J is for JFK

Eva sent me this little glassine envelope with some interesting postage.

I've featured the egg stamp in the past. The irregularly-shaped JF Kennedy stamp comes from a mini-sheet issued by Correos that covered events of the 60s.

I like the moon landing footprint stamp on this sheet.

Inside was this fascinating card. I showed another one from this series in the past.

For more links to stamps with a J theme, head over to Sunday Stamps.

I is for Illustrator

This stamp was released in xxxx 2001 (thanks Heleen, and the stamp!) as part of a sheet of 20 American illustrators to celebrate 100 years of this artform.

This stamp features Nora McMein's work, which frequently appeared in advertising and magazines.

For more I links, head over to Sunday Stamps.

Spacebadgers!

Eva sent me these wonderful spacebadgers, who are also Finns. And fab matching stamps.

Thanks so much for this wonderful envelope!!

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.

Hello? It's for you...

Some banana mail I sent to katerina, accompanied by some yellow stamps.

The lunar new year cycle

Sent to Fabienne.

How to get from A to B

Carina has the answer.

And an original print.

More Randomagus from Eva

Another great envelope made by Eva from an art exhibit catalog featuring the collage work of Randomagus.

The franking machine also made absolutely sure each stamp was postmarked . -and yet managed to not obscure the art.

Thanks so much - I love this one.

Originull & void

A sharp piece of mail art from Richard C.

Are you in wonderland?

Great painted envelope from Eva, perfect for spring, and dreaming.

G is for Gingerbread

I hope the snow is over for 2019, but you never know.

I sent these 2013 gingerbread house stamps to Eva earlier in the year. They were the secular holiday stamps that year.

For more G stamps, head over to the links at Sunday Stamps.

Fred Bear

Really nice drawing of a teddy bear on this exchange envelope from Trish. Reminds me a bit of my own childhood bear (who is not in such great condition, I have to say).

Two together

These fun envelopes arrived on the same day.

From Jean, who lives in Iowa, the 150th anniversary of statehood of which is celebrated on these amazingly uncancelled stamps. I love how the 'leg' of the R crosses the C.

and from Lynne. You can't appreciate the metallic colors from the scan. They look great with the tamales stamp from the Delicioso set.

Green!

This fantastic envelope from Grace arrived just in time for St Patrick's Day with a whole lot of green and gold.

Space

An exchange envelope for Suzanne made from a calendar.

Hand-painted card

This work is from Leah.

An exchange envelope from Janet

This fun envelope from Janet sadly encountered the sharpie, and fortunately the year of the dog stamp escaped harm. The stamp colors are so great for this envelope.