What's New:  December 2003

Here is the material that was added or modified for this update:

1. Catalog Abbreviations

   BA	=	British Commonwealth Revenues by John Barefoot (J. Barefoot Ltd., York, U.K.) 7th Ed. - 2002
   EVD	=	Canadian Revenue Stamp Catalog Including Wildlife Conservation Stamps by E.S.J. Van Dam (E.S.J. Van Dam Ltd., Ontario, Can.) 31st Ed. - 2000

2. List of Stamps Arranged by Country  
   New comment for Liberia:  Scott does not list any Liberian stamps issued after August 1999 because of the non-existence of a postal service in that country after that date.

3. Appendix II: Labels, Seals, Advertising Stamps, Etc.

   KOREAN TUBERCULOSIS SEALS - 1984

   Pane of twenty-five different seals. One row of five seals shows different pictures from "The Tortoise and the Hare" and the tortoise appears on two of them. The sheet of twenty-five is Green Korea #45x2. A double sheet of fifty exists and it is Green #45x1. No picture is currently available.

   QUEBEC CONSERVATION STAMPS  

   Issued 1 April 2000 by Foundation de la Faune du Quebec. Denomination is $10.00. One stamp depicts Atlantic puffins and the other stamp depicts two wood turtles (Clemmys insculpta). The turtle stamp bears a remarkably realistic painting by Patricia Pepin. These sheets were only on sale from the date of issue until 31 March 2001. There are four varieties which are listed in the Van Dam Catalog of Canadian Revenue Stamps Including Wildlife Conservation Stamps as follows:

   Van Dam QW 13	-	2 stamp s/s (one wood turtle, one puffin).
   Van Dam QW 13a	-	Same as 13 but w/ 4 stamps (two wood turtles, two puffins).
   Van Dam QW 13A	-	Same as 13 but w/ WWF panda logo plus $2.50 o/p (surcharge) in black.
   Van Dam QW 13Ab	-	Same as 13A but imperf.

Last modified:  December 8, 2003