Catpaw 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 ** Nasty Canadian!
@bittergrounds.bsky.social
Philately, writing, occasionally quite profane. Canadian who's family fought fascists, not voted for them.
I've been called nasty by better people than MAGATS.
See https://bittergrounds.com stamp content.
I've been called nasty by better people than MAGATS.
See https://bittergrounds.com stamp content.
Last year, France put out a great stamp featuring the Beast. The accompanying postmark was FANTASTIC
August 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Last year, France put out a great stamp featuring the Beast. The accompanying postmark was FANTASTIC
Nice sale on pork at Farm Boy today. $13 for this nice package. Good for the freezer!
August 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Nice sale on pork at Farm Boy today. $13 for this nice package. Good for the freezer!
Canada Post issued a great stamp for her. There was even a comic book created about her in during the war. Super hard to find.
August 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Canada Post issued a great stamp for her. There was even a comic book created about her in during the war. Super hard to find.
Time for this GOP mfker to spend some time in a camp. Then we'll see how long he keeps that punchable grin on his face.
July 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Time for this GOP mfker to spend some time in a camp. Then we'll see how long he keeps that punchable grin on his face.
Any old timer hockey fans out there interested in this souvenir foldout. I seemed to have inherited it and I'm not a hockey fan. I know .. I know. I don't like Tim Horton's either, but there you have it. Has Eddie Shack, Rod Seiling Syl Apps Jr, Kevin McCreary to name a few on the inside poster.
July 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Any old timer hockey fans out there interested in this souvenir foldout. I seemed to have inherited it and I'm not a hockey fan. I know .. I know. I don't like Tim Horton's either, but there you have it. Has Eddie Shack, Rod Seiling Syl Apps Jr, Kevin McCreary to name a few on the inside poster.
Another page from the same 1918 aviation magazine. Taking a look at the German Fokker DR.I triplane. Good pencil sketches with interesting details. Wrote more in the ALT text for anyone interested.
#Aviation #WW1 #airplanes #history
#Aviation #WW1 #airplanes #history
July 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Another page from the same 1918 aviation magazine. Taking a look at the German Fokker DR.I triplane. Good pencil sketches with interesting details. Wrote more in the ALT text for anyone interested.
#Aviation #WW1 #airplanes #history
#Aviation #WW1 #airplanes #history
This is the notification of her license in the main French aviation newspaper L'Aerophile.
June 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is the notification of her license in the main French aviation newspaper L'Aerophile.
Hey I forgot it's #PostboxSaturday Here's a classic one from downtown Toronto, back when Canada still used the name Royal Mail Canada.
Cutler Mailing System box. Still in use.
Cutler Mailing System box. Still in use.
May 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hey I forgot it's #PostboxSaturday Here's a classic one from downtown Toronto, back when Canada still used the name Royal Mail Canada.
Cutler Mailing System box. Still in use.
Cutler Mailing System box. Still in use.
Any #militaria #RCAF #CAF collectors out there? I have this souvenir plate from Zweibrucken. I inherited it and it doesn't fit in with what I collect.
Happy to ship, within reason. Don't want any money, unless you have a cool pioneer aviation related thing to swap.
We can discuss shipping.
Happy to ship, within reason. Don't want any money, unless you have a cool pioneer aviation related thing to swap.
We can discuss shipping.
May 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Any #militaria #RCAF #CAF collectors out there? I have this souvenir plate from Zweibrucken. I inherited it and it doesn't fit in with what I collect.
Happy to ship, within reason. Don't want any money, unless you have a cool pioneer aviation related thing to swap.
We can discuss shipping.
Happy to ship, within reason. Don't want any money, unless you have a cool pioneer aviation related thing to swap.
We can discuss shipping.
Tidying up my files today. From my Canadian semi-postal collection.
I create visual reference sheets & keep them handy for researching or looking at auctions. That way I don't have to keep dragging out a heavy album.
#SemiPostals #Airmail #Canada #aviation
I create visual reference sheets & keep them handy for researching or looking at auctions. That way I don't have to keep dragging out a heavy album.
#SemiPostals #Airmail #Canada #aviation
May 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Tidying up my files today. From my Canadian semi-postal collection.
I create visual reference sheets & keep them handy for researching or looking at auctions. That way I don't have to keep dragging out a heavy album.
#SemiPostals #Airmail #Canada #aviation
I create visual reference sheets & keep them handy for researching or looking at auctions. That way I don't have to keep dragging out a heavy album.
#SemiPostals #Airmail #Canada #aviation
Anyone in Paris on May 30? Go to Carré d'Encre for FIRST AIRMAIL LINK CASABLANCA – DAKAR 1925 & have it signed by artist James Prunier.
