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BRITISH COLUMBIA

POSTAL HISTORY

P RESEARCH GROUP

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Volume 4 - Number 2 WHOLE NUMBER 14 JUNE 1995

NORTHWEST FEDERATION OF STAMP CLUBS - PIPEX PIPEX was held in Victoria from June 2 to June 4, 1995. Thanks to the efforts of Bill Bartlett, of the Canada Postal Corporation, Postal Service was provided for those attending. Three special exhibition cancellations were available, a different one for each day of the exhibition, for those who enjoy collecting this material. Many collectors like obtaining unusual or special cancellations but since May of last year Victoria has used almost two dozen special cancellations and of these only two saw regular postal service. These were used on the Toshiba and I.P.S. rapid cancelling equipment (See Vol. 3 No. 3 page 87). Enough said.

NWFSC 6Dt ANNUAL

PHllATUlC EXJUBmOH

At the same time a large number of other regular and special cancellations from other parts of BC have crossed the editors desk. The editor appreciates receiving this type of information and within the limitations of space will try to include many of these. On the next page is are a selection of those received during the past six months. Some are new, some are old, and some are just recent finds.

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CANCKUATIONS - NEW AND OLD Prince Geomn

The cance l la t ion on t h i e page a r e a few of t h e f i f t y o r so new and old cance l la t ions t h a t I reached t h e e d i t o r i n t h e paat

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Thanka t o those who helped - provide t h e mater ia l .

B i l l B a r t l e t t u

Sid Bedwell Pete Jacobi Bob Smith & TRAVELING 2 B i l l Tidbal l c) POST

B i l l Warwaryick \ OFFICE /

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JOLLY GIANT 654566 JUN 0 5 1935

2064 COMOX AVE. 2064 AV COMOX

COMOX. B.C. V9M 1PO (604) 339-2621 .

RPO 142 COP-

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COMMEMORATlNG THE DAY OF ISSUE GOLF STAMP PACK

JUNE 6, 1995 VICTORIA, RC.

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The B r i t i s h Columbia Poetal History Newe Letter is published quar te r ly f o r thb Pac i f i c Northwest Regional Group of t h e Br i t i ah North America P h i l a t e l i c Society. The annual membership'fee is $5.00 i n Canadian or U S funds. B i l l Topping, Editor , 7430 Angus Drive, Vancouver, BC, V6P 5#2, Canada.

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FIRE VALLEY

Pete Jacobi provide8 a number of quotee from the late Marvel Milne's book duet where p $8 Edaewood? regarding the establishment and location of Fire Valley and the change

of name to Needles. The main question is "Why there wae a distinction between Needles (1) and Needlee (2) when ite postal eervice was contineous from October 1, 1906 to March 7, 1968".

Thie ie not the first time thie queetion hae been asked. The poetal records (eee next pages) clearly show what officially happened but fail to recognize that Needlee moved back and forth from one eide of the narrowe to the other and at leaet one poetmaeter appears to have moved taking the poet office with him.

Ms. Milne etatee the "By the fall of 1894 there were twenty-two eettlers. They found a poet office was needed, so John Bange contacted the authorities and they gave him permieeion to have one in his houee in October of that year. In 1902 John went to Calgary to etudy law eo he could become the Juetice of the peace." Like many local hietoriane Me. Milne is partly cor'rect. The Fire Valley Poet Office wae established on October 1, 1894 but the postmaster wae O.J. Vail, not John Bangs. Mr. Bange had pre-empted land on Barnes Creek near the preeent Needles Airport in 1891 but did not become poetmaster until March 1, 1898. Hie land wae erne 4 milee up the creek from Needlee spit on the Arrow Lakee and 10 miles from Killarney Landing located near the preeent site of Edgewood.

Ur. Bange left for Calgary in October 1902 and two monthe later Kr. R. Shiell took over the Fire Valley poet office. Indication are that X r . Shiell lived near the Needle, a narrow spit of land, on the west aide of the narrowe between the Upper and Lower Arrow Lakee. Shortly after taking over the Fire Valley Poet Office he had the

r' name changed to Needlee. He resigned July 1, 1908 at which time the name of the Needlee (1) Poet Office was changed back to Fire Valley (2) and a new Needles (2) Poet Office wae eetabliehed. Mape of the period show the Needlee Post Office on the eaet eide of the narrowe not in its preeent location on the west side. Fire Valley Poet Office remained in operation until October 24, 1910 when it was cloeed, listed ae being "no longer required".

