June

June — 2013
Volume XLVII, No. 10
IT’S HERE!!!!!!
PRESS RELEASE
The Winnipeg Philatelic Society
PUBLICATION OF THE
WINNIPEG PHILATELIC
SOCIETY
Western Canada's
Oldest Stamp Club
Mailto: Box 1425
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 2Z1
Website: www.wps.mb.ca
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
On June 21st to the 23rd 2013, Winnipeg will become the stamp collecting center
of Canada as the Winnipeg Philatelic Society hosts the annual Royal 2013
Royale. This is the annual show and convention of the Royal Philatelic Society
of Canada, and is the most prestigious of the annual national exhibitions in the
country. This show travels the country with a different host city each year and it
is now time for us to showcase our City. The theme of our exhibition will be
The History Of The Red River Settlement as we are in the midst of celebrating
its 200th anniversary. (continued on page 7)
It’s Here.…….……...1
Coming Events…....2
Advertising &
Adlets….…………….3
Nordic Notes.……4-6
Buffalo Chips… 6-7
4-H Photos……….....7
Silver Heights RP 10
Application form. 10
WINNIPEG PHILATELIC SOCIETY
Box 1425,
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2Z1
R.P.S.C. Chapter 86
A.P.S. Chapter 813
Calendar of Events
May 2 Meeting & Auction
EXECUTIVE & DIRECTORS
President:
Al Wingate
1st Vice-President:
Vacant
2nd Vice-President:
Dave Dawes
Past President:
Russ Thompson
Directors-at-Large:
(2012) Len Kruczynski
Linda Anderson
(2011) Ken Kristjanson
Mike Blande
Treasurer:
Mike Zacharias
Recording Secretary:
Judy Lipsey
Membership Secretary: Debbie Birch
Annual Dues Payable July 1st Each Year:
Regular- $35.00 Senior- $25.00
Spouse†- $20.00 Junior- $15.00
† A spouse of a member may become a member with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of membership, but does not receive
The Buffalo.
Application filed July to April
Admission
Fee
Dues
Total
Regular $2.00 $35.00 $37.00
Senior $2.00 $25.00 $27.00
Others $2.00 $20.00 $22.00
Apr
11-14
WAG 51st Stamp Sale
May 16 Meeting & Presentation
Roger Fontaine
May 31 Canada Post Launch
Roland MB
100th Anniversary of
4-H
Jun 6
Meeting & Auction
June 9 Red River Bourse
June
21-23
ROYAL
2013
ROYALE
Sep 5
Meeting & Auction
Sep 8
Red River Bourse
Sep 19 Meeting & Presentation
Oct 3
Meeting & Auction
Oct 13 Red River Bourse
Oct 17 Meeting & Presentation
Application filed April, May, June
Regular $2.00 $40.00 $42.00*
Senior $2.00 $30.00 $32.00
Others $2.00 $25.00 $27.00*
* includes dues for following year
LIFE MEMBERSHIPS . . . . . . . . $350.00
RENEWALS
Lapsed memberships or late renewals
(paid after November 30th of each year)
are charged a $1.00 reinstatement fee.
All new applicants must undergo a 60-day
orientation before receiving full membership
privileges.
The Buffalo is published monthly except
in July and August. Deadline for article
submissions and advertising copy is the
15th of each month preceding the month
of issue.
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DUTY OFFICERS
Auctioneers:
Ken Kristjanson
Sid Kroker
Al Wingate
Buffalo Editor:
Donald Bahuaud
Buffalo Publisher : Vacant
Buffalo Mail-List : Mike Zacharias
Buffalo Mailing: Peter Bannerman
Librarian:
Robert Zacharias
Program Chairman: Dave Dawes
Exhibition Chairman:
Al Wingate
Sales Circuit Managers: Len Kruczynski
Forbes Sharpe
Name Badges:
Mike Zacharias
Royal 2013 Chairman:
Al Wingate
NB: Meetings start at 7:30pm
Meetings are held at the
Scandinavian Cultural Center
764 Erin Street
Winnipeg, MB.
