The Postal History of Kingston, Ontario, from 1673 to the Present Day (2024). Curated by Chris Anstead and Chris Hargreaves

The Philatelic History of Kingston, Ontario, from 1673 to the Present Day, a collaborative exhibit with over 40 contributors created for BNAPEX2024 Kingston. Curated by Chris Anstead and Chris Hargreaves. November 2024, Spiral bound, 220 pages, 8.5 ×11, colour. ISBN: 978-1-989280-47-8. Stock # B4h125-1. Price: C$53.00

Mike Street, Coordinator of the BNAPS Book Department, believes that, of the over 300 book titles BNAPS has published to date, The Philatelic History of Kingston, Ontario, from 1673 to the Present Day is the most colourful. Almost all normal competitive exhibits are focused on a particular type of material, which tend to be similar in many aspects such as colour and shape. The pages contributed by the 40⁺ BNAPS members almost guarantee that the material on display will differ from page to page, and this is the case with this volume.

The incredible variety of items brought together under one philatelic roof include a Wampum belt used to convey an agreement beween two Indigenous tribes, the earliest known letter addressed to Fort Frontenac in 1686, and many variations of postal markings from straight line “Kingston” postmarks of the late 16^th Century and later, through the “Ruggles” postmark and Berri Duplex Postmarks of the 1860s, to the “Blue Barrel” cancellations of 1955-1962.