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References
- ↑ "Kasimir Bileski - September 14, 1908 to January 19, 2005". Saskatoon Stamp Centre. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010.
- ↑ "British North America and Canada in Focus". Gibbons Stamp Monthly. July 2005. Archived from the original on July 28, 2005.
- ↑ "St. Lawrence Seaway Inverted Stamp Error". Postage Stamp Guide. June 21, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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