Tag: postcard collectors

  • My Search for the Assinaboine

    My Search for the Assinaboine

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    This story is about a book that was left unfinished. The subject died in 2005, the author died shortly after. The book was over twenty years in the making and was meant to be a gift to his life-long friend. Friendships made while serving in the US Military tend to last forever – such was…

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  • Collectors and Their Topics

    Collectors and Their Topics

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    It was Friday morning and I was on my way home after playing a very minor role in the formation of the International Polar Bear Conservation Centre at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I made my way to the passenger lounge at the airport, sat quietly for a few minutes and thought of…

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  • Hello, my name is George

    Hello, my name is George

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    [Editor’s note: I like getting email from our readers. I don’t always answer, but I appreciate the efforts readers make to express opinions about our articles. This message came to the editor’s email box unsolicited. After reading it I was quite amused; for I too remember the Carter years and the high interest rates of…

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Past Article

Ray Hahn
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Researching postcard topics is a never-ending surprise. It started with five postcards advertising sacks of flour and ended when the sole survivor of an airplane crash tells his story to a judge who must adjudicate a legal dispute over a $55,000 estate. It’s all true; you can’t invent stories better than this.

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