Sunday, 6 May 2018

Carried by Bathtub, Nanaimo, Canada





Nanaimo is the bathtub racing capital of the world. This cover was a publicity & promotional event cover that is not currently listed in the stamp catalogs. The covers were delivered by a motorized bathtub from Nanaimo to Vancouver on July 20 1975. There are a few of these around as they pop up occasionally.  A nice piece of Nanaimo bathtub history.



Bathtub racing started in Nanaimo, British Columbia and involves the use of a bathtub boat. The idea was conceived to showcase Nanaimo to the world, with the first races beginning with the "Nanaimo to Vancouver Great International World Championship Bathtub Race" in 1967


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