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A great deal of effort has gone into ensuring that the stamp images and commentary provided on this website are accurate as well as useful for helping collectors to identify the varieties. I am grateful to some very knowledgeable collectors and dealers who have provided scans as well as information to assist in the initial development of the website. In particular, I would like to single out Michael D. Smith who has opened up his amazing collection to provide so many of the images of classic Canadian stamps shown here. After a chance correspondence with him on one of the stamp forums, I recognised that we had a shared interest in disseminating information to other collectors. His support of my idea for the website and his continued contributions of images have helped to ensure that the site has a solid foundation of material to launch with.

I must also thank Ralph E. Trimble, whose re-entries.com site was the inspiration for providing collectors with an online resource with high-quality stamp images. If you want to know about re-entries, Canadian or worldwide, his site is the place to go.

Several other collectors and dealers have generously contributed or given me permission to use their material on the site. Each of them is credited where their images have been used.

The commentary on the site is ultimately mine, so I must take the credit for any inaccuracies or omissions that may still exist. I welcome corrections or comments of any kind that can improve the site. Please contact me with your feedback.

The following are just some of the philatelic literature and websites that have been referenced in researching the content of the site.

Literature:

• The Admiral Issue of Canada, George C. Marler, The American Philatelic Society, 1982
• Canada Constant Precancel Varieties, Hans Reiche, The Unitrade Press, 1989
• The Canada Precancel Handbook, Ed: H.G. Walburn, The Unitrade Press, 1988
• The Canada Queen Victoria 1898 Numeral Issue, Hans Reiche & Mike Sendbuehler, Saskatoon Stamp Centre
• Canada's Pence Era: The Pence Stamps and the Canadian Mail 1851-1859, George B. Arfken, Arthur W. Leggett, Charles G. Firby, Allan L. Steinhart & K. Gray Scrimgeour (Editor), Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation, 1997
• Canada's Postage Stamps of the Small Queen Era, 1870-1897, John Hillson & J. Edward Nixon, Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation, 2008
• Canada's Registered Mail 1802-1909, Horace W. Harrison, George B. Arfken, Harry W. Lussey & K. Gray Scrimgeour (Editor), Collectors' Club of Chicago, 2002
• Canada Steel Engraved Constant Plate Varieties, Hans Reiche, The Unitrade Press, 1982
• Canada The Admiral Stamps of 1911 to 1925, Hans Reiche, 1965
• Canada Varieties of the Queen Elizabeth Era (Part I - Basic Types), Kenneth W. Pugh, Leech Printing Ltd., 1972
• The Canadian 1898 Christmas Map Stamp - A Definitive Plating Study, Kenneth A. Kershaw & Roger Boisclair, Reprinted by the British North America Philatelic Society, 2009
• The Canadian Map Stamp of 1898, Frederick Tomlinson, The Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain, 1960
• The Canadian Map Stamp of 1898 - A Plating Study, Whitney L. Bradley, British North America Philatelic Society, 1989
• The Canadian Postage Due Stamps, Andrew Chung and Hans Reiche, The Unitrade Press, 1985
• The Canadian Posted Letter Guide, The Classic Period, 1851-1902, Ed: Charles G. Firby and Victor L. Willson, Charles G. Firby - Publications, 1996
• Canadian Stamp Handbooks, Ed: Michael Milos, The Unitrade Press, 1982-1989:
  • The First Cents Issue 1859-1868, Geoffrey Whitworth, 1982
  • The Small Queens 1870-1897, John Hillson, 1985
  • The Edward VII Issue 1903-1912, David F. Sessions, 1984
  • The Admirals 1911-1925, Hans Reiche, 1984
  • The Medallion Issue King George V 1932, Douglas M. Casey, 1989
  • The Centennials 1967-1973, Richard Fournier, Murray Freedman, Peter Harris, Douglas C. Irwin and Ken Rose, 1982
  • Canada Post Cello-Paqs & Souvenir Articles, C.F. Black, 1985
  • The Caricature and Landscape Definitives 1972-1978, Michael Milos, Ken Rose, Bill McCann, Peter Harris and Dan Moore, 1988
• Canadian Stamps, Patrick Hamilton, London: Stamp Collecting Ltd., circa 1939
• Constant Plate Varieties of the Canada Small Queens, Hans Reiche & Mike Sendbuehler, Ian Kimmerly Limited, Third Revised Edition, 1991
• Early American Porforating Machines and Perforations 1857-1867, Winthrop S. Boggs, The Unitrade Press, 1982
• The Edward VII Issue of Canada, George C. Marler, The National Postal Museum, 1975
• The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume V, North America, Robson Lowe, Robson Lowe Ltd., 1973
• The First Decimal Issue of Canada 1859-68, Geoffrey Whitworth, The Royal Philatelic Society, 1966
• The Five Cents Beaver Stamp of Canada, Geoffrey Whitworth, The Royal Philatelic Society, 1985
• Fundamentals of Philately, L.N. Williams, American Philatelic Society, Revised Edition, 1990
• The Guidebook & Catalogue of Canadian Stamps (Second Edition), Glenn Hansen, Regency Publishing Co., 1973
• Holmes Handbook of Canada and British North America, Ed: L. Seale Holmes, Gossip Printery, Inc., 1954 (reprint of second edition from 1945)
• A Large Queen’s Report, Hans Reiche, Canadian Wholesale Supply, 1977
• The Large Queen Stamps of Canada and Their Use, Second Edition, H.E. & H.W. Duckworth, Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation, 2008
• The 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway Joint Issue and its Invert, Charles J. G. Verge, Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation, 2009
• The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada, Winthrop S. Boggs, Quarterman Publications, Inc., 1974 (annotated reprint of original publication from 1945)
• The Postage Stamps of Canada, Bertram W. H. Poole, Severn-Wylie-Jewett Co., circa 1917
• Printing Postage Stamps by Line Engraving, James H. Baxter, Quarterman Publications Inc., 1981 (reprint of original publication from 1939)
• Standard British North America Catalogue, Fred Jarrett, 1929
• Standard Catalogue of Canadian Booklet Stamps (Third Edition), Bill McCann, The Unitrade Press, 1996
• The Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps, Ed: D. Robin Harris, The Unitrade Press, 2024 (plus many earlier editions)

