Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Ontario, CAN - Apollo 15 Lunar Landing Postcard
This postcard features a photo from the Apollo 15 (1971) mission to the moon and today I learned about some interesting negative publicity the mission received when it came to light that the crew had carried a number of postal covers into space without prior authorization and had received monetary compensation (which they later returned). Indeed, the covers were confiscated by NASA and only returned under threat of a lawsuit in February 1983. Interestingly enough though, also in 1983, NASA sent 260,000 postal covers to space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger for the STS-8 mission, splitting profits made by selling the covers with the USPS. Now, per the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 1214.602, all mementos aboard NASA missions must be approved and "[i]tems such as philatelic materials and coins that, by their nature, lend themselves to exploitation by the recipients, or create problems with respect to good taste [...] will not be approved for flight."
Read more & References!
> "Apollo 15 postal covers incident." In Wikipedia. (2024, March 12). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_15_postal_covers_incident.
> "STS-8." In Wikipedia. (2024, February 15). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-8.
> "STS-8." In Wikipedia. (2024, February 15). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-8.
> "Code of Federal Regulations | Title 14, Chapter V, Part 1214, Subpart 1214.6, § 1214.602 Policy." In National Archives. (2024, March 12). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-V/part-1214/subpart-1214.6/section-1214.602.
> "Apollo insurance covers." In Wikipedia. (2023, June 17). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_insurance_covers.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
CAN, KOR, BLR, USA - Low Value Definitives Chain Postcard
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| From top to bottom: Belarus, USA, South Korea, Canada |
Chain card with South Korea, Belarus, and the USA for low-value definitive stamps. Traveled 54 days from January 18th until March 12th, 2024. Stamps from Belarus (top row) were attached in the USA, due to mail restrictions. This was my first chain card :)
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Mission, BC, CAN - Hall of Mosses Rain Forest Postcard
I was recently gifted some postcards and the bundle included this one from 1976 with a photo of the "Hall of Mosses" in the Hoh Rainforest, which is actually located in Washington, USA.
Read more!
> "The Hall of Mosses Trail: A Complete Guide." (Undated). In Traverse The PNW. https://www.traversethepnw.com/post/the-hall-of-mosses-trail-a-complete-guide.
> "Hoh Rainforest." (Undated). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoh_Rainforest.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Beresford, NB, CAN - "Satyre fauve des Maritimes" Cancel
(2024-02-26) Beresford, NB
What a lovely butterfly cancel. I hadn't known of the rarity of the Maritime ringlet prior to writing this post, so it's fun to learn a bit more about the pictorial cancel. I am interested to know why the envelope was cancelled with a generic Canada Post cancel even though the date within the pictorial cancel is current.
BERESFORD MAIN PO
767 PRINCIPALE ST
BERESFORD NB, E8K 1H0
A version of this cancel appears to have been released in 2005, though this version has been scaled slightly differently and there are now long lines between the "Postes Canada . Canada Post" text and "Beresford NB" text, whereas the 2005 version shows only dots (would have perhaps been smaller).
Interesting facts!
> The "Satyre fauve des Maritimes" ("Coenonympha nipisiquit" or "the maritime ringlet") is a rare species of butterfly found only in Canada, and only in a very limited area within Québec and New Brunswick
> It is the only insect on the list of threatened or endangered wildlife in Québec
> In October 2022, Beresford unveiled a statue of the Maritime Ringlet
Read more & References!
> (In English) "Coenonympha nipisiquit." (Undated). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenonympha_nipisiquit.
> (In French) "Satyre fauve des Maritimes." (Undated). In Wikipedia. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyre_fauve_des_Maritimes.
> "Satyre fauve des Maritimes." (2024, Mar 04). In Gouvernement de Québec. https://www.quebec.ca/agriculture-environnement-et-ressources-naturelles/faune/animaux-sauvages-quebec/liste-des-especes-fauniques/satyre-fauve-maritimes.
> "The Maritime Ringlet." (Undated). In Ville de Belle-Baie, Secteur Beresford. https://beresford.ca/en/the-maritime-ringlet/.
