W8DFL QSL Cards - 2/21/2011
Today stays with Great Britain. But here's where it gets strange: Great Britain is different countries.If you ever see auto racing you'll notice flags next to every driver's name. (Ok, you'll notice it in every international style racing.) Folks from Britain don't say they're from there. They're English. Or Scottish. Or Welsh. Or whatever.We have a few examples today: England, Scotland and the Isle of Man. (Due to a technicality, Mann isn't part of the empire, but it may as well be.)A couple coole ones stand out:
Of course Stratford-Upon-Avon is where Shakespeare was born. This is a special anniversary QSL card.Another cool one celebrates one thousand years of the Isle of Man:
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G2ABV England 2/8/1959 10 ?G2AYG England 10/7/1972 15 SSBG3BID/M England G3BID_M_3 3/23/1970 15 SSB Addressed to someone else? WA3LID?G3FSJ England 10/24/1959 No real dateG3HDA England 10/22/1967 20 SSBG3IHG England 10/9/1959 10 SSBG3IUL England 1/25/1959 10 CWG3IUP England 11/22/1958 10 AMG3JLB England 1/31/1959 10 FoneG3LKJ England 8/29/1959 10 FoneG3MI England 10/19/1959 10 FoneG3MXQ England 10/4/1958 10 FoneG3NOF England 1/7/1960 10 FoneG3TU England 11/22/1958 10 FoneG5PT G3JUL England 4/19/1935 20 Fone Heard Vic working Peru!GB2SM England 10/25/1959 10 FoneGB3SUA England 7/11/1969 20 Fone SpecialGD3ENK Isle of Man 3/20/1960 10 FoneGM3BGA Scotland 12/20/1959 10 FoneGT3TVY Isle of Man 7/2/1979 15 Fone Special