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Bluenose - A National Symbol of Canada
The philatelic art of stamp engraving being one of my
main collecting areas, the beauty of the engraved stamp depicting "Bluenose" has always fascinated me. Recently I have made a webpage about the story and facts about this famous schooner that was built 1921 in Lunenburg in Nova Scotia, and which has become a national symbol of Canada to appear on both postage stamps and coins. http://w1.1429.telia.com/~u142900356...daBluenose.htm I hope you will enjoy the page, and comments are welcome. :-) Mette -- Ann Mette Heindorff amhstamps (at) adr dot dk http://slaniastamps.school.dk http://stamptravel.ninja.dk |
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Thus quoth "A.M.Heindorff" in news:bhbprr$10hhsd$1@ID- 137480.news.uni-berlin.de: http://w1.1429.telia.com/~u142900356...daBluenose.htm Mette, Very well done indeed! I've always loved sailing ships, though the closest I ever came to one was seeing the Bluenose on an occasional Canadian dime. I learned some of her story 10-20 years ago, and have wanted to learn more over the years. This site proved a wonderful first stop. Many thanks. -- Bruce -- Harper Blue "A nail in the wall is better than two in the foot." Monster House -- Zen House |
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 00:32:13 +0200, "A.M.Heindorff"
wrote: The philatelic art of stamp engraving being one of my main collecting areas, the beauty of the engraved stamp depicting "Bluenose" has always fascinated me. Recently I have made a webpage about the story and facts about this famous schooner that was built 1921 in Lunenburg in Nova Scotia, and which has become a national symbol of Canada to appear on both postage stamps and coins. http://w1.1429.telia.com/~u142900356...daBluenose.htm I hope you will enjoy the page, and comments are welcome. :-) Mette Well done, as usual Mette. I never sailed on Bluenose I but have stood on the deck of the Bluenose II. http://explore.gov.ns.ca/morephotos/...waterfront.jpg http://www.downtoearth.ca/images/art...The-Strait.jpg Each time I look at my copy of Scott #158, I fondly remember it. Blair -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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http://w1.1429.telia.com/~u142900356...daBluenose.htm Lovely stamp; lovely page. I get real pleasure looking at pictures of those magnificent boats - yes, the America's Cup yachts, too - and reading your page brought a tear to my eye. I find it hard to believe just how tough those guys (and very occasional girls) were. Incidentally, there was a Canadian stamp (Scott #1228) issued in 1988 to honour Angus Walters. From the Canada P.O. blurb: "Angus Walters was born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in 1882. He began his long association with the sea by sailing and fishing on his father's ship, and then on ships of his own. In 1921, Walters became managing owner of the Bluenose. With this exceptional schooner he won numerous racing events, including in 1938 the International Fisherman's Trophy. In 1933 he sailed the Bluenose to Chicago for the World's Fair, and to England two years later for King George V's Silver Jubilee. After nearly fifty years before the mast, Walters retired from the sea soon after the Bluenose was sold in 1942. He pursued a successful second career as a dairy farmer and died in Lunenburg in 1968." [I would question the use of the term "before the mast" in this context!] All the best, Bob Watson |
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"A.M.Heindorff" wrote:
...snip http://w1.1429.telia.com/~u142900356...daBluenose.htm Again - a very nice page, Mette! -- Mvh Toke http://www.norbyhus.dk/ |
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Bob Watson wrote in message
... http://w1.1429.telia.com/~u142900356...daBluenose.htm Lovely stamp; lovely page. I get real pleasure looking at pictures of those magnificent boats - yes, the America's Cup yachts, too - and reading your page brought a tear to my eye. I find it hard to believe just how tough those guys (and very occasional girls) were. Incidentally, there was a Canadian stamp (Scott #1228) issued in 1988 to honour Angus Walters. Thanks Bob :-) When going through the stamp collection I have inherited, I have completely overlooked this stamp. It is now online in the right context ;-) From the Canada P.O. blurb: "Angus Walters was born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in 1882. He began his long association with the sea by sailing and fishing on his father's ship, and then on ships of his own. In 1921, Walters became managing owner of the Bluenose. With this exceptional schooner he won numerous racing events, including in 1938 the International Fisherman's Trophy. In 1933 he sailed the Bluenose to Chicago for the World's Fair, and to England two years later for King George V's Silver Jubilee. After nearly fifty years before the mast, Walters retired from the sea soon after the Bluenose was sold in 1942. He pursued a successful second career as a dairy farmer and died in Lunenburg in 1968." [I would question the use of the term "before the mast" in this context!] :-))))) Mette |
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