> "Maritime Ringlet Butterfly Statue Unveiled in Beresford." (2022, Oct 27). In Ville de Belle-Baie, Secteur Beresford. https://beresford.ca/en/maritime-ringlet-butterfly-statue-unveiled-in-beresford/.
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Hartland, NB, CAN - Postcard with "World's Longest Covered Bridge" Cancel
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(2024-02-23) Hartland, NB
When I requested the stamp canceled card, I also included these two postcards I had received (blank) from one of my grandparents - the perfect postcards to create "maxicards" with, given the Hartland covered bridge stamp and cancel. I'm super happy with how these turned out and the care that went into getting them back to me - the postmaster kindly covered each of them with a small piece of paper to avoid the ink smudging.
Hartland, NB, CAN - "The World's Longest Covered Bridge" Cancel
(2024-02-23) Hartland, NB
Absolutely in love with this stamp-cancel combination and the application of the cancel looks amazing! (I also made some "maxicard-like" postcards - check them out here)
HARTLAND STN MAIN
27 ORSER ST
HARTLAND NB, E7P 1A0
This cancel was released in 2023.
Fun facts!
> The bridge is 390.75 m (1281.99 ft) long
> The bridge had a Google Doodle dedicated to it on the day of it's 111th anniversary, July 4, 2012
> The bridge was named a Provincial Heritage Place in 1999
> The stamp is part of the Historic Covered Bridges collection from Canada Post in 2019
Read more!
> "Hartland Covered Bridge." (Undated). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartland_Covered_Bridge.
> "Inauguration of Hartland Bridge." (2012, July 4). In Google Doodles. https://doodles.google/doodle/inauguration-of-hartland-bridge/.
> "Hartland Covered Bridge National Historic Site of Canada." (Undated). In Parks Canada
Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=181
> "World’s Longest Covered Bridge." (2013, Aug 25). In MyNewBrunswick. https://mynewbrunswick.ca/worlds-longest-covered-bridge/.
> "Canadian Stamp Stories: Historic Covered Bridges." (2019, June 17). In Canada Post | Postes Canada. https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/collectibles/stamp-stories/2019-06-17-historic-covered-bridges
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Tisdale, SK, CAN - "The Place to Bee" Cancel
(2024-02-22) Tisdale, SK
A bit disappointed about the placement/orientation of these cancels, but they're still super cute and a great addition to my growing collection of bee-themed pictorial cancels (what can I say? I have quite a few of the 5¢ bee stamps available to use haha).
TISDALE PO
1006 100TH AVE
TISDALE SK, S0E 1T0
A version of this cancel was released in 2005, though this version is reported to have been released in 2018 (with a change to "SK" from "Saskatchewan").
Fun facts:
> Tisdale has a giant honey bee statue, though it is slightly smaller than the statue in Falher, AB (for which I've obtained a pictorial cancel here)
Read more!
> "Giants of the Prairies." (Undated). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_of_the_Prairies
> "Small Town Histories: The History of Tisdale." (2021, Sep 22). In Canadian History Ehx. https://canadaehx.com/2021/09/22/the-history-of-tisdale/
Friday, March 1, 2024
Montréal, QC, CAN - Abeilles (Bees) and Caribou des bois (Woodland Caribou) Cancels
(2024-02-19) Montréal, QC
Quite excitingly I received back these bee-themed cancel cards with incredibly neat, un-smudged cancels (super cute!) and the postmaster kindly stamped my envelope with another cancel available at the same location - featuring a woodland caribou, maple leaf, and fleur-de-lis.
BP MONTRÉAL PL-DESJARDINS
5 COMPLEXE DESJARDIN
MONTRÉAL QC, H5B 1A0
The bee cancel was released in 2022.
The woodland caribou cancel was released in 2020.
Read more!
