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(RCSD) Q: NFLD, Nova Scotia, Ontario
What happened here? This cover was posted from St. Johns, NewFoundland on Nov 22, 1921 to Quebec, Ontario with an "Airmail to Halifax, Nova Scotia/ 1921" stamp (NFLD Scott C3). It has 2 arrival cancels (machine and hand) on the back; one is "Halifax / Feb 4 / 1922 / NS" and the other is difficult to read "....FEB ?5 / 22 / P? O" (maybe Ontario). Why over 2 months to where ever it actually arrived? http://cover.home.mindspring.com/a/nfl001.jpg TL |
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(RCSD) Q: NFLD, Nova Scotia, Ontario
TL wrote :
What happened here? This cover was posted from St. Johns, NewFoundland on Nov 22, 1921 to Quebec, Ontario with an "Airmail to Halifax, Nova Scotia/ 1921" stamp (NFLD Scott C3). It has 2 arrival cancels (machine and hand) on the back; one is "Halifax / Feb 4 / 1922 / NS" and the other is difficult to read "....FEB ?5 / 22 / P? O" (maybe Ontario). Why over 2 months to where ever it actually arrived? http://cover.home.mindspring.com/a/nfl001.jpg TL It seems air travel was not the easiest thing up there during winter : http://members.tripod.com/Botwood/aviation.html Perhaps that cover was in the Botwood-Halifax flight attempt. -- Best regards, Bruno |
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(RCSD) Q: NFLD, Nova Scotia, Ontario
On Oct 10, 2:42 pm, "bc92" wrote:
TL wrote : What happened here? This cover was posted from St. Johns, NewFoundland on Nov 22, 1921 to Quebec, Ontario with an "Airmail to Halifax, Nova Scotia/ 1921" stamp (NFLD Scott C3). It has 2 arrival cancels (machine and hand) on the back; one is "Halifax / Feb 4 / 1922 / NS" and the other is difficult to read "....FEB ?5 / 22 / P? O" (maybe Ontario). Why over 2 months to where ever it actually arrived? http://cover.home.mindspring.com/a/nfl001.jpg TL It seems air travel was not the easiest thing up there during winter :http://members.tripod.com/Botwood/aviation.html Perhaps that cover was in the Botwood-Halifax flight attempt. -- Best regards, Bruno Thanks Bruno, I had no idea that in spite of an overprint in it's honor that it was still a difficult journey. That all fits into the same time frame. I guess Quebec wasn't in Ontario back then either. (I wonder what is scribbled after Quebec?) Tom |
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(RCSD) Q: NFLD, Nova Scotia, Ontario
"TL" wrote in message ps.com... Thanks Bruno, I had no idea that in spite of an overprint in it's honor that it was still a difficult journey. That all fits into the same time frame. I guess Quebec wasn't in Ontario back then either. (I wonder what is scribbled after Quebec?) Tom Looks like Ontario to me The cover may have some pertinence to you Tom, Blanch (what a lovely name) has a surname Gushul which seems is a current retreat for the Visual and Literary arts? Gushul Studio Residence Program, Dept. of Art, 4401 University Dr., Univ. of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3N4 Canada. 1-3 month residency; all media, fees charged. 1200 sq. ft. live/work space. (visual arts) -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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(RCSD) Q: NFLD, Nova Scotia, Ontario
On Oct 10, 5:52 pm, TL wrote:
On Oct 10, 2:42 pm, "bc92" wrote: TL wrote : What happened here? This cover was posted from St. Johns, NewFoundland on Nov 22, 1921 to Quebec, Ontario with an "Airmail to Halifax, Nova Scotia/ 1921" stamp (NFLD Scott C3). It has 2 arrival cancels (machine and hand) on the back; one is "Halifax / Feb 4 / 1922 / NS" and the other is difficult to read "....FEB ?5 / 22 / P? O" (maybe Ontario). Why over 2 months to where ever it actually arrived? http://cover.home.mindspring.com/a/nfl001.jpg TL It seems air travel was not the easiest thing up there during winter :http://members.tripod.com/Botwood/aviation.html Perhaps that cover was in the Botwood-Halifax flight attempt. -- Best regards, Bruno Thanks Bruno, I had no idea that in spite of an overprint in it's honor that it was still a difficult journey. That all fits into the same time frame. I guess Quebec wasn't in Ontario back then either. (I wonder what is scribbled after Quebec?) Tom- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi Tom: The address is Cowansville, Quebec (province). I have been there. It has nothing to do with Ontario. I suspect that it might be "Cnt." on the cover. Cowansville is in the "Cantons de l'est" region of Quebec. "Cantons de l'est" = Eastern townships. As to the part cancel, it could be from Quebec City or Cowansville. Thr PO that you refer to is PQ for "Province of Quebec". I agree that the year is 22. The second 2 is high and could be mistaken for a 4. Regards Blair |
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(RCSD) Q: NFLD, Nova Scotia, Ontario
On Oct 10, 8:10 pm, "rodney" wrote:
