Sometimes a cover makes it back home with only one cancellation

In a previous post I mentioned that some postal workers should be fired.
Here is an example of a cover that made it safely back home with only one postmark done on the first day of issue of one of the Canadian stamps for the IYA.
By some mysterious event this cover did not get any ugly mechanical cancellation even though it went through the same central postal distribution center as the other 2 shown previously.
Go figure!?!

3 Canadian oldies

These 3 FDC's came some time ago from Peter, good friend of mine in England.

What is interesting about these covers is that they have never been opened. Moreover, when you put them up against the light you can see that they contain a plate block of the stamps used.

As you can see also the first two are dated 1968 when the international rate was 15 cents and the last one from 1969 when the international rate went up to 18 cents.

Some postal workers should be fired

2 examples of covers ruined by unscrupulous postal workers!

As I mentioned I enjoy preparing covers, FDC's or others, with my own touch. Sadly enough you never know what will happen to them once they leave the post office.

Over time I developed a great relationship with Annick who is the postmistress where I go. She even lets me cancel my own envelopes.

As you can see below these 2 covers were cancelled on the first day of issue but unfortunately when they arrived at the main post office they were cancelled again with a different date and mechanically. What a shame!!

My offer for May 2009

My proposal for the month of May. A cover with maps of the Antarctic and Arctic regions, as well as a quotation from David Suzuki. The envelope is a #10 size and will have a block of 4 stamps featuring Canada's issues for this event.