Canada’s Love Affair with Katherine Stinson
Gordon Mallett traces Katherine Stinson's 1916–1918 Canadian tours through vintage postcards and letters, culminating in her July 9, 1918 Calgary-to-Edmonton…
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June 2026, No. 147
This issue marks the release of the digital AMCN2 catalogue on USB, tributes to Dick McIntosh and John Irvine, a puzzling 1919 Newfoundland "By Aeroplane" cover, and Halvorsen's pioneering covers.
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New research on Canada’s 5 cents Air Mail rate — 1928
Summary Chris Hargreaves resolves conflicting dates for Canada’s 1928 5¢…
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The St. Lawrence Air Mail Service, 1927–1939
Chris Hargreaves traces Canada's first continuing government-paid airmail: the Rimouski–Montreal…
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The “Boxed” Air Mail Hand Stamp Re-visited
Murray Heifetz classifies Canada's "Air Mail" boxed handstamp used from…
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The First Official Canadian Airmail Designation — 1928
Summary Murray Heifetz classifies the 1928 “This Mail Was Carried…
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September 7, 2026
CAS Library
Books, catalogues and periodicals in the library can be searched for information on particular topics, and photocopies supplied to members…
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The Air Mails of Canada and Newfoundland — A Complete CAS Research Library on USB
The CAS USB card puts a complete Canadian air-mail research library in your pocket. On a single wallet-sized stick you…
May 2, 2026
When a Daredevil and an RAF Pilot Carried Canada’s Mail – ORAPEX 2026
Marc Castel presents a prestige philately exhibit on Canada’s first air mail flights.
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