NOTICE
YOUTH CLUB MEETING
The WPS Youth Club
Currently meets Saturdays at
St Luke’s Anglican Church,
130 Nassau St N at Stradbrook
Winnipeg, MB
For more information contact
Gerry Babij @ 736-4276 or
John Salmi @ 895-2781
George Green is looking for
one (1) perfin from countries
with names beginning with:
K, O, W, X, Y, Z see him at
any meeting
Buffalo Advertising Rates
-1/10 page
(Approximately 2 1/4” x 2 3/4”) @ $30 pa
Members’ Adlets
 up to 30 words

(average of 5 characters per
word)
 1 issue— $1.00
 5 issues— $2.00
 10 issues—$3.00

Members may place two adlets a year at
no charge
Terms of Payment payable to Winnipeg
Philatelic Society in a single payment at
the time of the agreement.
Stamp Supplies Available:
If you need supplies, we can get them.
Available directly to you… Stock books,
Varo pages, world wide or country specific
albums plus their supplementary pages,
acid free exhibiting pages, mounts, tongs,
perf. gauges, watermark fluid, red boxes –
big or small, Gibbons color gauge, stamp
catalogues… Scotts, Gibbons, Yverts and
others… much more!
Ask Terry Shestko or Roger Fontaine to
see our order Catalogue.
Call Terry at 612-9118 or Roger at
223-7809 or
e-mail Roger at: [email protected]
Post Cards
Buy • Sell • Trade
Call Ken @(204) 489-2249
[email protected]
COLLECTION FOR SALE
Scandinavian Collectors Club Of
Manitoba
Meets 2nd & 4th
Wednesdays 7pm-10pm
Slide Shows, Show & Tell,
Circuits, Speakers, etc.
Visitors Welcome.
Info: Roger Fontaine
@ 223-7809
-Canada, 4 albums + loose on 1,000 stock
cards
-USA, 4 albums + loose on 1,000 stock cards
-Barbados, 1 album + loose on few hundred
stock cards
-England, 1 album + loose on a few hundred
stock cards
-other countries available
Please call John @ 204-477-4507
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Issues from left to right above – Sweden: Cookies, Date of issue: May 8,
2013; Iceland Postal Vehicles and
Street Festivals, Date of Issue: May 2,
2013.
25 Years and Still Counting – Scandinavian Collectors Club – Manitoba
The Scandinavian Collectors Club of Manitoba was formed on November 23, 1988 by 13 members in Winnipeg
Manitoba and began their meetings at the Scandinavian Centre at 764 Erin Street. (Of the 13 founding members, 6 are
still active members after 25 years of the Club existence.).
In 1991, this club joined the international organization of the Scandinavian Collectors Club as Chapter 24 Manitoba.
This year the Club is honoured to be able to host the Scandinavian Collectors Club annual meeting, after all, it is only
the second time annual meeting is held outside the continental US.
On Friday night, June 21st, the Club will be holding a dinner to celebrate its anniversary and as a social get together with
fellow collectors from the United States and from other parts of Canada.
You and your spouse are invited to join us at this dinner and to help share in this mile stone for this local club. The dinner will be held at the Scandinavian Centre at 764 Erin Street. The doors will open at 6 p.m., with dinner to start at 7
p.m. Cost is $30 per person with payment in advance or at the door (cash or cheque only).
For reservations, please contact John Salmi in person, by email at [email protected] or by phone at (204) 895-2781.
There will be a cash bar. Please book early as seating is limited.
Norway
New Issues – April 19, 2013
19 April 2013 - Tourist stamps
Active Holidays is a good cue to the subjects of this year’s tourist stamps. The activities range from glacier
climbing for experts and rafting for the brave to an easy climb up Gaustatoppen (Mount Gausta) for the ordinary tourist.
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Non-Denominated, Dual Denominated and Julpost Stamps in Scandinavia
Part IIIa –Finland and Iceland
By John Salmi
Finland
On February 3, 1992 Finland issued its first two non-denominated stamps using the designations first and second class
(luokka/klass – Finnish/Swedish). The stamps featured the wildflowers hepatica and globeflower as shown below. The
stamps were perforated 13x12 ¾ and were gummed.
The next definitive issues of this series featured the rosebay willowherb (1 kl), iris (2kl) and Labrador tea (1 kl). All of
these issues were produced by die cutting with the last two having simulated perforations and with self- adhesive backings. They were issued on October 9, 1992, February 1st and June 14th, 1993 respectively.
The first non-denominated commemorative stamps were issued on February 8, 1993 and features stamps designed
around the friendship theme. The stamps gummed and perforated 14 and a copy of the mini-sheet with first day of issue
cancels is shown above.
To date, Finland has not issued any non-denominated stamps by destination or any Julpost denominated stamps.
