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I really like the squared circle cancels.
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08:35:44pm
I like the squared circle cancels as well. The Unitrade lists hundreds of them, Halifax is one of the most common with a rarity factor of 1 /10. A couple of books on the topic are also shown. If anyone has an interest in the older Canadian fancy cancels the classic book "Standard British North America Catalog" by Jarrett has a huge section at the back. I picked up a copy on line a while ago, even though it's date is 1929 there's some great stuff in it!!
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1/10?
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08:43:08am
The rarest would be 10 / 10, the commonest 1 / 10. Most rarity factors are done this way, a fraction out of 10!
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05:19:39pm
Three more if anyone is interested! The first one is a rare bit of history connected to the locally well known Bass River (Dominion) Chair Company. The second is connected to a company from Kentville dealing in fruits and preserves, I have one of their early jars with label. The third in an insurance company with some very interesting material on the back!
EDIT: As to the strange mirror writing on the back of the Bass River card I assume it was transferred from a blotter. Can't seem to figure it out yet, I'll give a go later with a mirror, it might be something interesting!
A small selection of Bass River chairs.
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Wow, love the side info Joe!
Part of why I always jump to read what you have to say!
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08:47:59pm
Thanks Ari! It's the extra information that makes stamp collecting fun. As a long time antique dealer I have sold hundreds of Bass River Chairs over the years. Finding a cover from the company was a real bonus. When the company burned to the ground in 1989 and was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1991 Nova Scotia lost a business that had been around for well over 100 years!
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Think it reads "Please send us invoice of goods $4.30 charged Jan 24th."
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08:32:09am
That part's OK. But there's some diagonal writing as well that looks like it was transferred from a blotter, hard to see!!
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Sorry Joe, was not seeing that. Maybe this image will help.
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11:05:40am
Maybe some monitors can't see the diagonal writing. I really don't think it's from a blotter now that I take a better look. I can pick out a few words. Can anyone else see the writing, maybe I'm just going (?) nuts!!
EDIT: I just noticed Victor provided a mirror image so maybe it was from a blotter after all. It's not very important but it's almost readable - something about a duck, I think!!
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Here is what I think I see, starting from top left. I'm happy for someone to come up with a better translation.
line 1, ?
line 2, ? ?
line 3, ...fe(a)ll. Hornet
line 4, ? leaded to
line 5, mitten 1 pair 3 years
line 6, ?d for a classic rainhat(coat)
line 7, (sp)ool thread no 4.
line 8, 10(16?) lbs ducth(dutch) apples to home and below this or made
line 9, send them up with
line 10, Walter when he comes up
line 11, tonight
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Instead of going thru all the trouble suggest run it thru ImageSeluth.
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10:21:26am
Thanks Vic for your help, your eyes are much better than mine!! Who needs Image Sleuth when there are helpful people like you around?
Also, the insurance card was interesting. I looked up the death age information for Canada over the last two hundred years and came up with the following chart. Very interesting! Looks like about 45 years in 1890!
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041 ...
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05:56:37pm
Three more cards - running out soon!!! Nice Halifax post marks!! Also a very nice barrister's mark on the first one!!
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The postal cards were very interesting and I enjoyed the sleuthing that occurred in finding out more about them. Thanks for sharing everyone!
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10:25:30am
I think I've mentioned this before but if anyone is seriously interested in early Canada postmarks the book Standard British North America Catalogue but Jarrett is a must have. Mine has a date of 1929 and I'm not sure if newer editions were done. A large percentage of the book is devoted to post marks, even pre-Canada stamp production in 1951. Of course the prices are grossly outdated but for ID purposes it is great and I doubt if some of the information is shown anywhere else. I'll show a page or two in a future post!
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12:50:54pm
"pre-Canada stamp production in 1951"
Obviously I meant 1851 - sorry!!
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24 Sep 2025
11:35:35am
Here's the fronts and backs of three Canada Postal cards. The smaller one has a postmark for Berlin Ontario, a town whose named was changed to Kitchener in 1916. The other two are from Hamilton used for a banking purpose!
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I really like the squared circle cancels.
