Page 18 *** THE STARS AND STRIPESstamp corner today's crosswordCanada notes CAPEX, pq/garyByNICKSllESTOPLECAPEX and Calgary, two names 1o note, Ihe firstfor Jlnmp collector and second Tor sports enthusiasts.CAPEX, the Canadian International Philatelic Exhibi-tion, set Tor Toronto from June 13 to 2], and Calgary,venue for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games.Canada Post's first 1987 stamp, released on HeritageDay, Feb. 16, honors CAPEX. and depicts Toronto** Tintpost office, built in 1833 to serve, the town of York, whichbecame Toronto a year later. A national historic site, thebuilding is now a sub-post office and museum.Three additional historic post office stamps will bereleased on June 12, and the Tour will together form aCAPEX '87 souvenir sheet, due the same day.Two stamps publicizing Calgary are due April 3,with another pair scheduled for Nov. 20.Additional items in this year's Canada Post programinclude: March 13 — Exploration (4 stamp)), April 13— Volunteers, April 16 — Right! and Freedom, May6 — Art, May 19 — Engineering, June 25 — CanadaDay — Science and Technology (4).The second half of 1987 includes: July 20 —Steamships (2) Aug. 7 — Underwater Archaeology (4).Sept. 2 — Francophone Summit, Oct. I — SmallMammal Definitives (6), Nov, 2 — Christmas (3). Anadditional stamp. Tor the Commonwealth Heads ofGovernment Meeting, will also be released, on a dateyet to be set.The Exploration block commemorates "Investigatorsof New France." Elienne Brule, Radnson and d« Gro-teiuers, Jolilcl and Marquelle, and the Wilderness Mis-lions.To order Canadian stamps, write the National Phi-laiclic Center, Antigonish, N.S, B2G 2RB. Standingorder accounts are available.More on CAPEXCAPEX Bulletin #2 is now available from Ihc Or-ganizing Committee, PO Box 204, Station Q, Toronto,ONT.M4T2M1.Of special interest is the story of one of Canada'searly philatelists, John R. Hooper. Mis turbulent careerranged from the establishment of the firs! nationalsociety —The Canadian Philatelic Association —in1887, serving lime in prison for drowning his wife,acting as entertainment officer on President Harding'*trip to Alaska, to his death in Los Angeles in 1944.The bulletin includes a map of Toronto locatingmany of Ihe hotels in the vicinity of the exhibition,and a floor plan of the exhibit hall The names of Uie129 dealers and 83 postal administrations/agencieswhich will be present are listed as well.Also available is a brochure listing various accom-modations and bed and breakfast service*, hotels; at-tractions and restaurants.• The Scott Specialized Catalog of Canada hai undergone extensive redesign and the 1987 version ispages larger than Ihe previous edition. Listedpriced (in Canadian currency) are all major jnt,minor varieties, steel engraved varieties, andfaies,color, paper and gum varieties. Covers and Fj|Cs area.lso listed, as well as "back-of-book" items,Also new are sections on two- and four-ring numeralcancels, squared circle postmarks, perforated officialsstamps, "sick 'n tic," plate blocks, and a section oncomplete booklets. The catalog sells for $5.95 andbe ordered through your Stripes bookstore or "from Scott, Box 828, Sidney. OH 45365.• The USPS has released Ihe designs of thedes of wildlife, from the Alaskan brown bcnjo thewoodchuck, which are included on thelife sheet The pencil-drawn designs areChuck Ripper ofHunUngton, W, Va,SalpsAblUSupplies are always a problem for Doctors here inEurope. The Subway Stamp Sbop.^*;., 111 NassauSt., New York, N.Y. 10038. hasK of the largestinventories around, and sells for Ijflge discounts."Subway ts also helping out iWKr collectors, with aspecial edition of its catalog.^ering even bigger dis-counts. A note from SubwajKys that any adult serv-ing as the club coordinato^p be it Cub- or Scoutmas-ter, school teacher, Ben JBInktln Stamp Club leader,community librarian, ejpr — can place the order, "aslong as it is far the IdflT" A copy of either catalog isavailable for S 1,00 ftfPTSubway,For our CanadiaiKaders, Unitradc Associates, 127Canwright Avc,, JBronlo, Ont. M6A 144, has a simi-lar catalog. CosjK SC2, which also contains a wideassortment oflKrature as well. (A supplemental pricelist in AmcriMCdolIars is available on request.)• The BflRh North American Philatelic Society isnow an AM affiliate. As the name implies, it is de-voted l^Ke collecting and study of Ihe stamps andpostal jplory of Canada and Newfoundland, as well asthe sMtrate pre-Confederation colonies. The grouppubUlles Ihe bi-monthly "BNA Topics." Contact tsEanwL, Covert, Box 1070, Hay River, NT (Northwestitories) XDE ORO, Canada.i Until March 31 the Belgium Post and Telcccmmuni-r aliens Museum, Place du Grand Sablon 40 in Brussels,has an assonntenl of Chilean stamps on exhibit FromApril I until June 30, an exhibit will be mounted to honorJakob Wiener, engraver of the first Belgian stamp. Themuseum is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 until4, and on Sundays and holidays from 10 to 12:30. Noadmission is charged. Guided tours can be arranged onrequest, Tuesday to Friday.fftudm mi) will  .Utn, *PO 09035.BOS. irdudt i ttinnd*tH«i UfStnaioft a tn tnmuIW(T HEE