Canada / Sweden 2010 Marine Life Booklet Varieties

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All 6-Digit Numbers with relevant booklet info received by me from across Canada so far, continuously updated as new information is received. Anyone outside of Canada please free free to advise us of your booklet numbers also please. Pictures of booklets welcomed.

Last updated on December 15, 2013.
Latest addition to the list is 038261 from ebay.
Total of 321 numbers entered to date.

For a Microsoft Works database file of the list please email me, Puzzler. Also please check Bee See's web site http://brcstamps.com/ .

						
Left	Right	2dots	Serial	LowUp	Cyl#	Cover	Where Bought/Seen
Selv.	Selv	In	Number	Selv.	1 or2	Mark_	City, Province
Width	Width	Waves	______	Offst	_____	____	Magazine or Web Site
~	~		000001	LO	2		Beauport,QC
~	~		000120	LO	2	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		000153	LO	2	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		000154	LO	2	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		000155	LO	2	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		000627	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
6.4	6.0	~	000628	LO	2	~	Cochrane, AB
~	~		000648	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
6.4	~		000743	LO	2	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		000814	LO	2	~	Prince George, BC
~	~		000815	LO	2	~	Prince George, BC
			000832	LO	2		Cochrane, AB
			000834	LO	2		Cochrane, AB
~	~		000857	LO	2	~	Winnipeg MB
			000891	LO	2		Cochrane, AB
			000892	LO	2		Cochrane, AB
~	~		000901	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~	~	001042	LO	2	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~	~	001043	LO	2	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~	~	001044	LO	2	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~	~	001045	LO	2	~	Prince George, BC
~	~	~	001046	LO	2	~	Prince George, BC
~	~		001155	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		001156	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		001157	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
6.4	~	~	001227	LO	2	~	Cochrane, AB
			001228	LO	2		Cochrane, AB
6.4	~		001305	LO	2	~	Montreal, QC
~	~	~	002874	LO	2	~	Ralston AB
~	~		004438	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		004439	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		004440	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
6.4	~	~	004441	LO	2	~	eBay
~	~	~	004596	LO	2	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~	~	004597	LO	2	~	Ottawa, ON
6.4	~	~	005113	LO	2	~	London, ON
6.4	~	~	005114	LO	2	~	London, ON
~	~		005212	LO	2	~	London, ON
8.2	~		005885	LO	2	~	Windsor, ON
6.4	~	~	005898	LO	2	~	eBay
~	~		005962	LO	2	~	eBay Hamilton, ON
~	~	~	006173	LO	2	~	Montreal, QC
~	~		006375	LO	2	~	Owen Sound, ON
~	~		006416	LO	2	~	Terrebonne, QC
6.4	~	~	006423	LO	2	~	Hamilton, ON
~	~		006773	LO	2	~	Owen Sound, ON
~	~		007713	LO	2	~	BC, NB
~	~		008082	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		008083	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		008084	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		008172	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		008173	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
6.4	~		008262	LOoff	2	~	Chambly, QC
6.4	~		008272	LO	2	~	Montreal, QC
6.4	~		008273	LO	2	~	Montreal, QC
~	~		010103	LO	1	~	London, ON
~	~		010282	LO	1	~	Oakville, ON
~	~		010283	LO	1	~	Oakville, ON
~	~		010322	LO	1	~	Terrebonne, QC
6.4	~	2dots	010529	LO	1	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~	2dots	010530	LO	1	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~		010549	LO	1	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~		010550	LO	1	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~		010551	LO	1	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		010562	LO	1	~	Adminware website
~	~		010569	LO	1	~	Winnipeg MB
~	~		010570	LO	1	~	Winnipeg MB
6.4	~	2dots	010589	LO	1	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~	2dots	010590	LO	1	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		011211	LO	1	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		011212	LO	1	~	Corgi Times magazine
6.4	~	2dots	011287	LO	1	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~	2dots	011543	LO	1	~	New Lowell, ON
6.4	6.0		011716	LO	1	~	Laurentians, QC
6.4	6.0		011717	LO	1	~	Laurentians, QC
~	~	2dots	012000	LO	1	~	Montreal
~	~		012018	LO	1	~	Owen Sound, ON
6.4	~		012958	LOoff	1	DARK	Chambly, QC
~	~		013043	LO	1	DARK	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		013045	LO	1	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		013046	LO	1	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		013364	LO	1	~	BC, NB
6.4	6.0	2dots	013554	LO	1	~	Sainte-Jolie, QC
~	~		013596	LO	1	~	Oakville, ON
~	~		013597	LO	1	~	Oakville, ON
6.4	6.0	2dots	013612	LO	1	~	Sainte-Julie, QC
~	~	2dots	013752	LO	1	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	2dots	013776	LO	1	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	2dots	013777	LO	1	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	2dots	013778	LO	1	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	2dots	013779	LO	1	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	2dots	013780	LO	1	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	2dots	013821	LO	1	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	2dots	013822	LO	1	~	Thunder Bay, ON
