tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39052129583384359062024-03-18T12:15:26.845-04:00envelope 100FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comBlogger1946125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-74911704413380552052024-03-17T10:26:00.000-04:002024-03-17T10:26:03.934-04:00A green leap<p> An excellent frog stamp from the Netherlands, part of the beautiful 'Experience Nature' series</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicb0XleoCLZd03NNqdghfOiPFMjl5NCKj8cUdpbunpIM2F27SRM93ev8uXopIS8KVP_B5TNron2-LAxptfEiG17UiOjdpDgvaRbuZBFEgzLMMIwOQkSg-knBVR9j7Ge24JvsFM0MGGglg7tkDef6WwaMaYGCe8t12QCRBjC0qN2Jhls0qievgstNI42xc/s2965/20240316_180126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2965" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicb0XleoCLZd03NNqdghfOiPFMjl5NCKj8cUdpbunpIM2F27SRM93ev8uXopIS8KVP_B5TNron2-LAxptfEiG17UiOjdpDgvaRbuZBFEgzLMMIwOQkSg-knBVR9j7Ge24JvsFM0MGGglg7tkDef6WwaMaYGCe8t12QCRBjC0qN2Jhls0qievgstNI42xc/w400-h245/20240316_180126.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Sent on this leap year postcard</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BWjt-9yIJZWxSoo-Ds6tQTaTzET4b3cLmRFrbrUhsCYPbw8Dk6DUKzL2on-Fgecuz1j3ZV8lKgtYv2C_eujI2e_RCIEQJ_JTuMr8SbxoaZ0MgaGkDo7yROUqnBmWzR6x2vajnAx1P4maO3P07Ulpb1n9aveIYywu57Kjub8nPDUsJ-a20t3CIB6yOM8/s2681/20240316_180226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="2681" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BWjt-9yIJZWxSoo-Ds6tQTaTzET4b3cLmRFrbrUhsCYPbw8Dk6DUKzL2on-Fgecuz1j3ZV8lKgtYv2C_eujI2e_RCIEQJ_JTuMr8SbxoaZ0MgaGkDo7yROUqnBmWzR6x2vajnAx1P4maO3P07Ulpb1n9aveIYywu57Kjub8nPDUsJ-a20t3CIB6yOM8/w400-h268/20240316_180226.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p>With a 29 Feb postmark!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4a5GPPK_W1GnKe1HSXb-1cycTqf34j5kCMwj1AhXXhYCviNegh2-YTDq58C4Lja1Prgl5bjcXIePxvILOO26BMH2MDhe1CDc8FCAkxCZLj9F5vcg0Lr523DwnwE8zvR7hywZwgjAwjP2vma9loVNGdYd0ud4VHEnlT2zCFA_sYZdO110M0_Yakxg2D_s/s1591/20240316_180239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="1591" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4a5GPPK_W1GnKe1HSXb-1cycTqf34j5kCMwj1AhXXhYCviNegh2-YTDq58C4Lja1Prgl5bjcXIePxvILOO26BMH2MDhe1CDc8FCAkxCZLj9F5vcg0Lr523DwnwE8zvR7hywZwgjAwjP2vma9loVNGdYd0ud4VHEnlT2zCFA_sYZdO110M0_Yakxg2D_s/w400-h400/20240316_180239.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p>Thanks to Heleen!</p><p><a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/03/snakes.html" target="_blank">Explore the links for today's Sunday Stamps theme of green, snakes, or Irish stamps at See it on a Postcard</a></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-63011926169631602142024-03-10T16:41:00.003-04:002024-03-10T16:43:30.363-04:00Elvis<p> The first Elvis stamp and the second Elvis stamp. I think I read that the 29c issue is one of the all time best selling USPS stamps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FcBBg2E_mOVxm6NzPUt1AvDx7CXpna0ArJqXAWb_vzqVK7x7D6JGo54vyFyvr1idhlXZ2FoWj09l4eVoczm53PH9lCyKD1RdBxZ85rj3GsvsEeaN4hmhN6qQYZJTAnbPAZh3QPb67zpRm2cEzl-_tdd75DWITyNYHqamS0Q-0EwvqheVv3Y76-ovOCM/s3638/20240107_091516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="3638" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FcBBg2E_mOVxm6NzPUt1AvDx7CXpna0ArJqXAWb_vzqVK7x7D6JGo54vyFyvr1idhlXZ2FoWj09l4eVoczm53PH9lCyKD1RdBxZ85rj3GsvsEeaN4hmhN6qQYZJTAnbPAZh3QPb67zpRm2cEzl-_tdd75DWITyNYHqamS0Q-0EwvqheVv3Y76-ovOCM/s320/20240107_091516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-90250003359775161332024-03-03T12:24:00.003-05:002024-03-03T12:24:23.442-05:00Campanula persicifolia<p> Also known as the peach-leaved bellflower, seen on this Russian stamp from 2019.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8leO1-sD9QTTGL4_zZ1i2WlqtI74gVpOo63kmrz1NG0qrdu41yW53e6h5N9xLtfOyv8Xs4JQrike6kAnssYwbBfQLllqFQV0jCXBLceuETMJVIHU8Wbi42IHiFZwD6V707UPzmboN-pUaE86ichfAjUlME7THf8WQgAMCZ1IQgZtf5H_m6bprdeyJ2o/s2105/20240303_121818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="2105" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8leO1-sD9QTTGL4_zZ1i2WlqtI74gVpOo63kmrz1NG0qrdu41yW53e6h5N9xLtfOyv8Xs4JQrike6kAnssYwbBfQLllqFQV0jCXBLceuETMJVIHU8Wbi42IHiFZwD6V707UPzmboN-pUaE86ichfAjUlME7THf8WQgAMCZ1IQgZtf5H_m6bprdeyJ2o/w400-h319/20240303_121818.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>For more stamps with today's Sunday Stamps theme of flowers, <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/03/glorious.html" target="_blank">visit See it on a Postcard.