9780933580084 - The Admiral Issue of Canada by George C Marler (3 results)

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket. 8vo pp.566. heavy book additional postage will apply. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 7.25 inches by 10.25 inches. 567, [9] pages. Illustrations (some with color). Appendices. Bibliography. The cover has slight wear. Bottom corners bumped. No Dust Jacket present. Small scuff on fep. Presumed First Edition, First printing National Geographic Society bookplate inside front cover, unsigned. This is one of the APS Handbook Series. Covers the 16 year period of the stamps of King George V which is a period without question the most intriguing of modern Canadian philately. George Carlyle Marler, PC (September 14, 1901 - April 10, 1981) was a politician, notary and philatelist in Quebec, Canada. Marler successfully ran as a Liberal candidate in the provincial district of Westmount-Saint-Georges in a by-election held on March 23, 1942. He was re-elected in the 1944, 1948 and 1952 elections. A month later, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec. He was appointed Federal Minister of Transport in 1957, and in 1960 he was appointed to Québec's Upper House. He served in Jean Lesage's Liberal Cabinet as Minister without Portfolio until 1965. Philatelists today derive immense benefit from George Marler's research and writings on the Admiral and Edward issues. At the time of his death, he was working on a manuscript based on his detailed study of the Admiral stamps, which the American Philatelic Society published as The Admiral Issue of Canada in 1982. Although George V succeeded Edward VII as King of England and the British Dominions on 6 May 1910, stamps depicting his reign were not issued until the latter part of 1911. The ensuing period, lasting until 1928, has become one of the most studied areas of Canadian philately, which is remarkable considering that, during all those years, except for the 1917 issue commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Confederation, only one basic stamp design was in use. This was due to several reasons, not the least of which was Canada's active participation in the First World War from 1914 to 1918, which caused a scarcity of both craftsmen and materials needed to design and manufacture stamps. The main fascination over this issue centers around the seemingly endless number of ways in which it may be collected and classified. Changes in monetary exchange rates as well as international postal rates after the War caused new denominations to be issued, as well as a change in colors. The long issuance period required new dies and numerous plates to be struck, resulting in an enormous range of flaws and other varieties for collectors to study. Lastly, in the second half of this period, two important manufacturing innovations came into existence: a faster printing process using pre-gummed dry paper and life prolonging chromium facing for printing plates, both of which resulted in stamp varieties that are visible to the eye. This first Canadian Georgian issue, therefore, is of immense interest to philatelists, and this publication is dedicated to furthering its study. The death of King Edward VII on May 6, 1910 necessitated a new series of stamps to be issued bearing a likeness of his son, George V. The design for this new issue, came to be known as the Admiral design because it shows King George V dressed in an Admiral's navy uniform. The actual design was a composite in which the head taken from a photograph by W. & D. Downey and the chest and uniform from a photograph by W. Barnett. The design was engraved by Robert Savage and the first stamps of the series were issued on December 22, 1911. The American Bank Note Company of Ottawa was the printer as with the earlier issues. It changed its name to the Canadian Bank Note Company in 1923. Of all the modern issues before the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, it is this one which offers collectors a vastness of scope that cannot be rivaled. It is the first issue to feature regularly issued coil stamps and booklets which are within reach of the collector with modest means. It offers different printing methods, shade and paper varieties as well as the usual range of imperforates, proofs and re-entries to challenge even the most experienced philatelist. It is also the only issue to feature War Tax stamps. The issue appeared in three general stages: December 22, 1911-February 1913: the first colors of the 1c, 2c, 5c, 7c, 10c, 20c, 50c, first coils and booklets of the 1c, and 2c; April 1915-August 1918: the War Tax stamps and the 3c brown in all its formats; and April 5, 1922-October 16, 1926: the second and third colors of the 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 7c and 10c; the 4c, 8c and $1, as well as the remaining coils, booklets and the surcharged stamps. You could truly spend a lifetime and a veritable fortune on collecting this issue and you still would probably never be able to finish it all. Or, if that is not your preference, you can focus on obtaining one of each value and color to adorn a single album page.

hardcover. Condition: New. New. book.