Iceland
The small island nation of Iceland issued their first non-denominated stamp January 18, 2001 on a stamp
commemorating the 75th anniversary of their coast guard (shown below). The word “Bréf” followed by “20
gr.” indicated that the stamp was to be used for domestic mail up to 20 grams in weight. On July 10, 2001
they overprinted Scott 873 shown below to provide a stamp for domestic mail up to 50 grams in weight.
A Christmas stamp was issued on November 8, 2001 with the lower weight restriction of 20 grams but with the added text Jøl,
2001. This stamp sold for 42 krona and a denominated stamp of 55 krona provided the domestic 50 gram weight classification.
The Iceland post office would continue to add weight classifications to their stamps as well, as shown in the 100 g and 1000 g
domestic stamps from 2011 and the 100 g world denomination stamp shown below.
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Over the 7 years only a few non-denominated stamps were issued. On May 8, 2008 a personalized stamp was
issued with the wording “Bréf Innanlands 50 g” which sold for 75 krona as a generic stamp and in sheets of 24
for 3120 krona if personalized. The added wording shows the post office’s intent to add a destination designation to the non-denominated weight specific stamps. In 2010, personalized stamps were issued for a personalized stamp to Europe (Bréf til Evropu 50 g) and to the rest of the world (Bréf utan Evropu 50 g).
The Iceland post office would continue to add weight classifications to their stamps as well, as shown in the 100 g and
1000 g domestic stamps from 2011 and the 100 g world denomination stamp shown below.
Another overprinted stamp was issued in 2012 when the 2008 50th anniversary of the cod war stamp Scott 1150
(shown below) was surcharged “B 50g innanlands”. Christmas stamps also added destination designations as shown
on the 2011 issues shown below, with the domestic and to Europe wording.
New Issues: Iceland Issue Date: May 2, 2013
Celebrating Nordia 2013 with four issues show
the Northern Lights.
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Continued from Front Page
The show will take place at the University of Manitoba in the multipurpose room of University Center. In addition to
being a convention with registered delegates and inclusive social activities, the exhibition and dealer bourse will be open
to the public. You will see an array of stamp exhibits and a court of honour showcasing some rare collectibles. In addition to the involvement of the WPS and the RPSC, the Scandinavian Collector’s Club and the Canadian Aerophilatelic
Society will be present and active in exhibiting and holding meetings. The SCC is headquartered in Minnesota and as
such we expect a good contingent of US residents to attend.
For more information on both the WPS and the Royal 2013 Royale go to the web sites respectfully as wps.mb.ca and
royal2013royale.com.
The Winnipeg Philatelic Society was founded in 1900 and is the oldest stamp club operating in Western Canada. It currently has about 150 members and meets twice monthly September through June. The objectives of the club are to promote the hobby of stamp collecting in Manitoba. We have an active membership, support a junior stamp program, and
hold an annual regional level show for exhibitors to earn their way to higher level exhibiting.
THE COURT OF HONOUR
Early mail to and from Red River Settlement, Fort Garry, Lower Fort Garry, and Winnipeg . The three mail
routes are explained graphically with maps and relevant covers are fully explained. A true snapshot of daily
life of the Red River Settlement.
THE EXHIBITS
Thirty Competitive Exhibits in 280 Frames Of Sixteen Pages
Judged By Seven National and International Accredited Judges
Canadian exhibits include ones showing the Maple Leaf issue of 1897-1898 that show a portrait of Queen Victoria, an
exhibit of stamps with the image of King Edward VII covering the period of 1903-1911. Foreign exhibits include classic
Egypt from 1866-1879 and unissued stamps of the Ukraine's unissued stamps. There will be a number of Canadian
aerophilatelic exhibits as airmail to the mines of north-western and a few foreign ones that include the development of
the Bolivian Airmail service from 1924-1945 and Cyprus airmail of the King George VI period. There will be a Zeppelin Exhibit which include covers carried by the Hindenburg, Scandinavian exhibits include the first postal cards of the
Republic of Finland and Stockholm local delivery postmarks from 1855-1924. There also will be a number of exhibits
from local juniors.
SHOW OPENING
The show will open Friday morning at 10:00AM by direct descendants of the Selkirk Settlers and direct Descendants of
Chief Peguis. Greetings will be read sent from the current Lord Selkirk of Douglas.
