Whitman Books

Published since 1935, H.E. Harris' Postage Stamp Catalog contains current market prices for United States, U.S. Possessions and Trust Territories, Canada and Provinces, and all United Nations. Thousands of stamp illustrations to identify virtually every design and listing by Scott's numbering system. Includes U.S. Commemorative index and stamp identifier, grading criteria and more. Hardbound Hidden Spiral, Over 400 Pages, thousands of Price Changes.

$34.95 CDN

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by J.A. Haxby and R.C. Willey

The only Canadian coin catalogue of its kind! Coins of  Canada is a complete one - volume library of Canadian  coins, tokens and paper money, including major  varieties. Includes: Complete Canadian decimal  coinage and pre-confederation issues; Canadian  tokens as well as Dominion of Canada and Bank of  Canada paper money. It consists of the latest market values by grade. Spiral Bound.

381 pages, with COLOUR

$18.95 CDN

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R. Victor Stevenson

Vancouver's Bessborough Armoury Is one of Vancouver's hidden architorial and historial treasures. Located at 2025 West 11th Ave between Maple and Arbutus, it has not recieved the same attention from architectural historians as its sister armouries, The Beatty Street Drill Hall and Seaforth Armoury.

This bok explores the eventful history of the armoury, including its with the 15th Field Artillary Regiment and the City of Vancouver.

114 pages.

$29.95 CDN

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A new listing made in 2011 by B. R. Souch

This listing describes approximately 900m different postcards of Western Canada produced from about 650 different images by photographer and publisher J. H. A. Chapman. This is estimated to be all but a very small number of the views that he published as postcards.

$29.95 CDN

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by J W Mussell, et al.

Includes Orders of Knighthood, Decorations, Campaign medals, Long and Meritorious Service medals, Coronation and Jubilee medals, medals for saving life, foreign medals found in British groups, medals of Eire, Awards of the British Commonwealth, unofficial medals, honours list, order of wear, current regiments, medal ribbons, societies for medal collectors, directory of auctioneers, dealers, booksellers and fairs, museums and collections. Spink Publishing, 618 pages.

$82.95 CDN

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Dick Dunn, Dan Freeland, Harold Kroll

Bonds are issued by Governments to finance signifigant events in the country's economic life. War bonds are a prime example. They are also examples of the security printer's art and are links to signifigant events in a country's history. Also, despite the fact that the bond can still be redeemed for its face value, its rarity may exceed its face value.

Full colour illustrations, 48pp.

$14.95 CDN

Examples of such certificates at All Nations can be found here.

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2010 Edition

Revenue stamps are stamps used to collect taxes and fees. They are issued by Governments, national and local, and by official bodies of various kinds. They take many forms and may be gummed and ungummed, peforated or imperforate, printed or embossed, and of any size. In many countries, they are as detailed in their design as banknotes and they are often made from the same type of paper. The high value of many revenue stamps means that they may contain security devices to prevent counterfeiting.

This is the first edition since 2002.

$146.95 CDN

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Listings compiled by: B. R. Souch
2010

Listings and value estimates of postcards printed by the B.C. Printing and Litho Ltd. Views from the 1920's from Vancouver Island to Montreal Quebec.

$34.95 CDN

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Listings compiled by: B. R. Souch
2010

Listings and value estimates of postcards printed by the Gowan, Sutton Co. Ltd. Views of British Columbia and beyond from the 1920's to the 1950's volume 1, focusing on Vancouver and immediate environs.

$49.95 CDN

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Author: William Topping
2010

The transporting of mail along the British Columbia coast began in 1827 with the arrival of the HBC ship Cadboro and continued until the late 1950's, when seaplanes and trucks took over carrying mail. By 1889, a rivalry developed between the Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. and Union Steamship Co. and mail became franked with ship's hand stamp, allowing us today to indicate a possible route of transport. This catalogue lists the ships and indicates the rarity of each. Signed by the author.

$20.00 CDN

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Seventh Edition
Author: W.K. Cross

With the 7th edition, the Charlton Press embarked on a restructure of the original layout of the book. First, we have increased the page size to 7â?? x 9â?? in order to improve the layout and description of the tokens, and allowing space for expanded thumbnail variety images. Second, we have begun the process of improving and extending the variety illustrations for better token identification. Third, the reference numbers for each token listing now includes all major token reference numbers and their rarity numbers.

