BLOG # 1468 - Still In the Year of Covid
Howdy folks, it's me back at it again. I have a few cards to showcase again today. This time the cards are from Germany, France, and Poland.
So here we go .
Today's first card is a look at Mannheim. The city , located in southwest Germany, is over 400 years old . It is famous for its exceptional inventive power. Mannheim is the home of the world's first bicycle in 1817 and the world's first automobile in 1885.
Dominique posted this card on July 30 and it arrived here in Airdrie on August 7th. The stamp commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Wormser Dom.
Today's second card shows the Amiens Cathedral, in the city of Amiens, in northern France. This Roman Catholic church is the tallest complete cathedral in France. It was built between 1220 and 1270 and added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981. The clock tower , near the cathedral, is called the Dewailly Clock. It was designed by Emile Ricquier and donated in 1896. The figure of the bare breasted lady, often called Mary Shirtless, is the work of Albert Roze.
Dominique posted this card on July 27 and I received it on August 6th. Looks like the above German card arrived the fastest. The stamp on this one is from 2017, 1 of 4 different stamps in a minisheet issued for European capitals- this one is for Valetta, Malta.
My next card arrived from Poland but it's subject matter is certainly not Polish. It shows Her Majesty The Queen from three portraits from 1928, 1942 and 1952. The card is reproduced from a stamp designed and issued in 1986 for the sixtieth birthday of Elizabeth II.
Karoline used a mini collection of stamps on her card. The first three, from left to right , are Flower & Fruit definitives from 2015. The top right stamp , from 2019, was issued to highlight Polish cities - this time for Bialystok. The bottom right stamp , from 2018 showcases via Carpathia.
I received this next card from Lemgo, a medieval town of about 40,000 people in the northwestern part of Germany. The card shows one of the photos of German fashion photographer Marc Collins. As you can see by this card, he also does fine art, swimwear, and nude photography.
Elena used an often seen Flower definitive along with a stamp from this current year highlighting the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
This card from western Brittany shows the new and the old. You can see the current lighthouse of Eckhmul, the old lighthouse and the signal station. This light , also known as Point Penmarc'h Light or Saint-Pierre Light , located in Penmarc'h , Brittany, France is one of the tallest lighthouses in the world at 213 feet. It opened in October 1897.
Jean Pierre used a Holidays stamp from a set of 12 issued earlier this year.
Here we go now with the last card for today. Where's it from - you be the judge. From looking at the card , one would be inclined to say it arrived from somewhere in Canada, but all might not be as it seems. For all you train card collectors, this shows an old Canadian Pacific train called The Canadian , from 1930.
O.K. here's where it gets a bit tricky. The card was sent by Jean Pierre , who lives in France. It has a Canadian stamp on it from 1993, valued at 43 cents. The current rate is 92 cents or $1.07 depending on the quantity purchased. And the only postmark or cancellation reads France La Poste. So you be the judge of where this card originated from.
This Canadian stamp was issued in 1993 to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the City of Toronto. So you tell me - where did it come from . If it came from France , why does it have a Canadian stamp ? If it came from Canada, why is there such a low value stamp from 1993 on it and why is there a La Poste cancel on it ?
That's all for this time. Thanks for the cards go out to Dominique, Karoline, Elena, and Jean Pierre.
Take care now, drop by again soon. Remember - Stay Safe, keep your distance and wear a mask.
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