Albert Tanner : 1949-2009
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- Author
- Steele, Don
- Date
- July 2009
- Material Type
- magazine article
- Abstract
- "Albert was born in Nelson, B.C. and was the top student in mathematics, not only in that school, but across Canada. While he had a keen brain he was not much interested in school. He followed his father's trade as a stonemason, a trade he pursued for many years. He was always a collector and start…
- Author
- Steele, Don
- Role
- Author
- Date
- July 2009
- Person
- Tanner, Albert, 1949-2009
- Corporation
- Vancouver Postcard Club
- Material Type
- magazine article
- Physical Description
- portraits
- Source Title
- Vancouver Postcard Club Newsletter
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 2
- Abstract
- "Albert was born in Nelson, B.C. and was the top student in mathematics, not only in that school, but across Canada. While he had a keen brain he was not much interested in school. He followed his father's trade as a stonemason, a trade he pursued for many years. He was always a collector and started with postcards of Nelson and Canadian Postal History. He gathered an impressive collection of both, which he sold to help finance his dealer business when it became a full time occupation. ..."