Philatelic History of Kingston book

While at the BNAPEX stamp show in August, 2024 I spent some time looking at the Hall of Honour displays outside the main exhibit hall. The organizers made a real effort to curate framed exhibits pertaining to Kingston's postal (philatelic) history. To quote the book blurb from the webpage where BNAPS books are posted:

Of the over 300 book titles BNAPS has published to date, this one is the most colourful. The pages of the Kingston exhibit come from 40+ contributors. The diversity of contributors and their contributions almost guarantees that the material on display will differ from page to page, and this is the case with this volume.

At the show, I made a vain attempt to photograph several of the frames that I was most interested in, but glare on the glass, photography challenges and time conspired against me. So when I found out from a Canadian Stamp News email update that the exhibit had been collated into a book, I jumped at the chance to order a copy. 

I received my copy this week and it is an excellent read! One can take the time to really focus on each exhibit, the postmarks, covers and stamp images ably illustrated in the book. I'm working backwards, and have made it back to the end of World War I, and I look forward to going back as far as the French era in Kingston's history! Sure, it's a philatelic history book, but it's first and foremost a Kingston history book. Many elements of our city's history are elucidated.

This book is highly recommended!