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J. Ronald Saint collection [philatelic record]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

[1851-1870].

Reference:

R1376-0-9-E

Type of material:

Stamps and stamp products

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

157554

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J. Ronald Saint collection
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Collection includes:

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Date(s):

[1851-1870].

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2 panes of postage stamps.
1 block (12 postage stamps) brown.
1 block (16 postage stamps) plate proof, black.
1 sheet (100 postage stamps) orange.

Language of material:

English

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Collection consists of panes, blocks and one sheet of postage stamps for Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

The Prince Edward Island stamps include: one mint pane of 30 for the 1862 1d yellow orange, one mint pane of 30 for the 1867 9d violet, and one block of 12 (2 rows of 6) for the 1870 4-1/2d brown.

The New Brunswick stamps include: a LR plate proof block of 16 in black (for the one shilling bright red violet) with SPECIMEN overprint (1851) and a New Brunswick sheet of 100 for the two cents orange, without gum (1863).

Provenance:

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Saint, J. Ronald, 1928-

Biography/Administrative history:

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Saint, J. Ronald, 1928- : J. Ronald Saint is a prominent collector of BNA Postage Stamps and a postal historian. He was born December 13, 1928 in Kensington, P.E.I., of Newfoundland parents. He spent his youth in Amherst, N.S. Mr. Saint began his career in the banking industry, but later moved to insurance and estate planning. He has lived in the Maritimes, Toronto, and Ottawa.

His collecting interests have, in recent years, focussed on the Maritime provinces of Canada. His two major collections, reproduced in facsimile form within the holdings of the Canadian Postal Archives, are New Brunswick : stamps and postal history and Prince Edward Island : stamps and postal history. The J.R. Saint collection of Nova Scotia sold at the Maresch auction in June 1993.

He has published numerous articles in both the PHSC Journal, and BNA Topics. He is a member of the Transatlantic Mail Study Group (BNAPS) and a life member of the Postal History Society of Canada.

Mr. Saint has three sons. He and his second wife live in Ottawa. BIBLIO

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Custodial history:

Originally part of the J. Ronald Saint collection.

Philatelic issue data:

Prince Edward Island : 1 penny, 9 pence, 4-1/2 pence., New Brunswick : 1 shilling, 2 cents.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1999-00204-0
2000-00785-6
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Date modified:: 2024-07-24