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Canada's Large Queens gave us our rarest stamp
Canada’s rarest stamp, the 1868 two-cent Large Queen on laid paper, offers collectors three scant examples. They each cost hundreds of thousands of…
Jan 24
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Jesse Robitaille
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The Large Queens: Part III
Even before the fellas undertook the project of Canadian Confederation, myth-making bureaucrats had already wielded their powers of political persuasion…
Jan 22
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Jesse Robitaille
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The Large Queens: Part III
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Queens, witches & powers of persuasion
"Did they have brains or knowledge? Don't make me laugh; they were popular."
Jan 20
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Jesse Robitaille
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The Large Queens’ enduring legacy
What constitutes a nation?
Jan 16
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Jesse Robitaille
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The Large Queens’ enduring legacy
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December 2024
Awake—shake dreams from your hair, my pretty child
You might be thinking, "What the hell does this have to do with stamps?"
Dec 11, 2024
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Jesse Robitaille
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Awake—shake dreams from your hair, my pretty child
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March 2023
Stamps tell Canada's complex story
Since before Canada gained self-governing independence in 1867, its officials have taken advantage of stamps' small yet aspirational nature to promote…
Mar 11, 2023
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Jesse Robitaille
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February 2023
Politics and the Penny Black: The power of banal nationalism
Among the many symbolic actions and tangible artifacts serving under the umbrella of 'banal nationalism,' stamps and their subtle messages have long…
Feb 23, 2023
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Jesse Robitaille
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Politics and the Penny Black: The power of banal nationalism
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The world's first stamp: Politics and the Penny Black
Large crowds of Victorian-era Brits clamoured for an opportunity to buy the Penny Black, 'an innovation equal to today's iPads and iPhones,' according…
Feb 5, 2023
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Jesse Robitaille
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The world's first stamp: Politics and the Penny Black
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January 2023
Introducing stamps as propaganda
'A postage stamp is one of the best advertising mediums the country can have,' said Australian Postmaster General Charles Frazer in 1913, following a…
Jan 26, 2023
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Jesse Robitaille
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The queen on my money: Propaganda in my pocket
Similar to stamps' nation-building utility, coins and banknotes also avail to their issuers semiotic storytelling value often used to promote a national…
Jan 14, 2023
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Jesse Robitaille
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The queen on my money: Propaganda in my pocket
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When worlds collide: Power & Philately
Part of the fragile framework holding together a country's mythos, postage stamps have long served as a form of propaganda.
Jan 7, 2023
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Jesse Robitaille
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Welcome to Power & Philately, a weekly blog about myth-making with miniature works of art.
Jan 1, 2023
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Jesse Robitaille
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