Bear Cancellations from the United States (2000-2008)

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	Where: United States - Arlington, Ohio Date: February 7-14, 2000 Description: Teddy bear
	Where: United States - Watertown, New York Date: February 12, 2000 Description: Bear (North County Chili Cook-Off)
	Where: United States - Arlington, Alabama Date: February 14, 2000 Description: Teddy bear and two hearts with arms and legs
	Where: United States - Arlington, Kansas Date: February 14, 2000 Description: Teddy bear
	Where: United States - Arlington, Nebraska Date: February 14, 2000 Description: Teddy bear
	Where: United States - Arlington, Texas Date: February 14, 2000 Description: Teddy bear
	Where: United States - Clarion, Iowa Date: June 8-9, 2000 Description: Teddy bears
	Where: United States - Guilford, New York Date: July 15, 2000 Description: Bear (Guilford Community Day)
	Where: United States - Helvetia, West Virginia Date: September 9-10, 2000 Description: Bear on coat of arms (like Switzerland Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden arms)
	Where: United States - Anchorage, Alaska Date: September 25, 2000 Description: Polar bear and other animals
	Where: United States - Capitan, New Mexico Date: October 11, 2000 Description: Smokey the Bear
	Where: United States - North Pole, New York Date: December 5, 2000 Description: Teddy, gifts, Christmas tree
(no image available)	Where: United States - Tawas City, MI. Date: February 3-4, 2001 Description: Two bears and a block of ice
	Where: United States - Watertown, New York Date: February 10, 2001 Description: bear (chili cook-off)
	Where: United States - Helena, Montana Date: March 30, 2001 Description: bear
	Where: United States - Capitan, New Mexico Date: May 9, 2001 Description: Smokey the Bear
	Where: United States - Waterloo, New York Date: May 26, 2001 Description: teddy bear
	Where: United States - Waterloo, New York Date: May 27, 2001 Description:  teddy bear
	Where: United States - Ely, MN Date: July 28, 2001 Description: bear and blueberries (Ely Blueberry Arts Festival)
	Where: United States - Washington, DC Date: January 10-March 10, 2002 Description: panda (Smithsonian National Zoo)
	Where:  United States - Glencoe, New Mexico Date:  February 14, 2002 Description:  Smokey the Bear
	Where: United States - Anchorage, Alaska Date: February 15, 2002 Description: bear (50th Anniversary of APEX)
	Where: United States - Rochester, New York. Date: March 8-10, 2002 Description: teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Orange City, Florida Date:  April 5, 2002 Description:  black bear
	Where:  United States - Stockbridge, Massachusetts Date:  April 26, 2002 Description:  Berenstain Bears (fictional characters)
	Where:  United States - Sequim, Washington Date:  May 10, 2002 Description:  bear (100th Irrigation Festival)
	Where: United States - Binghamton, New York. Date: August 15, 2002 Description: teddy bear (100th birthday of the teddy bear)
	Where: United States - Alden, New York. Date: August 16, 2002 Description: teddy bear
	Where: United States - Alden, New York. Date: August 16, 2002 Description: teddy bear
	Where: United States - Chester, Vermont Date: August 16, 2002 Description: two teddy bears holding balloons
	Where: United States - Chula Vista, California Date: August 16, 2002 Description: teddy bear and gifts
	Where: United States - Denver, Colorado Date: August 16, 2002 Description: teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Jacksonville, Florida Date:  August 16, 2002 Description:  teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Milton, Vermont Date:  August 16, 2002 Description:  teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Norris City, Illinois Date:  August 16, 2002 Description:  teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Sacramento, California Date:  August 16, 2002 Description:  bear holding a star (opening day of the California State Fair)
	Where:  United States - St. Louis, MO Date:  August 16, 2002 Description:  teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Rolling Fork, MS Date:  August 17, 2002 Description:  bear
	Where:  United States - West Nyack Date:  August 17, 2002 Description:  bear tracks
	Where:  United States - Riverhead, New York Date:  August 19, 2002 Description:  bear is holding a needle and thread
	Where:  United States - Sacramento, California Date:  August 26, 2002 Description:  two bears (?) dressed as jesters
