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Big collection
displayed at
LGH to Friday
BY IAN NOBLE

News Reporter

NURSES HAVE put their
stamp on health care world-
wide.

Often, their contribution has been
recognized with that most mobile of
art —- stamps.

Lions Gate Hospital nurse
Maureen McKernan wants to gather
as much of that artwork as possible.

“Y'm quite honored that there are
so many stamps with nurses on them
from so many countries.” she said

“while lingering over large colorful
stamps from poverty-stricken
African nations such as Burundi and
Mali. Nurses provide a lifeline there.

McKernan's ‘stamp collecting
started three years ago with a
Japanese stamp depicting a hip
replacement.

That one stamp got the 19-year

nurse to thinking — are there stamps ©

with nurses on them?

There are — at least 1,200 of
them as of 1992, according to her
check-list. “I had no idea there was

going to be such a collection of nurse

Stamps,” said McKernan.
Now she’s hooked.

McKernan’ has trampled the stamp
shows of Canada and the U.S. West coast’

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NORTH VANCOUVER nurse Maureen’ McKernan
makes her occupation the focus in her cross-bor-
der stamp-collecting efforts. i

down to California, collecting 800 of te
nursing depictions.

Now she possesses stamps from almost
every country in the world, many of them
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back as 1912.

In the collecting process,
McKernan has also gath-
ered information on the his-
tory of nursing. Often. the
stamps relate to the two
world wars.

In addition to the often
intricate, colorful artwork,
McKernan says she enjoys
the hunt for the stamps.

When she’s at: stamp
shows, dealers have their
stamps in order in boxes.
While thumbing through
the dealer’s stamps,
McKernan’s pulse races as
she gets closer to where the
quarry is supposed to be.

“Tm told it’s a good
investment, but I do it
strictly for the fun.” she
said. Fortunately, her
boyfriend has also been
caught by the stamp-col-
lecting bug. Acknowled-
ging her hobby is expen-
sive, McKernan said she
has paid $45 for one
Japanese stamp.

Many stamps depict - |

Florence Nightingale, who
introduced formalized
nursing training, ~ said
McKeman.

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be on display at the Lions Gate Hospital
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