BNAPEX
2010

Book Reviews

Memorials

Show Calendars
(in development)


What's New 2009

What's New 2008

What's New 2007

What's New 2006

What's New 2005

What's New 2004

What's New 2002 and 2003

 
What's New in BNAPS!

August 31, 2010:

A large number of new or revised Circuits pages, labelled AUG10, have been made available.

August 31, 2010:

The Webmaster will be stepping down and will not be available (as such) from September 4th. The new Webmaster will announce his appointment shortly after that and I wish him every success. Thanks to all members for their enthusiastic support over 15 years.

August 29, 2010:

New on-line publication in the 'Education' section - "The Canadian Posted Letter Guide for Letters Mailed 1851-1902" by Victor L. Willson and Charles G. Firby.

This catalogue is intended to provide a pricing guide to the covers of Canada and the British North American Provinces (which eventually joined Confederation). In this 2nd edition (only available on the BNAPS web site) the authors have attempted to list all recorded rates and frankings for the postal history of Canada between 1851 and 1902, and to provide a comprehensive listing that can be used to compare new finds against.

It is available for viewing at www.bnaps.org/education/enacplg.asp


August 27, 2010:

Exhibit awards from four APS shows have been posted.

August 25, 2010:

The Secretary, Pete Jacobi, has returned from the Summer Palace and resumes his regular contact numbers.

August 19, 2010:

There is an error on the BNAPEX program in the website that will soon be remedied. The actual program has been printed correctly. The error is that Jim Miller (The Stamp Collection Connection) is shown as being from Calgary, whereas he is actually from Sherwood Park, Alberta. As an Edmonton area resident, the Webmaster can think of several clever comments about Calgary, but refrains from doing so.

August 18, 2010:

Regional VP, Jack Forbes, is pleased to announce the resumption of the Mid-Atlantic Regional group, coordinated by Jeff Arnt. Click HERE .

August 12, 2010:

Thanks to an alert member, the web team learned that all the bnaps.org files had been infected at the server at our Internet Service Provider, TELUS. TELUS quickly changed our password and restored all of the files to an earlier date - and we were greatly relieved. We are satisfied that our home computers are not infected with this virus. Changing the password helps prevent hackers from doing this again. I want to thank Jeffrey Wallace, Dave Bartlet and Greg Spring for getting on top of this quickly. And thanks to John Walsh for giving us the warning.

August 12, 2010: REMINDER! Members travelling by car to BNAPEX 2010 in Victoria should keep in mind that the convention takes place over the Labour Day Holiday, one of the busiest summer weekends for the BC Ferries Service. Advance reservations are recommended. Contact BC Ferries at: www.bcferries.com/res/ or call toll-free in North America: 1-888-223-3779

12 August 2010: The final BNAPEX 2010 programme is now available for download.
Click here for your copy.

July 23, 2010:A new "book release" for ‘No Englishmen Need Apply’, by Gordon Mallett, is available HERE.

July 23, 2010: Reminder: BNAPS election. To be counted, ballots must be received by Don Ure by August 7, 2010.

July 21, 2010: The Webmaster is back. Thanks to Greg and others for filling in.

July 18, 2010:
REMINDER re BNAPEX hotel rates and book orders for delivery in Victoria.
Please remember that the very special BNAPS member rates at the Fairmont Empress Hotel expire on August 2. Click here for Accommodation page.


SAVE SHIPPING COSTS on BNAPS Books ordered for delivery in Victoria at
BNAPEX 2010

Contact the BNAPS Book Department:

c/o Ian Kimmerly Stamps
62 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5A8 Canada
PHONE: (613) 235-9119 FAX: (613) 235-9504
EMAIL: kimmerly@iankimmerly.com
WEB PAGE: www.iankimmerly.com/books

July 10, 2010

The Webmaster will be absent between July 12 and 24. Please refer all items to your regular web team contact or to Greg Spring. Thank you.

July 7, 2010

Issue 19 of the KG VI study group's newsletter Post and Mail is now available in the member's area of the group's web-site at this location .

July 1, 2010

Happy Canada Day! [click here]. Happy July 4th! [click here].

June 29, 2010

Andrew Scott would like to receive ads for the BNAPEX2010 show program by July 9, with the receipt of artwork no later than July 23.

June 25, 2010

A report of the recent meeting of the St. Lawrence Seaway Regional Group is found HERE .

June 15, 2010

34 recent exhibit awards have been posted from five shows, including the Royal/Royale, Orapex and London 2010. Our members did quite well, as you will see HERE.

