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Sunday Stamps

The Australian Zoological series of stamps issued in the 1930s, I see half of these animals in my local area. We see emus on road trips out of town, usually off

Sunday Stamps - Charles Stuart and Kingsford Smith.

Stamp Collecting is a bit of an old fashioned hobby. I suppose I am not really into it an more but I always have a bit of a look if we get any snail mail that might

Sunday Stamps -

Stamp Collecting is a bit of an old fashioned hobby. I suppose I am not really into it an more but I always have a bit of a look if we get any snail mail that might

Sunday Stamps ~ Olympic Events

In any given Olympics, there are a multitude of events or games. Back in 1976, it was Montreal, Canada’s turn to host. That year there was 21 different sports, and

Sunday Stamps - The Kings Head

So the traditionalist had there way and soon after Australia's first stamp was out a more traditional design was issued for those times. The Kings Head with a Kangaroo

Sunday Stamps ~ XXI Olympics

XXI, also known as the 21st Olympics were held in Montreal Quebec, in 1976. As mentioned previously, there were quite a few stamps issued to commemorate this event.

Sunday Stamps ~ 1976 Olympics

The Canadian government kind of went overboard for the 1976 Montreal Olympics, meaning they issues a lot of different stamps and many coin sets! (This is an

Sunday Stamps - The Australia Kangaroo

Probably the most iconic uniquely Australian Animal there is. With it's strong legs it can hop up to nine metres in one bound and can be two metre tall. I had seen

Sunday Stamps ~ Telephone

The telephone — remember that? Invented by Alexander Graham Bell back in 1874. The “telephone” remained popular until about about 2013, 2014 or so, and that is when

Sunday Stamps ~ R.C.M.P.

In case you didn't know, R.C.M.P. stands for Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It is like a national police force, somewhat similar to the FBI, but different in that

Sunday Stamps ~ Moraine Lake

Perhaps one of my favourite destinations in all the Canadian Rockies. Of course I’m talking about “Moraine Lake,” located inside Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Sunday Stamps ~ Canadian National Parks

Canada has many national parks to visit. So far, I have only visited about 7 of the 37 parks. Lot’s of catching up to do right? Glacier national park (not to be

Sunday Stamps ~ Bison

Bison or Buffalo, what is the difference? Both animals look very similar, but the Bison have larger heads, humps and are just bigger overall. This particular 35

Sunday Stamps ~ National Parks

Canada is a very large and expansive country, so naturally we have a lot of national parks. 37 national parks to be exact! The first $1 stamp depicts “Fundy National

Sunday Stamps ~ Dollar

This one dollar stamp was issued in 1930. Yes, a long time ago! Back then, a dollar could certainly buy you much more than it does today. For example: about 4 dozen

Sunday Stamps ~ Atlantic Walrus

Have you ever seen a Walrus, other than in a zoo? Me neither. This big guy lives in and around the northern Hudson Bay area, as well as Greenland, which is not part

Sunday Stamps ~ “Landscape Definitives”

Let’s go back to 1972, fall, Canada post released 5 different Landscape stamps. The 10 cent stamp features a typical central Canadian forest in the fall. Moving

Sunday Stamps ~ “Christmas”

Sunday “Christmas” stamps, brought to you by Canadian school children, from the early 1970’s. Thought we would deviate from the usual Nature posts for today. Now