Illustrated.

$39.95 CDN

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Sixth Edition
Edited by J.E. Kraemer, D. Marasco, B. Field

All known varieties of Canadian precancels are priced and listed by type - bar precancels, town and city precancels, and precancels with perforated initials. All Town and City precancels are conveniently catalogued alphabetically within each province. New edition!

6 x 9", illustrated, plasticoil bound, 88 pages.

$18.95 CDN

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The 18th edition of this perennial best-seller keeps getting better and better. The 2012 Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940 features almost 600 new numbered listings scattered among 65 countries and other stamp-issuing entities.

In addition to all the value changes brought into the Classic from this year’s Standard listings, there are also more than 12,500 new Classic-only value changes. When all the value changes made in the six-volume 2012 Standard catalogue listings are included, the total swells to more than 44,000.

The pages are bound in a handsome, hardbound leatherette cover, and almost all of the stamps are illustrated in full color.

$159.95 CDN

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Published by J, C. Walker

Views from the 1950's and 1960's, this is a listing and price guide compiled by B. R. Souch, cerlax bound, about 100 pages.

$29.95 CDN

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A guide to the publishers compiled by Ron Souch and published in 2009 by the Vancouver Postcard Club. Cerlex bound and limited to 50 copies, about 100 pages.

$39.95 CDN

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The definitive cataloge for collectors of Hong Kong stamps.

Color illustrations, includes Postal Markings, Pre-Adhesive Issue, QV-QEII Definitives & commemoratives, S/Ss, Booklets, BOB, BPO in China, Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, Postal Stationery Issues, Paquebot Marks, Treaty Port Postmarks, Hong Kong First Flight Covers (1932-39), and much more. In both Chinese and English with colour illustrations.

$24.95 CDN

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15th edition, part 2, 1949 - 2009

The definitive cataloge for collectors of PRC stamps.

Common Isssues, Special Issues,Cultural Revolution Issues, New Series with #, 1974 new "J", Commemorative Issues and new "T" special issues, "Z" series, "PJZ" series, reguar issues, local issues, air mail, military post, postage due, money order stamps and stamp booklets. In both Chinese and English with colour illustrations.

$28.95 CDN

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Revenue stamps are used to show that some kind of tax has been paid.

All currently known revenue stamps of Canada as well as wildlife conservation are listed and illustrated in colour. The catalogue features the accepted Van Dam numbering system. Pricing is included for all listings.

6 x 9", Colour illustrations, Spiral bound, 182pages.

$21.95 CDN

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The scanned and printed collection of John Wallace's stamps, covers and other collectables from the colonial days of British Columbia's history. Spiral bound, 144 pages.

$34.95 CDN

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The 2012 edition features two impressive editorial enhancements and more than 9,000 value changes.

The first is the addition of a new section listing the Colombia Consular overprints using the service established by established by the Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aereos (SCADTA).

The second editorial enhancement is the reorganization of the listings for the two die types of the 2¢ 1903-08 Washington Shield stamps. The type I perforated and imperforate stamps are now Scott 319 and 320, respectively, and the type II stamps are Scott 319F and 320A, respectively.

$89.95 CDN

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Coins of England and the United Kingdom remains the only single-volume reference work which features every major coin type from Celtic to the present day with accurate market values for every coin type listed. It is an essential guide for beginners, serious numismatists and anyone interested in British Coinage.

This edition is published in FULL COLOUR with over 1,500 actual size images to aid identification.

$71.95 CDN

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The 2011 edition of the most convenient "pocket size" catalogue of U.S. stamps features listings and values for more than 4,000 stamps, plus full color stamp illustrations all identified by Scott Catalogue numbers. Pages designed to be convenient inventory checklist. Best of all, Scott has returned to the user-friendly spiral binding - hidden behind a hard cover spine. [504 pages, hidden spiral binding].

$29.95 CDN

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By Andrew Chung and R.F. Narbonne

Fully illustrated, this catalogue lists all Canada Post Official First Day Covers from their inception in 1971 to the presesnt. Prices are given for singles, pairs, blocks of 4 and plate blocks on cover. Combination covers are also listed and priced. The popular Scott numbering system is used and most varieties found on covers are also listed for each category.

