Today is the solstice... time to celebrate the slow return of the sun in the northern hemisphere!
The special postmark celebrates 2025 as being the 250th year since the start of the postal service in the United States. The interesting thing about the USA is that the postal service is written into the constitution - I wonder what it will look like in the future... will we recognize it in 10 years time?
I didn't think I'd have anything for today, then this lovely postcard arrived last week from Belgium via postcrossing.
As it turns out, the sender wrote that they had intended to send a different postcard, then put stamps on this one. A serendipitous mail adventure!
And ornaments in a holiday wreath, also via postcrossing.
For links to more postcards, explore the links at See it on a Postcard
How do you like to choose ornaments - traditional, whimsical, by color, by theme, or a complete mixture of all styles?
Last year Jean inspired me to show a festively designed box of tissues in my tree. This year Meier had the best selection in my opinion, and this bear is my favorite.
Do you like to hunt for tissues with a holiday design? What did you find this year?
It's the letter T for Sunday Stamps
Part of Canada's far and wide set, issued in 2025 this stamp features the Thousand Islands (and the stamp is Tiny)
Here's a Train stamp from Belgium, issued in 1985 as part of a set celebrating 150 years of rail transport. Link to the full set
Explore the links to more T stamps over at See it on a Postcard
Here's a very attractive tree postcard received from a US postcrosser.
and another one arrived this week!
The last card arrived with this festive tree postmark, I think it's new for 2025 🎄
To see more Christmas tree postcards, explore the links at See it on a Postcard.
Do you prefer a real tree, or an artificial one? Or maybe no tree?
Stamps that arrived in 2024
A deer and tree (Holiday Delights, 2020)
Santa's sleigh and reindeer (A visit from St Nick, 2021)
More deer, in a snow forest (Winter Scenes, 2020)
Madonna and child (2024)
Yet another deer (Woodland animals, 2023)
And any stamp can be a holiday stamp with a jolly snowman postmark (Liberty, from Four Flags, 2012)
Mariah Carey has fully defrosted, my tree is up, and the first Christmas mail has arrived.
On a scale of scream to 10, how ready are you for Christmas?
