Bear Cancellations and Postal Stationary from Canada

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Where: Canada - Fort Nelson, British Columbia
Date:  2002 - I believe this was an ongoing cancellation from this post office during 2002.
Description:  stylized bear
Where: Canada - Churchill, Manitoba
Date:  2004 - I believe this is an ongoing cancellation from this post office during 2004.
Description:  polar bear
Where: Canada - Bear Canyon, Alberta
Date:  2004 - I believe this is an ongoing cancellation from this post office during 2004.
Description:  bear crossing a river
Where: Canada - Deadwood, Alberta
Date:  2004 - I believe this is an ongoing cancellation from this post office during 2004.
Description:  bear, lightning bolt, and wheat
Where:  Canada - Jasper, Alberta
Date:  2004 - I believe this is an ongoing cancellation from this post office from at least 2004-2006
Description:  A large bear and two small bears walking
Where: Canada - Love, Saskatchewan
Date:  2004 - I believe this is an ongoing cancellation from this post office during 2004.
Description:  teddy bear holding a heart
Where: Canada - Swan Hills, Alberta
Date:  2004 - I believe this is an ongoing cancellation from this post office during 2004.
Description:  Bear and text, "Alberta's Outdoor Recreation Playground"
Where: Canada - Twin Butte, Alberta
Date:  2004 - I believe this is an ongoing cancellation from this post office during 2004.
Description:  Bear walking, mountains
Where: Canada - Fort St. James, British Columbia
Date:  2006 - I believe this is an ongoing cancellation from this post office from 2006 through ???
Description:  Bear and moose
   

Postal Stationary

Bear Type - Black
Year - 1997
Face Value - (no denomination)
Catalog Number - Unitrade UX120
Description - Black bear on card design, white border around image
Stationary Type - postal card

There are several varieties of this card.  The bear image remains unchanged; the differences are in the stamp:
1.  1995 flag stamp 21mm high, black ink text on back of card, "e" of "international" is above "ry" of "delivery"
2.  1995 flag stamp is 18.5mm high, top of stamp image is 0.5mm below indicium's edge
3.  1995 flag stamp is 18.5mm high, top of stamp image aligns with indicium's edge
4.  maple leaf stamp
 
Bear Type - Brown
Year - 1998
Face Value - (no denomination)
Catalog Number - Unitrade UX120 (black text), UX120a (brown text)
Description - Brown bear cubs on card design, white border around image
Stationary Type - postal card

There are several varieties of this card:
1.  1995 flag stamp 21mm high, black ink text on back of card, "e" of "international" is above "ry" of "delivery"
2.  1995 flag stamp 21mm high, brown ink text on back of card, "e" of "international" is above "ry" of "delivery"
3.  1995 flag stamp 21mm high, "e" of "international" is above the "w" of "worldwide"
4.  1995 flag stamp is 18.5mm high, top of stamp image aligns with indicium's edge
5.  maple leaf stamp
 

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Bear Type - Black
Year - 2001
Catalog Number - Unitrade UX120
Face Value - (no denomination)
Description - Black bear cubs on card design, card does not have a white border
Stationary Type - postal card

There are several varieties of this card:
1.  1995 flag stamp 21mm high, black ink text on back of card, "e" of "international" is above "ry" of "delivery"
2.  1995 flag stamp 21mm high, "e" of "international" is above the "w" of "worldwide"
3.  1995 flag stamp 18.5mm high, top of stamp image is 0.5mm below indicium edge
4.   maple leaf stamp
5.  1965 flag



Bear type - Polar
Year - 2003
Catalog Number - Unitrade UX130
Face Value - (no denomination)
Description - Polar bear (one of a set of 10 views from the tourist attractions issue)
Stationary type - postal card

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