Spiral bound 8 1/2 x 11"

$21.95 CDN

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This ever-popular Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Concise Catalogue provides the perfect catalogue for the collector seeking more detailed information on Great Britain Stamps than provided by the Collect British Stamps checklist, without the highly detailed coverage of the five-volume specialised series. Extensively updated with all prices reviewed and revised in line with the current market. Post Ofiice Telegraph Stamps listed for the first time, including major errors and specimens. Selected Queen Elizabeth commemorative plate flaws included for the first time.

$59.95 CDN

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The definitive full colour reference to British Commonwealth & Empire stamps from 1840 to 1970. The brand new 2012 release is the edition that you must own with thousands of stamp price increases included inside.

The listings contained within this 700-page catalogue include variations in watermark, perforation, paper and printing methods, major shades, watermark varieties, important plate flaws, errors and booklets (all listed and priced).

$159.95 CDN

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By Bill Topping

This is a new expanded and revised edition for 2007, covering all post offices up to 1990, including rarity factors.

Signed by Bill.

$24.95 CDN

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By Bill Topping

This addendum to the above edition lists all post offices added from 1990 to 2006.

Signed by Bill.

$11.95 CDN

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Scott 2012 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue

Volume 1, covers US, and world countries A - B.

Volume 1 of the 2012 Catalogue boasts more than 26,000 value changes. More than 1,800 changes were recorded in the United States where strong gains are seen in early and rare varieties. Australia was another country with robust activity with over 9,000 value changes. A strong Australian dollar propelled on average a 15% increase across the board for many stamps. Value activity was heavy in a number of other countries including Argentina (1,173), Bhutan (1,033), Bangladesh (979), Afghanistan (676), Algeria (582) and Barbados (533).

$99.95 CDN

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Scott 2012 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue

Volume 2, world countries C - F.

Almost 40,000 value changes were recorded in Volume 2. Activity was particularly heavy in China, where more than 14,600 changes were made in the three China sections: Imperial China, Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China.

Following China, the country with most value changes is Finland and the Aland Islands, with 2,384 changes. Other countries with a lot of activity include Denmark, Costa Rica, Cuba, Canada, Czechoslovakia and Cambodia. Stay on track with the changes that affect your collection with the latest information found in the 2012 editions.

$99.95 CDN

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Scott 2012 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue

Volume 3, world countries G - I.

Almost 18,000 value changes were recorded in Volume 3. The changes are spread throughout all of the countries in the volume. Some of the countries that standout include Indonesia, where notable increases can be found in the modern period. Activity was also heavy in Great Britain, Germany, Hong Kong and Italy.

$99.95 CDN

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Scott 2012 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue

Volume 4, world countries J - O.

There are value changes in almost every country in Volume 4. The countries with the most value changes are Malaya and Malaysia, with more than 3,200. In addition to thousands of value changes, more than 1,000 new values have been added in Laos for used stamps between Scott 317 and 1381. Other countries with large numbers of changes are Libya, Morocco, Martinique, Montenegro and Macedonia.

$99.95 CDN

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Scott 2012 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue

Volume 5, world countries P - Sl

Almost 11,000 value changes were made in this year’s edition of Volume 5. Leading the way was Norway with more than 2,200 changes. In Russia, both classic and modern issues show substantial increases.

Other countries with a large number of increases include Papua New Guinea (860), North Borneo (802), Pakistan (484), Qatar (444), and Oman (438).

On the editorial side beginning with Volume 5, the break-point boxes noting the change from valuing hinged stamps to never-hinged stamps are now shaded in yellow so they can be identified more readily in the listings.

$99.95 CDN

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Scott 2012 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue

Volume 6, world countries So - Z.

Almost 15,000 value changes were recorded in Volume 6, which now includes listings and values for Countries of the World San Marino through Z.

The country with most value changes is Venezuela, with more than 4,100 changes. More than 1,700 value changes were recorded for Turkey, many of them concentrated in the 1950s and later issues.

Other countries with significant changes include; Togo, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Spanish Guinea, Spanish Morocco and Uganda.

$99.95 CDN

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Standard Grading Guide for Canadian and Colonial Decimal Coins

By: James Charlton and Robert Willey
Unitrade Press

This long time standard publication has been upgraded to take into account the addition of the numerical system of grading coins.