13bis rue des Mathurins, 75009 PARIS. Fri, May 30 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
I'll be so envious.
#Aviation #aeropost #stamps #philately #France
13bis rue des Mathurins, 75009 PARIS. Fri, May 30 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
I'll be so envious.
#Aviation #aeropost #stamps #philately #France
May 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Anyone in Paris on May 30? Go to Carré d'Encre for FIRST AIRMAIL LINK CASABLANCA – DAKAR 1925 & have it signed by artist James Prunier.
13bis rue des Mathurins, 75009 PARIS. Fri, May 30 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
I'll be so envious.
#Aviation #aeropost #stamps #philately #France
13bis rue des Mathurins, 75009 PARIS. Fri, May 30 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
I'll be so envious.
#Aviation #aeropost #stamps #philately #France
Winding down the research for #France's 2025 #stamp program. It's taken 3 days of writing and research.
DAMN YOU #LAPOSTE!
So many stamps and so little time. Engravings, Manga, history, culture .... hell we even have cats! Can life get better?
Still have to finish the intro & tidy up.
DAMN YOU #LAPOSTE!
So many stamps and so little time. Engravings, Manga, history, culture .... hell we even have cats! Can life get better?
Still have to finish the intro & tidy up.
May 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
May 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Looking for something new to read? Interested in exploring history, culture, art, food and well, everything else?
bittergrounds.com
New material, updates posted this week.
#Reading #writing #stamps #philately
bittergrounds.com
New material, updates posted this week.
#Reading #writing #stamps #philately
May 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Looking for something new to read? Interested in exploring history, culture, art, food and well, everything else?
bittergrounds.com
New material, updates posted this week.
#Reading #writing #stamps #philately
bittergrounds.com
New material, updates posted this week.
#Reading #writing #stamps #philately
Working on updates to bittergrounds.com YES Finally new listings. Yup, starting to feel better.
Did you happen to catch the April Blue Rodeo stamp?
#Canada #BlueRodeo #stamps #philately
Did you happen to catch the April Blue Rodeo stamp?
#Canada #BlueRodeo #stamps #philately
May 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Working on updates to bittergrounds.com YES Finally new listings. Yup, starting to feel better.
Did you happen to catch the April Blue Rodeo stamp?
#Canada #BlueRodeo #stamps #philately
Did you happen to catch the April Blue Rodeo stamp?
#Canada #BlueRodeo #stamps #philately
This will be my friends and I in about an hour, stepping out to do nothing constructive with the afternoon, except cafe sitting, people watching and shameless gossiping.
May 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This will be my friends and I in about an hour, stepping out to do nothing constructive with the afternoon, except cafe sitting, people watching and shameless gossiping.
Isle of Mann issued an excellent set of stamps dedicated to Kneale in 2022. Skip down to April. And in 2003.
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bittergrounds.com/3-kicking-in...
May 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Isle of Mann issued an excellent set of stamps dedicated to Kneale in 2022. Skip down to April. And in 2003.
bittergrounds.com/3-kicking-in...
bittergrounds.com/3-kicking-in...
Hey I just realised it's May Day!
May 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Hey I just realised it's May Day!
When Sophie was sentenced to death, she wrote Freiheit, (Freedom) on the back of indictment papers that were given to her during the trial.
February 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
When Sophie was sentenced to death, she wrote Freiheit, (Freedom) on the back of indictment papers that were given to her during the trial.
From a fall walk in the ravine. Fussed about with Photoshop to see what I could do with an ok shot. Was a throw away shot so I had fun mucking about. Liked how the highlights came out.
February 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
From a fall walk in the ravine. Fussed about with Photoshop to see what I could do with an ok shot. Was a throw away shot so I had fun mucking about. Liked how the highlights came out.
Today we celebrate Dr. Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexico’s 1st astronaut - born Feb 19, 1952 in Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico.
He flew aboard STS-61-B Atlantis Nov 26 to Dec 3, 1985 as a payload specialist.
His trip covered 3.8 million km in 108 Earth orbits.
#mexico #science #Space #stamps
He flew aboard STS-61-B Atlantis Nov 26 to Dec 3, 1985 as a payload specialist.
His trip covered 3.8 million km in 108 Earth orbits.
#mexico #science #Space #stamps
February 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Pulled out the camera and setup the tripod to see how good a closeup I could get of a couple small queens. Chose this one for it's excellent cancel.
Need to fuss a bit more to get the clarity a bit better. But a good start.
Need to fuss a bit more to get the clarity a bit better. But a good start.
February 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Pulled out the camera and setup the tripod to see how good a closeup I could get of a couple small queens. Chose this one for it's excellent cancel.
Need to fuss a bit more to get the clarity a bit better. But a good start.
Need to fuss a bit more to get the clarity a bit better. But a good start.