June 11, 2010

BNAPS' Youth Activity Program is focused this year on providing colorful free stamps to youth clubs, schools, Scouts, etc. Bob Dyer reports he has already distributed over 30,000 stamps this year and is about to ship another 5,000. The Canadian stamp barrel is almost empty, however. He is looking for used Canada COMMEMORATIVES, on or off paper. He has enough in his budget to reimburse anyone sending him stamps. Modern West Europe is another area from which he is looking for material. If you think you can help, email him at nrdyer@comcast.net

June 10, 2010

BNAPS is pleased to congratulate Margaret (Maggie) Toms, Member No. 2162, on reaching her 100th birthday. Although Maggie came late to philately, she more than made up for any delay with significant work on the postal history of Trans-Atlantic mail to and from Canada. Between 1979-86 Maggie wrote an eleven-article series titled 'Letters Exchanged via England between British North America and France' for BNA Topics. In 1987-88 she followed that with a five-article series on 'Canadian Letter Mail to France: The Small Queen Era - 1870-1897', co-authored with George Arfken. Photo courtesy Gus Knierim, PHSC. See also What's New, May 1st.

June 10, 2010

The Victoria BNAPEX organizers have revealed the "show covers". More about that can be found HERE .

June 9, 2010

The Golden Horseshoe Regional Group has submitted its usual great meeting report. Thanks!

June 4, 2010

The Secretary Pete Jacobi has arrived at the Summer Residence in Montana. His email there is pjacobi@frontier.com .

May 30, 2010

BNAPS regrets to inform members of the passing on May 28 of long-time member John Frith of Sudbury, Ontario. John was a well-known collector and dealer of Canadian Military Postal History. A memorial is being prepared.

May 23, 2010

Attendees at BNAPEX will have an opportunity to view the award-winning Canadian postal history collections of Mr. William G. Robinson OTB, which will be offered for sale in the bourse. Collections include: Canadian Contingents Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, WWI Prisoner-of-war Internment Mail, WWI 'Canada Militia' postmarks, Canadian Expeditionary Force in Siberia 1918-1920, Canadian North Russia Expeditionary Force 1918-1919, WWI R.A.F.-Canada, and Various Railway Post Office collections.

May 5, 2010

The BNAPS Northeast Regional Group now has a website. Congratulations!

May 5, 2010

The latest issue of the DLO Newsletter can be see at this location .

May 1, 2010

BNAPS extends heartiest Happy Birthdays to 45-year member Maggie Toms of Ottawa, on her 100th birthday!

April 30, 2010

The Table of Contents of the latest issue of BNA TOPICS is available.

April 29, 2010

A memorial for the late Ian McTaggart-Cowan is now posted.

April 24, 2010

The Circuits pages have been updated with several replacement pages.

April 24, 2010

BNAPS regrets to inform members of the passing of long-time member Ian McTaggart-Cowan. A memorial is being prepared.

April 24, 2010

See this article for how the BNAPS Youth Activity Program is helping the Boy Scouts.

April 18, 2010

The full report of the last GHRG meeting is found HERE .

April 10, 2010

The GHRG has a new date for its next meeting: Sunday, June 6, 2010.

April 8, 2010

The exhibit awards to BNAPS members for the first quarter of 2010 have now been posted. Once again, our members did very well, including Grand and Reserve Grand awards.

April 8, 2010

In the April 2010 issue of The American Stamp Dealer and Collector, BNAPS gets a strong pat on the back for our Youth Program. Although we have suspended cash grants for this year, thousands of free stamps are still available for youth programs. See this page for the article.

March 29, 2010

The American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors has presented the Clyde Jennings Award to Gary Steele for his article about chairing the Halifax BNAPEX exhibition.

March 26, 2010

The memorial for John Tucker is now at this location.

March 26, 2010

The current list of contacts for BNAPS Study Groups is available.

March 25, 2010

The PNWRG reports that the stamp theft reported earlier from Chiliwack has been successfully resolved - everything recovered.

March 19, 2010

There is still time to register for the Pacific Northwest Regional Group meeting taking place in Osoyoos, B.C. from April 30 to May 2. More information may be found HERE.

March 19, 2010

BNAPS regrets to report the passing of member John Tucker. A memorial is in preparation.

March 9, 2010

There is a long overdue update to the RPO Study Group meetings page. My apologies.

March 8, 2010

Peter McCarthy has sent his usual great summary of the latest meeting of the Golden Horseshoe Regional Group. Thanks.