192 pages

$19.95 CDN

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Canadian Government Paper Money

24th Edition, 2012
Author: Charlton Press
Editor: R. J. Graham

A major innovation which will make this edition particularly memorable is the introduction of colour images. Wherever possible, notes are now shown in their actual colours.

The wild swings in pricing which characterized editions released over the past few years appear to be over. There are many increases and many decreases, but the changes represent fine-tuning more than radical shifts in either direction. The pricing panel generally sense a market that seems to have returned to something closer to stability. The market remains soft but there are hopeful signs that the bottom has finally been reached. Notes are selling, but may remain in inventory much longer than in the heady days prior to the late recession.

$29.95 CDN

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Charlton Canadian Bank Notes

7th Edition
Author: Charlton Press
Editor: Robert Graham

Surprisingly, in contrast to the lacklustre performances of many other collectibles in the present difficult market, prices of many Canadian chartered bank notes have moved ahead, and quite decisively too. It is not at all difficult to find notes which have doubled in value since the previous edition was released almost three years ago, and some have tripled, quadrupled and more. Only a few notes show even a modest decline in value, and these tend to be common and lower grade notes which have a tendency to accumulate in dealer stocks in depressed times.

Not long ago, valuations reaching five figures were exceptional. With this edition, they have become quite numerous. The top valued note is the Bank of Vancouver $5 “number 1” note which recently sold for about $175,000. A second note, the 1903 Bank of Montreal double-size $50, is poised to threaten the six-figure barrier if and when it is offered for sale.

590 pages
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11

$99.95 CDN

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2012 Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins
1601-1700, 4th Edition

Identifying 17th century coins from every corner of the globe is easier, with increased accuracy, when you're using this all-encompassing coin book.

Compiled from data provided by more than 150 experts, this guide contains listings for nearly one million coins, with 22,000 actual-size illustrations. Additional features of this reference include:

• Free CD with multiple search options, and page enlargement capabilities
• Detailed descriptions with coin weight, fineness and precious metal weight data
• Current foreign exchange rates and International Numeral Systems chart

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2012 Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins
1701-1800, 5th Edition

Identifying 18th century coins from every corner of the globe is easier, with increased accuracy, when you're using this all-encompassing coin book.

Compiled from data provided by more than 150 experts, this guide contains listings for nearly one million coins, with 20,000 actual-size illustrations. Additional features of this reference include:

• Free CD with multiple search options, and page enlargement capabilities
• Detailed descriptions with coin weight, fineness and precious metal weight data
• Current foreign exchange rates and International Numeral Systems chart

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2012 Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins
1901-2000, 39th Edition

Identifying 20th century coins from every corner of the globe is easier, with increased accuracy, when you're using this all-encompassing coin book.

Compiled from data provided by more than 150 experts, this guide contains listings for nearly one million coins, with 50,000 actual-size illustrations. Additional features of this reference include:

• Free CD with multiple search options, and page enlargement capabilities
• Detailed descriptions with coin weight, fineness and precious metal weight data
• Current foreign exchange rates and International Numeral Systems chart
• The Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000 contains the details that make the difference in your collecting.

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2011 Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins
2001-Date, 5th Edition

With the modern coin market continuing to rise in popularity, as innovation in coin design and hearty growth in precious metals prices draws collectors and investors in, the value of this reference is unmistakable.

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This is the modern guide to modern money and the only one of its kind! The expertise and extensive details you gain in this book will help you gain an edge in your paper money collecting investments, and set you up for successfully identifying modern notes every time. This reference offers nothing short of all the essential identifying and pricing details you need, including:

• FREE CD with key word search capability, and image enlargement up to 400%
• Top quality note photos â?? more than 12,000 in all Updated pricing with more than 55,000 listings accurately representing fluctuations in the values of 17,000+ variations of notes
• 150 previously unlisted varieties and specimens Coverage of paper money from 230+ countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe

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The Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps, 2012

Featuring the established Scott Numbering System used throughout North America.

The definitive catalogue of Canadian stamps has been improved. More information, such as the stamp's designer and method of printing has been added. New listings have been added for untagged errors, many constant plate varieties and re-entries have been added and illustrated.Selected postal rate information has been included when rates have changed. Stamp series illustrations have generally been grouped together before the series listing, and booklet panes have been illustrated in colour.

Editor: D Robin Harris
608 pages
Dimensions: 27.5 x 21.5 cm

$43.95 CDN

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