Some time between the closing of the Fire Valley (2) Post Office in 1910 and the opening of the Fauquier Post Office on June 1, 1913 the Needlee Poet Office muet have moved back to the west eide of the lake near the present Needles ferry landing. The Needlee office wae cloeed April 30, 1968 and the Fauquier office wae moved to its preeent location following the building of the Arrow Lakes Dam.

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934 TIIE CANADA GAZE'TTE.

I TIlE FOLLOJVING NEW POST PF'FICES JVERE ESTABLISHED IN C A r V U b ON THE 1e.T OCTORER, 1m.

CEANU69 I X POST OPPICF! ALREADY WTABLISRED.

Auraguudur 1'1md.. .......... County of N. Cap Brwro~~ vlr Victorb, N.S. to Cauh Bo): :~rtluyvillu.. ............... Diarict of Miaoor~n , Alto.. ............... ~IJ h b Uurnul~y. .................. w New \V*lltminnter, B C .......... t o . ~ n r n a b y ~ C ~ U M ~ ~ Lot#......... C y n ~ y o f ( t r o e n l ~ P . E I .................. toLoLUL Firc Valley ~ t r t r ~ c t of kwblrav, EC.. ............... b Nczdlor .............. . -*MII~~ pl!rbol'r.%&: ':: 1: Coutrty uf uornla, P.EI. . to Dubnn. ........ ~ o r t l r %~ruukrm~ng,. $~uatino, 4.. .................... to bl-y City. Pinclrw ..................... District of Albrtn.. ........................ to Pi& Sbtiom,

QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENT 7 hy, Jag, Ju& 1908 --.- -.---

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N e t h n (Ap(l8) ..... .l&tx:bti, h n , R 0.1.- . . . . . 1- .. - . I ZHAy~;ES I S POdT OV).'Il>l.3 ALREADY TST;\ULKPHED.

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SAMM CIIAXG~.

Blaa Bonnec.. ............. .Cuuntg d J uca Cania. ta Yillr St. Pirm. Bracondale ............. w I!%. bR ...... :.'.'.% to Toronto m~botiice SO. 96. Denwood.. ................ Diatrict d S w a t h . . .... Altn to n'ainwight. Ebor ...................... .Cn~tnty d Bmndon .......... SL to -4nma~ . Eyehmw Hil-. ........... .District d A m . IV& .... .&k. to E l k k n t . . . . . . . . . . . . Ejebmw Stotim.. . . . . . . Snnk to Eyebrow. Gamier.. ................. Coonty d J ~ b l l e ..... :. .. . . .Q to k c IVindiga ......... .. G f n n bfuuutnin.. .Dirtrict d Ydi-Cuih.. l3.C. to Allen Grove, .. " Kblrurot ..................... Cunror-bum.. D.C. to Ki tumat >[luion.

. La Lemur.. ........... .County d Terrel- ....... Q to Ent.du= Lot 67 .....................a. Qucuru ........ P.E.I. to S l ~ n n p . W i d e .................... DiatrictdhmIV~i~.B.C.~brbk~

: M o n n b ~ n Sidr.. .............. HanrboHL. ... .Suk to Dt~vd. ...... .. kfoun; P k n L . . ......... .t City d V3nco11m. B.0. to Yanwuva rob-0ffiCe SO. 3. .. .Cocrnty d K i n k ........ .P.KI. to Murray H h t r r . ..... ................... Dintrict d Kook.tuj.. B.C. to Yire b riley. .................... .......... NoLon Coonty d Liaer. . .N, to Dunston. S h i h n .....................a. Sotrria ............. bI to Ruth.

; . . Sleipnez ................. ..Dirtrict d Honrbddr.. .... %k to I\ pnyard. ......... ........ TorontoJunetion ..County d York, S R .O. tn P a k l Station D, \Vest Tor- onto.

Woody River. .............. w Dauphin.. ...... Bi. tn Rowznua River.

Cbonga in -r of Nuedlrs and o new p u t o& 0- under the rune m a ) Prom t t Mny.

BrUuni. ...................... County of South Cqa Bm- ton .~. .................. N.S.

Banbecu.k.. ................. .Dbtriot of Qu'Appelie .. .Snk. Cbrsd t t October. Biahopvtlla. ................ County of K ~ n p . . ....... .N.S. Chad 3rd October. . Biaon.. ...................... Dirtrict of Battleford.. .5uk Corden. .................... County of Victoria and m i - ................ burtou .O. Che?ter.. ............. .; ... County ol Curlaton.. .... N.B. Dnnlel ....................... Couuty of Slrnbu anrN.B ~ n m l l . .................... . ~ o u n t y ot -Kent,%%. .. .o. Danoro.. .................... Dutrivt of 'Yale-Carib. .B.C. C l o d t b Oobkt. E'airmuir. ................... .I)htrict of Rrpinr ...... .Suk.

)Fire V~lla). ............... ..District of Koot~nn).. ..... B.C. C n u d Bernier ................ County of St. Johw and I k r - .................. - -. - vrllr.. .Q.

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eancouver Poetal Recorde ,now in Ottawa 7 )

FIRE VALLEY (1) "Nakuep 40 milee south"

Authorized PUG 804 1894 08 23 Eetabliehed 1894 10 01 Poetmaeter J.O. Vail

Changed to NEEDLES (1) Authorized PUG 24446 1906 08 27 ~f fective 1906 10 01

NEEDLES (1)

Authorized PUG 24446 1906 08 27 Effective 1906 10 01

Changed to FIRE VALLEY (2) Authorized PUG 31994 1908 05 26 Effective 1908 07 01 "No longer required"

?!'IRE VALLEY ( 2 )

Authorized PUG 31994 1908 05 26 Equipment eent 1908 06 24 Effective 1908 07 01

Closed PUG 410 1910 10 24 Effective 1910 10 30

NEEDLES (2)

Authorized PUG 31994 1908 05 26 Equipment sent 1908 06 24 Eetabliehed 1908 07 01 Poetmaeter L. Geo. Payne

Closed 1968 04 30 Due to flooding of Arrow Lakes Mail to Fauquier

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Authorized PUG 60006 1913 04 24 mq u i p m e n t eent 1913 05 28

Eetabliehed 1913 06 01 Poetmaeter Geo E. Smedley

Melvin George H. The Poet Offices of British Columbia

FlRE VAUIEY (1) 6 mi. N. of ~&&ood on LOWCT ~rrow m a . Named for bfg tire in valley many ylears ago. Eat. 1-10-1894; changed to Needles ( 1) 1-1048.

NEEDLES (1) 28 mi. SW of Nakuspl on W. dde of Arrow w. Named on account of long point oi land &to lake. Former Flre Valley 1-10-1908. Changed to Fire ~ & e p 1-7-1908.

R. Shiell 1 - 4 6 1- 7-08

FlRE VALLEY (2) Location and name PI F h VdkY ( 1) Former Needlea (2) 1-7-1908. Closed 30-10-10. w. EL page 1- 7-08 30-10-10

NEEDLES I11 Location Ad name as for Needles ( 1). Est. 1-7-1908, closed 30-4-68; flooded by HfOh Arrow Dam.

L. G. Pame N. C. Freeman A. W. Lift E. R. Fmman G. Craft Mrs. .E. Craft Sr. Mrs. E. Craft Jr. T Ew I&. A? & Mrs. E. Craft

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m X PRICE - writes (See Number 13 pp. 100 & 104) -%

I Whonnock - Whonock. I always found this one interesting because the original CPR station name was Warnock and is so listed in the first Pacific Division time tables but that name was never used postally.

Lardo - Lardeau. I don't have,any postal data on this one but I do have CPR station daters, samples enclosed, showing the two names in use. I suppose the change was politically motivated, even then.

Abbottsford. General Superintendent Abbott of the Pacific Division, was correctly named Harry Braithwaite Abbott, the "Harry" being a name in its own right.

Enclosed two samples of CPR station daters which add spice to the stew, Since the RPO people have given status (?') to these things we are obliged to present them. First, PENTINCTON 1896 and ROSEBERRY 1923. I have .seen Pentincton elsewhere. I kind of like it.

The item "Beyond Limits of Carrier's ~ e l i v e r ~ " tripped a memory sensor. Years ago, while trying to complete my rural Vancouver Tost Offices (now long wound up) I became intrigued with View Hill. Was it or was it not in the limits of Vancouver? I set out to establish the precise location of this office and struck out in all directions. I can hear the loud laughter in the distance. I did all the usual stuff, directories, Municipal Offices, maps, foot slogging and so on. The only thing I 'did not do was try for post office records as I did not think that would be necessary. I reasoned that it probably was on the high ground in North Burnaby very close to Boundary Road, and was probably in a corner store of some sort: I asked questions of various "ancients" in the neighbourhood, who, as well as knowing nothing, looked at me sideways, and I can't say as I blamed them. Even the postmaster's name does not provide a clue as to location, which it usually does. I gave up. Print this and I, no doubt, will have to dodge a barrage of answers.

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FROM CANADA POST

/? Again thanks to the assistance of Pat Hue of Canada Poet Corporation, I am able to continue updating postal changes in British Columbia. A minor change in the information now lists post office8 that have moved to a new address. These can be identified as the RC number will be the same in both columns. An entry in the left hand column only means the office closed and an entry in the right hand column meane it has opened.

