Sunday, January 6, 2019

T is for Travelling Post Office


A great stamp, sent on an envelope from Eva, commemorates the 25th anniversary of the last traveling post office in Spain.


The backing of this unusually-shaped stamp features an image of the inside of the train with mail bags and sorting boxes.



And a great card inside.


Thanks for this great stamp and piece of mail!

For more T-themed stamps, visit the links at Sunday Stamps.

13 comments:

  1. Superbe timbre et j'aime beaucoup le wagon postal où l'on voit l'employé des postes devant le casier de tri!Do you know the movie "Jour de fêtes " avec Jacques Tati ?

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    1. I have not heard of this film. My trip to wikipedia was an entertaining one, as I think someone has translated a bit poorly from the French in at least one place: "Marcel and Roger, the two men running the fair, make him their butt and get him drunk."

      I think that should have been, "..make him the butt of their joke...".

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  2. Of the four stamps, the train is definitely the more interesting one!

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    1. There isn't any other stamps with low rates such as 0,01€ to 0,10€, except those of the king. So I must add them to a lot of letters, alas!

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    2. For sure the train is more interesting. I do like how the definitive stamps line up nicely under the train - it also gives you some perspective of how long the commemorative stamp is.

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  3. Train, traveling posT office and the tiny plants with white background look like trees in the mist. So matching!

    Beautiful post!

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  4. A truly great stamp. I've seen nothing like it.

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    1. I think it is a bit of an unexpected celebration. And I am glad that Correos decided to do so.

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  5. Wonderful stamp and I like the concept of including the interior; the romance of sorting the post while speeding through the night.

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    1. I wonder if the workers of the time found it so romantic - I bet they had to work pretty fast to get things sorted before the next drop off.

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  6. I still think that maybe it is a better way to stick this stamp... Glad it arrived!

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    1. I think it looks great, such a cool stamp - thanks again for sending it to me.

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