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24 Sep 2025
08:35:44pm
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I like the squared circle cancels as well. The Unitrade lists hundreds of them, Halifax is one of the most common with a rarity factor of 1 /10. A couple of books on the topic are also shown. If anyone has an interest in the older Canadian fancy cancels the classic book "Standard British North America Catalog" by Jarrett has a huge section at the back. I picked up a copy on line a while ago, even though it's date is 1929 there's some great stuff in it!!
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25 Sep 2025
08:43:08am
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The rarest would be 10 / 10, the commonest 1 / 10. Most rarity factors are done this way, a fraction out of 10!
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26 Sep 2025
05:19:39pm
re: Canada Postal Cards
Three more if anyone is interested! The first one is a rare bit of history connected to the locally well known Bass River (Dominion) Chair Company. The second is connected to a company from Kentville dealing in fruits and preserves, I have one of their early jars with label. The third in an insurance company with some very interesting material on the back!
EDIT: As to the strange mirror writing on the back of the Bass River card I assume it was transferred from a blotter. Can't seem to figure it out yet, I'll give a go later with a mirror, it might be something interesting!
A small selection of Bass River chairs.
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Wow, love the side info Joe!
Part of why I always jump to read what you have to say!
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26 Sep 2025
08:47:59pm
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Thanks Ari! It's the extra information that makes stamp collecting fun. As a long time antique dealer I have sold hundreds of Bass River Chairs over the years. Finding a cover from the company was a real bonus. When the company burned to the ground in 1989 and was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1991 Nova Scotia lost a business that had been around for well over 100 years!
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Think it reads "Please send us invoice of goods $4.30 charged Jan 24th."
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27 Sep 2025
08:32:09am
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That part's OK. But there's some diagonal writing as well that looks like it was transferred from a blotter, hard to see!!
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Sorry Joe, was not seeing that. Maybe this image will help.
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27 Sep 2025
11:05:40am
re: Canada Postal Cards
Maybe some monitors can't see the diagonal writing. I really don't think it's from a blotter now that I take a better look. I can pick out a few words. Can anyone else see the writing, maybe I'm just going (?) nuts!!
EDIT: I just noticed Victor provided a mirror image so maybe it was from a blotter after all. It's not very important but it's almost readable - something about a duck, I think!!
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re: Canada Postal Cards
Here is what I think I see, starting from top left. I'm happy for someone to come up with a better translation.
line 1, ?
line 2, ? ?
line 3, ...fe(a)ll. Hornet
line 4, ? leaded to
line 5, mitten 1 pair 3 years
line 6, ?d for a classic rainhat(coat)
line 7, (sp)ool thread no 4.
line 8, 10(16?) lbs ducth(dutch) apples to home and below this or made
line 9, send them up with
line 10, Walter when he comes up
line 11, tonight
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Instead of going thru all the trouble suggest run it thru ImageSeluth.
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28 Sep 2025
10:21:26am
re: Canada Postal Cards
Thanks Vic for your help, your eyes are much better than mine!! Who needs Image Sleuth when there are helpful people like you around?
Also, the insurance card was interesting. I looked up the death age information for Canada over the last two hundred years and came up with the following chart. Very interesting! Looks like about 45 years in 1890!
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041 ...
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05 Oct 2025
05:56:37pm
re: Canada Postal Cards
Three more cards - running out soon!!! Nice Halifax post marks!! Also a very nice barrister's mark on the first one!!
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The postal cards were very interesting and I enjoyed the sleuthing that occurred in finding out more about them. Thanks for sharing everyone!
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06 Oct 2025
10:25:30am
re: Canada Postal Cards
I think I've mentioned this before but if anyone is seriously interested in early Canada postmarks the book Standard British North America Catalogue but Jarrett is a must have. Mine has a date of 1929 and I'm not sure if newer editions were done. A large percentage of the book is devoted to post marks, even pre-Canada stamp production in 1951. Of course the prices are grossly outdated but for ID purposes it is great and I doubt if some of the information is shown anywhere else. I'll show a page or two in a future post!
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09 Oct 2025
12:50:54pm
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"pre-Canada stamp production in 1951"
Obviously I meant 1851 - sorry!!
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