Phil pages July-Aug-Final - The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada

I would recommend anyone seriously studying the minor perf
differences do some experiments on this matter to prove to themselves
how significant this issue is. Take a dozen of your common
stamps (some vertical and some horizontally wove) and
measure the perfs (and the dimensions if you care) carefully.
Then soak them for 1/2 hour in luke-warm water. Then put them
between a plastic card and a blotter in a stamp press and leaved
them for a least a couple of hours until completely dry. There
must be significant pressure applied, I would doubt that a single
big dictionary would do the job. Anyone who does not have one
of the little Thor stamp presses I referred to above and does any
woodworking could fabricate a suitable press using a couple of
pieces of board and a couple of c-clamps. Make it tight.
Then, remove the stamps from the press and measure the perforations
(and dimensions if you wish) again. Keep in mind that
the expansion will be greater against the weave. If the stamp is
on vertical wove paper the stamp will expand more in the horizontal
direction and this will “reduce” the perforation measurement
across the top of the stamp. You will notice a larger difference
on the longer side of the stamp so, on a LQ or SQ a stamp
with horizontal wove will be a better sample to use as the expansion
will be a bit more significant along the longer vertical sides.
My bet is you get a 0.05 to 0.10 difference in the perforations.
After you measure your findings you can then “re-soak” the
stamps and this time just lightly pat them dry with a paper towel and
let them dry in the air with no pressure. Then check them again and
see what the perforations measure. My bet is you will find they are
all pretty much back to where they were when you started.
The other thing that will affect the perforation measurements
is whether the examples used have even the slightest amount of
gum residue on the back before you start. This can be with original
stamp glue or the gum from previous hinges. This gum will
likely have shrunk the stamp a tiny bit and might make a very
slight difference if you are really accurate with your measuring.
Have fun!
John Jamieson
Saskatoon, SK
Exchanges Wanted / Demandes d’échange
Dear Editor:
It is with great sadness that we write to inform you of the
passing of one of our oldest and most esteemed Stamp Club
founders and long time member of The RPSC, Mr. Brian T.
Smith of Chatham. We recently were informed that Mr. Smith’s
membership had not been renewed in the last year or so as he
became incapable of functioning and was hospitalized. We are
not entirely sure if in fact The RPSC will or will not announce
his death due to this fact but beseech you to consider it. Brian
was a firm advocate of The RPSC and brought many members
into its fold in the course of his lifetime. Brian died on March 2,
2000 at Thamesview Lodge in Chatham.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Yours Truly
Allan Burk
Chatham, ON
Dear Editor:
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, another organization of
which I also am a member, the Heritage Canada Foundation, in
co-operation with the Canada Post Corporation, produced a special
First Day Cover in an edition limited to 3,000 copies. The
cover features three postage stamps (Scott Numbers 1755d, e
and f) from the series on the history of housing in Canada,
together with a special anniversary cancel dated at Ottawa, ON
1998.09.23. A Heritage Canada Foundation explanation is printed
on the reverse. These covers are available only from the
Heritage Canada Foundation, at a cost of $5 each including GST
and postage. Please indicate the quantity desired and send your
cheque or money order to Heritage Canada Anniversary Cover,
PO Box 1358, Station B, Ottawa, ON K1P 4R4.
Ivan W. MacKenzie
RPSC member I-26370
Ottawa, ON
Since The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada is the national society of philatelists in Canada, many requests for
exchange partners are referred to us. As a service to our members, we are pleased to present these names, so that those who
wish to do so can make overseas contacts. Please note that we have no way of checking the credentials of the individuals
who write to us asking that their names be published; therefore, we urge that caution be taken when answering these
requests.
La Société royale de philatélie du Canada ne s’occupe pas normalement des échanges entre philatélistes, mais comme
elle est la société philatélique nationale du Canada, on lui transmet de nombreuses demandes de philatélistes désireux de
trouver des correspondants pour échanger des timbres. Ainsi a t’elle décidé, pour rendre service à ses membres, de publier
les noms intéressés d’outrement, afin que ceux qui désirent établir des rapports avec eux puissent la fair. Je vous signale
toutefois que nous ne savons rien des personnes qui nous demandent de publier leur nom, c’est pourquoi je vous conseille
d’être prudent en répondant à ces demandes d’échange.
Cees J.E. Janssen
Timmermanshove 29
2726 DX Zoetermeer
Netherlands
I am interested in exchanging Dutch stamps for Canadian
materials, particularly in the post 1994 period. My languages
include English, French, German and Dutch. Phone calls at
+31 79-351 27 56 are also accepted or e-mail ceesjans@wxs.nl.
150 / July – August 2000 The Canadian Philatelist / Le philatéliste canadien