JUVENIA 2023 was the National Exhibition of Youth Philately held in conjunction with the National Philatelic Exhibition (EXFILNA) in Teruel. Correos issued this fun stamp in celebration of the event. It features a dinosaur, Aragosaurus Ischiaticus, known as the Reptile of Aragon, reflecting the important findings of some of the oldest dinosaur fossils on the Iberian peninsula there. Thanks to Eva for sending it!
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I love the background colors in this moonrise scene received via postcrossing.
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It's the letter I in the latest journey through the alphabet. This stamp issued by Correos in 2025 celebrates science, technology and innovation with the 40 year anniversary of the Institute of Astrophysics in the Canary Islands.
I just noticed that the stamp has perforations - does that mean the top part could be sent on its own? (I'm glad Eva sent me the whole thing!)
This is a large stamp and has some nice foil effects that are hard to appreciate in photos.
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For today's theme, here's a card for the Year of the Tiger that I like:
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Hortensia is the Spanish (and French) word for hydrangea, as seen on this lovely stamp from 2009, sent by Eva. H is also for Happy Spring in the northern hemisphere, with the equinox being yesterday.
Hydrangeas are a favorite of mine, although my yard does not have the best conditions for growing, so I only have 2 small bushes.
Do you like hydrangeas? Apparently pop star Madonna despises them, so if they're not your favorite you have famous company :)
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Received via postcrossing, this postcard showcases Taiwanese night market culture.
To be fair, the cats here seem to be entrepreneurs rather than pets :)
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Almudena Grandes (1960-2021) was a Spanish author, whose work includes 14 novels and three short story collections, many of which won literary awards. Her work has been adapted for the big screen, and translated into multiple languages. From her English Wikipedia page: she wrote about the Spanish experience in the last quarter of the 20th and first part of the 21st centuries, with her style being that os realism and psychological introspection. Grandes also wrote several novels about resistance to the Franco regime. Her characters are not typically cast as heroes or anti-heroes, rather people muddling through as best they can. Her last completed book, La madre de Frankensstein (2020), was about Aurora Rodriguez Carballeira, who shot her daughter, Hildegart. I have shown Hildegart's stamp in the past.
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