"TL" wrote in message ps.com... Thanks Bruno, I had no idea that in spite of an overprint in it's honor that it was still a difficult journey. That all fits into the same time frame. I guess Quebec wasn't in Ontario back then either. (I wonder what is scribbled after Quebec?) Tom Looks like Ontario to me The cover may have some pertinence to you Tom, Blanch (what a lovely name) has a surname Gushul which seems is a current retreat for the Visual and Literary arts? Gushul Studio Residence Program, Dept. of Art, 4401 University Dr., Univ. of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3N4 Canada. 1-3 month residency; all media, fees charged. 1200 sq. ft. live/work space. (visual arts) -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com Rodney: My guess is that the addressee was Blanch(e) Gushue. Gushue is a name seen quite frequently in Newfoundland. (currently almost 100 households). There are no Gushuls, there. Across Canada, there are some Gushuls, but there are twice as many Gushues country wide. There is a census record of a Miss Blanche Gushue born 1900 (Newfoundland) . In 1937 lived in Vancouver. Died 1999. Blair |
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(RCSD) Q: NFLD, Nova Scotia, Ontario
"Blair (TC)" wrote in message ups.com... Rodney: My guess is that the addressee was Blanch(e) Gushue. Gushue is a name seen quite frequently in Newfoundland. (currently almost 100 households). There are no Gushuls, there. Across Canada, there are some Gushuls, but there are twice as many Gushues country wide. There is a census record of a Miss Blanche Gushue born 1900 (Newfoundland) . In 1937 lived in Vancouver. Died 1999. Blair Thanks for that correction, sounds likely. an example of the excitement of the www in genealogy. The lass was blessed with a very long life. What changes she must have witnessed. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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(RCSD) Q: NFLD, Nova Scotia, Ontario
On Oct 10, 6:10 pm, "rodney" wrote:
"TL" wrote in message ps.com... Thanks Bruno, I had no idea that in spite of an overprint in it's honor that it was still a difficult journey. That all fits into the same time frame. I guess Quebec wasn't in Ontario back then either. (I wonder what is scribbled after Quebec?) Tom Looks like Ontario to me The cover may have some pertinence to you Tom, Blanch (what a lovely name) has a surname Gushul which seems is a current retreat for the Visual and Literary arts? Gushul Studio Residence Program, Dept. of Art, 4401 University Dr., Univ. of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3N4 Canada. 1-3 month residency; all media, fees charged. 1200 sq. ft. live/work space. (visual arts) -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com Sounds interesting. I wonder if it is a great area for landscape. |
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(RCSD) Q: NFLD, Nova Scotia, Ontario
On Oct 10, 7:03 pm, "Blair (TC)" wrote:
On Oct 10, 5:52 pm, TL wrote: On Oct 10, 2:42 pm, "bc92" wrote: TL wrote : What happened here? This cover was posted from St. Johns, NewFoundland on Nov 22, 1921 to Quebec, Ontario with an "Airmail to Halifax, Nova Scotia/ 1921" stamp (NFLD Scott C3). It has 2 arrival cancels (machine and hand) on the back; one is "Halifax / Feb 4 / 1922 / NS" and the other is difficult to read "....FEB ?5 / 22 / P? O" (maybe Ontario). Why over 2 months to where ever it actually arrived? http://cover.home.mindspring.com/a/nfl001.jpg TL It seems air travel was not the easiest thing up there during winter :http://members.tripod.com/Botwood/aviation.html Perhaps that cover was in the Botwood-Halifax flight attempt. -- Best regards, Bruno Thanks Bruno, I had no idea that in spite of an overprint in it's honor that it was still a difficult journey. That all fits into the same time frame. I guess Quebec wasn't in Ontario back then either. (I wonder what is scribbled after Quebec?) Tom- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi Tom: The address is Cowansville, Quebec (province). I have been there. It has nothing to do with Ontario. I suspect that it might be "Cnt." on the cover. Cowansville is in the "Cantons de l'est" region of Quebec. "Cantons de l'est" = Eastern townships. As to the part cancel, it could be from Quebec City or Cowansville. Thr PO that you refer to is PQ for "Province of Quebec". I agree that the year is 22. The second 2 is high and could be mistaken for a 4. Regards Blair Thanks Blair, Bruno and Rodney for your expertise in deciphering the cancels and particulars of this cover. It always surprises me how a whole story unfolds from these seemingly boring items. |
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(RCSD) Q: NFLD, Nova Scotia, Ontario
"TL" wrote in message oups.com... Thanks Blair, Bruno and Rodney for your expertise in deciphering the cancels and particulars of this cover. It always surprises me how a whole story unfolds from these seemingly boring items. Thanks to Blair, you can see a picture of Blanche he 3rd pic down on the LHS http://www.onlyyoudad.com/bobby.html Perhaps send the webmaster an image of the cover (helping to promote stamp collecting -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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