6.4	6.0	2dots	013823	LO	1	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	2dots	013863	LO	1	~	Thunder Bay, ON
6.4	5.5	2dots	013921	LOoff	1	~	Halifax NS
~	~	2dots	013971	LO	!	~	Thunder Bay, ON
6.4	~	2dots	014335	LO	1	~	Windsor, ON
~	~		014413	LO	1	~	Kingston, NS
6.4	~	2dots	014472	LO	1	~	Montreal, QC
6.4	~	2dots	014473	LO	1	~	Montreal, QC
6.4	6.0		014505	LOoff	1	~	Laurentians, QC
~	~		014531	LO	1	~	Montreal, QC
~	~	2dots	014543	LO	1	~	Kingston, NS
6.4	5.5	2dots	014665	LOoff	1	~	Halifax, NS
6.4	~	2dots	014765	LO	1	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	2dots	014768	LO	1	~	Langley BC
~	~	~	018911	LO	~	MED	Ralston AB
6.4	6.0		019191	LO	~	~	Windsor, ON
~	~		019236	LO	~	DARK	Calgary, AB
6.4	~	~	019243	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~	~	019475	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
~	~	~	019476	LO	~	DARK	Prince George. BC
~	~		019661	LO	~	DARK	Calgary, AB
6.4	~	~	019766	LO	~	DARK	Calgary, AB
6.4	~	~	019874	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~	~	019876	LO	~	DARK	Windsor, ON
~	~		019916	LO	~	MED	Oakville, ON
~	~		020216	LO	~	DARK	Calgary, AB
~	~		020251	LO	~	DARK	Calgary, AB
na	na	na	020321	LO	~	na	Wellesley, ON
5.8	6.0	~	020347	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
~	~		020376	LO	~	DARK	Calgary, AB
6.4	6.0		020419	LO	~	~	Laurentians, QC
6.2	5.9	~	020430	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
~	~	~	020431	LOoff	~	DARK	Halifax NS
~	~	~	020392	LO	~	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~	~	023850	LO	~	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~	~	023856	LO	~	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~	~	023859	LO	~	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~		023882	LO	~	~	Bridgewater, NS
~	~		023888	LO	~	~	Bridgewater, NS
~	~		023889	LO	~	~	Bridgewater, NS
			023928	LO	~	~	London, ON
6.3	6.0	~	023929	LO	~	~	London, ON
6.3	6.0	~	024045	Lo	~	~	Bridgewater, NS
~	~		024046	LO	~	~	Bridgewater, NS
~	~		024047	LO	~	~	Bridgewater, NS
~	~		024048	LO	~	~	Bridgewater, NS
~	~		024050	LO	~	~	Bridgewater, NS
~	~		024052	LO	~	~	Bridgewater, NS
~	~	~	024076	LO	~	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~	~	024077	LO	~	~	Ottawa, ON
6.4	6.0		024218	LO	~	~	London, ON
6.4	6.0		024221	LO	~	~	London, ON
6.4	6.0		024222	LO	~	~	London, ON
6.4	~		024234	LO	~	~	Montreal, QC
6.4	~		024381	LO	~	~	Windsor, ON
~	~		024400	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		024401	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		024435	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		024436	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.8	5.2	~	024470	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
~	~		024563	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		024620	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		024621	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		024670	LO	~	~	Hamilton, ON
~	~		024717	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		024725	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		024726	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		024732	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~		024745	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		024762	LO	~	~	BC, NB
~	~		024845	LO	~	~	BC, NB
~	~		024846	LO	~	~	BC,NB
6.4	~		025593	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~		025594	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~	~	025837	LO	~	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	~	025838	LO	~	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	~	025890	LO	~	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	~	025891	LO	~	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	~	025892	LO	~	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	~	026404	LO	~	~	Langley BC
~`	~	~	026415	LO	~	~	Thunder Bay, ON
6.4	~		026542	LO	~	~	Montreal, QC
6.4	~		026543	LO	~	~	Montreal, QC
6.4	~	~	026564	LO	~	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	~	026565	LO	~	~	Langley BC
~	~		027350	Lo	~	~	Terrebonne, QC
~	~	~	030034	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
~	~	~	030041	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
6.8	5.0	~	030334	LO	~	~	Halifax, NS
6.4	6.0		030478	LO	~	~	London, ON
~	~	~	030950	LO	~	DARK	Ottawa, ON
~	~	~	031325	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
6.8	5.0	~	031336	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
~	~	~	031337	LO	~	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~	~	031339	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
6.8	5.0	~	031340	LO	~	DARK	Halifax NS
6.4	5.2	~	031596	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
~	~		031848	LO	~	~	Owen Sound, ON
~	~		031893	LO	~	~	Owen Sound, ON
~	~		031915	LO	~	~	Owen Sound, ON
~	~	~	032860	LO	~	DARK	Montreal, QC
6.4	~		034863	~~UP	~	~	Chambly, QC
~	~	~	034945	~~UP	~	~	Prince George, BC
~	~	~	034947	~~UP	~	~	Prince George, BC
~	~		035039	~~UP	~	~	Owen Sound, ON
6.4	~		035112	~~UP	~	~	~
~	~	~	035155	~~UP	~	~	Winnipeg MB
6.4	~	~	035156	~~UP	~	~	Winnipeg MB
~	~		035157	~~UP	~	~	Winnipeg MB
6.4	5.5	~	035251	~~UP	~	~	Halifax NS
6.2	5.2	~	035288	~~UP	~	~	Halifax NS
