Harvey

This is my collection of Canada large Queens - Scott #21 - #33. My Harris album has a page for regular issues and one for varieties of which I am missing four, two of which are very pricey. I also have #33 which will show up with the small Queen pages when my photo guy gets back from vacation or when my photo lady gets over her latest bout of Covid. I think this is her 5th time!! This collection has taken many years and lots of searching for the right stamp at the right price. I really can't imagine finishing the second page!! On the bottom of that page a couple small Queens have been thrown in to point out the size difference. On the first page can anyone throw any light on the reference to "Barrett" with the three stamps at the bottom? Is it a reference to someone who published an article on plating these stamps?


EDIT: I like to put prices in for when the collection eventually moves on. It will give an idea of relative values since these catalog values quoted really mean very little.

 
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Harvey

re: Canada large Queens

Thanks for the edit Vic! I had turned the images over in Paint but must have forgotten to save the changes! Thanks for the information on Barrett, I've been unable to find that anywhere! It must be a very specific album. I wonder if there's a list of the numbers he used anywhere out there. I've put a huge amount of time into my Canadian and US collections. My pages are a bit messy and my Harris albums are duct taped at the edges of the covers. But the albums have been in constant use for over 50 years and mean as much to me as the stamps in them. Most of the numbers were done by my wife and I wouldn't dream of getting rid of them or even switching the stamps to another album. Back in those days you could pick up an album for about $20 and my first set of Scott's, in two volumes, British Empire and the Rest of the World, was probably not much more. My Minkus Russia and Poland albums, I think, were a little bit more! Those were the days. I doubt if many starting collectors now can easily afford albums!!

 
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sheepshanks

12 Jul 2024
01:47:51pm

re: Canada large Queens

Jarrett did issue a catalogue, at least in 1929 for British North America, here is a link.
https://straquair.com/product/standard-b ...

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Bobstamp

12 Jul 2024
10:17:27pm

re: Canada large Queens

The Jarret catalogue is excellent. I used to have one, but since I'm not heavily into collecting Canadian stamps, except for ones related to the First and Second World Wars, I sold it at one of my stamp club's auctions.

Bob

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