TCP-M/J 04 - The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada

Nouvelles SRPC
1990’s similar agreements were signed with the Australian
Philatelic Federation and with the New
Zealand Philatelic Federation, and we have been exchanging
judges with these countries, who have
taken Canadian exhibits to their national exhibitions.
This year we shall have a New Zealand judge
on the jury at ROYAL*2004*ROYALE in Halifax who
will be bringing at least five New Zealand exhibits,
while Charles Verge, President of RPSC, will be attending
the Australian national show in Freemantle,
Western Australia, September 9-12 and taking some
Canadian exhibits.
The above agreement among the National Federations
of the America continent now provides a
wider opportunity for the recognition of the exchange
of national judges among the 21 member
countries of the FIAF, and the opportunity for exhibitors
to enter exhibits in these countries. A current
list of our national judges(as published in The
Canadian Philatelist, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 26.) was recently
sent to the FIAF Secretary as required under
Section 6 above.
John M. Powell, FRPSC,
Chairman, RPSC Judging Program
pays. À la fin des années 1990, des ententes semblables
ont été signées avec la Australian Philatelic Federation
et la New Zealand Philatelic Federation. Nous avons
fait des échanges de juges avec ces pays qui ont aussi
présenté des participations canadiennes lors de leurs
expositions nationales. Cette année, nous comptons
avoir un juge néo-zélandais comme membre du jury
de l’exposition ROYAL*2004*ROYALE, à Halifax. Il apportera
avec lui au moins cinq participations néo-zélandaises.
Charles Verge, président de la SRPC, quant à
lui, assistera à l’exposition nationale australienne à
Freemantle, dans l’ouest de l’Australie, du 9 au 12 septembre
et aura dans ses bagages quelques participations
canadiennes.
L’entente, mentionnée plus haut, entre les Fédérations
nationales du continent américain ouvre toute
grande la porte à l’acceptation d’échange de juges
entre les 21 pays membres de la FIAF et aux exposants,
celle des expositions. Une liste de nos juges actuels
(telle que publiée dans Le philatéliste canadien, Vol. 55,
No 1, pp. 26.) a été envoyée récemment au secrétaire
de la FIAF, selon les exigences décrites à la section 6.
John M. Powell, FRPSC
Directeur du programme des juges, SRPC
AWARD-WINNING COLLECTIONS ON AUCTION BLOCK
The Dr. John Robertson Collection of U.S.-
British North America Cross-Border postal
history is being sold this month in New York.
The sale, the most recent in a series of
“Exhibition Collection” auctions, is the Grand-
Award winning collection of cross-border postal
history formed by John Robertson, M.D.
Working within an eight-frame exhibit, Dr.
Robertson carefully and completely illustrates
the complexities of the mail as it crossed the
border between Canada and its provinces and the
U.S. during the period April, 1851, when a
combined rate between Canada and the U.S. first
established through to 1878, when Canada joined
the Universal Postal Union.
Included also is an outstanding section of
forerunners that illustrate the background and
transition to the uniform rates. According to the
auctioneer, this collection includes “numerous
covers of international renown, many off the
market for decades, including important U.S.
1847s, 1851s, etc., Canadian Pence and cents,
Newfoundland, British Columbia and more.”
One of the highlights is an 1852 folded sheet
with an 1851 12-pence black (Scott #3) sent from
Montreal to New York. The stamp, also used for
mail to Newfoundland, Bermuda, and the
Caribbean, matched the rate to the U.S. and was
denominated 12-pence instead of 1 shilling to
avoid confusing U.S. postmasters. There are
seven known covers, only three of which are
doubtlessly genuine. It has a pre-sale estimate of
$300,000 to $400,000.
The collection has been exhibited three times at
the Champion of Champions. The auction will be
held at the Four Seasons Hotel, 57 East 57th St.,
New York, on April 23. It is estimated at over $1
million U.S. Catalogues will be available after
April 1, at $20 U.S. with a hard cover version
available at $50 U.S.
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