</a></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-21845177332316060952024-02-25T18:07:00.004-05:002024-02-25T18:07:27.564-05:00Käpt'n Blaubär Käpt'n Blaubär is a blue-furred bear from a German children's TV show. His name also sounds similar to blueberry in German. Issued in 2023, this is part of a series titled "Heroes of Childhood". For more on this fun bear, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4ptn_Blaub%C3%A4r" target="_blank">check out the wikipedia page</a>.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xT1pLBfb_SEnbcsmw7RCqzg2Avp_FKnDhBmqPz9noI619LYWEyFwXmgp_jWbqNsnAj221J5t1LFdIy051GePRm5sncUwVC01VT_FGQs6fLjqYNTIPDveetGMFHYDanzprP403oSG6XWtXiytYUK-t_J8yu-jWIDPDI7H5poxxtzBCja4cu9cgAQ043M/s2505/20240225_175016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="2505" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xT1pLBfb_SEnbcsmw7RCqzg2Avp_FKnDhBmqPz9noI619LYWEyFwXmgp_jWbqNsnAj221J5t1LFdIy051GePRm5sncUwVC01VT_FGQs6fLjqYNTIPDveetGMFHYDanzprP403oSG6XWtXiytYUK-t_J8yu-jWIDPDI7H5poxxtzBCja4cu9cgAQ043M/w400-h264/20240225_175016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For more stamps with today's Sunday Stamps theme of illustrations, <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/youth-games.html" target="_blank">explore the links at See it on a Postcard</a>.</div>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-42464449917260585512024-02-18T10:03:00.003-05:002024-02-18T10:03:24.229-05:00Blue skies and Bluenose<p> Two Canadian stamps on the same postcard for this week's Sunday Stamps theme: blue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XIs7IwV83RF5_t9I8NwmyR47BUEZeR1oGE_mOlK_QSjlurAl4H_bScAA6pNVWU8pNr23YuqvxlulLcfdwM7x-PEAUYqkoT6fiegC_mkzdTHlKgeUUW3wJuzm35tgc_8VxQ9vwsiCkK-G5_4KV3SZ5bmBbvCgbNdquFmx7obcynzhurDSsJ1hbLKIZ1s/s4032/20230402_172252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XIs7IwV83RF5_t9I8NwmyR47BUEZeR1oGE_mOlK_QSjlurAl4H_bScAA6pNVWU8pNr23YuqvxlulLcfdwM7x-PEAUYqkoT6fiegC_mkzdTHlKgeUUW3wJuzm35tgc_8VxQ9vwsiCkK-G5_4KV3SZ5bmBbvCgbNdquFmx7obcynzhurDSsJ1hbLKIZ1s/w400-h180/20230402_172252.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Bluenose stamp celebrates 100 years since this famous yacht was built in Nova Scotia in 1921 as both a fishing and racing vessel. For more on this interesting vessel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluenose" target="_blank">here is a link to its Wikipedia page</a>. There is also an image of a previous Canadian stamp (coincidentally all blue) featuring the Bluenose.</p><p>Apologies for the blurriness of the stamp on the left, it is the 2018 Canada Post Community Foundation semipostal stamp. A clearer image:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixKltPnAaLRXwzCMBZQ6vYgWfjuaf_N1PDq5KsMtyqSbo02IzqrYN32lR5Qa5c6C-ZMJr-8pWCgQNF53A0Bfx5M4128KM082GQrufjYLK-3CaL-1EP03clQnCx-F4LpzD1hn1V2B1lOFbJNSPjHM8WK_giCNNoNkox3s5rghrJ5262p_FMCyHAz0iHKxY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="611" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixKltPnAaLRXwzCMBZQ6vYgWfjuaf_N1PDq5KsMtyqSbo02IzqrYN32lR5Qa5c6C-ZMJr-8pWCgQNF53A0Bfx5M4128KM082GQrufjYLK-3CaL-1EP03clQnCx-F4LpzD1hn1V2B1lOFbJNSPjHM8WK_giCNNoNkox3s5rghrJ5262p_FMCyHAz0iHKxY=w308-h400" width="308" /></a></div><br />Not stamp related, however going back through photos for today's stamps I found this blue image - jellyfish at Newport Aquarium in Kentucky.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYpu0pKVjqiUnlaRevFp2g9cryXYI2sKJEPKN1LUKIH1hI5hcQpwuFllguZI5UgGas4ArNjH5jUWBPqvO8Vx7eg2FxprziKynF7pAQBK9Wv4HinE64dbirj56Hs_h3q46hE_v2CKDXqTxgj4g5mrNtvyfFajg7_9Af6HnkWoC1AbUo1grYnNDZEUVIek/s4032/20230426_105123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYpu0pKVjqiUnlaRevFp2g9cryXYI2sKJEPKN1LUKIH1hI5hcQpwuFllguZI5UgGas4ArNjH5jUWBPqvO8Vx7eg2FxprziKynF7pAQBK9Wv4HinE64dbirj56Hs_h3q46hE_v2CKDXqTxgj4g5mrNtvyfFajg7_9Af6HnkWoC1AbUo1grYnNDZEUVIek/w400-h180/20230426_105123.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>For more blue stamps <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/dangerous-weird-and-beautiful.html" target="_blank">check out the links at See it on a Postcard</a>.</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-8998816777490725742024-02-11T00:01:00.000-05:002024-02-11T00:01:00.128-05:00Chinese Calligraphy<p> Today's Sunday Stamps theme is calligraphy, and I always admire beautifully drawn Chinese characters (also called logographs).</p><p>Thanks to Fafa, I have this wonderful Year of the Dragon mini-sheet to share.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUvi8pjf_ezDBkyKN-hB2QzWJWAVYdCCw62EAXKt4-3-aSTgKOWLxgFGWbON1FFl5Zdom142l5_Sbi9wY31WFrHp1_sd5s0M5r5Zf9O3DJnSikg6SsFyzA3v6fJt8f-lmbUFdJrb0L6s7h0wM3LCbR4upgLvA5OIQtd2g1GokS2xL7DahIagNwdlGC2w/s1736/20240209_204246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="1666" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUvi8pjf_ezDBkyKN-hB2QzWJWAVYdCCw62EAXKt4-3-aSTgKOWLxgFGWbON1FFl5Zdom142l5_Sbi9wY31WFrHp1_sd5s0M5r5Zf9O3DJnSikg6SsFyzA3v6fJt8f-lmbUFdJrb0L6s7h0wM3LCbR4upgLvA5OIQtd2g1GokS2xL7DahIagNwdlGC2w/w384-h400/20240209_204246.