light of day at Bombay, India, December 7th, 1854.
When very young he was sent to Edinburgh, Scotland, to be educated, and in
1872 he came out to Canada and entered the service of the Bank of lIontreal,
being now accountant at their Belleville branch. He began collecting when
young, bnt had his collection taken from him one day as 1,e himself says " for
being a bad boy." A few ),ears ago he was looking over some old vouches at
the Bank of Montreal, and seeing a 3 pence unperforated Canada on the edge of
a package of letters the old fever set in again. He secured that 3 pence and
many more, as well as a number of 6 pences. From that day to the present time
his interest in stamps has never waned and he now possesses a superb collection
of Canadian stamps and among them the I2 pence. He is also one of the fore-
most dealers in Canada, Secretary-Treasurer of the C. P. A. and the only man
who has made a success of selling stamps by auction in Canada.
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MR. H. F. KETCHESON.
The above portrait will be readily recognized by those who have seen him as
the Editor of tiffs Journal and Exchange Superintendent of the C. P.A. MR.
KETCHESON began collecting stamps in I882, and about 5 years ago started
dealing. One ),-ear later he started the "Dominion l'hilatelist" which has ap-
peared regularly and on time every month since.
On next page is a " speaking "likeness of \V. Kelsey Hall, Peterborough, Ont.,
C. P. A., No. _.054. a risiug young Canadian Collector, and also pastime Dealer,
who is forging to the front rank in the world of I'hilately. His grandfather was
one of the pioneer settlers in the Midland District, and owned and operated the
first saw and grist mills. His uncle, George B. Hall, was the second judge of
the titan united Counties ot Peterborough and Victoria, and represented them in
the old parliament of Cauada, at an age so youthful as to be dubbed the " Boy
Member." His uncle and father were both educated at Upper Cauada College
under the Barron regime. Mr. Hall claims Canada's natal day as his, and is,
per se, a good " Canuck," a " wicked (?) Tory " in politics; a member of the Im-
perial Federation League, and, in faith, as were Iris forefathers, a member of the
Church of England. In his day and generation he has collected almost every-
thing, including bird's e-sa , minerals, fossils, aud, in his extreme .youth, even
tresspassed upon a domain supposedly the exclusive stalking ground of the fair
sex, to wit, the collecting of buttons. His zeal in the collecting of post marks
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once upon a time, was so marked that he would, and did, without compunction,
destroy a good postage stamp in order to save harmless a worthless post mark.
On the breaking out of the stamp fever, of a most virulent type, among the
W. KELSEY HALL.
scholars of the Peterborough Collegiate Institute, about ten years or more ago,
hc forswore all his old loves, being one of the first to cry " peccavi," and, al-
though many times ahnost convalscent, has never quite recovered, and now glad!y
admits the "soft impeachment " that he is a stamp fieud, if you will, and is " in
the ring" to stay. He collects the stamps of British Nor(h America, British
Colonies and the United States, on and offtheir original covers,and, in a desultory
way, deals in same in his leisure time. His stamps are worth over $4,ooo accord-
ing to the Scott Stamp and Coin Co.'s Standard (?) Catalogue. Mr. Hall is the
resident Vice-President for Ontario of the S. of P., and intends also joining the
A. P. A. and W. P. U., and was one of the founding nembers, No. 6, ot the
P. S. of C., but as the much vaunted benefits of the latter Society exist only on
paper, he has sent in his esignatiou to the Secretary of the latter body.
He is also an ardent worshipper and devotee of the twin science of Numis-
matics, and has between nine and ten thousand coins, medals and tokens, from
every quarter of the globe, but intends in the future devoting himself only to the
coins, medals and tokens of this fair Dominion, rightly deeming that a sufficiently
large and interesting field. His collection of same is daily growing in size and
importance, numbering, as it does, many rarieties, including a beautiful Confed-
eration Medal, in original case, and probably the Wyon's masterpiece an Indian
Chief's Medal, dated 84o, silver, size 4S, also by Wyon, extremely rare ; Franco-
/kmericans, Side Views, North-West Medal with Saskatchewan clasp, also four
without clasp, all with ribbons ; two officer's Medals, the only " Ormond " Token
known ; the three rare Peterborough Communion Tokens, in uncirculated con-
dition, a very fine " Success," Lesslie two pence Token, Molson's, three Lachine
Railway Tokens, and very many more desirable pieces. Mr. Hall is a charter
member of the American Numismatic Association, has been Chairman of the
Committee on Finance, and is now serving a second term as a member of the
Board of Trustees.
