New Canadian Covers

Some more stamp club cover acquisitions from my man Harry (he always has a box of interesting stuff.

This first one is unfortunately just the front of the envelope, but what's interesting is that they used an excise stamp for postage. A bit of a no no, I believe.




I've been getting interested in Army Field Post covers. This one looks pretty non descript on the front. But the back reveals a Knights of Columbus War Services logo and a nice 12th Army Tank Battalion Orderly Room cancel.





This cute Hatchery cover reminded me of Bujutsu's advertising covers. Starting in Kettleby Ontario (about half an hour west of where I live), then to Aurora (10 minutes south), then down to Toronto (about 45 minutes south) then back up to Bolton (it's back stamped Toronto and Bolton) which is in the totally opposite direction north west. A rather circuitous route, even by 1943 standards.



Lastly, a couple of homemade first day covers, which are also Registered. Oddly the 1955 World Jamboree Stamp was issued August 20 of that year. But the FDC is dated at Fort William August 19, making it a First Day-before Cover.

I am getting to like these home made first day covers more and more.

Nice one with the Wilding issue Queens. A favorite issue of mine.

I wonder in there is a market for modern home made FDCs? I think I might try it out, just to be different.

Nice split-ring cancel on the chick cover. Is that the same as a chick movie?

Nice covers James

I also have one or two covers that have Excise stamps instead of the regular postage. As you state, that was a 'no no' but it was not policed that thoroughly either. The hatchery cover is also quite nice.

One of my specialties is Canadian military mail and your cover scanned here is nice with the tank battalion marking. Nice neat cover

Chimo

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