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>For <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">links to more calligraphy on stamps, head over to See it on a Postcard</a>.</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-26479664292096752562024-02-10T06:58:00.002-05:002024-02-10T06:58:25.052-05:00Year of the Dragon<p> Thanks to fafa for wonderful dragon mail</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYQz4EGPrl-HOMUNKeR7pkhFs5ZLjAdzZC8ArnmqmFF3QE273vbhdTTu7FXHXG7jY3hpIBJdGC2LzwzwfW_wilAQXpEqBGirjd6VBtJNrkh0FGpP4PdzNTEokZLe5JKrtQGprT-7UblzLZwqlmjxVMHGvGQrQNDOsY19U27wt5cQbem0D0aT1TGNp-eg/s2605/20240209_204433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="2605" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYQz4EGPrl-HOMUNKeR7pkhFs5ZLjAdzZC8ArnmqmFF3QE273vbhdTTu7FXHXG7jY3hpIBJdGC2LzwzwfW_wilAQXpEqBGirjd6VBtJNrkh0FGpP4PdzNTEokZLe5JKrtQGprT-7UblzLZwqlmjxVMHGvGQrQNDOsY19U27wt5cQbem0D0aT1TGNp-eg/w400-h266/20240209_204433.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-75762394864922740472024-02-04T00:01:00.001-05:002024-02-04T00:01:00.139-05:00Lighthouse<p> Today's theme for Sunday Stamps is lighthouses, and look what landed just yesterday from Heleen! And check out the date on the postmark.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptTwlYrnOJvd0DzrgqbY-p4K0wKW831GE55WpzxSrvPijj4QNrzui4tm3UYB9rmLBXWHIZoWLeplaWuDZoCs2jquxnampv0UJPOHlIdeii_Qid3f0qjUIjCUktbvGwHn4FJ9a3-pSVCkchtLQsQDgj_EnU2qQw0WxdgXpEtIkZMn_cDEPbswXH8KWTKE/s2727/20240203_122019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="2727" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptTwlYrnOJvd0DzrgqbY-p4K0wKW831GE55WpzxSrvPijj4QNrzui4tm3UYB9rmLBXWHIZoWLeplaWuDZoCs2jquxnampv0UJPOHlIdeii_Qid3f0qjUIjCUktbvGwHn4FJ9a3-pSVCkchtLQsQDgj_EnU2qQw0WxdgXpEtIkZMn_cDEPbswXH8KWTKE/w400-h211/20240203_122019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>For <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">more links to lighthouse stamps visit See it on a Postcard</a></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-3695995951820842492024-01-28T00:01:00.016-05:002024-01-28T00:01:00.138-05:00Trees<p> The theme for this week's Sunday Stamps is trees.</p><p>The Christmas tree is still up (probably going to come down at Candlemas), so here's one of last years Snow Globe stamps with a Christmas tree inside, a bit obscured by the postmark, which festively has a matching tree inside a snow globe.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwkjecf5T1edxX-bLLLvxZsaeCZDPugYz0QGM3TeO6K-XxZzS7fnbamAbm7BJyTrG2HckUO87w68-Di4oq1kDjgcJyaMLzZtzBBPE6Lrg0FratkUg2Dte5tf9qzkuXNVP7Faxa40_BGU0MMzqwdPVszvUzTF4mf6AI6QMSajpiE9wduu9cC5kJYR1BpE/s4032/20240124_182912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwkjecf5T1edxX-bLLLvxZsaeCZDPugYz0QGM3TeO6K-XxZzS7fnbamAbm7BJyTrG2HckUO87w68-Di4oq1kDjgcJyaMLzZtzBBPE6Lrg0FratkUg2Dte5tf9qzkuXNVP7Faxa40_BGU0MMzqwdPVszvUzTF4mf6AI6QMSajpiE9wduu9cC5kJYR1BpE/w400-h180/20240124_182912.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>And just in from Fabienne, this lovely stamp celebrating the tenth anniversary of France's Patronage Law, which concerns philanthropy, and philanthropic organizations and associations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY4QRjsbVqHcCJyvwqqMohl2Seu48XdZ_-2JA1ma4gkKWufvlpNJdHbC533F9Wgv0JbYKOQB4cbOi9jarSP-qR7XxK_akL-sz6rDeLB_P775G39yiPn-4wnhJzkbIR7E2VZ9iHFAhm5t83xJIzFj1SArJZrQbaTaOEIJAmklNadi5RpAAk37-9bthexc/s2506/20240127_121952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="1707" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY4QRjsbVqHcCJyvwqqMohl2Seu48XdZ_-2JA1ma4gkKWufvlpNJdHbC533F9Wgv0JbYKOQB4cbOi9jarSP-qR7XxK_akL-sz6rDeLB_P775G39yiPn-4wnhJzkbIR7E2VZ9iHFAhm5t83xJIzFj1SArJZrQbaTaOEIJAmklNadi5RpAAk37-9bthexc/w273-h400/20240127_121952.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><p>For <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">more links to trees on stamps check out the links at See it on a Postcard</a>.</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-1921979035816176632024-01-25T00:01:00.004-05:002024-01-25T00:01:00.253-05:00Whenever I was doing nothing<p> A very interesting postcard received from Yuziye via Postcrossing sharing a Chinese saying, "Eat and wait for death." Glad my parents didn't know Chinese, I would probably have been on the receiving end of this saying a few times!