Sent via California but Censored in Vancouver Gray Scrimgeour brought this cover to Muffin Break a few months ago. Here is a registered cover from Shanghai (mailed October 10, 1941) mailed to New Hampshire. It was carried possibly by an American President liner to San Pedro, California (December 27, 1941) and sent to Vancouver, Canada […]
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Trolling through some philatelic websites few weeks ago I came across an interesting US Airmail postage stamp. It looked intriguing and further searching opened up a whole new world. Have you ever thought how pilots flew airmail across the US in the 1920 – no GPS, no radar, no radio beacons! Well, let me introduce
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The following article by Edgar Fawcett appeared in the Victoria Daily Times, 9 May 1908 Old timers and new timers look at the accompanying cut of an envelope! It was received from England in 1863 by my father. The three stamps on it show a value of 34c – one shilling, one four pence and
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The first airmail flight in Canada took place on 24 June 1918. Fifteen days later, on 9 July, the second airmail flight, and the first in Western Canada, occurred between Calgary and Edmonton. The flight was notable for another reason. The pilot was Katherine Stinson (1891-1977) an American aviator. Stinson was a pioneer in aviation.
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For those who are not already aware, here’s something else I collect, courtesy airmail of Canada. Finding commercially used examples (philatelic CTO examples also exist) can, to varying degrees, be difficult but I have managed to compile an interesting group over the years. Here are four examples from my collection: Queen Charlotte Airlines, “Ginger” Coote
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In February 28, 1929, Yukon Airways made a flight from White Horse to Telegraph Creek, BC using the only aircraft it had at the time, an Alexander Eaglerock biplane. Some 356 souvenir first flight covers were carried down to Telegraph Creek on the flight but no mail has been reported from the return trip until
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This colourful early-20th century advertising card (left) is a representation of the early days of the Abyssinian postal service. It was one of a series on postal systems around the world, sponsored by a French company, Chocolat Carpentier. What follows is a brief overview of the early history of the founding of postal services in
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Among the thousands of names used for Canadian post offices over the years, most are quite forgettable. For example, there are the countless replicated British town names, the many Saints of Quebec, and the unlimited supply of first settler/first postmaster honourifics (Smithville, Jonestown, and the like). However, other names are more unusual, and beg the
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King Tut—the tombs of the Chinese Emperors—sunken treasure—tremendous discoveries—fabulous finds. We’ve all read about those fortunate enough to be involved, and probably wondered just what it must feel like. I’m sure too, that a lot of us have read of some pretty fabulous philatelic finds, and wondered how we would feel opening some long-forgotten desk
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1578 – Letter from Sit Francis Walsingham, Minister of State. Letter wrapper 1578 Walsingham letter 1582 – The first regulations for the Conduct of the Posts made by Sir Francis Walsingham. 1567-1601 Earl of Essex 1589 Essex letter – A fine example of a Tudor letter – signed by Robert Devereau, Earl of Essex, favourite
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