Rowcliffe F. Wrigley collection [philatelic record]

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Rowcliffe F. Wrigley collection [philatelic record]

Item ID number:

164142

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1912-1949.

Reference:

R4595-0-6-E

Type of material:

Stamps and stamp products

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

164142

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Rowcliffe F. Wrigley collection
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Record Information – Details

Date(s):

1912-1949.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3,776 postage stamps.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Collection consists of a study collection of various counterfeit O.H.M.S. (On His Majesty's Service) perforations on genuine Canadian postage stamps.

Provenance:

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Wrigley, Rowcliffe F. . 1885

Biography/Administrative history:

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Wrigley, Rowcliffe F. . 1885 : Rowcliffe F. Wrigley, philatelist, lived in Vancouver, and published under the name Roy Wrigley. He began collecting stamps at the age of ten, and became especially interested in Canadian stamps, becoming an authority on Canadian OHMS perforated stamps. The books he wrote on this subject include: Wrigley's catalog: Canadian OHMS official postage stamps (1956); The Catalogue & guidebook of Canadian official stamps (many editions); Wrigley's textbook & guide to the Canadian official OHMS and "G" stamps, from start in 1923 to discontinued 1963 (1975). Canadian Postal Archives accession file. National Library of Canada online catalogue.

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Custodial history:

The genuine Canadian postage stamps with counterfeit O.H.M.S. perforations were a gift from Roy Wrigley of Vancouver to the National Postal Museum (NPM accession 1986-002). They were later acquired by the Canadian Postal Archives (and initially included in accession 1989-565).

Arrangement note:

Genuine Canadian postage stamps with counterfeit O.H.M.S. perforations: Organized in binders and on stock cards; arranged by postage stamp issue in binders, others unorganized on stock cards.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1993-149 DAP
89-069

Other accession no.:

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1986-002 NPM
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Genuine Canadian postage stamps with counterfeit O.H.M.S. perforations: No donor restrictions. Copyright: Unknown. Credit: National Archives of Canada.

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Rowcliffe F. Wrigley collection [philatelic record]

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