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQV2wJmubZ7xfwHRBXjHDpHwJvhxcwIVTLvsVO720S-oKduXpiOuZ5V0se8oMoTy_d3CNS-i9a-hZpoeVMba8FkNt5JtMbq75Wzh295w3furEJ2mds8O3_EG-CpCvkxRrixULYYtZg7Aueo-yaeonfD5NlgisrUGcceGstSFzl5WC8TSPwmXpjlifzLI/s4032/20240124_181141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQV2wJmubZ7xfwHRBXjHDpHwJvhxcwIVTLvsVO720S-oKduXpiOuZ5V0se8oMoTy_d3CNS-i9a-hZpoeVMba8FkNt5JtMbq75Wzh295w3furEJ2mds8O3_EG-CpCvkxRrixULYYtZg7Aueo-yaeonfD5NlgisrUGcceGstSFzl5WC8TSPwmXpjlifzLI/w400-h180/20240124_181141.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is my first time linking up for Thursday Postcard Hunt - this week's theme is inspirational thoughts/funny sayings.</p><p>Explore <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">more postcards with this theme by visiting See it on a Postcard</a>.</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-14481411637375154922024-01-21T00:01:00.013-05:002024-01-21T00:01:00.135-05:00José de Sousa Saramago<p> The theme for today's Sunday Stamps is writers, and fortuitously a letter from Eva arrived yesterday with a stamp celebrating the centenary of the birth of José de Sousa Saramago (1923-2010), who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1998.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IWHthZEsIvvdyVmOGwdvi-kpNcDERVWbbYDYwZ_7dL29xD5v9yijFcxwkJP3-1XipaVBOZ8husARxJjqhZkPkquENj-OoH9gNRUp0yMDPaSkWaFsQb5PzkixrlcWik9gSw28cRAvH9qvpu3YLMb_dQqdQTrwPvkxHYWEmngx_sV09pASN_4bCEl5OPk/s1513/20240120_142553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1513" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IWHthZEsIvvdyVmOGwdvi-kpNcDERVWbbYDYwZ_7dL29xD5v9yijFcxwkJP3-1XipaVBOZ8husARxJjqhZkPkquENj-OoH9gNRUp0yMDPaSkWaFsQb5PzkixrlcWik9gSw28cRAvH9qvpu3YLMb_dQqdQTrwPvkxHYWEmngx_sV09pASN_4bCEl5OPk/w400-h300/20240120_142553.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>José Saramago was a Portugese writer who left Portugal in 1992 after the government ordered one of his works, <i>The Gospel According to Jesus Christ</i>, be removed from being considered for the Aristeion Prize.</p><p>He then lived in exile in Lanzeroti (The Canary Islands, Spain) until his death.</p><p>You can <a href="https://www.correos.com/sala-prensa/correos-presenta-un-sello-conmemorativo-en-el-centenario-del-nacimiento-de-jose-saramago/" target="_blank">read more about the stamp from Correos here</a>. A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Saramago" target="_blank">link to his English wikipedia page is here</a>.</p><p>Have you read any of his work? If so, do you have a recommendation for which one to start with?</p><p><br /></p><p>For <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">more links to stamps on writers, visit SeeItOnAPostcard</a>.</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-61264776870241424242024-01-20T00:01:00.002-05:002024-01-20T00:01:00.148-05:00Postage rates go up tomorrow<p> It's that time of year - USPS rates increase tomorrow, so if you want to save money today's your last day to buy stamps at the current rate. If you use the largest seller of stamps in the US, the USPS online shop, you only have until 11pm eastern as they'll be performing upgrades to the system.</p><p>Rate changes:</p><p>First class forever stamp - up 2c to 68c</p><p>Postcards within the US - up 2 c to 53c</p><p>International postcards and letters up to 1 oz - up 5c to $1.55</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-56910494919133481162024-01-17T00:01:00.001-05:002024-01-17T00:01:00.134-05:00Dear Eduardo<p> Do you remember the 'Who is Eduardo Munez?' project?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6kDitFJWkst9wyhJiIsnyqz3zHly_heJoDnARYgTULu5t9fggezaxwT28B4oarac7VCl5Q-cxRBZ4bI9s3dnUCDO9YMJCOGZAqqLhR-V_kOCVWYyMA3rLX_iNWW7T73azNvo_JBzDzo/s1600/638eduardo13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1600" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6kDitFJWkst9wyhJiIsnyqz3zHly_heJoDnARYgTULu5t9fggezaxwT28B4oarac7VCl5Q-cxRBZ4bI9s3dnUCDO9YMJCOGZAqqLhR-V_kOCVWYyMA3rLX_iNWW7T73azNvo_JBzDzo/w400-h269/638eduardo13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Did you send in an envelope?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift6R9MD-6DUKG3Nn-H5yMtik1-XJk6fZr53ieD4vHjkCuvjhMJun0EdnczQ7fbmWDXPBeWhsLafr7UhhSMYWCMbHJw8ivjky7vUqs_jvpJ8BpAvez1VZcUCSNtOHV0sHsf3QFoza6tIU/s1600/490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift6R9MD-6DUKG3Nn-H5yMtik1-XJk6fZr53ieD4vHjkCuvjhMJun0EdnczQ7fbmWDXPBeWhsLafr7UhhSMYWCMbHJw8ivjky7vUqs_jvpJ8BpAvez1VZcUCSNtOHV0sHsf3QFoza6tIU/w400-h266/490.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>You can watch this short film titled 'Dear Eduardo' for free on youtube now!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-fCY4zWKRgY" width="320" youtube-src-id="-fCY4zWKRgY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-38283340224498250312024-01-14T00:01:00.029-05:002024-01-14T09:41:19.688-05:00De Hef Railway Bridge<p> Today's Sunday Stamps theme is bridges.