This time the E is for Egg and Eggshell on a stamp from Spain. They were both winners of a stamp design contest and formed part of the same issue.
Thanks, Eva, for this fun sending - I'll save the other stamp for another letter :)
For more links to E on stamps, head over to Sunday Stamps.
I always find this egg really funny. A bit surrealistic to see this on a stamp, but funny :D
ReplyDeleteThat egg yolk looks a little shocked. I wonder where it is running off to?!
ReplyDeleteAccording to the designer, the artwork shows "the moment in which a teenager goes out into the world". The stamp won in the youth category (from 12 to 17 years), so the designer is a teenager herself (or she was in 2016) :)
DeleteThe first egg shell I've seen on a stamp, takes the imagination of a teen to come up with that. Like she gets her name on the stamp.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the explanation, Eva. I also like the fact that the designer gets a little bit of fame for their work. I wonder if any amateur contest winners ever go on to become professional stamp designers.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a good way to get young designers interested in philately. There are some prices. I still have to send you this year's winner!
DeleteI look forward to it - and I will avoid finding it online so it will be a nice surprise.
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