Brcko, Timgad and Fox Harbour

                            Blog # 1623--- Day 893 of the Current  ( Second ) Russian Invasion of Ukraine 

                                                                       GLORY TO UKRAINE  

I'm back again with a few cards to have a look at. First up is a card from Timgad, Algeria. Timgad was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria. It was founded by the Roman Emperor Trajan around 100 CE. The full name of the city was Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi.  With its square enclosure and orthogonal design based on the cardo and decumanus, the two perpendicular routes running through the city, it is an excellent example of Roman town planning. Located 480 km south-east of Algiers and 110 km to the south of Constantine, is a consummate example of a Roman military colony , It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982.

David used a 2021 World Teacher's Day stamp on this card.

David, I have to apologize for the lateness of getting this card on my blog. The postmark reads 25-09, 2023. For some reason it's been near the bottom of a pile of cards on my desk for quite awhile. As they say, better late than never, I guess !

Here is another card from Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina . 

David used an assortment of 4 stamps on this card. I'll do left to right on top and then the bottom one. From 2019 , the first 2 are from a set of 5 showing Food - grains and rice. Then from 2006, a stamp showing the Elci Ibrahim School in Travnik. The bottom stamp is from 2015 and is 1 of 3 in a set of definitives showing Berries.

Next is another card rom my Towns of Newfoundland Postmarks Collection. This time it's from Fox Harbour. Fox Harbour is a small community on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. According to Statistics Canada the population is just over 250. The town is surrounded by hills and is located close to Argentia, the site of the a former U.S. Naval Station Argentia. 

This card arrived with a recent Indigenous Leader - Elisapie  stamp and a Fox Harbour Postmark.   

 

I have received quite a few of these Newfoundland Towns postmarked cards recently. So expect to see one or two every update. 

That's all for today. Thanks to David and the Fox Harbour Postmaster. 

Take care.