William sent me this fascinating stamped piece of cardboard from the Republic of China, aka Taiwan.
And on the other side was this lovely stamp issued in 2016 featuring the coral Anella mollis.
For more stamps from the Eastern hemisphere, check the links at Sunday Stamps.
The village where I used to live in Spain (the last one),was crossed by the the Greenwich meridian. We had a sign in the road indicating that. Our house was in the west part. :D
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool!
DeleteThe coral looks very delicate.
ReplyDeleteIt does, although I think it is quite tough in reality.
DeleteYes I'm with your thoughts in the first paragraph despite having stood on the meridian line at the Greenwich observatory.
ReplyDeleteI've stated there as well!
DeleteCorals are amazing creatures.
ReplyDeleteI also think of Europe as in the western hemisphere and Asia as in the eastern. Maybe it also has to do with living in an area that is so inclusively western and northern hemisphere?
Plus our language where Western is used to refer to European/American culture.
DeleteUntil now I still can't fathom the fact that corals are animals. Nice stamp!
ReplyDeleteYou're right - they look so plant-like it is hard to believe. So that fish I saw munching on coral is really a carnivore!
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