Musings by the All Nations staff on topics related to collecting. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletter.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:38:55 -0700 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:38:06 -0700 FeedForAll Mac v1.0 (1.0.1.4) Brian Grant Duff at All Nations Stamp and Coin is pleased to offer selections of leading local philatelist Chris McGregor's collection in upcoming auctions. Pictures of the item and the price realized will be added to this page as they occur. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news118.html Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:38:06 -0700 The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) today officially released the fourth of 17 circulation coins to celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The sport of biathlon is depicted on the 25-cent coin. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news117.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:10:41 -0700 We were pleasantly surprised to discover that All Nations was listed in the September 2007, 40th Anniversary edition of Vancouver Magazine as one of the top 5 spots to go to an auction! Includes a movie of an auction. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news116.html Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:12:18 -0700 The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) is pleased to announce that it has finalized an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) granting it permission to mint bullion coins bearing the emblem of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and the famed rings of the Olympic Movement. This agreement is a first of its kind for the global bullion industry. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news115.html Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:59:30 -0700 On July 26, 2007, The United States Post Office issued a self-adhesive sheet of 20 Marvel Comics Superheroes 41c Domestic rate postage stamps, at the International Comic Convention in San Diego, California. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news114.html Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:07:43 -0700 Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Eric Robinson announced on June 21, 2007, that the Province of Manitoba’s Hudson’s Bay Company archives, covering the company’s history from 1670 to 1920, have been added to the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Memory of the World Registry. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news109.html Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:06:35 -0700 What has 11 sides, is yellow-gold in colour, and is celebrating a birthday? Canada's iconic, modern one-dollar coin, commonly known as "the Loonie", turns 20 on June 30th. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news108.html Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:30:43 -0700 It used to be that you had to be the head of government, or dead, or both, to appear on a stamp. The United States waited 15 years after his death to honour Elvis Presley, even though he was called the King. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news107.html Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:26:50 -0700 Vancouver's desire to make history probably came when he was an ambitious 16-year-old seaman serving on Captain James Cook's ship, the Resolution, during Cook's second great voyage. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news106.html Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:33:46 -0700 The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM), in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Canada, is helping to recognize those touched by Alzheimer's disease with the release of its 2007 50-Cent Sterling Silver Golden Forget-Me-Not collector coin. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news105.html Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:02:23 -0700 The World Gold, PGM and Diamond Investment Conference took on a golden glow at the Vancouver Convention Centre yesterday and today. The source was the presence of the World's purest and largest gold coin. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news104.html Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:03:43 -0700 Philatelic exhibitions have served as a keystone of the BC Philatelic Society's activities since the "First International Exhibition" was held in 1925. Since then, the Society has managed to put on a show for most of those years, and in fact for the last 39 years collectors and exhibitors have been able to enjoy a show every year, without a break. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news103.html Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:09:02 -0700 On May 25, 2007, the United States Post Office released a set of 15 41c stamps marking the 30th anniversary of the George Lucas film Star Wars. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news102.html Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:20:04 -0700 The Vancouver Postcard Club held their annual show and sale on Sunday, May 27 at the Hastings Community Centre. As I drew close to the location, traffic ground to a standstill and I was cheered that so many people would be going to the show. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news101.html Tue, 29 May 2007 19:02:20 -0700 Leslie Sawyer, 86, the commercial artist that created the scenes for a series of iconic multicolored banknotes for Canada, passed away recently. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news100.html Sat, 26 May 2007 10:47:49 -0700 On May 7, Associated Press issued a press release under the heading “Canada's poppy quarters caused sensational warnings of 'spy coins' in U.S.” http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news99.html Wed, 16 May 2007 19:40:04 -0700 "The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to introduce collector coins that continue to uphold our reputation for exceptional design, quality and technical innovation," said President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint, Ian E. Bennett. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news98.html Wed, 09 May 2007 10:55:06 -0700 Canada Post issues a $1.55 stamp, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Captain George Vancouver’s birth, on 22 June 2007. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news97.html Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:05:58 -0700 The Vancouver Numismatic Society held their annual two day Money Show, on March 31st and April 1st, 2007, at the Oakridge Mall Auditorium, in central Vancouver, B.C. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news96.html Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:46:44 -0700 The Great Western Stamp Show enjoyed a new lease on life last weekend, under the auspices of new organizers John Attrell and Luciano Bassetto, and the Canadian Stamp Dealers' Associations, of which I am the B.C. Director. The three day stamp and postal history show took place in a new venue, Langley, B.C.'s Coast Cascades Hotel. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news95.html Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:55:08 -0700 Every Saturday, we host an auction board, featuring items of interest that we have found, including submissions from individuals. If you have been considering putting items up for auction, we would like to demonstrate the results you might expect by giving the results of Auction #600. All items were sold, realizing an average 83% return on estimated value. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/600/news93.html Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:18:25 -0800 The 52c domestic rate year of the pig stamp has been found missing the silver and gold colours, so that the printing enhancements are not seen on the floral patterns decorating the pig. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news92.html Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:15:25 -0800 All Nations Stamp and Coin, of Vancouver, Canada, is pleased to present their 600th auction of world stamps, coins, and related collectibles, in their showroom, on the fourth floor of the downtown Bay, on Saturday February 10, 2007, at 1pm http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news91.html Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:18:36 -0800 Starting on February 23, 2007, Canada’s Mint will begin circulating the first of 17 commemorative coins marking the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic games. As many as 350 million Olympic themed coins will be made for circulation between now and 2010. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news90.html Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:59:21 -0800 The United Kingdom issued a 10 stamp set devoted to the Beatles on January 9, 2007. The tribute stamps mark the first meeting of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, in a Liverpool Church, way back in 1957. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news89.html Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:57:58 -0800 Canada will circulate commemorative Olympic coins, between 2007 and 2010, to celebrate the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news88.html Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:13:22 -0800 The Chinese Cultural Center of Greater Vancouver hosted a Canada Post stamp launch, which was attended by a number of dignitaries and the local Signals Design team of Kosta Tsetsekas and John Belisle, who also recently designed the Canadians in Hollywood issue. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news87.html Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:06:08 -0800 The 2007 Royal Canadian Mint issues include the following non circulating legal tender coins made for collectors: http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news86.html Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:04:50 -0800 The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a 2006/2007 Hockey Season Vancouver Canucks Coin Set, featuring the team’s original hockey stick logo, now used for their third jerseys, on a colourized twenty five cents coin, only available in the 2007 dated collector coin set. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news85.html Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:54:33 -0700 Canada was just 30 years old. Queen Victoria had celebrated 60 years on the throne. In a letter, illustrated with a tom turkey, and dated 30 December 1897, the Massey-Harris Company gave a dollar bill, in lieu of a seasonal feast bird, to their employees at Toronto and Brantford. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news84.html Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:36:19 -0700 At the Canadian Numismatic Association convention in Niagara Falls this weekend, Ian Bennett, the new President and C.E.O. of the Royal Canadian Mint, unveiled a new Mint Mark, which will start appearing on circulating coins, with a commemorative $2 coin, next month. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news83.html Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:25:15 -0700 The health benefits of collecting are not promoted enough. Collectors are often viewed as sedentary loners, and some solo time well spent with your collection is not a bad thing, but in fact, the thrill of the chase keeps collectors quite active. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news82.html Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:09:19 -0700 Flanked by members of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, officials from the Royal Canadian Mint and Canada Post today officially unveiled a commemorative coin and stamp set that pays tribute to the famous Snowbirds precision aerial team at the Ottawa International Airport http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news81.html Sat, 01 Jul 2006 18:24:46 -0700 The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is pleased to announce the Royal Canadian Mint as an Official Supporter in the Minting of Circulation, Precious Metal and Base Metal Numismatic and Bullion Coins product and service category. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news80.html Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:19:58 -0700 Whales seem to capture the imagination of children. Looking at this stamp brings out the kid in us all. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news79.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:37:31 -0700 For generations, Canadian Actors have followed the road to fame and fortune in Hollywood. Canada Post is honouring their accomplishments in film and television with a set of four domestic rate 51¢ stamps featuring memorable Canadian actors who became stars. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news78.html Thu, 25 May 2006 14:41:11 -0700 Residents and visitors to downtown Vancouver now have another reason to appreciate the beauty of a city renowned for its spectacular setting. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news77.html Thu, 25 May 2006 14:39:16 -0700 The Royal Canadian Mint launched it's second colourized, circulating twenty five cents coin on March 31, 2006. 30 Million coins, bearing pink ribbons symbolizing hope for a cure for the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer found in Canadian women, are being distributed http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news76.html Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:04:39 -0700 The theme of the Remembrance Day weekend show is The Year of the Veteran and Derren Carman has produced several different, limited edition, Show Covers. Only 50 of each are available. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news75.html Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:11:09 -0700 The exhibit, Questionable Issue: Currency of the Holocaust, consists of pieces of scrip (currency) issued at 13 Nazi concentration camps or ghettos, including Auschwitz, Dachau, Buchenwald, and the Warsaw Ghetto. This unique exhibit presents several authentic Holocaust artifacts that have never been publicly displayed in Canada before. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news74.html Fri, 07 Oct 2005 20:40:23 -0700 Hurricane Katrina has devastated New Orleans and our thoughts go out to the people there. It also brought to mind the fate of the old New Orleans Mint. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news73.html Fri, 02 Sep 2005 20:35:27 -0700 The Royal Bank of Scotland announced On July 12, that it was honouring legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus by issuing a special commemorative £5 banknote bearing his image. The note recognizes his Open Championship victories at St Andrews and stands for what his illustrious career has meant for the game of golf in Scotland and around the world. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news72.html Thu, 25 Aug 2005 22:59:49 -0700 When jazz aficionados speak of Oscar Peterson, words like "legendary ability", "greatest jazz pianist in the world", "brilliant technique", "unparalleled talent" are often used. Their list of descriptions give a glimpse into the incredible talents of one of the greatest musicians our country has ever produced. After today, that list will include the phrase, "honoured on a postage stamp." http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news71.html Tue, 16 Aug 2005 23:23:36 -0700 Canadian war hero Ernest Smokey Smith was honoured in Vancouver Friday, as mourners paid their last respects before his funeral. Smith, who died last week at the age of 91, lay in state at his regiment, Vancouver's Seaforth Armoury. Throughout the day, relatives, veterans and members of the public filed past the flag-draped coffin of the man known as Canada's last surviving winner of the Victoria Cross. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news70.html Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:56:13 -0700 A trio of Titanic postcards, from a Vancouver estate, are being sold in All Nations' auction #523, at the downtown Vancouver Bay coin and stamp department, on Saturday July 30. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news69.html Sun, 24 Jul 2005 14:37:33 -0700 Canada Post announced their 2006 commemoratives last week. Among them will be a new domestic rate stamp celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news68.html Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:55:19 -0700 The rarest set of North American coins, British Columbia 1862 Silver and Gold $10 and $20 coins, from the Sid and Alicia Belzberg collection, are being offered as one lot by Calgary auctioneer Stan Wright, on July 22, 2005 as part of Diverse Equities Canadian Numismatic Association sale. The presale estimate of $1.75 million puts these coins out of the reach of most collectors. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news67.html Thu, 07 Jul 2005 21:06:57 -0700 Vancouver artist Susanna Blunt, whose new crownless portrait of the Queen already graces all of Canada's coins, has gone over to the other side and designed the tails side of a new coin also. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news66.html Sat, 18 Jun 2005 23:39:51 -0700 The Allan Steinhart Collection of Prestamp and Stampless Covers, to, from, and through British North America 1685-1865 reaches auction block. The collection is being sold by Matthew Bennett International, in Zurich, Switzerland on Saturday May 28, 2005, in 1,600 lots. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news65.html Sat, 07 May 2005 23:37:41 -0700 The Royal Canadian Mint held a launch ceremony for the unveiling of its new 2005 Terry Fox circulation coin. Held at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, the ceremony was attended by Government and mint dignitaries, as well as members of Terry Fox's family, friends and Marathon of Hope associates. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news64.html Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:34:31 -0800 Yesterday, All Nations held its 500th Saturday Auction. Ten years of fun! If you have never joined us for this weekly event, we offer you a sample of the kind of material we see and the deals that can be had. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news63.html Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:31:50 -0800 Is anyone else miffed by the Mint's new packaging? The Royal Canadian Mint has gone to one size fits all red plastic fold-out stand packages for the Brilliant Uncirculated and Proof Silver Dollars. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news62.html Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:30:27 -0800 Canada Post held a reception to mark the release of the new Year of the Rooster, 50c and $1.45 domestic and international rate, commemorative stamps, at the United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (S.U.C.C.E.S.S.) offices, at 28 West Pender Street, in Vancouver's Chinatown. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news61.html Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:26:42 -0800 The following covers related to Lemuel Owen, businessman, banker, shipbroker, Prince Edward Island Postmaster, and the Province's second Premier, are a small sample of a collection that passed through our hands recently. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news60.html Sat, 30 Oct 2004 23:25:18 -0700 The Royal Canadian Mint is attempting to circulate a coloured commemorative twenty five cent piece, marking Rememberance Day, observed here on November 11th, to celebrate the end of First World War hostilities. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news59.html Wed, 27 Oct 2004 23:23:57 -0700 Bank of Canada hosted a multilingual hour-long spectacle unveiling the new Arts and Culture themed, high security $20 banknote, featuring artwork by Bill Reid and poetry by Gabrielle Roy. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news58.html Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:22:23 -0700 The Royal Canadian Mint hosted a public ceremony unveiling the 2004 Lucky Loonie Olympic commemorative, made for circulation, aureate dollar coin, at General Motors Place, in downtown Vancouver, on the morning of August 4th. It was a cleverly timed event designed as a send off for Canadian Olympic athletes shortly enroute to the Athens Olympic games. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news57.html Fri, 06 Aug 2004 23:20:42 -0700 Cleaning coins is a no-no. Humans are crows and shiny is better. All that glitters is gold. But the shine has to be there in the first place and not be enhanced. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news56.html Sat, 19 Jun 2004 23:19:35 -0700 The Canadian Stamp & Coin Dealing fraternity lost a longtime adherent early this year, but his stamp and coin inventory, built up over 32 years for his G.H. McIntyre Ltd. retail storefront, in Kingston, Ontario, lives on and has been dispursed from Coast to Coast. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news55.html Mon, 26 Apr 2004 23:17:37 -0700 The Royal Canadian mint issued a half dozen new products in mid-April, two of which, the D-Day Five Cents, and Iceberg $20 apparently sold out quickly form the Royal Canadian Mint. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news54.html Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:16:29 -0700 There were 140 different buyers in the 887 lot public and mail-bid sale, and the single vendor, multi generational property brought 20% more than the presale estimate of $150,000.00, proving that the Vancouver market can still support auctions of this calibre. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news53.html Thu, 11 Mar 2004 22:15:12 -0800 Today, in well-organized launches across Canada, the Bank of Canada unveiled the third banknote in their new Canadian Journey series, a new, improved 21st Century Hundred Dollar Bill. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news52.html Thu, 29 Jan 2004 22:14:02 -0800 Canada Post ushered in the New Year and the Lunar New Year with a pair of remarkable new 49c and $1.40 issues, based upon the 16th Century Journey to the West tale, featuring the rebellious monkey king. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news51.html Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:12:41 -0800 Susanna Blunt, the West Vancouver artist, whose crownless image of Queen Elizabeth II now graces Canada's new circulating and collector coins, is appearing in the coin and stamp department, on the fourth floor of the downtown Vancouver Hudson's Bay Store. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news50.html Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:07:59 -0800 Great Western Auctions is selling the lifetime Jim Longbourne collection of Canada and World stamps, collections, and postal history in an unreserved, 1000 lot mail, internet, and public auction, on Saturday February 28, 2004. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news49.html Fri, 19 Dec 2003 22:06:34 -0800 There are four different 2003 pennies circulating, featuring old and new portrait styles, and P and No P designations. If the Mint has switched to plating pennies since 1999, then why are we still producing no P pennies today? http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news48.html Thu, 20 Nov 2003 22:03:41 -0800 Where have all the holograms gone? The holograms disappeared first from the 2003 transportation series $20 coins, which mysteriously transformed into Aviation series-like gold cameo format coins. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news47.html Mon, 29 Sep 2003 23:00:31 -0700 If coins are high expressions of Ancient artwork, that reflect the beliefs and values of Greek and Roman societies, then contemporary coin art amplifies historic characteristics we can still learn from today. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news46.html Wed, 06 Aug 2003 22:59:23 -0700 Never has a stamp been front page news in the Vancouver Sun, Linn's Stamp News, and Canadian Stamp News all at the same time. Of course, there has never been a Canadian stamp like the new Vancouver 2010 48c self adhesive booklet issue. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news45.html Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:58:07 -0700 An internet stamp hinge comparison chart, which was reproduced in a national biweekly stamp newspaper, got me thinking about the ongoing controversy over the use of stamp hinges. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news44.html Fri, 01 Aug 2003 22:55:48 -0700 First out were the new trio of Transportation coins, which surprisingly lost their holographic effects and reverted to a gold cameo format. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news43.html Mon, 09 Jun 2003 22:54:22 -0700 On Monday, June 2, 2003, Canada Post issues a 48c commemorative stamp marking the fiftieth anniversary of the crowning of Queen Elizabeth the Second. It recycles last year's Golden Jubilee design, with a word change to Coronation, and a colour change from gold to royal purple. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news42.html Sat, 31 May 2003 22:47:45 -0700 Sometime overnight on May 3, 2003, the cherished New Hampshire state symbol slipped from its rocky perch on the side of the mountain in Franconia Notch in the White Mountains. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news41.html Sat, 10 May 2003 22:44:19 -0700 With much of the focus of the world on the Middle East and with the festivals of Passover and Easter upon us, it somehow gives us pause when we can actually hold in our hands, relics of that time. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news40.html Wed, 16 Apr 2003 22:43:25 -0700 The Vancouver Sun is promoting a new series of sports medallions depicting star players from the 2002/2003 Vancouver Canucks lineup. The colour photo player portraits superimposed on recycled card discs are being released one per day, and sold at select newspaper vendors. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news39.html Wed, 02 Apr 2003 22:40:28 -0800 According to the National Post, Nauru, an 8.5 square mile, or 21 square kilometer island, in the central western Pacific Ocean, between the Marshall and Solomon Islands, has suddenly lost contact with the outside world. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news38.html Mon, 03 Mar 2003 21:39:00 -0800 Both the Royal Canadian Mint and Bank of Canada have experienced recent staff changes, which will lead to autograph changes. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news37.html Mon, 17 Feb 2003 21:37:57 -0800 The Graf Zeppelin ruled the uncluttered skies like no other monarch could. The sight of the silver ship gliding over head brought crowds of people streaming from their houses and into the streets. No other aircraft in history, with the possible exception of the Spirit of St. Louis, has been the focus of so much admiration by so many people. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news36-5.html Thu, 05 Dec 2002 21:36:43 -0800 I am somewhat "baaffled" by the latest Royal Canadian Mint coin release, the sixth in an annual series marking Asian Lunar New Years. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news36.html Thu, 05 Dec 2002 21:35:36 -0800 After several years' absence, The Darnell Stamps of Canada Catalogue is back, in a 10th edition for 2003, just in time for the holiday season gift market. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news35.html Sat, 30 Nov 2002 21:34:32 -0800 2002 is shaping up to be the Year of the Loon thanks to our Royal Canadian Mint. The R.C.M. released three different Loon Commemorative issues this Looner New Year. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news34.html Thu, 14 Nov 2002 21:32:42 -0800 A distinctively Roman coin was the denarius, a silver coin nearly equivalent to the Greek drachm. We learn in Matthew 20 that it was a typical daily wage for a laborer, but the owner of the vineyard in this parable chose to be more generous. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news33-5.html Tue, 24 Jun 2003 22:26:45 -0700 The Summer is passing quickly in Vancouver as it always does. Summer highlights include the C.N.A. Coin Show here. Dealers reported great buying and selling. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news33.html Sun, 25 Aug 2002 22:25:26 -0700 Saunders, a full time paramedic, who has been dealing in stamps at shows, and on eBay, for some years, has stepped back from frontline philatelics for now. All Nations, saw the opportunity to obtain a ready to retail dealers' stock as one not to be missed. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news32.html Wed, 26 Jun 2002 22:23:50 -0700 References are so valuable to collectors that many dealers say buy the book before you buy the collectible. The latest Newfoundland Specialized Stamp Catalogue, the brainchild of John Walsh, and the deceased John Butt, is another indispensible reference for Newfoundland collectibles enthusiasts. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news31.html Sun, 26 May 2002 22:22:47 -0700 The merry, merry month of May saw a rash of new release fifty cent pieces from the Royal Canadian Mint. A quick sellout was a noncirculating legal tender Golden Tulip sterling silver boxed Proof fifity cents. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news30.html Sat, 18 May 2002 22:21:24 -0700 When I sat down to read Clark Blaise's 245 page 2001, Random House book, Time Lord, I expected a standard biography of the somewhat forgotten transcontinental railway engineer, Sandford Fleming. Stamp enthusiasts know Fleming as the designer of Canada's first postage stamp. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news29.html Sun, 05 May 2002 22:17:30 -0700 The Vancouver Numismatic Society 2002 Coin Show Auction, conducted by All Nations, was held on Saturday April 20, 2002, in the Oakridge Shopping Center Seniors Auditorium, in central Vancouver. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news28.html Sat, 27 Apr 2002 22:16:32 -0700 The second note in the modernized Canadian banknote series has finally appeared. The new Five Dollar bill, originally scheduled for release last Summer, made its appearance this week. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news27.html Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:15:39 -0800 Most participating European Nations embraced the change and old coins and notes were quickly retired. Things went generally smoothly. The demand for outgoing coins and notes seems to have passed. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news26.html Mon, 18 Feb 2002 21:14:15 -0800 The Royal Canadian Mint has released most of their 2002 Collectible coins. Here is the rundown. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news25.html Sat, 16 Feb 2002 21:12:49 -0800 Back in the 18th and early 19th century when Canada's wild west was the domain of the fur trapper and buffalo hunter, the only authority around was the Hudson's Bay Company. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news24-5.html Tue, 15 Jan 2002 21:10:01 -0800 Canada Post marks the 50th Anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth the Second with a 48c commemorative stamp, available 2 January 2002 at Canadian Post Offices. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news24.html Sat, 29 Dec 2001 21:08:43 -0800 After a two year hiatus, Unitrade had issued the new Canadian Stamp Price Guide. It is currently the only specialized Canadian Stamp Catalogue on the market. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news23.html Fri, 14 Dec 2001 21:07:46 -0800 Autumn 2001 brings a feature film debut for Harry Potter fans and six different Harry Potter themed Crown coins from the Isle of Man. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news22.html Mon, 12 Nov 2001 21:05:11 -0800 Among the latest U.K. stamp offerings is a must have set of six stamps marking the Nobel Prize Centenary. The Dutch Printers have used six different printing processes--one for each Nobel Prize category commemorated. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news21.html Sun, 04 Nov 2001 21:03:40 -0800 The 2002, 14th Edition, Charlton Canadian Government Paper Money Catalogue is one of the best and most popular price guides and handbooks that we sell. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news20.html Fri, 26 Oct 2001 22:01:35 -0700 The Royal Canadian Mint turned over two new leaves this Autumn in their expanding bullion/collectibles series. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news19.html Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:59:52 -0700 The British Royal Mint and Royal Canadian Mint have jointly released a two coin set commemorating the centenary of Guglielmo Marconi's first Transatlantic wireless transmission. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news18.html Fri, 28 Sep 2001 21:54:35 -0700 Canada's 134th birthday was the perfect occasion for our nation to honour the Kennedy of Canada, Canada's 15th Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, with a stamp commemorating his life. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news17.html Sun, 01 Jul 2001 21:52:16 -0700 The Royal Canadian Mint has caused P-demonium among coin buffs by using a new P for steel plated mint mark. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news16.html Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:50:50 -0700 To quit or not to quit? That is the question. Many long term collectors feel now is the time to wrap up their collections. 1999 and 2000 were popular cutoff years. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news15.html Thu, 25 Jan 2001 20:49:31 -0800 The Lunar New Year has become a great focus for collectibles marketing. The Royal Canadian Mint now produces coins and stamps to commemorate this annual event. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news14.html Thu, 18 Jan 2001 20:48:11 -0800 The Bank of Canada launched the first in a new series of bank notes today. The themes of the notes in the new series, entitled Canadian Journey, reflect Canadians' views of their culture, history, and achievements, said Gordon Thiessen, Governor of the Bank of Canada, as he unveiled the $10 note at the Bank. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news13.html Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:47:04 -0800 The Royal Canadian Mint had had more than its fair share of mismatched die errors during 1999 and 2000. 2001 dawns with an active mule market. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news12.html Thu, 04 Jan 2001 20:45:21 -0800 As our final newsletter of 2000, let us digress and reflect upon an often overlooked area of collecting, which is the fellowship added to one's life by belonging to a club and participating in its events. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news11.html Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:44:26 -0800 Collectors love the idea of having something the kid down the block doesn't have. Never mind keeping up with the Joneses, collecting can be a classic case of one upmanship. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news10.html Sat, 16 Dec 2000 20:43:29 -0800 Having just spent a cool, but sunny December Sunday counting ducks and company in Vancouver's Stanley Park, I feel compelled to report on the Christmas Bird Count. The hobby of bird watching compares favourably with stamp or coin collecting. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news9.html Sat, 09 Dec 2000 20:41:51 -0800 In these days of internet commerce, it is easier than ever to expose goods for sale to the retail (or at least right) marketplace. This, however, despite the highly touted potential for success is not as easy at it seems. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news8.html Sat, 02 Dec 2000 20:40:48 -0800 About two weeks ago the 13th Edition (2001) of the Charlton Standard Catalogue of Government Paper Money hit the stores for sale. It is published by the Charlton Press and has 305 pages. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news7.html Mon, 27 Nov 2000 20:39:14 -0800 As nearly everyone involved in the numismatic collectibles field in Canada knows, the Bank of Canada has been selling off their archives of specimen banknotes. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news6.html Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:38:01 -0800 Our hobbies are in transition. Linn's Stamp News blames the internet for the decline of major city newspaper stamp columns. Clients claim stamp shows and internet auctions mean mom and pop operated store closures. Having a web site means you can visit our store even when we are closed for Remembrance Day. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news5.html Tue, 14 Nov 2000 20:36:30 -0800 Collectors are the custodians of handfuls of history. We acquire artifacts, arrange them to allow ourselves a sense of control in a chaotic world, then pass them along to the next generation of collectors. Incredible pieces of history often cross our desks. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news4.html Sat, 04 Nov 2000 20:34:21 -0800 Perhaps we should rechristen stamp shows "stamp socials" and ask the dealers and exhibitors to supply the coffee instead of having to move and expose their wares unprofitably. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news3.html Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:31:44 -0800 The Globe and Mail posited that the unique British Guyana Penny Magenta may be an altered four penny fake. This theory is likely being promoted by the disgruntled German forger and opera buff whose Penny Magenta rival has twice been discounted. Last I heard, the rare British Guyana stamp was in a vault while its owner Dupont did time for manslaughter. http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news2.html Tue, 24 Oct 2000 21:25:52 -0700 Authentication is always a theme in our retail store, but this past week has been unusually active on the verification front. Collectors and hopeful treasure hunters routinely visit our store with items for sale. Two questions immediately arise. Is the article for sale real? What is it worth? http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com/newsletters/news1.html Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:20:34 -0700