Thoughtful Choice

Sometimes I am surprised by postcrossers. Someone from Austria chose this 2008 stamp for me, commemorating Spain winning the UEFA European Football Championship that year. I am not into football, but I think it was very thoughtful from the sender.

Spanish stamps are not allowed to feature living people (except the royal family), so I find it curious to see Iker Casillas on a stamp.

Plus, the stamp is (almost) written in Spanish.

Women on Postcards | G Is for Garland-Gumm-Gale

I used a postcard from this series to illustrate letter O (Oz) in the Women on Postcards project. Since Marina sent me another one, I thought it would work for the G.

Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; 1922 – 1969) was an American actress and singer who became a cultural icon. She achieved international recognition for her portrayal of Dorothy Gale in the musical film The Wizard of Oz (1939). 

Dinosaurs

Sent to Marina (the USA). Made out of a magazine cover. She got it!

Sunday Stamps | P Is for Piaf

I used these stamps of Edith Piaf on a previous round of Sunday Stamps A-Z, long ago. They were issued in 2012.

But I have recently got a third one, from France. I was wondering why they have used the same picture... until I realised it was a joint issue with the USA!

This is my P post for Sunday Stamps A-Z.

Joy

This stamp is perfect for any occasion!

Fifteen Years

Can you believe this blog is 15 years old?

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Gardens

Meise Botanic Garden (Belgium). Postcard sent by Anick.

Postcard sent by Eeyoreinoz (Australia).

Rear view of Het Loo Palace with the King's Fountain (Apeldoorn). Sent by Freddy (the Netherlands).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
May theme: PARKS AND GARDENS

• Week 1 - National Parks
• Week 2 - Public Gardens
• Week 3 - Beaches
• Week 4 - Forests

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

They Did It

Again!

Women on Postcards | N Is for Novelist

I hope she does not mind to share this post with a couple of fellow (male) novelists...

Comics by Tom Gauld. Sent by Phillip (the USA).

Enjoying Spring

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Sunday Stamps | O Is for O Beautiful

America the Beautiful is an American patriotic song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey. Bates wrote the words as a poem, and it was first published in the Fourth of July 1895 edition of the church periodical, The Congregationalist. At that time, the poem was titled America.

On 4th July 2018, USPS issued a 20-stamp sheet where each stamp features a photograph that helps illustrate one of five phrases from the song’s famous first verse: “Spacious Skies,” “Waves of Grain,” “Mountain Majesties,” “The Fruited Plain,” and “Sea to Shining Sea.”

I have got some of the stamps:

Spacious Skies

Mountain Majesties

The Fruited Plains

Sea to Shining Sea

You can go to Sunday Stamps to see more O-related stamps.

Postbox Saturday | La Galera

 

The postbox of La Galera. Usually, it is a lonely one: the bar is a temporary one, because of a fair.

Libération

Liberation of concentration camps, 80 years
2025

 

Liberation of concentration camps, 30 years
1975

Déportation
Liberation, 20th anniversary
1964

Résistance
Liberation, 20th anniversary
1964

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Arctic Refuge

Polar bear, Ursus maritimus, cub checks out eskimo elder Daniel Akootchook, on his ATV out on the pack ice, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Postcard sent by Susan (the USA).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
May theme: PARKS AND GARDENS

• Week 1 - National Parks
• Week 2 - Public Gardens
• Week 3 - Beaches
• Week 4 - Forests

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Penny Black Day

Envelopes sent by Alan (the UK).

I have also received this commemorative stamp from Isle of Man:

Is there a Penny Lilac Day?