	Where:  United States - Sacramento, California Date:  September 1, 2002 Description:  Smokey the Bear
	Where:  United States - Boston, Massachusetts Date:  September 6, 2002 Description:  teddy bear
	Where:  United States Date:  September 8, 2002 Description:  A teddy bear is on this cancellation celebrating APEX 2002 from Aurora, Colorado
	Where:  United States - Knoxville, Tennessee Date:  September 14, 2002 Description:  bear (Great Smoky Mountain Council Service Center)
	Where:  United States - Irwin, Pennsylvania Date:  September 21, 2002 Description:  Teddy bear (WESCOPEX)
	Where:  United States - Hopkins, MN Date:  September 28, 2002 Description:  teddy bear
	Where:  United States - North Platte, NE Date:  October 16, 2002 Description:  Teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Rolling Fork, MS Date:  October 19, 2002 Description:  doesn't show a bear, but commemorates the teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Wooster, Ohio Date:  October 26-27, 2002 Description:  teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Beckley, West Virginia Date:  November 14-17, 2002 Description:  teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Hammonton, New Jersey Date:  December 8, 2002 Description:  teddy bear
	Where:  United States - Kodiak, Alaska Date:  July 4, 2003 Description:  bear (Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge)
	Where:  United States - Smethport, Pennsylvania Date:  August 23, 2003 Description:  bear (Boy Scouts Calumet International Camporee)
	Where:  United States - Capitan, New Mexico Date:  May 7-9, 2004 Description:  Smokey the Bear (60 years of vigilance)
	Where:  United States - Georgetown, Idaho Date:  May 13, 2004  Description:  outline of a bear
	Where:  United States - Elk City, Idaho Date:  August 7, 2004  Description:  polar bear
	Where:  United States - Sunset, ME Date:  August 14, 2004  Description:  bear
	Where:  United States - Topsham, ME Date:  September 10-19, 2004  Description:  bear holding ribbon (York Fair)
	Where:  United States - Wichita, Kansas Date:  September 11, 2004  Description:  two teddy bears (Botanica Wichita Gardens Teddy Bear picnic)
	Where:  United States - Topsham, ME Date:  September 11, 2004  Description:  bear, structure (Ghost Bear Lodge Pow Wow)
	Where:  United States - Pensacola, Florida Date:  September 30, 2004  Description:  teddy bear, child (Test early for Sickle Cell Anemia)
	Where:  United States - Renovo, Pennsylvania Date:  October 9, 2004  Description:  bear mailing a letter, leaves (Flaming Foliage Festival)
	Where:  United States - Conway, Arizona Date:  October 23, 2004  Description:  Bear standing on its hind legs (UCA class of 1964 reunion)
	Where:  United States - Waco, TX Date:  May 4, 2005 Description:  Bear (Baylor University Athletic Department)
(need image)	Where:  United States - Capitan, New Mexico Date:  May 6-7, 2005 Description:  Two bears holding a sign that says "Smokey Bear Days" (Smokey Bear Association, Smokey the Bear's 61st birthday)
	Where:  United States - New York, New York Date:  May 27, 2005 Description:  Panda (drawn by a child) (for Asian Pacific Heritage Month celebration)
	Where:  United States - Clarion, Iowa Date:  June 10-11, 2005 Description:  Two teddy bears dressed as farmers (Clarion Chamber of Commerce)
	Where:  United States - Paris, Maine Date:  June 11, 2005 Description:  Black bear (Oxford County Bicentennial)
	Where:  United States - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Date:  June 18, 2005 Description:  Scary-looking bear (?) (for National Topical Stamp Show)
	Where:  United States - White Cloud, MI Date:  August 5-6, 2005 Description:  Bear and Native American
	Where:  United States - Sacramento, California Date:  August 12, 2005 Description:  Bear holding a beach ball (for California State Fair)
	Where:  United States - Trout Creek, MT Date:  August 12, 2005 Description:  Bear (?) picking huckleberries
	Where:  United States - Glencoe, New Mexico Date:  September 4, 2005 Description:  Smokey the Bear holding a sign
	Where:  United States - Sacramento, California Date:  September 4, 2005 Description:  Smokey the Bear and bear cub (for California State Fair)
	Where:  United States - Kelley's Island, Ohio Date:  September 10, 2005 Description:  Teddy bear with wings holding a butterfly net (for Butterfly Festival)
	Where:  United States - Wichita, Kansas Date:  September 10, 2005 Description:  Teddy bear holding a flower (for Botanica's Teddy Bear Picnic)
	Where:  United States - West Danville, Vermont Date:  September 27, 2005 Description:  Bear and cub walking (for fall foliage)
	Where: United States - Long Lake, New York Date: October 10, 2005 Description: Bear, wheel chair symbol (for John Dillon Park dedication ceremony)
	Where: United States - North Pole, New York Date: November 14, 2005 Description: Teddy, presents, Christmas tree (Santa's Workshop station)
	Where: United States - Valley Spring, Texas Date: December 16, 2005 Description: Bear holding a flower (Bears for Kids stattion)
	Where:  United States - Readfield, Maine Date:  January 1, 2006 Description:  Bear, moose, other animals and a child reading a book [for "Maine Animals Enjoy Reading"
	Where: United States New York, New York Date: 2006-05-07 through Description: Panda [for 27th Annual Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans festival]
	Where: United States Waterloo, New York Date: May 27-30, 2006 Description: Bear (?) (for Healing Field / Waterloo Celebrate and Commemorate Committee(
	Where: Big Timber, Montana Date: May 29, 2006 Description: Bear, horse and rider (for Crazy Mountain Museum)
	Where: White Cloud, MI Date: August 4, 2006 through August 5, 2006 Description: Bear and Indian [for Pow Wow Days Festival]
	Where: Catskill, New York Date: August 5, 2006 Description: Bear, deer, ship, old man, mountains [for Village of Catskill Bicentennial Anniversary]
	Where:  Bearcreek, MT Date: August 11, 2006 Description: Bear, mountains [for Bearcreek Centennial]
	Where:  Sacramento, California Date:  August 11, 2006 Description:  Bear dressed as a super hero
	Where:  Sacramento, California Date:  August 15, 2006 Description:  Bear holding a star, balloons
	Where: Wichita, Kansas Date: September 9, 2006 Description: Bear holding a flower [for Botanica's Teddy Bear Picnic event]
	Where: North Pole, New York Date: November 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007 Description: Teddy bear, gifts, Christmas tree (Santa's Workshop Station)
	Where: United States - Missoula, Montana Date: May 11, 2007 through May 19, 2007 Description: Bear and other animals [for International Wildlife Film Festival 30th Anniversary]
	Where: Fort Stanton, New Mexico Date: May 4, 2007 Description: Smokey the Bear, mailbox [for the Fort Stanton post office's 150th anniversary]
	Where: Waterloo, New York Date: May 26, 2007 Description: Bear (?), flag and people ["Waterloo Remembers" station]
	Where: Waterloo, New York Date: May 30, 2007 Description: Bear (?), flag and people ["Waterloo Remembers" station]
	Where: Trout Creek, Montana Date: August 10, 2007 Description: Bear [for Huckleberry Station]
	Where: Brunswick, ME Date: October 1, 2007 Description: Stylized polar bear [for The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center]
	Where: Rochester, New York Date: October 11, 2007 Description: Polar bear [for Celebrate Stamp Collecting Month]
	Where: Knoxville, Tennessee Date: October 23, 2007 Description: Polar bear [for Celebrate Stamp Collecting Month]
	Where: New York, New York Date: October 28, 2007 Description: Teddy bear (matches the 2007 Teddy/Christmas knits issue) [for Postage Stamp Mega-Event]
	Where:  North Pole, New York Date: November 1, 2007 through January 31, 2008 Description: Teddy bear [for "Santa's Workshop Station"]
	Where: Worthington, Ohio Date: November 24, 2007 Description: Teddy bear (matches 2007 Teddy/Christmas knits issue) [for the Worthington Stamp Show]
	Where: Houghton Lake, MI Date: January 19, 2008 Description: Bear [for "Tip-Up Town Festival"]
	Where: Valentine, Texas Date: February 14, 2008 Description: Two bears holding hearts [Valentine's Day cancellation]
need image	Where: Waterloo, New York Date: May 23, 2008 Description: Bear with an old American flag in it's mouth [for Celebrate and Commemorating Memorial Day]
need image	Where: Waterloo, New York Date: May 30, 2008 Description: Bear with an old American flag in it's mouth [for Celebrate and Commemorating Memorial Day]
	Where: Westover, Pennsylvania Date: June 20, 2008 Description: Bear and map outline of Clearfield County [from Appalachian Wagon Trail Association issue]
	Where: Howes Cave, New York Date: July 12, 2008 Description: Bear on postmark celebrating the Iroquois Indian Museum
	Where: Anaheim, California Date: August 7, 2008 Description: Baloo (bear from Jungle Book) [first day of issue cancellation for the Art of Disney issue]

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