Edmonton AB

This postcard has two pictorial postmarks from the Albertan Capital of Edmonton. The first postmark features Edmonton City Hall with the phrase Alberta's Capital City. The date stamp on this cancel doesn't work anymore.

The second postmark is the Chinatown Gates postmark, it was introduced for the Chinatown Gate Stamps that were released last year, Edmonton was one of the cities featured on the stamp. There are two Chinese guardian lions at the top of the postmark in very fine detail and the word door written in Chinese at the bottom. The postmark is dated August 29, 2014.

These two cancels are available at the Main Post Office in Edmonton:
EDMONTON MAIN PO
11808-104 AVE NW
EDMONTON AB T5K 0C0

Harry Hill AB

Hairy Hill is a small Hamlet located in East Central Alberta. The postmark features a Bison and the pictorial postmark is dated May 9, 2014 while the machine cancel is dated May 10, 2014.

Alix AB

This cover comes form the Central Albertan town of Alix. The cancel features the town's mascot known as "Alix Gator". The postmark is dated April 30, 2014, but the machine cancel is dated May 1, 2014.

Here is a clearer version of the postmark from the Canada Post website:

Monarch AB

This cover comes from Monarch Alberta, just northeast of Lethbridge. The cancel features a monarch butterfly. The cancel should be dated April 30, 201. Although the date isn't very clear, at least the butterfly is nice and clear.

Banff AB

Here is cover from Banff Alberta  I just got today featuring their newest postmark, the "Ghost Bride". The postmark came out on the same day as the new Haunted Canada stamps (Fri Jul 13).  The postmark is dated Jun 30, 2014.

Alberta's Ghost Bride: The ghost of a 1920s bride who died in the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel is said to inhabit the hotel to this day. (From Canada Post)

In addition to the Haunted Canada cancel, I also got a copy of their other pictorial postmark featuring an elk in front of a mountain. The postmark is also dated Jun 30, 2014.

First Post - Vulcan AB

Firstly, I want to welcome you to my blog and I hope you enjoy my posts. I will try to update this blog as often as I can. This cover features a postmark from Vulcan Alberta. Located in Southern Alberta, the town shares a similar name to the Star Trek planet of Vulcan, where Spock is born. The building in the postmark is the Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station. The postmark is dated 2014-04-14.