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Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, July 15, 1987, page 13 The Word Cents Sometimes Omitted From Our Stamps Stamp collecting teaches not only geography and history, but the importance of being obscr- vant. That's what I tell anyone who will listen. I've heard a hundred lecturers at school stamp club say the same. : After all, if you're not obser- vant, you'll miss that great error that we all seck, the one that will bring untold wealth. This came to mind recently as I was going over a number of Canada Post philatelic bulletins giving details of recent stamp issues. I noted that the monetary value printed on the stamps- face, as it's referred to in philately- did not inlcude the word cents or carry that little c with a stroke through It. A discovery, I thought. This hasn't been announced. Is it a sneak trial run? I recalled the big brouhaha in American philatelic. circles when it was announced in 1984 that, starting with U.S. issues in 1985, only the figures would be shown- no c (the Americans didn't use the stroke through it). Is Canada imitating the U.S. yet again, I asked myself. My quick research knocked me for a loop, I must confess. The first Canadian stamps to show only a figure were issued a quarter-century ago, in 1962. Don't let the catalogue numbers confuse you, because the five- stamp set actually began with the October 3, 1962, issue of a 5-cent stamp (Scott 405), followed by a l-cent (Scott 401) and 4-cent (Scott 404) on February 4, 1963, and a 2-cent (Scott 402) and 3- cent (Scott 403) issued on May 2, 19636 The set is known as the Queen Winnie's Scribbles By Winnie Campbell Visiting Jack and Marg Handel were daughter Linda and Peter Christie from Deep River and Adelaini (sister) and Dick Sheedy ~ from Petawawa and neice Gerry Jardine from Thunder Bay. Our deepest sympathy to the Bryers on the passing of Tina. She was a resident of Schreiber a few years back. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pearson attended the funeral in Marathon. Visiting Ann Etches is Lilian Kells and Elsie Robertson (her sister) from Clifton, St. John, N.B. Get well in the hospital to Mr. Murphy and Nellie Molinski, Inez McCuaig and Mrs. McBride. Mrs. Isabelle Cenerelli from Kitchener is visiting Mom Juliette Nicol and brother Gerald. Happy Birthday to Mrs. Fischer in Terrace Bay. Her fami- ly invited here to the camp at Walkers Lake here for a supper. Congratulations. A memorial service was held at the United Church for the late Mildred Darcy. Rev. Hunt con- EliZabeth 11 "Cameo" issue, because the main design is the Queen's head in cameo. All the other 1963 issues had cents OF Cc. On March 11, 1964, a 7-cent stamp showing a jet airliner over an airport. terminal (Scott 414) was issued- showing only the number 7. Was that the end of it? Not quite. Two stamps were issued on October 13, 1965, as the Christmas issue, a 3-cent and 5-cent (Scott 443 and 444) with an American -style c (no stroke) following the number. That was the end of... except for stamps with the value of $1 or higher; these carry the dollar sign. What about the words "postes"" and "postage"? There's no hard and fast rule, it seems. The 36-cent Queen's cameo definitive will-carry that inscription. Yet four new issues in the "Heritage Artifacts" definitive series, issued May 6, do not. The two 34-cent stamps issued Sept. 5, 1986, (Scott 1108-9) called the "peacemakers of the frontier" issue, have "postage/postes" as part of the design. And that's the way. it goes. The stamps of the lighthouse series in 1984 carried the inscription, but the train series of 1983 to 1986 ~ did not. Try as hard as you might, I don't think you'll come up with any pattern. Surely even a com- puter would be baffled. Surely no one really cares. Yet back in 1950, it was a really big issue. On November 15, 1949, a five-stamp set was issued (Scott 284-8) showing King George VI. This week in fire The owners of this car didn't have to wait for 40 nights and 40 days to sight land- actually the car was stranded The words "postage/postes" were included in the inscription. On January 19, 1950, what looked like the identical set went on sale in London, Ontario (Scott 289-293). There was a difference: there was no "postage/postes" in the inscription. The reaction was almost immediate, with the opinion 'being expressed by some that this stamp issue was a denial of the bilingual character of Canada. Letters Letters are invited. Please sen enquiries to the writer at P.O. Box 40; Beauharnois, Quebec, J6N 3C1. Statistics are essential to fire control management teams. Utilizing numbers and causes of fire illustrates the requirements for deployment of resources to prevent further occurences of man-caused fires. It-also outlines the manpower, aircraft and equipment needs with timber resources required for silvi-culture. Statistics for Canada are outlined as follows: Agency----------- ---# of fires--------------- -# of hectares burned Ontario: 1226 68,623 Alberta: 707 24,898 Quebec 672 19,020 Saskatchewan 614 111,008 Manitoba 385 78,559 New Brunswick 356 O71 - Newfoundland 127 9 342° N.W. Territories 76 T1 P.E.I 26 85 Yukon 61 58 Parks Canada 57 ay 4 Nova Scotia 310. 473 British Columbia 1,368 14,327 Average 1:0. of hectares per fire Ontario- 56 Alberta L835 Quebec 28 Saskatchewan 181 Manitoba 204 New Brunswick 3 Newfoundland 74 North West Territories------------------- 1 Yukon 1 Parks Canada 1 P.Es 3 British Columbia 10 The United States has reported 37,334 fires burning 393,792 hectares . It is interesting to note, by Ontario statistics, that last year 725 fires: burned 136,181 hectares while this year there were a greater number of fires to date with approximately half the number of hectares. The disasterous effect on employment, resources and the economy through these timber losses outlines the role that forest fire prevention is § Two of every species for a very short time. The incident occurred during a heavy downpour on Sunday, July 12. Photo- Ken Lusk. LAW OFFICES OF EDWIN W. (TED) PAGET BARRISTER & SOLICITOR located at TERRACE BAY OFFICE SCHREIBER OFFICE Simcoe Plaza 302 Scotia, 2nd Floor 825-9379 or 9395 824-3122 Monday to Friday Every Tuesday 10:00 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. "ATTENTION EARLY MORNING SWIMMERS" The Terrrace Bay Swimming Pool Staff are happy to announce an "Early Morning Swim" - Monday to Friday from 6:30 - 8:00 a.m. starting Wednesday July 15th. "Refresh Yourself" with the people who know how to start their day off Right. TOWNSHIP OF TERRACE BAY NEW TOURIST INFORMATION BUREAU REQUIRES Tourist Information Bureau Staff These positions involve organizing and' co-ordinating a Tourist Information Bureau in the Recreation centre -Curling club this summer. Job descriptions are available at the Terrace Bay Recreation Centre Office... : RATE OF PAY: Supervisor - °5.00 per hour Councillor(s) - $4.00 per hour lf you are interested in submitting an application, the deadline is MONDAY, July 20th, 1987. Applicants are required to submit a letter of application as well as a resume to: Terrace Bay Recreation Office P.O. Box 460 TERRACE BAY, Ontario POT 2WO If further information is required contact Dean Main at 825-3542.