<br /><br />Heleen sent me this stamp featuring De Hef railway bridge in Rotterdam. Built in 1927, De Hef means 'the lift', and its official name is Koningshaven Bridge. There were plans to demolish the bridge in 1993, however the protest against it by local residents was heeded. The bridge gained international notoriety in 2022 when there was a proposal to dismantle it to allow Jeff Bezos' (billionaire owner of Amazon) yacht to reach open water via the Koningshaven channel. Protests once again won the day, and the bridge was untouched.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVtBCtVzg1ixwX_Ir7XIakTALFc9hOqXhc9Vmbu7qW0WSOpNStATM2A5AU3fSicxkVL55Yv3hfX132Ffcbv11h7EuN4PbFmVPK-e51LAH4Dhyb4c_DuZUncIhjUfH4uxmTPMuR4NQgQDgkKUuP1LBOsIMOonNJCyzvxOUfjE05j5UH9HyQH21Rr6uKnA/s1080/Screenshot_20240113_165218_Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1080" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVtBCtVzg1ixwX_Ir7XIakTALFc9hOqXhc9Vmbu7qW0WSOpNStATM2A5AU3fSicxkVL55Yv3hfX132Ffcbv11h7EuN4PbFmVPK-e51LAH4Dhyb4c_DuZUncIhjUfH4uxmTPMuR4NQgQDgkKUuP1LBOsIMOonNJCyzvxOUfjE05j5UH9HyQH21Rr6uKnA/w400-h208/Screenshot_20240113_165218_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This stamp was issued in 2014 as part of a series that celebrated 175 years of Dutch railways.</p><p>For more links to bridges on stamps, <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/01/bridges.html" target="_blank">check out the links at SeeItOnAPostcard</a>.</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-48259598375337856892024-01-07T00:01:00.004-05:002024-01-07T00:01:00.136-05:00Sunday stamps - places of worship<p> For today's theme, I am sharing a single stamp from France thanks to Fafa.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ecdCLpNR2Y8RADAHQ1Ic5djFoE5eI8HruWTZLqerif9aFS-awr_bEbJAU98iCupJcOJHWAmvZD6UofZxSEfktQZyQDCLvrG6rPpl-pnF2XYoksN2gTTFq8N4PeVTAO_3eeKOQG9yssTctyrI2b1R1ndasBQhSyHW_ulZVqcbmsWzQpG5h9LLDfq9Elo/s1813/20231220_183851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1813" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ecdCLpNR2Y8RADAHQ1Ic5djFoE5eI8HruWTZLqerif9aFS-awr_bEbJAU98iCupJcOJHWAmvZD6UofZxSEfktQZyQDCLvrG6rPpl-pnF2XYoksN2gTTFq8N4PeVTAO_3eeKOQG9yssTctyrI2b1R1ndasBQhSyHW_ulZVqcbmsWzQpG5h9LLDfq9Elo/w400-h389/20231220_183851.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The church, Église Saint-Pierre (St Peter's church) in Riga, Latvia with snow. Construction began in 1209, and you can access the Wikipedia page for more information: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Church,_Riga</p><p><br /></p><p>Go to Sunday Stamps for more links on today's theme. https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-14880907327917156402024-01-02T00:02:00.003-05:002024-01-02T00:02:00.143-05:00Lucky Lemonpig<p> I hope that Momo the lemon pig will bring good fortune this year to all our postal endeavors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLgRIxbUIl3ougM0CbaC72plRN89TP38thdFg_RfekpiSKTru1Efz6cIRVHwP-cGcndDQ2iRCOXeI6c9ol7iaCjlii9iFBVy1JCsPpAvXv-EuNJxyBF2I44SJHoTma-RV4_jCacBqeWD-NB9KvQDRucW3rfxPmwUVIRkqZh7vJfhzKURxkGvjChu3NMo/s2801/20240101_113832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLgRIxbUIl3ougM0CbaC72plRN89TP38thdFg_RfekpiSKTru1Efz6cIRVHwP-cGcndDQ2iRCOXeI6c9ol7iaCjlii9iFBVy1JCsPpAvXv-EuNJxyBF2I44SJHoTma-RV4_jCacBqeWD-NB9KvQDRucW3rfxPmwUVIRkqZh7vJfhzKURxkGvjChu3NMo/w259-h400/20240101_113832.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-86481914257007299532024-01-01T00:01:00.004-05:002024-01-01T00:01:00.135-05:00Happy New Year!<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Welcome to 2024! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This beautiful card is from CJ (<a href="https://cjkennedyink.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">check her blog out</a>) - thank you! A pair of cardinals usually nests in or adjacent to the back yard, so these are special birds to me. I hope they bring us all the best of luck in the coming year.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUljPk_9lQiuUQYjvfIl42oQ99MRp4icN7v7S94lkTYZWFsi_x6DUPIoD83K9zPfcrt9EjAKzXhmNP0n6mwqFbeUG_dwxs7ZpX019V5bqaDirjpmabT0qTrU71pY8lc1k71HSDN1YhKooWhRy6BEGESwWGTiZNASC4VLFOOZz3_CzPhMbaL5Drg8A8zI/s3686/20231226_110324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUljPk_9lQiuUQYjvfIl42oQ99MRp4icN7v7S94lkTYZWFsi_x6DUPIoD83K9zPfcrt9EjAKzXhmNP0n6mwqFbeUG_dwxs7ZpX019V5bqaDirjpmabT0qTrU71pY8lc1k71HSDN1YhKooWhRy6BEGESwWGTiZNASC4VLFOOZz3_CzPhMbaL5Drg8A8zI/w198-h400/20231226_110324.