The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, located in Victoria, on Vancouver Island, British Colombia. The buildings, opened in 1989, face the Inner Harbour and sit across from the famous Empress Hotel. A statue of the city's namesake Queen Victoria stands on the front lawn and atop the central dome is a gold-covered statue of the island's namesake Captain George Vancouver.
In stark contrast to a previous post about Switzerland's elegant cancellation mark, here permanent rate stamps commemorating the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and Paralympics are cancelled with a ballpoint pen scrawl. Très déclassé...
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