Tin Can mail Pt. 2: #philately

This is the second part of the Tin Can Mail story, this time we explore the islands of St. Kilda where ocean currents and sheer luck helped to send messages to Scotland. Follow me on Social Media: Twitter:   / exploringstamps​   Instagram:   / exploringstamps   Fuel this channel with a coffee on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/exploringstamps​ Links: Part 1 of the Tin Can Mail Story:    • Tin Can Mail Pt.1 #philately   Wiki on St. Kilda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kild... More about John Sands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sa...) More about St. Kilda: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/... Blog Post on St. Kitts postal service: https://messageinabottlehunter.com/th... UK Postal Museum: https://postalheritage.wordpress.com/... HMS Jackal?: https://wikivisually.com/wiki/HMS_Jac... 9:23 Watch full clip from National Library of Scotland: https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/0911 More footage about St. Kilda: https://scotlandonscreen.org.uk/brows... Wiki on the Wilding Series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilding... Ocean Currents: https://retro.yr.no/kart/#lat=57.6268... Hirta’s RAF Base: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Se... Sea and Rescue Base: https://www.isle-of-benbecula.co.uk 1931 Cover on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/St-Kilda-RAR... 15,000 GBP for cover: https://www.scotsman.com/news/aps1500... Postcards taking 10 years to reach Norway: https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...