Eatons Archives - All Nations Stamp and Coin

2006 at the Bay and All Nations

Jun 13, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

Memories from 40 years in the stamp and coin businessby Brian Grant Duff 2006 at the Bay and...

2005 at the Bay and All Nations

Jun 6, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

Memories from 40 years in the stamp and coin businessby Brian Grant Duff 2005 at the Bay and All...

1998: Memories of Eaton’s stamp and coin department Vancouver

May 3, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

1998: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation actually paid me to do a series of early morning radio broadcasts about the federal government threatening to remove the Queen from Canada’s stamps.

T. Eaton Co. ltd 17 Jul 1915 10 Year Anniversary Badge w/ skirt

Apr 15, 2024 | Collectables, Highlights

T. Eaton Co. ltd 17 Jul 1915 10 Year Anniversary Badge w/ skirt Lot 212 in our auction Saturday...

1997: Eaton’s coin and stamp department Vancouver

Apr 14, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

1997: Eaton’s Coin and Stamp department Vancouver
Helped Dan clear out his storage in the basement of the Georgian Club, once a bank. The bulk of items stored there were Leonard Frank postcards and Royal Hudson Train cinderella stamps, which are 50 years old this year.

2000: All Nations and The Bay Coin and Stamp Department

Apr 5, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

Memories from 40 years in the stamp and coin businessby Brian Grant Duff All Nations and The Bay...

1996: Eaton’s coin and stamp department

Apr 4, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

1996: Eaton’s coin and stamp department
Eaton’s started moving the department around. Everytime we changed locations we lost a third of our clients. The Bank of Canada issued the last two dollar banknote. The last two dollar bill and first $2 coin were popular with collectors.

1999 at Eaton’s and All Nations

Mar 29, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

Memories from 40 years in the stamp and coin businessby Brian Grant Duff 1999 at Eaton’s and...

1995: Eaton’s coin and stamp department

Mar 28, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

1995:We hired Tracey Bell to impersonate Marilyn Monroe promoting the U.S. Marilyn stamp. Didn’t sell like Elvis but I still see popular culture issues as a way to introduce people to our hobbies.

1994: Eaton’s coin and stamp department

Mar 20, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

1984: Eaton’s got a postage stamp marking their 125th anniversary. There are two different types of plastic packaging around the booklets.

1993: Elvis at Eaton’s

Mar 15, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

Dan was at PHILEX in Toronto when the U.S. Elvis stamp was released and managed to secure some for sale at our Eaton’s stamp and coin department. Most news media covered the sale and people were lined up for two weeks to buy sheets, blocks, t-shirts, and first day covers of the 29c Elvis stamps.

1992: Canada 125 coins at Eaton’s

Mar 10, 2024 | All Nations Stamp and Coin

To mark Canada’s 125th birthday, the Mint issued 25c coins showing scenes from the provinces and territories, plus a commemorative aureate Dollar. The circulating versions were popular with collectors and the public and introduced new collectors to the hobby.