Blog # 1664 --- Day 1301 ( That's One Thousand Three Hundred and One Days ) Since the Start of the Current ( Second ) Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .
GLORY TO UKRAINE
Hello one and all . Time for a few more cards to be shown and talked about. I don't usually have a card to show from Canada but that's where I start today. This is a card I received from Montreal, courtesy of Jean Pierre. Of course it's an Airline card, as I receive very many of this type from him.
Shown is an Air Canada Airbus A330-343. The registration is F-WWYA, not a normal registration for Air Canada or any Canadian aircraft. F-WWYA was a temporary Airbus test registration for Air Canada's Airbus A330-343 aircraft. As a test registration, it was used by Airbus during the production and delivery phase of the aircraft before it was formally registered to Air Canada. So here's the card.
The card arrived with a bird stamp, 1 of 5 in a set of Birds of Canada, issued in 2017.
I have to say that I never knew about these temporary registrations . I 'm sure I have showed hundreds and hundreds of these airline/aircraft postcards over the years but never came across any temporary registrations before. I guess I learned something new today and at my age , any day I can learn something new, it's a good day.
Card 2 for today was sent from Gjirokastra, Albania. This city in southern Albania is located in a valley between the Gjere mountains and the Drino, at 300 metres above above sea level. Its old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Alena's card shows a clock tower in the upper left corner. The clock tower is a 19th century era structure located within Gjirokastra Castle and was built by Ali Pasha to indicate the times for the five daily Islamic prayers.
Alena used a commemorative stamp from 2022 celebrating 100 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Albania and The United States.
Well that's my update for today. Thanks go out to Jean Pierre and Alena for their cards. Take care and I'll be here again soon.
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