Globe and Mail Article about New Canadian Stamp Issue

An interesting article about Canada's new stamp issue:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/hail-the-home-children-who-survived-by-the-sweat-of-their-innocent-brows/article1688278/



John Talman
John H. Talman Ltd.

Bricklin SV-1 Sports Car - On a Canadian Stamp!

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Between 1974 and 1976 this futuristic sports car was built in New Brunswick. Canada issued a stamp in 1996 showing this car (see Scott #1605Y or Unitrade #1605Y).

An August 4, 2009 press release announced a new musical recounting the story of Bricklin - Brickin: The Musical. We understand the play is now taking place in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The artistic team contacted us and asked for a quantity of the Bricklin stamp and we were able to oblige. We wish them good luck!

John Talman

http://www.talmanstamps.com/

Follow up August 12, 2010: the Globe and Mail has an article about the Bricklin here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/theatre/bringing-back-the-bricklin-the-new-brunswick-backed-super-car-that-flopped/article1669933/?cmpid=rss1

Muhammad Ali Letter Sells At Auction

An interesting article I found in the paper:
John Talman
John H. Talman Ltd.
http://www.talmanstamps.com/

Toronto Star Profile on Nicolas Sarkozy, Serial Philatelist!

Read about Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, who is an avid stamp collector:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/821191--president-nicolas-sarkozy-france

John Talman
http://www.talmanstamps.com/

An Interesting Article About Stamp Collecting in The Independent

A friend of mine now living in the UK sent me a link to a good article about stamp collecting in the newspaper The Independent: here

Canada 1942 20c Corvette Stamp

Take a close look at Canada's Scott/Unitrade #260. It shows a Corvette being built in a shipyard. The Corvette were considered to be the warhorse of the Second World War. Canada's Naval Memorial is the Corvette HMCS Sackville, berthed in Halifax, and is probably the last of these ships. This year National Defense issued a Candian Naval Centennial calendar (1910-2010). A great write up on Corvette's is found on the May page. A wonderful calendar to have!

Canadian Christopher Plummer Nominated for an Academy Award

Canadian actor Christopher Plummer was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his performance as Russian writer Leo Tolstoy in the film The Last Station.

Plummer is the great grandson of Sir John Abbott, past Prime Minister of Canada.

In 1952 Canada issued a stamp to honour Sir John Abbott (Unitrade #318) We have these, and others from the Prime Ministers series in stock. The price for a plate block is $1.50 per block of four (plate one and plate two available) and a single stamp is $0.25.


John Talman

http://www.talmanstamps.com/