> "Woodland caribou in Québec and mountain caribou in Gaspésie: Factors in their decline, measures to halt the decline and current population status." (Undated). From Commission indépendante sur les caribous forestiers et montagnards (participation_quebec-PART-2021-10-37). Summary in English: https://mffp.gouv.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/SyntheseRevueLitt_ANGL.pdf
> "Quebec caribou population continues to decline: Environment Ministry." (2023, Jan 15). In CBC The Canadian Press. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-caribou-population-decline-1.6714752
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Monarch, AB, CAN - Monarch Butterfly Cancel
(2017-01-01/2024-02-21) Monarch, AB
Much to my dismay, after sending out my request for this pictorial cancel, I realized it was no longer in use, as of about 2017 (per this website). HOWEVER, much to my surprise, upon opening the envelope returned to me (which was canceled as in the top image, with the current date), the stamped cards had been beautifully canceled with the bottom image, bearing a date of 2017-01-01. So, at least as of February 2024, it is possible to request this stamp for non-official cancellations (i.e. not on in-circulation mail). Cool! (and so relieved to have not had the request go to waste.)
MONARCH PO
215 VICTORIA AVE
MONARCH AB, T0L 1M0
This cancel was released in 2006 and stopped being in use sometime in 2017 (unknown date), though it can still be requested.
Read more!
> "Monarch AB." (2014, July 12) In Canadian Stamps and Covers blog. https://canadianstampsandcovers.blogspot.com/2014/07/monarch-ab.html
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Mount Hope, ON, CAN - Postcard with Canadian Warplane Heritage Stamp Cancel
(2024-01-26) Mount Hope, ON
At the same time as I sent cards for cancellation at the Mount Hope PO, I included this postcard to get sent back to me as well. Given I've received and sent cards that make it to their (domestic/international) destinations without ever having had the stamp cancelled (with a pen or not), I'm a little disappointed this one, which had already been cancelled nicely with the pictorial one, also got machine cancelled...
Now that I look at this card though, I wonder if I should try to collect a few more pictorial marks in the rest of the blank space.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
CAN - Pictorial Cancel Collection Progress
With some help from the map created by Canada's Pictorial Cancels, I have begun tracking my own progress (using my own cancels) - check it out on my "Pictorial Cancel Collection Progress" page!
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
MISC - A Blast from the Past with Old Postcards
Inspired in part by learning a bit more about the postage rate history in Canada and in part by my recent interest in stamp cancels, I decided to dive back into my personal postcard collection and take a look at some of the older postcards, focusing on the stamps used and their associated cancels. Here's some of what I found...
United States
1949
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| USA to CAN - $0.02 - Oct 15, 1949 including a stamp (presumably) upon arrival in Canada, on Oct 20, 1949 |
1979
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| USA to CAN - $0.10 - Jan 31, 1979 with a stamp "ALWAYS USE / ZIP CODE" (ironically this postcard was missing the postal code) |
1996
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| USA to CAN - $0.32 - Dec 1?, 1996 with a stamp "MISSISSIPPI QUEEN / STEAMBOAT MA(??)" |
2005
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| USA to CAN - $0.23 - Nov 07, 2005 including a "POSTAGE DUE" stamp, without a value... ($0.23 was the domestic postcard rate in 2005 but the international rate is unclear for me for this time. In 2005, letter rates were $0.37 and in 2007, "Forever" stamps were introduced, giving a Canadian letter rate of $0.69) |
Canada
1958
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| Canada to Alberta - $0.04 - Sep 07, 1958 |
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| BC to Canada- $0.04 - Aug 1?, 1958 |
1962
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| BC to AB - $0.04 - Aug 23, 1962 with a stamp "DAWSON CITY / GOLD RUSH / FESTIVAL / JULY 1 - AUG. 25" |
1971
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| ON to AB - $0.06 - May 24, 1971 with a stamp "JUNE 1 - CENSUS (??) / COUNT YOURSELF / 1 JUIN RECENSEMENT / SOYEZ DU NOMBRE" |
New Zealand
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| Auckland, New Zealand to Canada - $1.00 - Aug 27, 1990 with a stamp "FASTPOST (??) / FOR SPEEDY / DELIVERY-" |
Other
This one wasn't written nor stamped but it does have an interesting "Posted Aboard Ship Date" stamp (without a date)
Read More!
