The Empress Of Ireland: A Canadian Disaster
I don’t know why but I’m fascinated by stories of disasters. We often think of ourselves as invincible and put so much […]
Category: Canada
Geography Lesson: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
One of the things that happen when you become a philatelist is that you become a bit of an expert on geography […]
Guiding Memories
A few weeks ago, I received one of my monthly subscription envelopes of stamps and covers from around the world. I’m always […]
Canada’s King Of The Keyboard
Continuing with the theme of great Canadian jazz musicians for Black History month, legendary pianist Oscar Peterson is a must-tell story. Oscar […]
Canada’s First Lady of Jazz
I’m so upset! I’ve been playing music for more years than I can remember. I joined my first jazz band at the […]
The 30th Launchivesary Of A Canadian Legend
I struggled to write this post more than I should have. I remember hearing all about the first Canadian woman in space […]
A Very Merry Xmas – The Story of the First Christmas Stamp
Holiday stamps are extremely common these days. It should be no surprise that Christmas was the first of these but today, we […]
The Bluenose Centenary
Canada is a huge country. With 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi), Canada consequently has many different ecological zones including forest, prairie, arctic, and marine areas to […]
Celebrating Wonder Drugs
It’s hard to imagine what life was like before modern medicine. A world where a scratch could be fatal, there was no […]
Home, Sweet Home
Welcome to Small Pieces Of Paper! I debated for a long time what my first blog post should be. After flipping through […]