6.4	5.2	~	035293	~~UP	~	~	Halifax NS
6.2	5.2	~	035294	~~UP	~	~	Halifax NS
6.4	~	~	035580	LO	~	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	~	035581	LO	~	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	~	035583	LO	~	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	~	035824	LO	~	~	Medicine Hat AB
6.4	~	~	035983	LO	~	~	New Lwell, ON
~	~	~	036670	LO	~	~	Medicine Hat AB
~	~	~	036847	LO	~	~	Medicine Hat AB
~	~	~	037784	LO	~	~	Medicine Hat AB
~	~	~	037785	LO	~	~	Medicine Hat AB
~	~		038261	LO	~	~	Hamilton, ON
~	~		038519	LO	~	~	eBay Hamilton, ON
~	~	~	037904	LO	~	~	Adminware website
6.4	~	~	038647	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.2	5.2	~	039865	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
6.2	5.2	~	039866	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
6.2	5.5	~	039867	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
6.4	~		043063	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~	~	043092	LO	~	~	Hamilton, ON
6.4	~	~	042187	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~	~	043188	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~	~	043195	LO	~	~	Canada Post Philatelic Centre
6.4	6.0	~	043335	LO	~	~	Montreal, QC
6.4	~		043676	LO	~	~	Chambly, QC
6.4	~	~	045246	LO	~	~	Langley, BC
6.4	~	~	045247	LO	~	~	Langley, BC
6.4	~	~	045249	LO	~	~	Langley, BC
7.2	4.8	~	045954	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
~	~	~	046010	LO	~	~	Montreal, QC
~	~	~	046064	LO	~	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	~	047442	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
~	~	~	047443	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
~	~	~	047481	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
6.4	6.0		047562	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~	~	047650	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
~	~	~	048058	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
~	~	~	048059	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
6.4	6.0		048076	LO	~	~	Laurentians, QC
6.4	~	~	048674	LO	~	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	~	048675	LO	~	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	~	048676	LO	~	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	~	048677	LO	~	~	Langley BC
6.4	~	~	048678	LO	~	~	Langley BC
~	~	~	048831	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
~	~	~	048832	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
~	~	~	048833	LO	~	~	Prince George, BC
6.4	5.5	~	048901	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
6.4	5.2	~	048902	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
~	~	~	048903	LO	~	~	Halifax NS
6.4	~		049232	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~		051143	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~		051144	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~		051218	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~		051219	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
6.4	~		051220	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		051547	LO	~	~	Calgary, AB
~	~	~	051968	LO	~	~	Terrebonne, QC
~	~	~	052129	LO	~	~	Terrebonne, QC
6.4	6.0	~	052130	LO	~	~	Terrebonne, QC
6.4	6.0	~	052141	LO	~	~	Thunder Bay, ON
~	~	~	052144	LO	~	~	Terrebonne, QC
~	~	~	052145	LO	~	~	Terrebonne, QC
~	~	~	053645	LO	2	~	Montreal, QC
~	~		054060	LO	2	~	Owen Sound, ON
~	~		054061	LO	2	~	Owen Sound, ON
~	~	~	054190	LO	2	~	Ottawa, ON
8.4	5.0		089369	LOoff	2	~	Laurentians, QC
8.4	5.0		089370	LOoff	2	~	Laurentians, QC
~	~		089378	LO	2	~	Winnipeg MB
~	~	~	089418	LO	2	~	Ottawa, ON
~	~		089469	LO	2	~	BC, NB
~	~		089470	LO	2	~	BC, NB
~	~		089609	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		089610	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		089930	LO	2	~	White Rock BC
~	~		089931	LO	2	~	White Rock BC
~	~		089935	LO	2	~	White Rock BC
~	~		089936	LO	2	~	White Rock BC
8.0	5.0	~	090089	LO	2	~	Oromocto, NB
~	~	~	090297	LO	2	~	Ottawa ON
8.0	~	~	091657	LOoff	2	~	Halifax NS
8.0	~		091094	LO	2	~	Chambly, QC
~	~		091771	LO	2	~	BC, NB
~	~		092132	LO	2	~	London, ON
~	~		092133	LO	2	~	London, ON
~	~		092192	LO	2	~	London, ON
8.0	~	~	092193	LO	2	~	London, ON
8.0	~	~	092311	LO	2	~	London, ON
8.0	~	~	092326	LO	2	~	Toronto, ON
8.0	~	~	092327	LO	2	~	Etobicoke, ON
8.0	~	~	092371	LO	2	~	London, ON
8.2	~	~	092378	LO	2	~	New Lowell, ON
~	~	~	092464	LOoff	2	~	Halifax NS
8.2	5.0	~	092465	LOoff	2	~	Halifax NS
~	~	~	092473	LOoff	2	~	Halifax NS
8.2	5.2	~	092474	LOoff	2	~	Halifax NS
~	~		092475	LO	2	~	Stratford, ON
~	~		092476	LO	2	~	Stratford, ON
~	~		092477	LO	2	~	Stratford, ON
8.2	5.4	~	092570	LOoff	2	~	Halifax NS
8.2	5.6	~	092571	LOoff	2	~	Halifax NS
~	~	~	092579	LO	2	~	Ottawa ON
8.0	~	~	092608	LO	2	~	Halifax NS
~	~		092820	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		092836	LO	2	~	BC, NB
~	~		092837	LO	2	~	BC, NB
~	~		092849	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
8.4	5.0		092936	LO	2	~	Laurentians, QC
~	~		099840	LO	2	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		099841	LO	2	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		099847	LO	2	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		099848	LO	2	~	Calgary, AB
~	~		099849	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		099902	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine
~	~		099903	LO	2	~	Corgi Times magazine

