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FOX TALES ON STAMPS
Edition #645 Friday, May 11, 2018
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Happy Mother's Day
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Happy Mother's Day!
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CANSTRUCTION 2018
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An annual event in Victoria and many other cities is the Canstruction fundraising can sculpture event. Teams of intrepid designers build displays of varying degrees of intricacy, entirely out of canned and non-perishable goods. All cans and any donations received during the event are donated to a charitable organization, in this case, The Mustard Seed. For more information on both the Victoria chapter and the USA National Headquarters, go to http://thedahliasociety.com/canstruction/canstruction-victoria and https://www.canstruction.org.
Our good friend Rebecca of Low Hammond Rowe Architects, assisted in the construction of this "Tsunami of Food" based on the classic Hokusai masterpiece, "Beneath The Wave Off Kanagawa".
Harold Engineering and Knappett Projects created this impressively accurate version of the earth entitled "InterCANnected".
Here we see what may possibly be a tin can version of the Chinese Space Station that recently crashed to earth.
In this "Stay Calm and Drink Tea" arrangement you can see some of the intricate framework required.
Here we have the Canadian Tire version of the Olympic Rings.
This "World Can Eat Soup" construction reminds me more of a hot tub.
Getting their inspiration from a familiar sight in the waters around Victoria, the firm of Christine Lantott, Architects, created their "CANtainer Ship" scene.
For fans of Jules Verne, Phileas Fogg and Passepartout, we have the sculpture entitled "Around the World in 2500 Cans".
This group of sculptures was created by the Fairway Market Babushka Babes. It's called "Shopping Around the World".
Everyone knows bees are an integral part of food production. Here, in this sculpture titled "Buzzing Around the World" we see dozens of them hard at work.
The Can Mahal was created by students of St. Michael's University School.
Harmony and Willie, volunteers for The Dahlia Society and The Mustard Seed, staffed the Canstruction info booth.
This columnar map of the earth was probably a bit easier to make than a real life globe.
I know it's a storm trooper in a Ferrari and not Elon Musk in his Tesla but you get the idea.
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Canstruction 2018
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Answer to Last Week's Salvation Army Quiz
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We received ten correct answers to our last stamp identification quiz. That means a $10.00 donation to Salvation Army.
Here's the portion of the stamp we asked you to identify
Here's the answer - Canada #1014, the 32c New Brunswick Bicentennial issued in 1984.
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The Salvation Army Quiz
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We show you a minute portion of the design of a postage stamp. You have to determine which stamp it is. Send us an email with your answer.
We hold a contest almost every newsletter. For every correct answer we will donate $1.00 to our favourite charity, the Salvation Army. Click here to go to the The Salvation Army International Home Page to see what services they offer to communities around the world.
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Our Current Newsletter
Edition #650
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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The Elusive Fifty
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Edition #647 Monday, February 25, 2019
Please Use Our New Address!
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Edition #646 Thursday, September 27, 2018
The Latest News
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Edition #645 Friday, May 11, 2018
Canstruction 2018
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Edition #644 Friday, April 20, 2018
Ed in Ottawa and His Stamp Collages
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Edition #643 Friday, March 30, 2018
The one-cent King Edward re-entry and Victoriana collection
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Edition #642 Friday, February 16, 2018
Victoria's Baker's Club First Meeting at 811 Princess Avenue
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