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Sunday, 11 September 2011

Canada to Central America - Sunday Stamps

I thought I would travel North to South down the continent of North America. My journey came up short as I had no stamps south of Mexico until I visited the local market.

As I was setting out on a journey I chose these stamps to start.
Canada
Stopping off in the USA it seemed appropriate to travel overland with the centenary mail.
US Overland Mail Centenary 1958
I arrived in Mexico on the 150th anniversary of their independence.
Mexico Independence 1810 - 1960
It was the power of butterfly wings that took me to my next stop to a country that became independent as recently as 1981, after having changed its name from British Honduras in 1973.
Belize
Despite using a more modern mode of transport I only made it as far as the largest country in Central America, the one with a coastline on both the Atlantic and the Pacific.
Nicaragua 
If you would like to see more of the continent please visit Viridian at Sunday Stamps 35

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14 comments:

  1. 21 Wits11 September 2011 at 10:28

    What a charming little journey you took us through, it felt like being there! Great pick of stamps too! Thanks, Bob

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  2. Shengkay11 September 2011 at 11:20

    wow! awesome collections of stamp!

    visting here from Sunday Stamp..

    http://www.postcardlover.com/2011/09/sunday-stamp-north-america.html

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  3. Postcard Journeys11 September 2011 at 11:26

    That's a truly nice collection.

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  4. Joy11 September 2011 at 11:57

    The Canadian set are one of my favourites and possibly a much more comfortable ride than the overland mail:-) Thanks for the trip, by coincidence I have the mentioned British Honduras on my post.

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  5. Little Nell11 September 2011 at 12:30

    The butterfly stamps are beautiful. I remember seeing stamps with British Honduras on them in my brother’s stamp album.

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  6. Alan Burnett11 September 2011 at 12:32

    Lovely stamps. Many years ago my brother designed some stamps for the British Virgin Islands which featured carious types of sailing boats.

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  7. Postcardy11 September 2011 at 12:54

    A fun journey using old ships and modern helicopters.

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  8. viridian11 September 2011 at 13:45

    Oh dear I have sent you to the market again. Hopefully you spent pennies not pounds. All great stamps and thanks for showing more than one.
    to plan future purchases: South America, then Africa, then Europe.

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  9. Maria11 September 2011 at 14:09

    It does felt like I took a trip to those places. Thanks for the experience courtesy of the stamps you posted.

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  10. Julie Goucher11 September 2011 at 14:43

    What a lovely collection of stamps. I remember having some from Nicaragua in the stamps I gave to a friend 30 years ago.

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  11. Deborah12 September 2011 at 04:14

    Great collection of stamps. I especially like the red Overland Mail stamp.

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  12. Hilary Melton-Butcher12 September 2011 at 09:26

    Hi Bob .. stamps do offer so much information - and can be so informative if we stop to look and you're certainly highlighting various aspects - love these linkings down the Continent ... cheers Hilary

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  13. Bruno Laliberté12 September 2011 at 10:17

    thanx 4 the ride!!
    :)~
    HUGZ

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  14. Sheila @ A Postcard a Day12 September 2011 at 18:58

    And what a journey, in distance and modes of transport, including the very best - butterfly wings.

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