Show opening ceremonies start at 9:15 at The University Center on The Second Floor.
The proceedings will be started by Winnipeg Philatelic Societies President Al Wingate Introducing John Perrin President
of The St Andrews Society Reading Greetings From the current Lord Selkirk Of Douglas. President Al Wingate will
introduce the Red River Settler Descendant and the representative Of Chief Jim Bear, Councilor Winston Desjarlais both
of whom are descendants of Chief Pequis.
The theme of these remarks will reflect the difficulty of the original settlers able to survive the first winter
without the help of the aboriginal people and in particular Chief Peguis.
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Buffalo Chips
May 2, 2013
Minutes of the Winnipeg Philatelic Society
Al Wingate called the meeting to order at 7.30.
Al announced that there will be a meeting of the Royal Committee next Thursday, the 9 th, at 808 Polson
Ave. At 7.00 p.m.
Marjorie Hughes is recruiting volunteers for the Royal, June 21, 22, and 23 for security, reception desk,
and more. Please be generous with your time.
Roger Fontaine announced that the Red River Bourse takes place on the 2 nd Sunday of each month. The
next meeting is Sunday May 12, at the Best Western Charterhouse Hotel from 10-4. They will also be
there on June 9.
Michael Zacharias told us about the polo shirts that he purchased in honour of the Royal. They have the
WPS logo on the front, and he has a few extra in both men’s and women’s sizes. Each shirt is $35.00. If
interested in buying one, please see Michael.
Judy Lipsey told us about the program. We are putting together a beautiful program for the Royal. Some
of the pages will be in colour. Or a mere $10.00, you can have you name in the program, as a sponsor of
the show.
Dave Dawes told us about the WAG’s attempt to get a semi-postal stamp to honour the new building that
the WAG is erecting to house the Inuit collections. He is also seeking more volunteers to take over some
of the books they have, especially China and Bulgaria.
Adj. 7.38
Draw: Roger Fontaine, Michael Zacharias, Knud Rasmussen, Dave Mann.
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May 16, 2013
Al Wingate called the meeting to order at 7.30.
Al Wingate related to us that Marjorie Hughes is seeking volunteers to help on Thursday evening, June
20. Two people are required to watch the dealers vehicles and tables as they unload their materials and
set up their tables. She also needs people to accompany exhibitors, as they are assigned to their frames,
load their exhibit and then lock the frames.
Gord Turnbull let us know what he has planned for the Royal opening. There will be greetings from the
current Lord Selkirk, as well as a living descendent of Chief Peguis. Hopefully this will interest the media
and they will cover the opening and give us some free advertising. We will start the ceremonies at 9.30
with a piper leading us into the grand room with the dealers and exhibits at 10.00.
Al is looking for nominations for open positions. The 2nd V.P. resigned and 1st V.P. is still open.
Treasurer Michael Zacharias; Membership Debbie Birch; Secretary Judy Lipsey; Library Robert Zacharias
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Directors Linda Anderson, Mike Blande, Len Kruczynski, Ken Kristjanson
All will stand another year. Sid Kroker moved that further nominations on these positions be closed., 2 nd
by Ken Kristjanson.
Michael Zacharias nominated Bill Pooley as 2nd Vice President, Don Bahuaud 2nd.
Ken Kristjanson moved that nominations be closed.
Michael has extra Royal shirts for sale. They cost $35.00. A sponsorship greeting in the show program is
only $10.00 and there is room for larger ads as well.
Robert Zacharias needs at least 2 trucks and 6 people to help move the WPS frames from Bardals to the
University. Please see him if you can help.
Adj. 7.48.
Tonight’s presentation is by Robert Zacharias, a slide show of Zemstvo (Rural Local Post) Stamps of
Russia.
Draw: Don Bahuaud, Bob Gregg, Gord Turnbull, Bill Wetmore.
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Don and Estelle Bahuaud attended the “Fun in the Country” event for the 100th Anniversary of 4-H in Canada on May 31st.
Part of the celbrations included the unveiling of Canada Post’s commemorative envelope honouring the event.
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THE SILVER HEIGHTS RPO —SHOPPER’S DRUG MART – WINNIPEG
The post office outlet was originally located in the Courts of St James apartment complex.
Three years after opening the new outlet, Shopper’s Drug Mart officially obtained the rights to the RPO.
The address of the outlet is located at the corner of Moray Street and Portage Avenue, the postal code is R3J 0P0.
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