Sunday, October 4, 2026

Sunday stamps - birds

 I found a few stamps for today's theme.

From Germany, a peacock which is part of the wonderful World of Letters definitive set, issued in 2024.

From the Netherlands, a bird delivering an international envelope

And this impressive California condor issued in 1996. It reminds me of the Skeksis in The Dark Crystal!

Finally, love birds on a postmark from earlier this year

Explore the links to more bird stamps at See it on a Postcard.



Thursday, October 1, 2026

World Postcard Day

 Today is world postcard day - celebrate by sending a postcard!


And always have hope that your postcard will get there...  I sent one to China that arrived after traveling for 278 days!

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Sunday Stamps - Innovation

 Today's theme is inventions, and I think innovations. loosely fits this theme.

This set was issued by USPS in 2020, and covers the modern marvels of computing, biomedicine, genome sequencing, robotics and solar technology.

The stamps have a foil effect which makes them quite attractive, yet also obscures the image somewhat. They are also hard to photograph!



You can see non-reflective version here: Innovation

I sent an envelope for a first day of issue pictorial cancellation to Eva (image from her blog).



For more stamps featuring inventions, explore the links at See it on a Postcard.

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Monday, August 24, 2026

Sunday Stamps on Monday

This week's theme is geology, and this stamp from Croatia shows an interesting formation of a salt water lake above sea level due to underground connections to the sea. This is part of the nature park Telašćica, and you can read more about it by clicking the link.



This stamp was issued in 2020 as part of a series on natural wonders of Croatia. You can see the other two stamps at this link.

For more geology-related stamps, explore the links at See it on a Postcard.