-The notation 'off' means an offset printing (or ink transfer) on the back of the (right-hand four mostly) stamps.
-The notation '2dots' means two extra small blue dots inside the wave spiral to the right of the otter mother on the stamp in position 2, (row 1, column 2).
-Selvedge widths are in millimeters, 6.4 mm or 8.2 mm or ? (if I am told narrow or wide I assume 6.4 or 8.2).

Thanks to all those who contributed and who are yet to contribute. New info (and any mistakes to be pointed out) most welcome.

Original Beginning of Topic
Issue Date: May 13, 2010


Joint Issue with Sweden (printed in Sweden) with interesting and numerous different numbers and bar codes on the sides of the booklet panes and booklet cover also.

Link to article on Adminware: / (need new link!)
http://www.adminware.ca/headlines/n...5idgk8ea7eu3

For those who do not like to click on links, the text of the article minus photos:
===================
Marine Wildlife Booklet Varieties

The Canada-Sweden joint issue of Marine Wildlife, issued May 13, has produced a few interesting booklet pane varieties.

The stamps were printed in Sweden. As is typical of Swedish booklets, blue cylinder numbers and black 6-digit control numbers are printed on the right-hand selvedge of specific panes (the interval for these numbers is not known).

In addition a 2x10mm black counting "tab" is found at the lower right of the front cover on every 50th (?) booklet. Illustrated are those examples seen so far.

I have also seen the cover counting tab with a 6-digit control number on the pane selvedge (scarce?). What about the counting tab with a blue 1 or blue 2, or better yet (and the most elusive), a counting tab with a blue 1 or blue 2 AND a 6-digit control number ... does such an item exist?
===============

I just picked up more of these today, no numbers on the selvage of mine though :/

The paper is somewhat flimsy, extra care is needed when removing them for use.

nice :)

I have it and the mini sheet in your envelope Spock. Will send it soon, I'm waiting for some comming out the end of the week.

