Envelope 840 to Eric
Showing posts with label red white and blue stamp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label red white and blue stamp. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Sunday Stamps on Tuesday - Flags
A bit late for last Sunday Stamps' theme of flags and maps. Click the link for more stamps with this theme.
The flag of Ohio is the only non-rectangular state flag - bonus points for knowing what the shape is called without resorting to Wikipedia.
The Ohio flag stamp is from a set of 60 that covered all the flags of the states, DC, and the protectorates of the USA, plus 4 generic stamps featuring the flag, inspired by lines from the national anthem.
Apparently it has been legislated that there is always one or more stamps featuring the US flag, which is why there are so many versions of first class stamps featuring the stars and stripes. I like this abstract version, however it was solidly blasted as one of the least necessary issues from last year.
The stamps are featured on envelope 296 to Nikki in Canada.
The flag of Ohio is the only non-rectangular state flag - bonus points for knowing what the shape is called without resorting to Wikipedia.
The Ohio flag stamp is from a set of 60 that covered all the flags of the states, DC, and the protectorates of the USA, plus 4 generic stamps featuring the flag, inspired by lines from the national anthem.
Apparently it has been legislated that there is always one or more stamps featuring the US flag, which is why there are so many versions of first class stamps featuring the stars and stripes. I like this abstract version, however it was solidly blasted as one of the least necessary issues from last year.
The stamps are featured on envelope 296 to Nikki in Canada.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
Blue, white and red
If you put the five pieces of toothpaste packaging-related mail together, this is what you get. And there can only be one recipient - Christophe's mailarteeth project. This is the largest piece of mail art (when put together) that i have made - 26.0 cm x 49.4 cm. Who knew the official US flag has such an unusual height to length ratio? (1: 1.9)
I hope all the pieces arrive - otherwise it's going to look a bit odd.
And various flag stamps to cover the postage.
I also sent a Tricolor in for the project (link in the side bar).
Stamped with the new $1 patriotic waves stamp, and last year's red, white and blue forever stamp.
The 'waves' stamps never scan well - they are striking in person. I like these more than the waves of color stamps.
Update:
I sent the five pieces on five consecutive days, and they arrived in France on five consecutive days according to Christophe's blog! I am not sure why it worked out so perfectly, but I love the fact that it did.
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Update:
I sent the five pieces on five consecutive days, and they arrived in France on five consecutive days according to Christophe's blog! I am not sure why it worked out so perfectly, but I love the fact that it did.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Guess the stamp game week 2
MMSA ran a handmade envelope challenge - perfect for me!
I sent in 5 envelopes for the exchange and one for the host. As a mini-bonus for the recipients I included a stamp inside the envelope.
The game is for you to see if you can guess which stamp I included for each envelope.
Answer to last week's game:
Red white and blue stamp.
Answer to last week's game:
Red white and blue stamp.
Hester came close with Star Spangled Banner - 1/2 a point!.
Today's envelope is #132
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Today's envelope is #132
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