Dealer Profiles

A to Z is now in its 25th year and is one of the largest stamp show stocks in the world. Cecilia and Michael Ball carry a deep worldwide stock from 1840 to Modern with over 700 boxes of stamps and souvenir sheets doing shows in every corner of the USA. This will be our first selling trip to Canada. Voted Most Influential Philatelists by Linns Stamp News. We look forward to meeting you and serving your philatelic needs at the show and after the show via wantlist. Congratulations Canada on Capex22!

Abacus Auctions is a Melbourne-based auction house dedicated to offering our clients a wide variety of Stamps, Postal History, Picture Postcards, Coins, Banknotes, Militaria, Sporting Memorabilia and associated Collectables. To view our most recent & upcoming auctions, please visit our website. Contact us to arrange a confidential, obligation-free appraisal of your material. Email us to receive a complimentary printed catalogue and/or to join our broadcast email list for notifications for upcoming auctions.

I was born and raised in Ottawa, Canada. I have been a stamp collector since high school. I have had many collecting interests in the past including: world used stamps, postal history of the Canadian Arctic, postal stationery, and Expo 1967. My current collecting focus is: The United Nations Postal Service at Expo 1967. I will be bringing to CAPEX 22 thousands of Canadian, world and topical covers. I also have a fine stock of Canadian stamps (both mint and used and with specialty postmarks), world stamps (mostly used but some mint), topical stamps and small collections.

Owner John Beddows grew up in the stamp business attending shows with his father, John G. Beddows, but left to pursue a 30-year career in the Canadian Army.  On retirement, he began operations as Beddows Philatelics in January 2020 with a commitment to perpetuate the family tradition of excellence and value established by his father during his five decades in the business.  John stocks stamps of the world with an emphasis on Canada, Commonwealth and the U.S. in quality singles, collections and covers.  He attend trade shows and bourses and circulates a regular fixed price offer list to online clients.  “Please feel free to reach out and let me know what you’re looking for,” says John.

Bill Barrell Ltd specialises in GB Postal history from earliest times to date from most counties, 1d blacks, 2d blues, Caricatures, Mulready’s, 1d reds imperf and perforated, cancellations, railway material etc, Surface printed on and off cover, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI commercial mail, stamps, proofs parcel post labels, high values, Queen Elizabeth stamps and cover, and much more. Please email us at bill@barrell.co.uk if you wish to receive out latest catalogue.

Brixton-Chrome holds weekly auctions every Wednesday evening, closing at 11:30pm Atlantic time. We offer specialized themes consisting of between 250 and 350 lots a week, with no minimums, no buyer's premium and $1 bidding increments. Our website contains a wealth of informative articles and there is a retail section as well, which we are in the process of expanding. We attend several of the trade shows every year and we are always happy to hear from collectors.

Burstamp has traded for nearly 25 years, specialising in quality Australian and New Guinea stamps and produces regular postal bid sales featuring an interesting range of British Commonwealth material.
Principal Stewart Robbins is currently President of the Australasian Philatelic Traders Association (APTA).
We attend local and major trade shows Australia-wide and occasional major international shows.
At CAPEX, we will offer a decent range of Australian/NG and British Commonwealth stamps and postal history to suit all collecting levels, including “Affordable Quality” colourful Pacific area topicals.

This is Frank’s 32^nd year as a philatelic dealer. He and his wife, Brenda, offer a full range of worldwide stamps, including better and specialized material. Postmarks are a specialty. They also have a huge stock of picture postcards of all types and a wide range of postal history of Canada and the world. Excellent service and fair prices are their priorities. They are members of many philatelic organizations and Brenda is an international exhibitor. Whether you are interested in stamps, postcards, or postal history, please visit their booth. They will do their best to serve you.