March 6, 2010

The Initial Schedule for Study Group Meetings and Seminars at BNAPEX 2010 in Victoria, BC can be found HERE . Thanks Barry Brown and Greg Spring.

February 26, 2010

PIPEX (Pacific International Philatelic Exhibition), hosted by the Inland Empire Philatelic Society and sponsored by the Northwest Federation of Stamp Societies, will be held June 4-6, 2010 at the beautiful Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. Spokane, Washington. 10-5 Friday and Saturday, 10-4 Sunday. Free admission and lots of free parking. There are 20 dealers expected and 200 frames will be judged by a panel of Canadian and U.S. Judges. This is a WSP show. There will be a $100.00 cash award to the best Canadian Exhibit among the many awards to be presented. Information can be obtained at this site, or emailing us at ickyburg@comcast.net or by calling 509-443-8147.

February 22, 2010

Book Release Notes are now available for ‘A History of Cross-Border Postal Communication between Canada and the United States of America 1761 - 1875’, by Dorothy Sanderson and Malcolm Montgomery.

February 11, 2010

Michael Peach has informed us about the National and Regional Stamp Show NOVAPEX 2010, scheduled for 24-26 September 2010. For details and a prospectus, as well as an exhibit entry form, visit the Nova Scotia Stamp Club website .

February 9, 2010

The Table of Contents for the latest edition of BNA TOPICS is now available.

February 6, 2010

George Arfken, OTB, FRPSC inducted into the APS Writers Unit Hall of Fame. I am delighted to announce that my colleague George Arfken has been inducted into the American Philatelic Society's Unit 30 Hall of Fame. The Induction took place August 9, 2009 at the APS Stampshow in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Arfken has written or co-authored several books on the evolution of Canada's postal system. One of his main interests pertains to Canada's entry into the Universal Postal Union and its impact on early postal rates, and the processing and routing of mail. He has published over 200 articles and continues to be a regular contributor to the various national journals including BNA Topics. He continues to be an inspiration to others to share their knowledge through writing about their areas of expertise.

Dr Arfken was awarded the Vincent G. Greene Award in 1988 (co - shared) and again in 1993 for the best article or series published in BNA Topics in the previous year.

BNAPS extends its congratulations to Dr. Arfken for his well deserved induction into the APS writer's hall of Fame.

  • Bill Pawluk, OTB, FRPSC.

    January 30, 2010

    The PNWRG has advised us that Rick and Mary Lou Lang of Chilliwack, BC have reported the theft from their home, on January 25, of a large stamp collection, including 16 volumes of the Scott International Postage Stamp Albums along with a number of specialty albums made by Scott, Minkus, Schaubeck, Lindner, and other manufacturers. A description of the stolen material is found HERE.

    The police file number is 2010-2443; tips or other pertinent information should be telephoned to Constable Gatka, 604-792-4611.

    January 26, 2010

    For information about THE SUDBURY STAMP SHOW, at TOM DAVIES SQUARE FOYER, April 24 and 25, 2010, contact BIFF PILON

    January 26, 2010

    The Map Stamp Study Group has its web page at this location .

    January 22, 2010

    Bob Dyer's annual summary of competitive awards won by BNAPSers is now presented for 2009. Thanks Bob and Dave.

    January 20, 2010

    The BNAPS web team extends a warm welcome to Dave Bartlet, its newest member. Dave will be taking on a few specific web subjects in the next few weeks and these will be announced in the "Contacts" section of the main page.

    January 20, 2010

    Bob Dyer has listed the 2010 free stamp offers to Youth.

    January 19, 2010

    President George Dresser has announced that, effective January 1, 2010, J. Claude Michaud is our Treasurer taking over from Robert A. Lee. The transition between the incoming and outgoing treasurer is largely complete. Also, effective January 1, 2010, Hugo Deshaye is a regular director filling the director vacancy created when J. Claude Michaud moved to the position of Treasurer.

    January 13, 2010

    BNAPS regrets to inform that BNAPS member Wally Gutzman has passed away. A memorial is being prepared.

    January 6, 2010

    Charles Livermore advises that all issues of the DLO Newsletter are now posted, at this location.

    January 3, 2010

    There is a recent update on the Stalker TPO summary, found HERE .

    January 2, 2010

    Issue 17 of the KG VI's study group newsletter Post and Mail, is now available in the members area of the group's web-site.


  • MAIN PAGE | BNAPS Archives | BNAPS Forums | Exhibits Pages | Horace Harrison Library | Stamps 4 Kids | webmaster