THE DOMINION I'IIILATELIST I75
WE have received from R. F. Albrecht & Co, 9o Nassau Street, New York
priced catalogue of the 6th and 7th auction sales and we give herewith a few of
the prices realized. U.S., 1851, 5c. unused, a pair, $I2.4o ; U. S., 3 c. used, grill-
ed all over, $9; U. S., I87o, 3oc. black grilled, $8.90 ; U. S., I843, New York, 3c.
blue wove paper on letter. $26; U. S., 843, New York, 3c. greenish, blue glazed
paper, $i 3 ; U. S., I843, 3 c. light blue glazed paper, $I3.5o ; 1844, St. Louis,
die G. on original cover, $96; 85I. Horseman, Ic. red on letter, $Io.75 ; 1868,
9oc. unused, original gum, $2.50 ; I868, 9oc. used, $8.05 ; i869, 9oc. used, $9.20 ;
Justice, 9oc; unused, original gum, $IO.O5 ; State, $2, unused,original gum, $6.5o ;
State, $5, unused, original gum, $5o.o5 ; State, $Io, unused, original gum, $I 9 ;
State, $2o, unused, original gum. $23.o 5 ; Batin Rouge, 3 c. green and Carmine
(cover), $98 ; Knoxville, Tenn., 5c. Vermilion, on original cover, $7 ; Livingston
Ala., 5c. blue, on original cover, $78o; Nashville, Tenn., 5c, carmine, 25.5o ;
Pittsburg, Va., 5c. red points up. on cover, $I7.5o ; Pittsburg, Va., 5c. red points
down on cover, $7.5o; the 7th sale consisted of 213 lots and brought $224o.2,
an average of over $Io per lot.
TItE following is a good test for spurious watermarks. Walermarks may be
produced by pressure whilst the paper is yet in a wet condition or in a finished
state. In the former case the watermark is called ' natural,' in the latter case
'artificial.' In order to distinguish between the two, the paper is treated vith a
mixture of soda lye 6o g. and water 2oo g. If the paper bearing a genuine
vatermark be placed in this strong solution, the watermark becomes nltl.ch
more distinct, and remains so even if the paper is left a long time in the solution.
If, however, a paper bearing an artificial watermark be treated in this manner,
the artificial watermark disappears completely after a short immersion.--Progrcss.
THE offficial organ of the Philatelic Society of Canada in its November Num-
ber gives the Secretary-Treasurer report as follows :--Receipts, $58.25; Dis-
bursments, Secretary's expenses, $8.18; Paid Canadian Philatelist for services
as official organ, $5o.o7. We quote this report because vien the above society
was organized we understood that L. M. Staebler offered his paper to the society
free of charge, and it must certainly be far from satisfactory to the members to
know that five-sixths of the dues they contributed went into the pocket of L. M.
Staebler, Editor and Publisher, and the other one-sixth into the pocket of L. M.
Staebler, Secretary-Treasurer.
WE had the pleasure of a call from E. Y. Parker of Toronto, a few days ago.
Mr. Parker was on his way to Montreal and stopped over a train. He reports
business good, especially in Canadian Stamps.
,o*" IOO Scandinavian,Icelandic and Finnish Stamps, no duplicates, only 6oc., 3 Packets $1.4o, post free.
Large retail and wholesale price lists free. OLAF. GRILSTAD, FRONDHJEUR, Norway, Europe.
Member National Dealers Association of America; International Dealers Association, Berlin, etc., etc.
Fredriek N0yes, Alice, Texas, U.S.A. ,os .
AGE STAMPS Of all countries. vhich he sends on approval to responsible Collectors.
He will take in Exchange Old Canadians Provisionals and U. S. Stamps
at ]d]er prices THAN ANY OTHER DEALER WILL ALLOW YOU. I]]ou hade
never dealt witl, me give me a trial oo
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TIlE DOMINION PIIILAFELIST.
BOMBAY PHILATELIC SOCIETY.
Committee for thc
PRE.IIENT.--The Honourable H. J. Parsons, C. S.
VICE-PRESIDENT.--E. S, Gubbay, Esq., (in the chair.)
HON. SECRETARV.--J. Seymour Summers, Esq.
HON. TREASURER.--K. Ramchnndrd, Esq., Arthur C. Trapp, Esq., Julio
Rebeiro, Esq., M. A.
The fourth committee meeting of the Session was held at 7 Church Gate
Street, on Monday, the 4th instant, at 5.3o P. hr. The first item on the agenda
paper was to pass the revised rules through committee. The Vice-President read
the rules and after some discussion and slight alterations, the rules were unani-
mously passed. Mr. A. C. Trapp suggested that copies of the new rules should
be circulated for the information of the other members of the Society at least
three clear days before the next ordinary meeting. It was proposed by Mr
Arthur C. Trapp, and seconded by Mr. K. Ramchundrd, that with reference to
Mr. Mama's explanation regarding the Couuterfeit Afghan Stamps, the Society
should write through the Secretary to the Editor of the Philatelic Journal of
America, giving a full report of the committee's proceediugs at the meeting held
on the 9th ultimo, for iusertion, in explanation of a paragraph which appeared
in the September number of the journal. (Adopted.)
With reference to the impending visit of the Vice-President of the Philatelic
Society of London, it vas decided by tile committee that the President of this
Society should be written to informing him of the same, and also that a circular
should be sent round, asking members to bring any rareties that they might
have to the special meetiug to be held to welcome the visitor from England. It
was also resolved that the Secretary should also vrite on behalf of the Society
to Mr. M. P. Castle asking when it vould be convenient to him to meet the
members and requesting him to appoint the time which vould be most suitable
and convenient to him. The Secretary read a circular received from C. J. Phil-
lips, Esq., Hon. Sec. cfthe Philatelic Protectiou Association, London. This gave
rise to some discussion among the menrbers, it beiug eventually proposed by the
Vice-President, and seconded by the Hon. Secretary, that the question of ex-
changes between members should be left to members to arrauge among them-
selves quite irrespective of the Society. Adopted.
