This fonds consists of philatelic exhibition records from Charles Verge's roles as an exhibitor, organizer and judge, as well as philatelic memorabilia, records from activities in philatelic societies and foundations, personal records and correspondence.
Amongst the philatelic exhibitions records, Canada 92, the World Philatelic Youth Exhibition, held in Montreal in 1992 is particularly well covered. The records include: manuscript material, graphic design records (including a portfolio of Canada Post Corporation design proposals and art boards for their Canada 92 participation, designs for the overall floor plan, booths, display, and theme day cancellations), exhibition award ribbons, and sheets of Canada 92 exhibition labels and postal covers.
In addition, various iterations of the annual ORAPEX exhibition are also well covered, as Verge was involved in it through the RA Centre Stamp Club. Of particular note are the records from the 1993 show, which was done in conjunction with the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada's Royal '93 exhibition and Canada's 2nd National Philatelic Literature Exhibition (C2NPLE).
Philatelic memorabilia in the fonds consists of a variety of philatelic records and souvenirs from the many exhibitions Charles Verge attended, both in Canada and abroad, and includes items such as a 1989 U.S.S.R. semi-postal souvenir sheet issued to commemorate "Nature Conservation" (surtax for the Soviet Union of Philatelists), a Vatican City presentation folder, including contents, issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the discovery and Christianization of America, (1492-1992), and souvenir covers and programmes, including: a TIPEX '66 cover, Lakeshore '90 covers, and ORAPEX '90 covers, showcards, and programme.
Records in the philatelic societies and foundations relate to Verge's roles in organizations such as the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada, the British North American Philatelic Society, the American Philatelic Society, and others.
The records in the personal and correspondence series relate to various other activities, including freelance work for the Ottawa Citizen and Canadian Stamp News, interviews given, general correspondence. The series also includes historical photographs from Montreal depicting unidentified women and children. The photographs were taken by Montreal photographers Rice, Dupras & Colas.
The philatelists' files series includes the records of other philatelists, whose documents were given to Charles Verge, including Allan Whalen, Ian Taylor, Ralph Mitchener, and Kenneth Rowe. These records include an extensive collection of philatelic exhibition medals awarded to Mitchener, philatelic records for research and souvenirs, photographs and textual records related to the various philatelists' research areas.
The fonds is divided into the following five series: Philatelic Exhibitions; Philatelic Societies and Foundations; Canadian Postal Museum and Friends of the Canadian Postal Museum; Philatelists' Files; Personal and Correspondence.
