H is for Hearts

The two versions of the forever hearts stamp issued in 2015. On envelopes 972 and 973.

And on envelope 980, the Quilled Paper Heart (2016), Hearts Blossom (2019) and Cut Paper Heart (2014). All of the stamps today are part of the long-standing USPS Love series.

For more stamps with an H theme, explore the links at Sunday Stamps.

Q is for Quilled Heart

The watercolor calendar envelopes work well with other stamps, too. Here is the Quilled Heart stamp on envelope 778 (and the 2015 non-machinable butterfly on 779).

Quilling is the art of using scrolled paper to make 3D artistic compositions. Wikipedia has some info, but better is to google  'quilling' to look for images, many of which are stunning.

The Quilled Heart stamp is the 2016 entry into the USPS Love series. Digital images of this stamp do seem more vibrant and show more detail than the actual stamp, although it has grown on me.

For more stamps with a Q theme, head over to browse the links at Sunday Stamps.

Eric Mondays part 21 - celebrate!

I did send Eric a commercial birthday card as a bonus, and I decided it couldn't go through the mail without a little bit of decoration.

San Francisco

Envelope 412 sent to Pamela, in San Francisco.

A pretty picture

From a photo of a painting I saw hanging in a local coffee shop...

Abstract love

Envelopes 713 and 714 out to Jan (in Washington State) and Terrie.

Elvis

An envelope made from a Philatelic cover sent to an Elvis fan.