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BLOG  1588 --- Day 887 of the Pandemic --- Day 172 of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

                                                               GLORY TO UKRAINE

 Hello and welcome to my blog , all about postcards and stamps. Before I get to today`s postcards , I just want to show a number of stamps that have been issued lately in support of Ukraine. These I have now added to my stamp collection and I hope there will be other countries jumping on the bandwagon. 

LUXEMBOURG

LATVIA

SPAIN

MOLDOVA

CANADA

AUSTRIA

LITHUANIA

CROATIA

POLAND

FRANCE

Here are two GO F... Yourself Stamps from Ukraine . Take that Russia. 

Now it`s on to a few postcards, since that`s why you are here. My first card is the latest in my Postcards of Newfoundland Towns, sent from a Newfoundland town.. This time it`s Bell Island. Located off the Avalon Peninsula, in  Conception Bay , the island was the site of large iron ore mines from the 1890s to 1966. 

The card shows the 1991 mural called The Miner. It shows miner Billy Parsons , who worked in the Bell Island mines for 51 years. There are a series of murals throughout the town commemorating Bell Island`s Heritage. The iron ore mines at Bell Island were once the largest in the British Empire, extending more than 5 kilometres under Conception Bay. You can take a tour of the abandoned Number 2 Mine if you are in the area. 

Here`s an interesting fact  -- During the Second World War, the anchorage for bulk carriers shipping iron ore was attacked by German U-boats in two attacks on 5 September and 2 November 1942, by U-513 and U-518. Four ships were sunk and 70 merchant mariners lost their lives .In addition to the four cargo ships, an errant German torpedo also struck the DOSCO iron ore loading dock on shore. Bell Island was one of the very few locations in North America to see enemy action during the war, and the Only location in North America to be subject to direct attack by German forces during World War II (due to the errant torpedo hitting land).

This card was sent by my son Stephen and his family - Sara, Evan and Ryann. They just returned from nine days on Newfoundland island visiting friends and family and a lot of interesting spots. The stamp is 1 of 8 in the 2020 From Far & Wide set showing must see places in Canada.

Thanks guys. Now sticking with Bell Island for a couple of minutes, we have this .

There is a great picture of a sea stack near Bell Island that I would like to show. It`s outstanding. 

Isn`t that just a great picture, a Canadian Forces helicopter landing on a sea stack, near Bell Island. 

Today`s second card is another from a family member, My Lovely Teena. She always sends me a card from where ever we visit. Well a week or so ago we visited the town of Okotoks, located about 70 km south of Airdrie. The town's name is derived from "ohkotok", the Blackfoot First Nation word for "rock". The name may refer to Big Rock, the largest glacial erratic in the Foothills Erratics Train, situated about 7 km west of the town. It was moved by the glacier from Jasper National Park, between 450 and 580 km, sometime between 10,000 and 12,500 years ago. It is the world`s largest known erratic, measuring 41m by 18m by 9 m and weighs around 16,500 metric tons. 

 Teena`s card is a wooden card showing an elk. 

Teena used one of the Vintage Travel Posters set of 5 stamps release on June 9th., and got a nice , clear cancellation from Okotoks. 

Just for your info - here is a picture of the Okotoks Erratic. I know it`s just a rock, but it`s a big one and it took a glacier`s movement to deposit it at Okotoks. And I don`t see it moving away anytime soon. 

Take care. Thanks for today`s card go out to Stephen,Sara,Evan and Ryann and to My Lovely Teena. Thanks everyone, Love you all.