C L O S I N Q / T R A S P B R R I I Q

Province Close Date M e Nama

GH

PA

, CO

PA

PA

W

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PA

PB

F'B

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GH

CS

PA

GH

SB

F'B

OH

SB

Qt

Clearbrook GUO 5

Lynnmour Postal Outlet

ALL ;iomBs EXPRgSs

oakridge Postal Outlet

PACIPIC CENTRE POSTAL CUlZBT

Mayne Island

Nanaimo WO Rutheford

Impact Plaza Retail Outlet

Ta Ta Creak

Coal mbour

Hunt ingdon

Revelstoke WO #2

Richmond CSC

Lansdovne Mall

KAMLXX)PS GUO 14

Prince George RPO 7

Riske Creek RO

Quesnel GMO 14

Parkmille RPO #I

Vancouver C;MO 13

GH prince George QUI 17

RV Barkendlle

GH ClearbrookMO 5

PA Lyamour Postal Outlet

PA Oakridge Poatal Outlet 165972 94-10-17

PA PACIPIC - POSTAL anLBT 165980 94-10-17

W Uayne I S l d 164585 94-10-17

PA Impact Plaza Retail Cutlet 167193 94-11-07

W Ta Ta Creek 167746 95-01-02

FB CoalHarbour 168580 95-01-09

FB HmtiagdOn 167738 95-01-10

CS Richmond CSC

PA Lanedome Mall

W Ri&e Creek RO

GH Q u ~ m l 5 4 0 I4

SB Parkmille RPO ti

PA Southl~d8 RO

On a recent vieit to Whistler the topic of the poor quality of the Whistler machine cancellation wae raieed. The clerk incharge of the Whistler Poet Office was m e t cooperative and after many tries produced the cancellation below. The problem ie with the inking of the machine. If the inatructiona are followed the envelope is washed with ink and thus the solution is to under ink the machine. -,..

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30m+ CAN-TIONS - m update See Vol. 3 No. 1 page 70.

Bob Smith of Ottawa is now publishing, in the PHSC Journal, a listing of all the large circular daters of 30 to 3 1 m diameter hammers (Type " G " ) . The Maritime Province and Quebec have been publiehed and he is slowly moving west with British Columbia, as usual being near the last to be reported. Bob has asked for assietance in reporting new finds as well aa information on early and late dates. To date 51 hammers have been reported, seven of which are unreported used on cover. Many were issued to small towns and as a result are still in use while others are retained in the post office but are not used except on a special request basis.

At the same time the editor is working on the emall diameter Type "C" hammers (25mm+) diameter hammers with the Poetal Code at the bottom. 10 of these hammers were issued to Post Offices in British Columbia during the late 1970's and most have been withdrawn from service.

At the same time the ToppinglRobineon classification used in the Checkliet of British Columbia Post Offices has been expanded to identify the various configuratione of Poet Office, Province, and Postal Code. Also Type "F" has deen changed to Type "Clc to fit the new breakdown. The full expansion classification will be published in a later news letter.

At the right, the first letter indicates the basic hammer type. The number indicates the arrangement of the wording on the hammer and the small letter "c" indicates the Province or Canada is replaced by the Poetal Code.

TYPE C - SMALL DIANBTBR HAMMERS - 25mr TYPE C4c - - Small diameter 23.5mm

with postal code

"Om TYPES - CDS 30 to 3 1 m diameter

TYPE 00 - - without Province

TYPE 01 - - with B.C. at bottom

TYPE Ole - - with Postal Code

replacing B.C. at botom

TYPE 04c - - town followed by B.C. and postal code at bottom

TYPE 0Sc - - town followed by BC/C-B and postal code at bottom

RESPONSE BOW I Volume 4 Number 2, June 1995

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Please check Your collection for co~ies of W e 1 ~ 1 ~ ' and m e ' G I /-

To assist Bob Smith of Ottawa and the Editor in researching Type "ClcN and Type "G" cancellations please check your collection for early dates, where no proof strike is known, and late dates where the use of the canceller appears to have ended.