DIanne

I picked up a blue #1 and #2 plus a black control number. I got them at a franchise post office, and the clerk had 20 booklets. The other 17 were blank, so maybe each variety is 1 out of 20.

Cool Bee See.

I haven't bought mine yet but the clerk is holding them (I hope) for me. In about 25 booklets there were a blue 1, a blue 2, a blue 2 with black 6 digit control, a booklet with the control on the front (1 - 50) and I think another 2. I forget.

I actually called her when I got home and, out of breat, asked her to please save them for me and don not sell them to others (giving her a good chuckle as she knows me). She also told me that because of inventory (having to count them) the other pack of booklets (sealed) was in the safe and would be opened when the first pack was gone.

Oh my, I felt so great to be able to get one of the control marks on the front (and carried over to the back also I might add) booklets and some of the others. The clerk let me (the only person she would let do this she said ) take the entire opened stock and look through it while she looked after other customers. Talk about customer service! And of course this makes me want to go there more often and spend even more on stamps. Do you think she is doing that on purpose?

When I get mine in a week or so I will post pics.

Oh, a thought, the booklet with the control mark on the front/back did not have any numbers on the selvedge inside. Blank it was.

Thanks for that information Puzzler. So I guess they come in packs of 25? I will check this week after the holiday, at the local RPO (Retail Post Office) - they always let me sort through stuff too.

Added info from Adminware site:
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May 20 update:
We have a report that the counting tab AND blue 1 exist, and that the most elusive, the counting tab and blue 1 and 6-digit control number exists. Wow, enjoy the hunt!
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I myself am still hunting.

I'll buy one at the post office tomorrow and see what I get. If I get a "good" one you guys can trade me something for it.

David

I finally got to my RPO in Aldergrove BC near where I work. They only received one bundle of 25 of the Marine Booklets, and had about 15 left. I found a "1" and a "2", that is it. They may order more.

I have a bunch of franchise post offices around here and checked out a second one today but they only had a blue 1 and a 6-digit one. There was another blue 1 but they had had it scotch-taped to the wall to display it so I left that.

I mistakenly asked her if the booklets came in a pack of 50 and she just said yes. I should have asked what size pack they came in. She was nice though and looked at the ones under the two counter displays and hanging on the wall for me also. No more in safe but, as you say, may order more. She said that when they order stamps months ahead of time they order the amount they think they will use.

The 1st post office had two packs and the second just one. I know of one kind of hidden away from the madding crowd a bit (of collectors anyway) so will visit that tomorrow.

I see most folks on ebay / Delcampe are not saying anything about these yet. Usually they jump on a new thing.

The six digit numbers on the two that have those so far were 024470 and 094608 with a blue 2, different again from the three different ones shown on Adminware. I wonder if they are all different and only change if they ever had a second printing?

Anyone have a Sweden specialized catalogue that explains these numbers and marks for the Swedish issues from years ago? These Canadian stamps were printed in Sweden by the way.

I am now thinking I should have kept mum about the varieties as much as I could so that other collectors in the area don't hear about it and scoot around to different post offices before I get there. It's vicious out there! Ambushes next to the letter box, disguises, people saying they just want to take my picture to making a Picture Postage stamp and even worse and more horrendous and horrible things I can't mention in polite company.

I will make a list of those black control numbers and post it here.

Ah Puzzler, the Philatelists are a rough crowd in Halifax eh? I was all to myself in Aldergrove and the clerk just gave me the pile of booklets and asked me to take what I wanted.

Oh, you just don't know the half of it! It's the perfiners against the blockheads and the used and abused rummaging through the waste paper baskets for that elusive find against the daisy fresh folks jostling at the counter.

And then there are those lurking about in sunglasses and ear phone communicators trying to pretend they are just browsing in the vitamin supplements aisle.

The little old ladies are the worst with their canes and seemingly over large purses. Some days when I come out of the drug stores I just have to have an ice cream cone and forget about it all. Like today. And maybe tomorrow too.

A new adventure every day here in Halifax!

Ha, good news.

I can go in to the Post Office, where I have known the Post Mistress for years, on Sunday when they are only open half a day and not too busy.

She will let me go through the sealed bundle of fifty she has that has two packs of 25, each pack wrapped in a strip of brown paper, in that bundle and record what control numbers and/or counting tabs occur when. That Post Office had ordered two bundles originally from Canada Post. Lucky for me.

Perhaps I can determine from this accounting if these control numbers occur in a regular pattern or not (she thinks it is random). I will also look for any other info or markings on the bundle or packs (her words).

I checked at the Ottawa, PO, this morning... out of stock... will have more in on Tuesday... I'll check then.

David