Canada: Burrard Bridge

On 6th November I got four postcards: one from Canada and three from Germany.

The card from Canada shows the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver. The Burrard Bridge was constructed across the False Creek between 1930 and 1932. It is one of the most famous examples of Art Deco architecture in Canada.

Three nice stamps were used here. The first one is from the annual Community Foundation series and was issued on 20th September 2021. The surcharge is used to benefit various charities across Canada. The fireflies on the stamp are said to glow under UV light, but unfortunately I do not any to test it. The next stamp is about Valour Road (issued 21-10-2021). Valour Road or originally known as Pine Street is a road in Winnipeg. It got its current name in 1925, as three residents of the street individually received the Victoria Cross for bravery during World War I. These three men were Corporal Leo Clarke, Sergeant-Major Frederick William Hall and Lieutenant Robert Shankland. Only Shankland survived the war and attended the ceremony for the renaming. The last stamp honours late actor Christopher Plummer (issued 14-10-2021) and shows him in the roles of Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King, John Barrymore in Barrymore, King Lear in King Lear and Prospero in The Tempest, so two movie and three stage roles. His career spanned seven decades and he was the only Canadian to win the Triple Crown of Acting consisting of Academy, Emmy and Tony Award. The only of his movies I have actually seen are however Star Crash, 12 Monkeys and just today Knives Out.

Thank You very much Tristan!