Abbreviations used

P = Proof strike date E = Earlest reported strike L = Latest reported strike

C = Closed W = Withdrawn R = Replaced

F = Office changed or replaced by a Franchise cancelling equipment rarely retained

TYPE "C" CANCELLATION WITH POSTAL CODE

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ALToNA B C / VOC 2T0 BIG LAKE B C. / VOL 1GO CLEARWATER B C / VOE 1NO COURTENAY B C / V1N 1GO DEROCAE B.C. / VOM 1GO RAMLOOPS B.C. MAIN STN. / V2C 2 6 0 SKOOKUMCHUCK B C / VOB 2E0 TOMS LAKE, B.C. / VOC 2L0 VAtEMOUNT B C / VOE 2 2 0 WYCLIFFE B.C. / VOB 2 x 0

I n uee L-1989 11 03 I n use

In use L-1985 07 31 I n use I n use ? w o r n 1 9 9 1 I n use C-1986 0 5 0 4

See back of page for Type "G1'

ANNUAL DUES OVERDUE - $5.00 CAN/US Don Abel, Tracy Cooper, Ron Leith, Dean Mario, Jim Miller, Dan Rosenblat, Mike Sagar, A1 Skucas, William Young

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Forms should be mailed to Bill Topping, Editor B.C. Postal History News Letter 7430 Angus Drive Vancouver, B.C. V6P 5K2

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TYPE O - 30-3- CANCELLATIONS

ALDERGROVE B.C. / VOX 1AO CANAL FLATS BC/C-B / VOB 1BO CANOE B.C. / VOE 1KO CHETWYND, BC / VOC 1 J O CHETWYND B C / VOC 1 J O CFB CHILLIWACK / MPO 6 1 2 CFB/BPC CHILLIWACK / MPO/BPM 6 1 2 COMOX, B.C. / V9N 3 2 0 CULTUS LAKE / Be C. FOREST GROVE BC / VOK 1x0 FRANCOIS LA.KE, B.C. / VOJ 1RO FULFORD HARBOUR B. C. / VOS 1CO GANG RANCH / BC GRAND FORKS / B C GROUNDBIRCH BC / VOC 1TO HARROGATE, B.C. / VOA 1 J O HUDSON HOPE / B.C. HUDSON HOPE B. C. / VOC 1VO HUDSON'S HOPE B.C. / VOC 1VO HUNTINGDON B.C./C-B / VOX 1x0 INVERMERE, BC' / VOA 1KO JAFFRAY B.C. / VOB 1TO KELOWNA, B.C. / V1Y 6N0 KILDONNRN / B C LAX KW'ALAAMS, B.C / VOV 1HO LUMBY, B.C. / VOE 2G0 LYTTON B.C. / VOK 1ZO MATSQUI, B.C. / VOX 1 S O MIDWAY B.C. / VOH 1x0 MILNER, B.C. / VOX 1TO MOBERLY LAKE / B.C. MONTE LAKE, B. C. / VOE 2N0 QUEENSBOROUGH / NEW WEST BC 1 5 0 MILE HOUSE / B.C. OSOYOOS / BC PENTICTON / B.C. P I T T MEADOWS B.C. / V3Y 1AO PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. / V3B 5 5 0 PRINCE GEORGE / V2N 2 K 0 PRINCE GEORGE 'B' / B.C. ROBERTS CREEK B.C. / VON 2W0 SHAWINIGAN LAKE / B.C. SPENCE'S BRIDGE / BC SURREY / B.C. DEPOT 2 / SURREY, B.C. V3W 5V0 TATLA LAKE, B. C. / VOL 1VO VANCOUVER DISTRICT / EWZRGENCY NO VANCOUVER DISTRICT / EMERGENCY NO VICTORIA / B.C. VICTORIA B C/C B / V8W 1LO YOUBOU / B.C.

E a r l y L a t e N o t e e

- U n r e p o r t e d

I n use I n use R-1988 R e p l a c e d I n u s e L-1989 08 16 I n u s e F-1989 0 7 19 NOW LCD I n use I n use ? I n use ? I n u s e ? L-1992 05 08 - E x i x t e ?

I n u s e F-1990 08 20 R-1989 R e p l a c e d R-1991 10 1 2 R e p l a c e d I n use C-1993 03 2 8 I n use ? I n use F-1989 06 2 6 U n r e p o r t e d I n u s e - E x i s t e ?

L-1987 01 2 7 W i t h d r a w n I n u s e I n use I n uee - E x i e t e

F -1993 08 09 F-1988 0 4 08 - E x i e t e

F - 1 9 9 1 10 02 - E x i e t e ?

F-1992 01 31 L-1990 19 2 0 N o t used F-1990 09 25 - U n r e p o r t e d - U n r e p o r t e d

I n uee I n uee I n u s e - U n r e p o r t e d - U n r e p o r t e d

C-1992 11 30 - U n r e p o r t e d - U n r e p o r t e d

F - 1 9 9 1 17 2 9 - E x i e t e

F -1993 0 2 23

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