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-25269082350590108722023-12-31T00:01:00.022-05:002023-12-31T00:01:00.243-05:00Night Scenes for New Year's Eve<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3MXTcJb9kpl4nBp7zAnEflA3oGIz9yapnPllZK6mkLBq4O6O1eX27dAxM3S3soAQohK8ft5AAZXgaPWsG4Go31LBLYXg4eUas1DCafuoVa2quTnp41nhFX0xN1LixKwPtOUdzGbtOLMekDahS3JpC2_sdG9YZGmvjHtlURkCBBlxZE1UYvGi8mSHv9g/s4032/20231203_184750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3MXTcJb9kpl4nBp7zAnEflA3oGIz9yapnPllZK6mkLBq4O6O1eX27dAxM3S3soAQohK8ft5AAZXgaPWsG4Go31LBLYXg4eUas1DCafuoVa2quTnp41nhFX0xN1LixKwPtOUdzGbtOLMekDahS3JpC2_sdG9YZGmvjHtlURkCBBlxZE1UYvGi8mSHv9g/w180-h400/20231203_184750.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The New Year's Eve theme for Sunday Stamps is night scenes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Based on how bright this lighthouse is shining, I'm going to go with at least twilight on this stamp, which luckily arrived yesterday - Canada Post knocked it out of the park with this design. Also, I had no idea how large the stamp was until I received one - perfect to spot all the little details.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLeb5Hri0z9a3PJ_knMUYECIuK4lcy6sdirkp6nyNSQybZkXBevol_nQR4RlwtSWluTDG_o-oNWpC3UPKgX3iAHR3khiaFa6E7QDofhdBWeTUBONOPQP9HSCZRiCTuUMcmRW6s364H0VicJ_sqi3hLhxSf8ZsoX7mELdiMnSEWNsZoCdwIDYhD80YcDo/s3706/20231230_133452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3706" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLeb5Hri0z9a3PJ_knMUYECIuK4lcy6sdirkp6nyNSQybZkXBevol_nQR4RlwtSWluTDG_o-oNWpC3UPKgX3iAHR3khiaFa6E7QDofhdBWeTUBONOPQP9HSCZRiCTuUMcmRW6s364H0VicJ_sqi3hLhxSf8ZsoX7mELdiMnSEWNsZoCdwIDYhD80YcDo/w196-h400/20231230_133452.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">To finish up a postal (mis)adventure, here is the conclusion to <a href="https://envelope100.blogspot.com/2023/12/unwanted.html" target="_blank">my story that started on this post</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I mailed four large envelopes (or 'flats' in USPS-speak) to the UK, France, Netherlands and Spain on Dec 1. The one to the UK was returned to me on Dec 11 with a label saying it needed a customs label, while the others reached their destinations. Well, as soon as I added the customs label, that meant the flat was now a package, so I had to add about $11 to the original amount (shown below). The amazing news is that, in spite of some really slow travel times to Europe in December, it arrived in 10 days, just in time for Christmas.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViBGfWm4lP0hoJpmuFYju1LMrqjmBFZFD8j1EgdC6tc8rsjcamla4xoUZ_6XHt3bT3Xgs9dYDPOYojMmhhAmGzYsjPunxBP8iFyaGJSnSEcQqwkEquSaHO68oeS19vakcjRfY_9k4BOp5fG6Ogs0jxo6vhvG_5fGvI2DLA1qgMk2kMLIzlvu41gEBjFI/s518/Resized_Resized_20231129_144427_363881098233948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="518" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViBGfWm4lP0hoJpmuFYju1LMrqjmBFZFD8j1EgdC6tc8rsjcamla4xoUZ_6XHt3bT3Xgs9dYDPOYojMmhhAmGzYsjPunxBP8iFyaGJSnSEcQqwkEquSaHO68oeS19vakcjRfY_9k4BOp5fG6Ogs0jxo6vhvG_5fGvI2DLA1qgMk2kMLIzlvu41gEBjFI/w400-h299/Resized_Resized_20231129_144427_363881098233948.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two of the Woodland Animal stamps are night scenes - the rabbit and the owl. Interestingly, I have received several rabbits and foxes, but neither of the others in my holiday mail. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For more links to night scenes on stamps, <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">visit See it on a Postcard.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a safe and fun New Year's Eve celebration, and best wishes to everyone for 2024.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqH5NJwL_SWu60PrQ1Y2kujXzNDmE-Tp3aTdRbFaZ7aqsOPwkEsqxqlEd2SdT9YhggH-eRrm2lNiDUYhGVI6xEmsyS9APbC3k0xAYt25YsuR_dRgFAD2deguAvZMGQ7PUQ6Q6maDKf0aB5z4iJ_s2yoYPeTsdM-RDKocgChk38xE2MllUTCUm4gGEo4M/s4032/20231203_192938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqH5NJwL_SWu60PrQ1Y2kujXzNDmE-Tp3aTdRbFaZ7aqsOPwkEsqxqlEd2SdT9YhggH-eRrm2lNiDUYhGVI6xEmsyS9APbC3k0xAYt25YsuR_dRgFAD2deguAvZMGQ7PUQ6Q6maDKf0aB5z4iJ_s2yoYPeTsdM-RDKocgChk38xE2MllUTCUm4gGEo4M/w180-h400/20231203_192938.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-21136834723053867532023-12-28T00:01:00.001-05:002023-12-28T00:01:00.140-05:00Look what just flew in<p> Love this guy from Carroll</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzExJCTGzFtxPC1f2XIWk6L_HSZSc1sp5DOfYJeX3swleOvvE_hiO7_MSadFgThNq1-BZenofeNpz23rWo62kOz-qAyB-UlqwNxAeH9zCJZgaghAkaLwdT9rVIHtkl31AY8qMuZM2H2H_BY7LNK0FBrkdF6QEu_d33IrbjhK1Rm59OWC5RXMkdhA65T40/s4032/20231226_105824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzExJCTGzFtxPC1f2XIWk6L_HSZSc1sp5DOfYJeX3swleOvvE_hiO7_MSadFgThNq1-BZenofeNpz23rWo62kOz-qAyB-UlqwNxAeH9zCJZgaghAkaLwdT9rVIHtkl31AY8qMuZM2H2H_BY7LNK0FBrkdF6QEu_d33IrbjhK1Rm59OWC5RXMkdhA65T40/w180-h400/20231226_105824.