Websites:

• www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/: Library and Archives Canada's Postal Heritage and Philately website includes a searchable database of information on Canadian stamps, philately and the postal service.
• bnaps.org: The British North America Philatelic Society - Includes useful information, articles, back issues of many study group's newsletters, plus back issues and a searchable database for the BNA Topics journal. The site also provides a searchable index (but not access to back issues) of Maple Leaves (journal of the Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain) and the PHSC Journal (journal of the Postal History Society of Canada).
• canadianpsgb.org.uk: Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain - Useful information including links to back issues and an index for the Maple Leaves journal.
• deveneystamps.com: Website of Deveney Stamps Ltd. who feature a large selection of early Canadian classics, provincial stamps, varieties, proofs, revenues, and precancels from a searchable database of stamps on their own website and from their eBay store.
• greenefoundation.ca: The Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation website offers some excellent publications for sale, a searchable index of their philatelic library, plus information and a submission form for their stamp expertization service.
• jeanlafontaine.com: Jean Lafontaine's website with a variety of useful information including an animated visual database of modern Canadian varieties and errors.
• re-entries.com: Ralph E. Trimble's excellent visual database of re-entries for Canada, the provinces, USA, and worldwide stamps.
• rpsc.org: The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada - Includes useful information, articles plus back issues and a searchable database for The Canadian Philatelist journal.
• saskatoonstamp.com: Website of the Saskatoon Stamp Centre, a leading dealer specialising in Canada's early classic stamps, varieties and errors. Their site includes a variety of information and a searchable database of stamps and literature offered for sale.
• wgburden.com: W.G. Burden's website includes a useful visual database of many constant plate varieties of the Small Queens issue.

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