Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery (Annotated)

Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery is a foundational philatelic monograph that treats Canadian stamps not as mere collectibles but as historical documents embedded in systems of empire, administration, design, and communication. Organized with the precision of a catalogue yet written in a lucid, explanatory style, the book surveys issues, varieties, postal stationery, rates, and production details with an attention to evidence characteristic of early twentieth-century specialist scholarship. Its literary context is that of the classic philatelic handbook: descriptive, archival, and taxonomic, but also animated by the conviction that postal artifacts preserve national and colonial history. Clifton A. Howes was a serious philatelic researcher working in an era when stamp collecting was becoming increasingly professionalized through societies, journals, and expert catalogues. His interest in Canada's postal emissions reflects both the growing maturity of Canadian philately and the need to consolidate scattered information into a reliable reference. The book suggests an author attentive to printing processes, official records, and the interpretive value of minute variation. This volume is recommended for collectors, postal historians, librarians, and scholars of Canadian material culture. Readers seeking more than a price list will find an indispensable guide to how stamps and stationery illuminate governance, technology, and national identity.This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.