It celebrates the Week of Solidarity, and is a definitive stamp of sorts in that it is frequently re-issued. It arrived on this lovely stylized postcard, which has its own round yellow sun. the colors look much better in person.
Sunday, June 17, 2018
R is for Round
I have been exchanging mail and mail art with Eva for quite a while now, and for the first time I received this round Moroccan stamp.
It celebrates the Week of Solidarity, and is a definitive stamp of sorts in that it is frequently re-issued. It arrived on this lovely stylized postcard, which has its own round yellow sun. the colors look much better in person.
It celebrates the Week of Solidarity, and is a definitive stamp of sorts in that it is frequently re-issued. It arrived on this lovely stylized postcard, which has its own round yellow sun. the colors look much better in person.
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Q is for Quartz
Another mineral for this A-Z, quartz on a Moroccan stamp sent just in the last few weeks (and saving me from going with Q is for Queen ;) .
Don't be fooled, this stamp is tiny (slightly smaller than a Royal Mail Machin definitive). It was issued last year in a set of 10 'Roches du Maroc'. I couldn't find a nice image of the set unfortunately.
Sent on this lovely postcard from Eva.
For more Q subjects on postage head over to explore the links at Sunday Stamps.
Don't be fooled, this stamp is tiny (slightly smaller than a Royal Mail Machin definitive). It was issued last year in a set of 10 'Roches du Maroc'. I couldn't find a nice image of the set unfortunately.
Sent on this lovely postcard from Eva.
For more Q subjects on postage head over to explore the links at Sunday Stamps.
Sunday, June 3, 2018
P is for Pixel Art and (maybe) former Princes.
Although, at the time of this video game release, it wasn't really referred to that way.
These amazing stamps were issued in 2017 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Spanish video game La Abadía del Crimen (The Abbey of Crime), itself based on Umberto Eco's book The Name of the Rose, which was also made into one of my favorite films starring Sean Connery.
Eva sent the stamps on a great envelope - I noticed right away what the drawing was from - but as a bonus to today's Sunday Stamps guests I thought I'd see if you can guess what it is. There are also some definitive Spanish stamps featuring two kings, who, I presume, were once upon a time Princes.
For more links to P-themed postage, head over to Sunday Stamps.
These amazing stamps were issued in 2017 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Spanish video game La Abadía del Crimen (The Abbey of Crime), itself based on Umberto Eco's book The Name of the Rose, which was also made into one of my favorite films starring Sean Connery.
Eva sent the stamps on a great envelope - I noticed right away what the drawing was from - but as a bonus to today's Sunday Stamps guests I thought I'd see if you can guess what it is. There are also some definitive Spanish stamps featuring two kings, who, I presume, were once upon a time Princes.
For more links to P-themed postage, head over to Sunday Stamps.
Sunday, May 27, 2018
O is for Olympic Games
In this case, the Athens games of 2004.
This stamp celebrates Greek athlete Hrysopiyi "Piyi" Devetzi's silver medal placement in the triple jump event.
Her story ends a bit sadly with a ban and revocation of her bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics. Read more at wikipedia.
For more links to stamps with 'O' topics, head over to Sunday Stamps.
This stamp celebrates Greek athlete Hrysopiyi "Piyi" Devetzi's silver medal placement in the triple jump event.
Her story ends a bit sadly with a ban and revocation of her bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics. Read more at wikipedia.
For more links to stamps with 'O' topics, head over to Sunday Stamps.
Sunday, May 20, 2018
N is for Nebula
N is for Nebula, in this case a ring nebula, on this stamp that was slightly damaged in transit. I have a feeling that more recent stamps are made of stronger stuff to survive the seemingly more aggressive sorting machines.
This stamp was issued in 2000 in honor of the Hubble telescope and the astronomer it is named after.
For more postage with an N theme, visit the links at Sunday Stamps.
This stamp was issued in 2000 in honor of the Hubble telescope and the astronomer it is named after.
For more postage with an N theme, visit the links at Sunday Stamps.
Sunday, May 13, 2018
M is for Minerals
These stunning stamps were sent by Eric a couple of years ago.
They feature the minerals gold, sulphur, labradorite and fluorite.
The stamps were issued as part of a 12-stamp set by La Poste in 2016 titled The Mineral World.
They feature the minerals gold, sulphur, labradorite and fluorite.
The stamps were issued as part of a 12-stamp set by La Poste in 2016 titled The Mineral World.
Monday, May 7, 2018
L is for Loyalists
A Canadian stamp for L, The Loyalists, on this current trip through the alphabet for Sunday Stamps.
This stamp was issued in 1984, and commemorates the approximately 50,000 American colonists who remained loyal to the British crown and made their way north to settle in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces after the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War.
The flag in the background is the Grand Union Flag, in use from 1606 to 1801.
For links to more topics with an L theme, head over to Sunday Stamps.
This stamp was issued in 1984, and commemorates the approximately 50,000 American colonists who remained loyal to the British crown and made their way north to settle in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces after the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War.
The flag in the background is the Grand Union Flag, in use from 1606 to 1801.
For links to more topics with an L theme, head over to Sunday Stamps.
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