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Envelopes 823 & 824 made from a paper bag, one sent to Eric. Bonus points if anyone knows where the bag is from.

Envelope 285 - Go Green Line & Sunday Stamps

Cathy's green lettering made me think of this one to send in return.

I don't have any trains or trams for today's Sunday Stamps theme - the best I can do is fake it with the bus on the green line of this envelope (and even the green line is a fake).

!Update!

Ignore that bit about not having any trains or trams....I had a rummage through mail sent to me last year to find several.

Here's a toy train stamp from the US, Christmas 1992.

Royal mail issued this stamp featuring a Hornby miniature train in 2003 as part of their Classic Transport Toys special issue. This one didn't scan too well, unfortunately - in reality it is a crisp, uncluttered design.

And a fantastic ghost train stamp from the Haunted Canada set issued in 2014. These stamps have some reflective coating on, so they are really impressive to look at in person - the scan doesn't do it justice.

And here's one I haven't sent. It is one of the Earthscape stamps, from the row of Urban images, and features an aerial view of a roundhouse. The initial concept of the Earthscape stamps, according to an interview on USPS with the stamps' art director, was to take a set of aerial images of 1 square mile and turn them into stamps, however that dimension was too restrictive.   They certainly give a unique perspective on urban, rural and natural landscapes.

Bonus stamp, just received on mail this week. It was issued in 1991 to celebrate DC's bicentennial. The image is a vignette from the early 20th century, with streetcars running down Pennsylvania Avenue. The last streetcar ran in DC in 1962, the system having been replaced by buses. Streetcars are being re-introduced with the first line nearing completion, with expected opening later this year.

Mini-French Series part 4 - frog

A frog for Eric's collection.

Envelopes 421, 467 and 351

I haven't answered many mail art calls, however I liked Liberty's one for Hands and Feet.

I had this in my stack of envelopes.

And I thought it went well with all the hands on the Go Green stamps turning things.

Addressed in green, on the arm.

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Eva also had a mail art call that I answered. Hers is for anything to do with the Wizard of Oz. I thought envelope #467 would fit the bill. 

I really wanted to fit 3 Johnny Cash stamps in the black space, but no go. In the end I really liked the effect of Johnny plus a butterfly high in the clouds.

Addressed. I colored in the black town on top of the almost-transparent label.

And the back.

This envelope also had a graphic liner effect (nothing to do with Oz, though).

I almost sent Eva this next one, as she had mentioned the farmers market stamps. Terrie's postcard was sitting right next to Eva's in the reply pile, so she received #351.

(And this is the scanner having its usual meltdown over a white edge)

I like the way the stamp is not easy to recognize immediately.

Addressed.

And the back.

Not as good as a sick bag

A response to the sender of the sick bag, Eric Bruth.

And since I picked up that card at a highway rest stop, I found 3 vehicle related stamps to use for postage.

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And while on the topic of stamps, I almost used Jimi on this envelope, then this one from the Hudson River School set caught my eye.

Envelope 153

This is the second of the new batch. I would never have imagined that I would have an envelope that would be perfect for one of the Go Green stamps.

Naked envelope:



Stamped:



I thought for a while about how to address this one. With the (mostly) clear printer labels I picked up I can use appropriately colored text, but I ended up going in a more literal direction to compliment the envelope. Jean liked it - you can read her reaction here.

Addressed:



And as always, the back: