Scarce 1928 Canada Charity Poster Stamp 1 Cent Columbia Coast Mission

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1928

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Scarce 1928 Canada (British Columbia) Charity Poster Stamp 1 Cent Columbia Coast Mission M.S. Columbia Rescue And Evangelical Ship Unused No Gum. In 1904, the Reverend John Antle, on a trip to some of the remote logging camps upcoast, recognized a need for immediate medical help for those injured on the job far from major centres. With the support of the Anglican Church and the loggers themselves, he established the Columbia Coast Mission in 1905, with its first Hospital Ship, the Columbia. The mission also established three hospitals on the coast over time, the first was in Rock Bay in 1905. The ship was staffed with both a doctor and a nurse in addition to the Reverend. Prior to this service, injured people would either have to make their own way, or wait for the weekly Union Steamship service to ferry them to Vancouver (the closest hospital), many died while waiting or enroute. Special Thanks To And More Information At:

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