Mr. J. Seymour Summers proposed and Mr. E. S. Gubbay seconded, that
Mr. J. Gardiner, Postal Department, be put to the ballot for electiou as a joining
member of the society. The Vice-President remarked that he had much pleas-
ure in presenting the Society vith a ballot box and balls, a gift from the Hon.
Secretary of the Society. On tile motiou of Mr. A. C. Trapp, seconded by Mr.
J. Rebeiro, M. A, a vote of thanks was accorded to the donor.
J. SEVMOUR SUMMERS,
33 SASSOON DOCK ROAD, COLABA, BOMBAV. Ho. Seo'elary.
WE notice several American Journals chronicling the Canada 5c of 868 on
thin horizontally laid paper. We feel iuclined to doubt the existance of this
stamp on laid paper. Can any of our readers inform us of an owner of one of
these specimens ?
THE DOMINION PHILATELIST. 177
7"o ozzr ]eaclers.
With this number we colnplete our fourth voluIne.
During these four years we have never missed a num-
ber and have always appeared promptly every month ;
we have striven to give our readers good, solid Phila-
telic reading and not trashy or sensational stories.
The large patronage, (both subscriptions and adver-
tising) we have received during the past year leads
us to believe that our efforts have been appreciated.
Ve intend to add many improvements during the
coming year, and to keep this paper in the front rank
of Philatelic Journalism. In order to do this we
must have your support.
O.;,er sez,ez hzzzdred sbscrz/iozs e_zc c,z?h
A copy of this number will also reach several
hundred collectors who are not subscribers; to such
we would say--look over this number carefully and
if you don't think e such numbers are vorth 5o cts.,
don't subscribe. If you do, send along your 5o cts.
at once and begin with January $93.
Wishing you all a Merry Christlnasand Happy
N ew Year.
I remmn, yours, etc.,
H. F.
Send Subscriptions to Editor.
H. F. KE'rCHESO,
Box 499, Belleville, Ontario.
t78 THE DOtlNION PHILATELIST.
TORONTO NOTES.
Geo A. Lowe the Sec-Treas. of the Toronto Philatelic Club has been quite ill
for some days but is now better.
A used " Connel" was recently offered for sale at one of our club meetings at
$I 50, but no sale was made.
\Ve have been informed the Canada one cent reply card is now appearing
with the stamp on each half of the card printed from different dies.
THE New York Times of Dec. 8th, gives the following description of the
" Columbus" issue of U. S. Stamps.
,rc.--Blue, " Columbus in Sight of Land," taken after a painting by Win. H.
Powell. To the left of the stamp is an Indian woman with her child, and to the
right an Indian man with head-dress and feathers.
2c.--Maroon, "Landing of Columbus," after a painting by Vanderlyn, now in
the rotunda of the capitol at Washington.
3c.--Green, "Flag Ship of Colnmbus," Santa Maria in mid ocean, from a
Spanish engraving.
gc.--Ultra-marine, "Fleet of Columbus," the three caravels, Santa Maria,
Pinta and Nina in mid ocean. This also from a Spanish engraving.
.Sc.--Chocolate, " Columbus Soliciting aid from Isabella," after a pairing of
Brozik, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
6c.--Purple, " Columbus Welcomed at Barcelona," from one of the panels of
the bronze doors in the capitol at Washington, by Randolph Rogers. On each
side is a niche, in one of which is a statue of Ferdinand, and in the other, a simi-
lar one of Boabdilla.
IOC.--Brown, "Columbus Presenting Natives," after a painting of Luigi
Gregori, at tim University of Notre Dame at South Bend, Ind.
IaCc.--Dark Green, "Columbus Announcing His Discovery," after a painting
of R. Balaea, now in Madrid.
.oc.--Sienna Brown, " Columbus at La Rabida," after a painting by R. Masso
Soc.--Light Blue, " Recall of Columbus," after a painting of A. G. Heaton I
now in the capitol at \Vasbington.
#z.oo--Salmon, " Isabella Pledging Her Jewels," after a paintin by lXIunoz
Degrain nov in Madrid.
,2.oo--Red, " Columbus in Chains," after a painting of Lentze, now in Provi-
dence, R. I.
#..oo--Light Green, "Columbus Describing His Third Voyage," after a
painting of Francisco Jover.
#g.oo--Carmine, "Portrait of Queen Isabella and Columbus," in circles. The
portrait of the fortner after the well-known painting in Madrid, and that of Col-
umbus, after the Lotto painting.
,.f.oo--Black, profile head of Columbus, after a cast provided by the Treas-
ury Department, of the souvenir 5o cent silver piece. The profile is in a circle
to the right of which is a figure of America, represented by a female Indian, with
a crovn of feathers (probably similar to that of the present $6o.o0 periodical
stamp) ; to the left is a figure of Liberty. Both are in a sitting posture.
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