Canadian Stamp News (CSN) was created in 1976 to cover all things philatelic (i.e., the collection and study of stamps, postal history and related items) and has since become Canada’s leading stamp magazine. With a presence at virtually every major philatelic event in Canada, we aim to keep a finger on the pulse of the hobby by reporting on the trade shows, conventions, auctions and colourful characters that make it all happen. Our editorial pages include up-to-date news, feature stories, philatelic commentary and collecting and investing tips. CSN launched coinstampsupplies.com in 2014 and CSN subscribers receive 20% off regularly priced supplies. In 2021, CSN acquired Collectors Supply Warehouse, which offers its own brand of stamp and coin supplies. CSW is also known for its popular  Canada, United States and World stamp supplements. Visit www.collectorssupplyhouse.com

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Limited has an international reputation for serving collectors since 1952.
Our popular, quarterly, general auctions always include a wide variety of British Empire & Commonwealth stamps, all world postal history, and postcards. Our additional specialist auctions, which frequently present named sales, offer unrivalled opportunities to obtain elusive items for collections.
Cavendish experts specialise in postal history, line‐engraved, early GB and classic stamps. We also have a growing reputation for philatelic literature and postcards. Valuation & Probate services are undertaken.
Almost all Cavendish staff are philatelic collectors themselves and so are uniquely well-placed to understand our customers' requirements. The company has an active policy of support for organised philately via sponsorship of many individual societies and shows.

In September, 1992, Champion Stamp Company Inc. opened its doors and became New York City’s only street level retail stamp store. We also operate an online store through our website. The store is the brain child of Arthur Morowitz, who was the President of the American Stamp Dealers Association for many years in the 1990’s.  We maintain a Worldwide stamp and cover stock as well as a very comprehensive United States and Canada stock. Our inventory is endless whether you collect stamps, covers, proofs, specimens, collections, worldwide specimen and issued banknotes, vignettes, stocks and bonds, travelers checks.  You are bound to find something you like in our inventory.

Store Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, Thursday 10am-7pm

Christopher Green Ltd. deals in fine and rare stamps, postal history, and manuscripts of Canada and the world. With a particular enthusiasm for classic philately, we serve clients worldwide via our website and online marketplaces, by participation at national and international exhibitions, and through our retail store, Chris Green Stamps, one of Canada’s few remaining bricks-and-mortar stamp shops.

Robert Cooperman, founder of City Stamp has been in business for over 35 years and is now one of Canada’s biggest wholesale and retail stamp dealers.

City Stamp is constantly buying and selling high quality rare stamps and worldwide collections. Based in Montreal, Canada City Stamp is able to reach clients throughout North America and abroad.

A part time dealer since 2010, Covers-only specializes in worldwide covers, postal stationery, postcards and ephemera. Peter is a member of Canadian Stamp Dealers Association and Royal Philatelic Society Of Canada .

Specialising in British Commonwealth postal history, and worldwide postal incidents including shipwrecks, train crashes, air crashes, earthquake, flood and other interrupted and delayed mail.

Deveney Stamps Ltd. has been proudly serving collectors since 1977. Beginning as a “one man operation” it soon evolved into a fulltime pursuit for Dave Deveney. Dave thoroughly enjoyed providing an approval service for his slate of trusted customers and brought his oldest son, Kayle, on board in 2012. Having been raised around philately and having earned a business degree, Kayle brought his knowledge of more modern commerce models to the business and took Deveney Stamps to the internet building the first website in 2013. Deveney Stamps now leads the way with online Canadian philatelic services while also serving a large client base through all modalities of online sales.

Durbano Stamps is an online business offering worldwide stamps through its website and eBay store. They specialize in perfins and the stamps and postal history of Canada and Germany. Patrick Durbano is a leading authority on worldwide private and official perfins. Patrick has exhibited OHMS perfins at CAPEX 96 and will again at CAPEX 22. As a recognized expert on perfins, Patrick helped rewrite and price the 5-hole and 4-hole OHMS Official Perfins for the 2022 Unitrade Canada Stamp Catalogue as well as helping to edit the Perfin Club’s Americas Perfin Catalog. Visit them at CAPEX 22 Booth 616.

Gary Lyon began selling stamps as a sideline in the late 1960s. He incorporated Gary J. Lyon (Philatelist) Ltd. In 1978, selling stamps of Canada and Newfoundland on a retail basis via trade shows, price lists, catalogues and print advertising. Eastern Auctions Ltd. followed shortly after in 1980. It deals in stamps from all countries and conducts public, internet and mail auctions. Proofs and postal history have been two growth areas over the past decade. The two companies are well known internationally and mail tens of thousands of publications annually. A full range of services is available to collectors.

Erling van Dam has been in the revenue stamp business since 1970.
His specialty is Canadian revenue stamps, but also deals in Tobacco stamps, Hunting & Fishing stamps, Telephone & Telegraph Franks, Semi-Official airmails, British Commonwealth revenue stamps.
He is the author & publisher of "The Canadian Revenue Stamp Catalogue" as well as the "Canadian Revenue Stamp Album". He has an extensive website and produces regular "ReveNews" electronic newsletters.
He regularly attends major Canadian stamp shows.

We, Fred and Yumi have participated in many international expositions in North America, Europe and Asia over the past 25 years. We are members of the dealer and collector associations of USA (ASDA/APS), Japan (JSDA/JPS), and Spain (ANFIL/FESOFI). We are also members of the Royal Philatelic Society of London (RPSL), the American Airmail Society, and the German and Swiss philatelic societies.
We specialize in worldwide postal history and postal stationery. We also have excellent selections of aerophilately and zeppelin mail, as well as thematic covers. We have a strong stock of Olympics etc.
English, Spanish and Japanese spoken.

This year marks both Trixie & Les Garvey's 46th anniversary in the family business (established in 1960 by Joseph Garvey Sr.). J.Garvey & Sons carries a general stock of B.N.A., British Commonwealth and Worldwide stamps. The main focus of the business has been mostly attending stamp conventions since the early 1980s, still operating the Edmonton shop and the addition recently of an e-store.

Hank Narbonne; OTB, FRPSC, FPHSC. Started trading in 1962 as a Vest Pocket Dealer progressing to full time by 1978. Collected, and exhibited the Postal History of the Bathurst District of Upper Canada.

Henry R. Harmer, a signatory of the exclusive “Roll of Distinguished Philatelists,” founded the company that bears his name in England in 1918. In 1940, the Harmer firm opened its New York auction gallery and quickly ascended to the top ranks of philatelic auction houses in the United States. Eight decades later, as a part of the Global Philatelic Network, H.R. Harmer has four sister companies in Europe and Asia; combined, the group provides stamp collectors around the world with exceptional personal service, backed by decades of experience in the marketplace.

Hugo Deshaye of Québec City, is the owner of Hugo Deshaye (Philatelist) Inc., which specializes in Canadian postal history such as covers, old correspondences, postcards, stationery and personal archives. Hugo is on the CAPEX22 organizing committee as bourse chairman assistant and the convention security officer. A past director with The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada and the Canadian Stamp Dealers’ Association, he is the actual President of the Postal History Society of Quebec and BNA Topics advertising manager and dealer liaison with the British North America Philatelic Society, Deshaye has been a dealer for 25 years. As a collector, he specializes in prohibited mail dating from the 1880s to the 1930s.

King's Kollectables deals in stamps, coins and sports cards. We are relatively new to participating in stamp shows but have been doing sports card shows for over 30 years. We have a new website and have stores on eBay and Hipstamps. Member of the Canadian Stamp Dealers Assoc., Royal Philatelic Society of Canada, British North American Philatelic Society and the American Philatelic Society.

A collector of Canadian stamps for 50 years, I’ve has always enjoyed the hobby and eight years ago I ventured into dealing with the launch of my online store. It’s a whole different experience that’s not so much about making money as it is about taking my hobby to a different level. I’m still able to buy new material that needs sorting, cataloguing, grading and pricing—but instead of holding items for my collection, I sell it to someone else to enjoy. I exclusively sell mint Canadian stamps and have something for just about every collector. I thousands of plate blocks, a large offering of sheets, plus singles, booklets, souvenir sheets and more. There are several premium items for sale that are often difficult to find. Occasionally, I acquire a unique item just waiting for the right collector to purchase it. I have many loyal customers who keep coming back, and I appreciate every one of them.

Since its origins in 1917 LIGHTHOUSE has developed into one of the leading companies in the world for collective systems of philatelic and numismatic accessories. LIGHTHOUSE is not only known because of high-quality products but also for its extensive philatelic competence in the elaboration of albums and support to collectors. We produce the largest part of our products on our own premises and therefore have a direct influence on the quality, starting with the purchase of material. Our suppliers guarantee that all stamps and coins which are stored in LIGHTHOUSE products are well-protected!

London Philatelists will be showing World Wide Postal History and will be represented by Michael Pugh and Tristan Brittain .

Michael started his working life as a Civil Servant but quickly rediscovered his first love and started dealing part time selling stamps and covers in the Charing Cross market . Things moved on and he was able to become a full time dealer in 1995 since when he has attended most International stamp Exhibitions including Capex 1996 . he is looking forward to visiting Toronto again and meeting friends old and new .

Tristan dived straight into stamps and trained and worked at Stanley Gibbons, later moving to the famous Cecil Court Stamp shop before setting up on his own . He also wears a separate hat as a Consultant for Grosvenor Stamp Auctions of London.

Bill Longley has been a collector since his youth becoming a full time dealer in 1996, specializing in Canadian postal history, attending stamp shows and running Longley Auctions.
Bill has held various volunteer positions in philately including CAPEX 22 Bourse Chairman, BNAPS publicity officer, liaison to CAPEX 22 and book agent, editor of the PHSC journal, vice chair of the PHSC Symposium and a member of the Greene Foundation expertising committee. Bill will have an extensive inventory of Canadian and worldwide postal history available at CAPEX 22.

In business since 1984, Nigel Mackey specializes in Canada, Great Britain and British Commonwealth stamps. He also offers general worldwide stamps as well as revenue stamps. A retired correctional officer, Mackey has been collecting stamps since 1967 with significant interest in Canada, Great Britain and anything related to prisons and the criminal justice system. Mackey is a member of the Canadian Stamp Dealers’ Association; Royal Philatelic Society of Canada; and American Philatelic Society. Mackey’s “Crime and Punishment” exhibit featuring stamps and covers showing criminals, crimes, courts and jails earned him a vermeil at the 2018 Royal Convention in St. Catharines.

Owner/operator of Medallion Stamps since 1979.
Have served in various executive positions on the CSDA for over 30 years
Spent 35 years in various supervisory positions in the Utilities Department, Stelco, Inc (retired in 2005)

Mountainside Stamps, Coins and Currency has been in business for 45 years buying and selling worldwide stamps, coins and currency. We deal in stamps and covers from the United States, Canada, British Commonwealth, Europe, Asia and Latin America with a speciality in US singles, plate blocks and booklets. We are members of the APS, ASDA, USSS, AFDCS, and the ANA.

Philangles have been established for 32 years as stamp dealers. We hold an auction every four weeks and produce a printed catalogue for each one, these can be viewed online on our website. We have at present a special 100 item catalogue of Rare and Unusual stamps, collections & postal history of the world (Volume II.) We buy collections and sell globally. Our sales feature extensive GB, empire, foreign, postal history, fine single stamps, studies, revenues & all aspects of collecting. We are members of the PTS & ASDA, Simon Carson is currently serving as chairman of the PTS.

Founded in Vienna, Austria February 28, 1924 by Dr. Richard A R Maresch. His stock purchased from Lois Senf, Rudolf Friedl, Otto Bickel, Heinrick Koehler.
On March 15, 1957 Richard’s son Bill held the companies first mail auction in Toronto.
Today Bill’s son Peter is running the auctions in Aurora, the third generation.
As Canada’s oldest stamp auction house, they have sold many great award-winning collections including, Arfkin, Bailey, Bileski, Burlington, Brassler, DesRivieres, deVolpi, Fawn, Gates, V G Greene, Groten, Guggenheim, Hart, Senator Hicks, Huff, Jarrett, Lindsey, Lubke, Lussey, MacDonald, Marler, Richardson, Roberts, Saint, Simpson, Siverts, Smith, Steinhart, Young.

Thanks kindly and keep safe.

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Founded in 1930, Siegel Auctions is renowned as one of the premier auction houses in the world. As the leading auctioneer in North America, Siegel specializes in United States, British Commonwealth and worldwide material. We welcome speaking with individuals regarding their collection and how it can be best marketed to a worldwide audience.

Roy’s Stamps has been in business since 1973, and as “Canada’s Leading Stamp Show Dealer” participates in approximately 25 major stamp shows across North America every year.  Included are at least ten national level shows in the USA.  Roy’s Stamps features the stamps and postal history of Canada, the Canadian Provinces and the British Commonwealth.  Classic Canadian First Day Covers are also a specialty.  Owner Roy Houtby is a Past President of the Canadian Stamp Dealers Association and currently serves on the American Philatelic Society’s “Dealer Advisory Council”. Recently honoured with the Royal Philatelic Society’s “Volunteer Service Award”, Houtby has served as Bourse Chairman at numerous local and regional level shows, as well as national level events including GRANDPEX 2002, ROYAL 2009, BNAPEX 2015, ROYAL 2018 and BNAPEX 2019.  Proud life member of the St. Catharines Stamp Club, Houtby is also a member of the CSDA, ASDA, RPSC, BNAPS, APS, FSDA, CPS of GB, PHSC, and AFDCS.

Father and Son dealership with 150 years of experience and knowledge. Dealers in high quality Canadian and British material since 1981, we also carry extensive holdings of Germany, Russia, France, Australia, New Zealand, and the British Common Designs.

Currently, Royal William Stamps is handling the Wop May Collection, continued and curated by Violet and Denny May, containing extensive signed covers of historical flights within Canada and the United States.

Royal William is a member of CSDA, BNAPS, RPSL and the APS.

We serve the philatelic community and support the hobby in numerous ways. We work for consignors to present their material to attract attention from bidders around the world and maximize realizations. We provide bidders with careful descriptions in sales with a wide range of material for all budgets. View our sales online at StampAuctionNetwork.com where you can view thousands of images and bid in advance or live. With many thousands of customers, Sparks Auctions can help you find a new home for your material. We always seek quality material for our sales; contact Stéphane Cloutier, Auction Manager.

Spink and Son Ltd was founded in London in 1666 and has since developed into the world's premier collectables auction house. It specialises in the auctioning and private sales of stamps, coins, banknotes, medals, bonds & shares, autographs, books, wine & spirits and lifestyle collectables.

Stanley Gibbons, the world famous stamp dealers since 1856, based in the Strand, London, UK. We sell stamp catalogues, albums and all stamp accessories alongside our retail department specialising in Great Britian and British Commonwealth philately.
We are always looking to buy stamps and we also accept consignments, large or small through our auction house, which sells worldwide stamps and collections. Further details can be found on our website.

Full Time dealer since 1982
Member: A.P.S. (lifetime) MSDA, ATA…………
I have a huge stock of world-wide (but sorry no US) stamps and S/S
I attend shows mostly in the Mid West US.
Large stock of Latin and South America
I carry one of the largest stamp topical for firefighting stamps

Vance Auctions Ltd. has been running popular Mail Auctions since 1972. Members of the CSDA, ASDA, PTS and APS, they publish seven well-illustrated catalogues each year. Vance's accurate lot descriptions and superior customer service keep bidders around the world coming back for more.
The majority of Vance's lots sell for between $20 and $300. Their auctions include British Commonwealth, Foreign, USA, Canada, collections, bulk lots, cancels, varieties, revenues, topicals, dealer lots, postcards, literature and supplies. Vance has something for everyone. Contact Vance Auctions for your free catalogue, and current newsletter.

Mirko Zatka has been a stamp collector since he was 10 years old, and back in the 1980s he realized he could turn it into a self-funding hobby “IF I were to sell some of my extras”.  That led to his part-time company by the late 1990s, and now it’s a full-time business after retiring from a technical career. Mirko specializes in modern Canada varieties such as coils, booklets, singles, paper fluorescence, and other. He also has an extensive stock of Scandinavia, GB, and some other European countries. Lastly, he also manages the Canadian Tagging Error Database accessed through the Adminware.ca website. Please note the business website is currently in development.