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMuXT5vfHml34fMdj_rXhjz2ZHGt1sw2tZ-5NoFvCrIxNv8stvKubK_kOk1uwFP_55V-UGvJZMQFkOWYL3pMwriifhz9RTJ6_fuHNt7wiix8mN5EBBU0hr6biYbJ-cMLlHf5c7w8k-F-_YujbVuuVsA7k9TQwD4WnhEsHINJlebSTLIqRHMIX5G7SkpE/s1816/20231226_105848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="1816" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMuXT5vfHml34fMdj_rXhjz2ZHGt1sw2tZ-5NoFvCrIxNv8stvKubK_kOk1uwFP_55V-UGvJZMQFkOWYL3pMwriifhz9RTJ6_fuHNt7wiix8mN5EBBU0hr6biYbJ-cMLlHf5c7w8k-F-_YujbVuuVsA7k9TQwD4WnhEsHINJlebSTLIqRHMIX5G7SkpE/w400-h324/20231226_105848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>Thank you, this made me smile!</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-60112261070728574602023-12-26T00:01:00.001-05:002023-12-26T00:01:00.268-05:00Happy Boxing Day<p> To all who celebrate, enjoy the day!</p><p>Thanks for this lovely card, Fafa</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wFRBf0_e9MJazRr24MsjfG9tRRsfpx5oY51hSCGbo0TI0CoKsfjEXP1Qfr41lt2-MtepmAa5yD51JhfwWHJ9v061gm3Mv_lEkRF2BUdVCCOCn1SI5ViV2hUSbO-wnvTkbFSeDnt1ocmMbpL3TgM5DagN8ChqDuTio-FlsdPVuP0jXoo6DnFsec4ld2k/s3025/20231223_150707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3025" data-original-width="1815" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wFRBf0_e9MJazRr24MsjfG9tRRsfpx5oY51hSCGbo0TI0CoKsfjEXP1Qfr41lt2-MtepmAa5yD51JhfwWHJ9v061gm3Mv_lEkRF2BUdVCCOCn1SI5ViV2hUSbO-wnvTkbFSeDnt1ocmMbpL3TgM5DagN8ChqDuTio-FlsdPVuP0jXoo6DnFsec4ld2k/w240-h400/20231223_150707.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-88998896674107016202023-12-25T00:01:00.008-05:002023-12-25T00:01:00.139-05:00Have a peaceful Christmas Day<p> If you celebrate, have a lovely day. If you don't, I hope your day is peaceful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdXtFIfgemx90G62pMW5jRBqpOoP4MxIbPQvgwg-0gwQ6owGHMJGfEKr6tjtEjto2YUr31qL0KzHcipuUv9C_AYL4wnhvaf_YLMrGowjIADwBpafnQY3lRPxAhoYGh3aFrRZyuHVh02cYUDhMWLsbMNWO7W4vXvst_o8KRFAvPRyGlGmZ-LLRfSCeRCg/s4032/20231218_152634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdXtFIfgemx90G62pMW5jRBqpOoP4MxIbPQvgwg-0gwQ6owGHMJGfEKr6tjtEjto2YUr31qL0KzHcipuUv9C_AYL4wnhvaf_YLMrGowjIADwBpafnQY3lRPxAhoYGh3aFrRZyuHVh02cYUDhMWLsbMNWO7W4vXvst_o8KRFAvPRyGlGmZ-LLRfSCeRCg/w400-h180/20231218_152634.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>Postcard from Eva showing the Portal de Sant Pere, with the star showing the way for the Magi.</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-19423095581371056102023-12-24T00:30:00.039-05:002023-12-24T03:32:42.340-05:00Sunday Stamps - more Christmas<p> Stained glass windows from Switzerland (2022)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JytyGHTFdCm2WaDA0E-aq9Nk2CjvvgCgt2oloZ4FaLEqL8UXxn8HN8hxJVxYVxj1aBO1OFj9oomO8ox_v3BOJHBCDFJ1mGn6TN6PAWUgoCVkFPU1rzDjPJuf-zx2cwEMS9aTqOfIlsr3vynpO_5c8TIjCIaC98cbWH0VNrT89vqscrYIyMjhBBeE/s2229/20230128_072456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2229" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JytyGHTFdCm2WaDA0E-aq9Nk2CjvvgCgt2oloZ4FaLEqL8UXxn8HN8hxJVxYVxj1aBO1OFj9oomO8ox_v3BOJHBCDFJ1mGn6TN6PAWUgoCVkFPU1rzDjPJuf-zx2cwEMS9aTqOfIlsr3vynpO_5c8TIjCIaC98cbWH0VNrT89vqscrYIyMjhBBeE/w326-h400/20230128_072456.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>As Eva wrote, a somewhat somber Christmas stamp from Spain this year</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MBZG0TPYbqKiAI8LMUBgp5NvrRwX3JQncXggENdIElJ-XD_DYucG6GCu1MSDN9V3YLD774bNF1W8GOQ2TV75YSiiZL70MUAMcc0ksLCQ_wNNidg7ZPwqr8da_4zPquPoK13npij5fW32_rPyqCXQZiQZAgJpg7UxTB8-JKi2mhniVpu1he22m2GTC98/s2126/20231218_153305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MBZG0TPYbqKiAI8LMUBgp5NvrRwX3JQncXggENdIElJ-XD_DYucG6GCu1MSDN9V3YLD774bNF1W8GOQ2TV75YSiiZL70MUAMcc0ksLCQ_wNNidg7ZPwqr8da_4zPquPoK13npij5fW32_rPyqCXQZiQZAgJpg7UxTB8-JKi2mhniVpu1he22m2GTC98/w341-h400/20231218_153305.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From Royal Mail's set this year featuring lyrics from carols:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24UURxS3K7ZJWQCiPUzmZH2c0hwYJjNv23BErzqWb8hDPn1PIiOFTNLUT1g1xBGi4ZO3qdZhCMNFCS1GHETL3ZJYHEKgqLqZbyKFSxMBFGVqjyfabZpIN2PlPyBUA1ORjIPbBfFEmaQ1nSCSSaj3hqCTqTyBo34crl0M6-2xRqx0jlYvA01FWcyC3WXY/s2405/20231212_194359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2405" data-original-width="1783" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24UURxS3K7ZJWQCiPUzmZH2c0hwYJjNv23BErzqWb8hDPn1PIiOFTNLUT1g1xBGi4ZO3qdZhCMNFCS1GHETL3ZJYHEKgqLqZbyKFSxMBFGVqjyfabZpIN2PlPyBUA1ORjIPbBfFEmaQ1nSCSSaj3hqCTqTyBo34crl0M6-2xRqx0jlYvA01FWcyC3WXY/w296-h400/20231212_194359.