Great for more images of this sort -
> Postal History Corner: Canadian Postal and Philatelic History. https://postalhistorycorner.blogspot.com/
And more history -
> Rates for Stamped Cards and Postcards. (Undated) In Postal History. https://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/postcard-rates-since-1873.htm
> History of United States postage rates. (2024, January 18). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_United_States_postage_rates
> Postage stamps and postal history of New Zealand. (2023, September 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_New_Zealand
> Redressing the Balance – A brief history of Letter Balances and the Penny Post. In MOTAT. https://www.motat.nz/collections-and-stories/stories/redressing-the-balance-a-brief-history-of-letter-balances-and-the-penny-post/
Sunday, February 18, 2024
CAN - Postage Rate History
With the announcement of another postage rate increase proposal, I thought it would be interesting to dive into the postage rate history in Canada, with a unique look at how it has shifted for postcard enthusiasts. I've put together a full page detailing this information on my blog here.
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Mount Hope, ON, CAN - Canadian Warplane Heritage Stamp Cancel
(2024-01-26) Mount Hope, ON
I am in love with how all of these cancels turned out! Each of them turned out just a clearly as the one in the image and the worry I'd been having over using those stamps (which, at the time, I had no extras) turned out to be for nothing. I've since received some more airplane stamps though, so I'll be sending those off for additional (different) cancels!
MOUNT HOPE PO
3055 HOMESTEAD DR
MOUNT HOPE ON, L0R 1W0
The pictorial cancel image shown on the Canada Post site has a date of 2022-10-27.
Some news out of Mount Hope:
> The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum has over 40 aircraft on display
> A flight aboard one of the last two remaining airworthy Lancasters is being auctioned off by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum for the four-day trip happening in August (Daily Mail article)
Read more!
Friday, February 16, 2024
Beeton, ON, CAN - Honey Festival Stamp Cancel
(2024-01-26) Beeton, ON
This stamp cancel is super cute! I love that the outer circle has been dashed to represent the path of the two little bees.
BEETON PO
60 MAIN ST W
BEETON ON, L0G 1A0
An earlier version of this pictorial cancel is dated 2002-09-23, though this version was released in 2016 I believe.
Some fun facts about Beeton:
> the town name was changed to Beeton in 1874 or 1878, perhaps after David Allanson Jones, who was both a postmaster and "Bee King of Canada"
> the "Bee King of Canada" was Canada's first commercial beekeeper and, in 1880, was producing 70,000 lbs of honey from 400 colonies. He had grown to 1,000 colonies by 1890.
Read more!
> Alan Skeoch, “JONES, DAVID ALLANSON,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed February 13, 2024, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/jones_david_allanson_13E.html.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Ingersoll, ON, CAN - Cheese Museum Stamp Cancel
(2023-10-??) Ingersoll, ON
Throwback to one of the pictorial cancels that inspired my current endeavor to start collecting them - this cancel showing the Ingersoll Cheese Museum. Since I received this on a postcard from someone, I don't know exactly which PO they visited but have made my best guess. I hope to go back and get this one myself at some point
INGERSOLL STN MAIN
36 CHARLES ST W
INGERSOLL ON, N5C 0A0
I can't locate the stamp cancel image provided by Canada Post, though I've heard it may have been released in 2015.
Some fun facts about Ingersoll:
> in 1866, a giant wheel of cheese (7300 lbs / 3311 kg) was made and transported to New York where it was exhibited at the New York State Fair
> there is an "Ode on the Mammoth Cheese" written by James McIntyre (known as 'the cheese poet') and four of the lines go: “We have seen thee, queen of cheese,/Lying quietly at your ease,/Gently fanned by evening breeze,/Thy fair form no flies dare seize.”
Read more!
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Beaverlodge, AB, CAN - Beaver Stamp Cancel
(2024-01-25) Beaverlodge, AB
I had sent the cards out with just the beaver stamp and someone kindly included the 3¢ muskrat on one with the cancel - so fun! I wish it was easier to find these low-denomination stamp series' for collecting cancels.
BEAVERLODGE PO
1034 FIRST AVE
BEAVERLODGE AB, T0H 0C0
The stamp cancel image from Canada Post has a date of 2004-04-05 - so my own stamp cancel happened almost two decades later - cool!
Some interesting facts about Beaverlodge:
> a statue of a giant beaver (1500 lbs) on a log (1500 lbs) was unveiled in 2004, the same year Beaverlodge celebrated its 75th anniversary
Read more!
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