I can't believe I have no Winnie the Pooh stamps, me being from Winnipeg & all. But I do have baby blue stuff so here is my card for the Teapot Tuesday Challenge along with a bit of "Pooh" history taken from just-pooh.com site.
During the first World War, troops from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) were being transported to eastern Canada, on their way to Europe, where they were to join the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade. When the train stopped at White River, Ontario, a lieutenant called Harry Colebourn bought a small female black bear cub for $20 from a hunter who had killed its mother. He named her 'Winnipeg', after his hometown of Winnipeg, or 'Winnie' for short.
Winnie became the mascot of the Brigade and went to Britain with the unit. When the Brigade was posted to the battlefields of France, Colebourn, now a Captain, took Winnie to the London Zoo for a long loan. He formally presented the London Zoo with Winnie in December 1919 where he became a popular attraction and lived until 1934.
The bear was also very popular with Christopher Robin, son of author A.A. Milne. It was his favourite animal at the Zoo, and he often spent time inside the cage with it. The bear was Christopher Robin's inspiration for calling his own teddy bear Winnie.....Winnie the Pooh (this teddy bear started out with the name of Edward Bear).
Date: Monday, January 3, 2011 GMT Views: 736
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Tue, Jan 04, 2011 @ 11:55 AM
What a cute baby card in all this blue!!
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Tue, Jan 04, 2011 @ 2:39 PM
Wow! Thanks for the history of Winnie the Pooh (formerly Edward)!!! Your baby card is just precious! I love those images and how you colored and mounted them! Awesome!!
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Tue, Jan 04, 2011 @ 4:48 PM
Oh What a great story... thanks for sharing.. very interesting to know~ love it.. your card is just adorable!
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Judy
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