Postcard from Canada.

 

Thank you Wendy for the beautiful card with many beautiful stamps.

Stamp-2023-National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Stamp-2022 The 50th Anniversary of the First Canada-Soviet Union Hockey Series

Stamp 2022- Cruise the Great Lakes 

L'Anse Aux Meadows National Historic Site.

This Site contains the excavated remains of a complete 11th-century Viking settlement, the earliest evidence of Europeans in North America. Situated at the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, this exceptional archaeological site consists of eight timber-framed turf structures built in the same style as those found in Norse Greenland and Iceland from the same period. The buildings include three dwellings, one forge and four workshops, on a narrow terrace overlooking a peat bog and small brook near the shore of Epaves Bay in the Straight of Belle Isle.

Thank you Lynn for helping me complete Canada site card collection.

Canada

Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Date of Inscription: 1978

Ref: 4bis

Source: Unesco.Org

2020 Stamps- From Far and Wide(2 stamps)

2021 Stamps-Flora-Crabapple Blossoms

Pimachiowin Aki,Canada.

                                          

This site is  part of the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg people at the headwaters of the Berens, Bloodvein, Pigeon and Poplar rivers, is an exceptional example of cultural tradition of Ji-ganawendamang Gidakiiminaan (Keeping the Land) that involves honouring the Creator’s gifts, observing respectful interaction with aki (the land and all its life), and maintaining harmonious relations with other people. The forest landscape, dissected by free-flowing rivers, lakes and wetlands, includes portions of the lands of four Anishinaabe First Nations: Bloodvein River, Little Grand Rapids, Pauingassi, and Poplar River First Nations. It encompasses slightly less than a quarter of the lands occupied by Anishinaabeg peoples.

Thank you Lynn for the wonderful site card

Canada

Date of Inscription: 2018

Ref: 1415rev

Source: Unesco.Org

2020 Stamps- From Far and Wide(3 stamps)

Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi,Canada.

This is  a sacred site in a mixed grassland prairie region on the northern edge of the Great Plains,
on the border between Canada and the United States of America.  
The Blackfoot Confederacy has left engravings and paintings on the sandstone walls and landscape features, 
which bear witness to spirit messages. The rock art has been made in the valley for thousands of years,
with most of the images dating to the later Pre-contact and early Post-contact periods 
(1,000 years BP to the mid- nineteenth century), with the oldest art possibly dating up to ca. 3,000 years BP. 
The landscape is considered to be sacred by the Blackfoot people, 
and centuries-old traditions are perpetuated today in various ceremonies..
Thank you very much Lynn for sending the beautiful site card once again as the earlier one must have lost in transit. 

Canada
Date of Inscription: 2019
Ref: 1597
2020 Stamps-From Far and Wide

Source-Unesco.Org

2021 Stamp- Flora-Crabapple Blossoms

Mistaken Point, Canada.

This fossil site is located at the south-eastern tip of the island of Newfoundland, in eastern Canada. It consists of a narrow, 17 km-long strip of rugged coastal cliffs. Of deep marine origin, these cliffs date to the Ediacaran Period (580-560 million years ago), representing the oldest known assemblages of large fossils anywhere. These fossils illustrate a watershed in the history of life on earth: the appearance of large, biologically complex organisms, after almost three billion years of micro-dominated evolution. 

Thank you Lynn for the beautiful UNESCO site card with nice stamps.

Canada

Date of Inscription: 2016

Ref: 1497

Source-(Unesco.Org)

2020 Stamp- From Far and Wide

2021 Stamp-Crab apple flower

2021 Stamp- The 100th Anniversary of Bluenose

SGang Gwaay,Canada.

On the island of SG̱ang Gwaay, the remains of large cedar long houses, together with a number of carved mortuary and memorial poles at the village of SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay (formerly Nan Sdins), illustrate the art and way of life of the Haida. The property commemorates the living culture of the Haidaand their relationship with the land and sea. It also offers a visual key to their oral traditions. The village of SG̱ang Gwaay was occupied until shortly after 1880. What survives is unique in the world, a 19th-century Haida village where the ruins of houses and memorial or mortuary poles illustrate the power and artistry of Haida society.

 Canada

Province of British Columbia

Date of Inscription: 1981

Ref: 157

Thank you GuyT for the beautiful prepaid heritage site card.

Nahanni National Park,Canada

Located along the South Nahanni River, one of the most spectacular wild rivers in North America, this park contains deep canyons and huge waterfalls, as well as a unique limestone cave system. The park is also home to animals of the boreal forest, such as wolves, grizzly bears and caribou. Dall's sheep and mountain goats are found in the park's alpine environment.

Date of Inscription: 1978

Ref: 24

Thank you very much Johnson for this beautiful prepaid site card.

Joggins Fossil Cliffs.Canada.

The Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a  palaeontological site along the coast of Nova Scotia (eastern Canada), have been described as the “coal age Galápagos” due to their wealth of fossils from the Carboniferous period (354 to 290 million years ago). The rocks of this site are considered to be iconic for this period of the history of Earth and are the world’s thickest and most comprehensive record of the Pennsylvanian strata (dating back 318 to 303 million years) with the most complete known fossil record of terrestrial life from that time. These include the remains and tracks of very early animals and the rainforest in which they lived, left in situ, intact and undisturbed. With its 14.7 km of sea cliffs, low bluffs, rock platforms and beach, the site groups remains of three ecosystems: estuarine bay, floodplain rainforest and fire prone forested alluvial plain with freshwater pools. It offers the richest assemblage known of the fossil life in these three ecosystems with 96 genera and 148 species of fossils and 20 footprint groups. The site is listed as containing outstanding examples representing major stages in the history of Earth.
Date of Inscription: 2008
Ref: 1285 (Unesco.Org)
Received this beautiful pre paid site card from Johnson with thanks.

Red Bay Basque Whaling Station,Canada.

Red Bay, established by Basque mariners in the 16th century at the north-eastern tip of Canada on the shore of the Strait of Belle Isle is an archaeological site that provides the earliest, most complete and best preserved testimony of the European whaling tradition. Gran Baya, as it was called by those who founded the station in 1530s, was used as a base for coastal hunting, butchering, rendering of whale fat by heading to produce oil and storage. It became a major source of whale oil which was shipped to Europe where it was used for lighting. The site, which was used in the summer months, includes remains of rendering ovens, cooperages, wharves, temporary living quarters and a cemetery, together with underwater remains of vessels and whale bone deposits. The station was used for some 70 years, before the local whale population was depleted.
Thank you Johnson for the beautiful Pre Paid site card.
Date of Inscription: 2013
Ref: 1412 (Unesco.Org )

Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek,Canada.

Trans Boundary sites.

Kluane: Yukon Territory (Canada) and Alaska (USA) Glacier Bay: Alaska (USA) Tatshenshini: Province of British Columbia (Canada)
These parks comprise an impressive complex of glaciers and high peaks on both sides of the border between Canada (Yukon Territory and British Columbia) and the United States (Alaska). The spectacular natural landscapes are home to many grizzly bears, caribou and Dall's sheep. The site contains the largest non-polar icefield in the world.
Thank you Johnson for the beautiful Pre Paid site card.
Date of Inscription: 1979
Ref: 72ter (Unesco.Org)

Miguasha National Park,Canada.

The palaeontological site of Miguasha National Park, in south-eastern Quebec on the southern coast of the Gaspé peninsula, is considered to be the world's most outstanding illustration of the Devonian Period known as the 'Age of Fishes'. Dating from 370 million years ago, the Upper Devonian Escuminac Formation represented here contains five of the six fossil fish groups associated with this period. Its significance stems from the discovery there of the highest number and best-preserved fossil specimens of the lobe-finned fishes that gave rise to the first four-legged, air-breathing terrestrial vertebrates – the tetrapods.
Thank you Johnson for the beautiful Pre Paid site card
Date of Inscription: 1999
Ref: 686rev (Unesco.Org)

Old Town Lunenburg,Nova Scotia,Canada.

Lunenburg is the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America. Established in 1753, it has retained its original layout and overall appearance, based on a rectangular grid pattern drawn up in the home country. The inhabitants have managed to safeguard the city's identity throughout the centuries by preserving the wooden architecture of the houses, some of which date from the 18th century.

Sent by fellow postcrosser studying Halifax.Thank you Canny for selecting a much needed Canada UNESCO site card with beautiful stamps..

Date of Inscription: 1995

Ref: 741

2017 Stamp- The 50th Anniversary of F1 in Canada

2017 Stamp- Eid.

2017 Stamp-The 150th Anniversary of the Confederation.

Dinosaur Provincial Park,Canada.

This site located at the heart of the province of Alberta's badlands contains some of the most important fossil specimens discovered from the “Age of Dinosaurs” period of Earth’s history. The property is unmatched in terms of the number and variety of high quality specimens which, to date, represent more than 44 species, 34 genera and 10 families of dinosaurs, dating back 75-77 million years. The park contains exceptional riparian habitat features as well as badlands of outstanding aesthetic value.Thank you Jason for the nice card with so many beautiful stamps.
Date of Inscription: 1979
Ref: 71

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park,Canada.

# Jason.

Historic District of Old Québec,Canada.

#Jason

Received from Ruxandra

Wood Buffalo National Park,Canada.

 # Jason.

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump,Canada.

# Jason.

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks,Canada.

Rideau Canal,Canada.

The oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, it connects Ottawa, on the Ottawa River, to Kingston, on Lake Ontario. It opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States; designation includes several defensive works in Kingston. It is one of the first canals to be designed specifically for steam-powered vessels and also features an ensemble of fortifications. The canal is still in use, with much of its original structure intact.
Received thiswonderful card affixed with many nice stamps.
Date of Inscription: 2007
Ref: 1221

Gros Morne National Park,Canada.

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Situated on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, the park provides a rare example of the process of continental drift, where deep ocean crust and the rocks of the earth's mantle lie exposed. More recent glacial action has resulted in some spectacular scenery, with coastal lowland, alpine plateau, fjords, glacial valleys, sheer cliffs, waterfalls and many pristine lakes.       Ref: 419.           This beautiful Pre-paid card was sent by Jason in Canada.