Found Collection

>This is to notify you of the theft of part of a stamp collection from
>a member of the British Columbia Philatelic Society. The theft
>apparently occurred sometime in the morning on Wednesday, December 15,
>in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam. Among the items taken were a
>collection of Swiss mint and used stamps on Minkus pages. The used
>stamps were nearly complete, missing only three stamps up to 1989.
>Mint stamps were less well represented, but were nevertheless of
>considerable value. The collection contained a few covers.

>Also taken was stockbook of mint and used Swiss stamps, a stockbook
>full of mint modern Canadian plate blocks, and a Canadian mint
>collection for the years 1987 through 1995 in a hingeless Darnell
>album.

>The owner has contacted all of the major stamp dealers in Vancouver.
>He would appreciate your help in publicizing his loss.

>Thank you

>Bob Ingraham
>Vice President
>British Columbia Philatelic Society

> Sure sounds similar to the thefts from dealers at the Edmonton Stamp
> Show, which is close to Vancouver.....

>> Sure sounds similar to the thefts from dealers at the Edmonton Stamp
>> Show, which is close to Vancouver.....

>Close? Isn't it something like 2-3 days drive? You must be a Prairie boy to
>consider such a distance "close". :-)

> Driving from Vancouver to Edmonton takes 9-10 hours only

> flying is less than 2 hours!

>> Driving from Vancouver to Edmonton takes 9-10 hours only

> No way. I've driven it. And a check on the map shows 1200
> KM (give or take)
> from city centre to city centre. At 10% over speed limit,
> no stops for
> refueling or pee breaks, and taking all those curvy,
> mountainside hugging
> roads without slowing down, that's almost 11 hours.

>> flying is less than 2 hours!

> Chicago is less than 2 hrs flying time from Winnipeg. Is
> Chicago "close"? Of
> course not.

>> Driving from Vancouver to Edmonton takes 9-10 hours only

>No way. I've driven it. And a check on the map shows 1200 KM (give or take)
>from city centre to city centre. At 10% over speed limit, no stops for
>refueling or pee breaks, and taking all those curvy, mountainside hugging
>roads without slowing down, that's almost 11 hours.

>> flying is less than 2 hours!

>Chicago is less than 2 hrs flying time from Winnipeg. Is Chicago "close"? Of
>course not.

>I have near the middle of these two cities.... it is a
>minimum of 4-6 hours to Vancouver from me depending what
>part you are coming from, and to Edmonton from here is a
>minimum of 7- 8 hours.... so I would estimate a travel time
>of 11-14 hours... winter ALLOT MORE... kk

>I am in Vernon BC...

> I regularly do the trip, and including breakfast stop in Jasper, lunch
> in Blue River, arrive in downtown Vancouver in less than 10 hours.

>> I regularly do the trip, and including breakfast stop in Jasper, lunch
>> in Blue River, arrive in downtown Vancouver in less than 10 hours.

><yawn> Your driving stories are as lame as your other threads.

>Time to stop feeding the troll. :-)

>>I have near the middle of these two cities.... it is a
>>minimum of 4-6 hours to Vancouver from me depending what
>>part you are coming from, and to Edmonton from here is a
>>minimum of 7- 8 hours.... so I would estimate a travel time
>>of 11-14 hours... winter ALLOT MORE... kk
>>I am in Vernon BC...

> Looks like the poor guy from the village of Vernon, just
> can not argue
> against the facts!!

> The toll highway cuts several hours from the travel time
> Edmonton to
> Vancouver, which is why it was built. By taking the toll
> highway, one
> bypasses all the small towns and villages with all their
> ripoff gas
> pumps for example.

> The travel time of less than 10 hours is normal, with 2
> stops.After
> all it is only less than 1,000 km-not miles.

> On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 07:13:24 -0700, Ken Lewis

> The village of Vernon may be halfway between the two
> cities, but it is
> NOT on direct shortest route!!

> That is why the Coquihalla Highway was built, as a toll
> road, to
> reduce distance and time, and also avoid having to go
> near Vernon!!

>>On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 02:00:39 -0800, "kevin"

>>>I have near the middle of these two cities.... it is a
>>>minimum of 4-6 hours to Vancouver from me depending what
>>>part you are coming from, and to Edmonton from here is a
>>>minimum of 7- 8 hours.... so I would estimate a travel
>>>time
>>>of 11-14 hours... winter ALLOT MORE... kk
>>>I am in Vernon BC...