Canada

Patriotic Publicity Poster Stamps

Complete set of 12 poster stamps with marginal text "ASK FOR GOODS / MADE IN WINNIPEG", probably printed in late 1914 as a WWI Patriotic issue.

According to Ronald Lafrenière's "Field Guide to the Cinderella Stamps of Canada":

One of the stamps shows Cupid on a box labelled "Winnipeg Products 1915" and with the slogan "Resolve now to buy all you can in Winnipeg", suggesting that they were printed in late 1914 in time to be used for Christmas greetings. 1914 was a desperate year, with vast unemployment and little business anywhere. But with the declaration of war in August, the economy soon improved with the focus on the war effort. Hence the stamps were no longer needed and most were probably destroyed.

Only a few have reportedly been used on period envelopes.

The stamps have the following partial slogans:

These stamps are listed in Ronald Lafrenière's "Field Guide to the Cinderella Stamps of Canada" as cc3060, #1 - 12. 2015 c.v. $5.00 each.

These stamps are F/VF, no gum.

Approximate Image Size: 58 x 42 mm.; 40 x 63 mm.

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After 35+ years I decided to retire from being an active Cinderella Stamp dealer. Most of my working inventory plus backup stock was sold at public auction. However, I have retained some material that I will be offering for sale. In addition, I have some "new" material that was mixed into lots I have bought for my own collections. I will be listing some of the material in my eBay store at fixed prices. I will also be offering some material at auction, either as single items or mixed lots. There will be many bargains available. There will be large and small lots, some containing similar material, some containing a random mixture, and some containing only one or a few items. The condition will be mixed, but none of the lots will be just accumulations of damaged or faulty stamps (unless specifically listed as such).

Items in stockpage or larger lots may be removed and repackaged into glassines to save on shipping costs.

A Note about Poster Stamps and Gum: Because many poster stamp collectors are primarily interested in the image on the stamp, the absence or presence of gum on the back is of little concern. If no mention of gum is made, then there may or may not be gum present. If you are only interested in poster stamps with original gum, please inquire before bidding. Actual condition issues (that are not apparent from the scan) WILL be described.

A Note about "Stock Images": Occasionally I will have more than one example of an item in inventory. Rather than scan each one individually, I may use the same image for multiple examples of the item. If that is the case, the item supplied will be in substantially the same, or better, condition than the image. Any such items will have the words: "STOCK IMAGE" at the end of the description.

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