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A very nice stamp from Greece showing the three magi, with a beautiful gold foil accent. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc037CGkQm4EBQZ3FrIzKdB5KSQwP1DpNw2jjrHGkNMRXgG6xVe9UEBBVJSWvHqhmrXoVBL0IXtey6ejP8CWSnyli_rksOrUMo-7jfRd4OTThp4ok8431iox6okO2w3HZQ-czYFFK9VNanID0_kkbQ0FD7nSoIMbU5KhWoC6CQabkm6ka5GyaCrYqqbM/s2400/20231219_184156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc037CGkQm4EBQZ3FrIzKdB5KSQwP1DpNw2jjrHGkNMRXgG6xVe9UEBBVJSWvHqhmrXoVBL0IXtey6ejP8CWSnyli_rksOrUMo-7jfRd4OTThp4ok8431iox6okO2w3HZQ-czYFFK9VNanID0_kkbQ0FD7nSoIMbU5KhWoC6CQabkm6ka5GyaCrYqqbM/w303-h400/20231219_184156.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And some lovely stamps from France, courtesy of Fabienne. I love the red and blue against the red envelope, and the polar bears are my favorite. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEFCS94KleVH9IRH_A39yRj6aigOg2TRH7aMaBqEQ4RlpMCWCAQP3T3HDPZu-exMDBwPczxbDfXhyVQUPTJRnuQqueu6thirqjBr6CLDuwRN6LLTzNjpZBF9MqUWXMrqGUemyXeOqJgoIL1djn3DTEwfQZYSw2zIOzuKKhOjdC3VFzOshSDTc5GR4hWw/s3063/20231223_150607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3063" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEFCS94KleVH9IRH_A39yRj6aigOg2TRH7aMaBqEQ4RlpMCWCAQP3T3HDPZu-exMDBwPczxbDfXhyVQUPTJRnuQqueu6thirqjBr6CLDuwRN6LLTzNjpZBF9MqUWXMrqGUemyXeOqJgoIL1djn3DTEwfQZYSw2zIOzuKKhOjdC3VFzOshSDTc5GR4hWw/w238-h400/20231223_150607.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For more Christmas stamps check out the links at https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2023/12/snowy-scenes.html</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-81746870715974837002023-12-23T00:01:00.002-05:002023-12-23T00:01:00.144-05:00Postbox Saturday<p> I saw this in a hotel I stayed at recently:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDquBzEEWkdnYkMPi9RJJbipbQd_8g6Ja9xaWGEE8zNzLyg650aov1XVdEj6-HWOjmKYgo9uysRIKVVlvl3SjjitmVxC41kpxCzX0pZO7qs158YHdyVvFWMAcer6j46dwpkK-IuyBefmVvVhp43M6HzkJ8zQ9lZIbZbFlJv1AmTX4luBugLmLc1Jsdl-Y/s4032/20231217_213046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDquBzEEWkdnYkMPi9RJJbipbQd_8g6Ja9xaWGEE8zNzLyg650aov1XVdEj6-HWOjmKYgo9uysRIKVVlvl3SjjitmVxC41kpxCzX0pZO7qs158YHdyVvFWMAcer6j46dwpkK-IuyBefmVvVhp43M6HzkJ8zQ9lZIbZbFlJv1AmTX4luBugLmLc1Jsdl-Y/w180-h400/20231217_213046.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhS6dX1PI2t7IIFRpI2VcJ2M3S6oeq-wnFtAfRddgzB-4t-FerSWx7oQth_Oly6yINrh7gZURmniuBI9CBDwAfXwkwd6wgml09KsfId6jdkeC3Fg1B6xC3aJTojZvbDk0tWgx7Ma9TltoU-yMv_OjPYpCFvUx3lkYSLpFV74h5eLhPhuqLmlk43sjo5dY/s4032/20231217_213109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhS6dX1PI2t7IIFRpI2VcJ2M3S6oeq-wnFtAfRddgzB-4t-FerSWx7oQth_Oly6yINrh7gZURmniuBI9CBDwAfXwkwd6wgml09KsfId6jdkeC3Fg1B6xC3aJTojZvbDk0tWgx7Ma9TltoU-yMv_OjPYpCFvUx3lkYSLpFV74h5eLhPhuqLmlk43sjo5dY/w180-h400/20231217_213109.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>The postcard station had an array of colored pens and some postcards available. </p><p>Would you post something here?</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-7893583452079864152023-12-22T00:01:00.002-05:002023-12-22T00:01:00.141-05:00Snow globes IV<p> The final snow globe postmark features a tree.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdxCY1vfrGi_1RbKXeMol1omUBAR5NoStrC5g7q0jxRs1G7IHl1z17V9No8qIPhlqpO839VvVotvrm1_0TU01RpMTRi-VVnkQx36H9dOFukLhUriAwwLBrIE_3WgyS1AeIaIA09NJ_q0YTjxS3dcpnPZhsDd2pLImdJhtxXTFEKnI-7J1r-fAMxLGkBQ/s4032/20231215_065358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdxCY1vfrGi_1RbKXeMol1omUBAR5NoStrC5g7q0jxRs1G7IHl1z17V9No8qIPhlqpO839VvVotvrm1_0TU01RpMTRi-VVnkQx36H9dOFukLhUriAwwLBrIE_3WgyS1AeIaIA09NJ_q0YTjxS3dcpnPZhsDd2pLImdJhtxXTFEKnI-7J1r-fAMxLGkBQ/w400-h180/20231215_065358.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-19901185021721051062023-12-21T11:50:00.001-05:002023-12-21T11:50:47.535-05:00Solstice<p> Enjoy the winter solstice here in the northern hemisphere. I caught a bit of sunrise this morning, despite a forecast for clouds. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpE_bVsIzr5Lmr2XmyEYrwMerFWsyo3SmtGrrFOTm31BcajL3ILfCnZ5hjL0kHbLvb4vCj317qIPbzunoiWx0oy4kONkDx3koMNvacIgDGPIEDdcew-hChnBvMzRSvTX6MiwZZ0bX2WTJ0USvbsTWMM3Q1C-Qoemy_rNGsTN_RmBoK2POSOzwp-n97E4s/s4032/20231221_072929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpE_bVsIzr5Lmr2XmyEYrwMerFWsyo3SmtGrrFOTm31BcajL3ILfCnZ5hjL0kHbLvb4vCj317qIPbzunoiWx0oy4kONkDx3koMNvacIgDGPIEDdcew-hChnBvMzRSvTX6MiwZZ0bX2WTJ0USvbsTWMM3Q1C-Qoemy_rNGsTN_RmBoK2POSOzwp-n97E4s/w180-h400/20231221_072929.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p>Fear not, we start our journey back to lighter days tomorrow!</p>FinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com4