Sunday Stamps | I Is for Insects

Some Insects for Sunday Stamps: I. Some of these are not the first time they have appeared on the blog.

Actias luna (Luna Moth)

USA, 2025

Aeshna canadiensis (Canada Darner)

Canada, 2007

Argynnis paphia (Silver-Washed Fritillary)

Czech Republic, 2023

Carabus nitens (Golden Bog Groundbeetle)

Belarus, 2016

Castiarina klugii (Jewel Beetle)

Australia, 2016

Cupido comyntas (Eastern Tailed Blue)

USA, 2016

Danaus plexippus (Monarch caterpillar)

Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia moth)

Canada, 2007 & 2009

Deilephila elpenor (Elephant hawk-moth)

United Kingdom, 2020

Petasida ephippigera (Leichhardt's grasshopper)

Australia, 1991

Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue)

Czech Republic, 2020

Stigmodera gratiosa (Jewel Beetle)

Australia, 2016

Happy Epiphany

Tři králové (='Three Kings'), 1955)
Josef Lada

Wie schön, dass du geboren bist
('How wonderful that you were born')

Postcard sent by Tomáš  (Czech Republic) and Bruno (PC).

Christmas stamps

Christmas stamps I received along 2025*:

Canada

1984. Snow in Bethlehem, by David Milne

1985. Santa Claus Parade

2023. Designed by Jocelyne Saulnier

Czech Republic

2020. Illustration by Josep Lada

Denmark

This stamp features Christiansfeld and belongs to the series about UNESCO WHS in Denmark (2020). But any stamp become a Christmas stamp when you apply a festive postmark on it, doesn't it?

France

1966. Georges de La Tour (1593-1652), Le nouveau-né (='The new born').

(Not issued, but sent, as Christmas stamps)

2013. Les Petits Bonheurs: Bienveillance (='Little Joys: Kindness')

2021. Ensemble, fêtons un Noël qui fait du bien

(='Let's celebrate a feel-good Christmas together)

Spain

2024. Tradition of cans dragging by children, Algeciras

United Kingdom

2001. Christmas Skating on Bird Bath (Designed by A. Robins and H. Brown)

2020. Window of St Andrew’s Church, Coln Rogers, Gloucestershire

United States of America

1967. (First stamp issued by USPS to feature the Madonna and Child)

2014. Christmas Magi

2020. Our Lady of Guapulo, 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2024. Label

2014. Christmas Magi

2016. Nativity Scene

2020. Our Lady of Guapulo, 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2018. Global: Poinsettia

2022. Snowy Beauty: Winterberry

2023. Snow Globes

2024. Holiday Joy

2024. Madonna and Child by Sassoferrato

2024. Holiday Joy

2024. Winter Whimsy

2025. Holiday Cheer

(Faint, but I got one of the new Christmas tree pictorial postmarks!)

*Some of them are the same than in previous years. But I keep going these again and again and, certainly... I do not mind!

Books!

Library of Strahov Abbey, Czechia

Postcard from a Poscrossing meeting that took place in a bookstore. On the envelope, matching stamps featuring four Duthc writers: Abdelkader Benali, Bregje Hofstede, Kader Abdolah and Jessica Durlacher. Only one of these names was familiar to me.

Sent by Věra (Czechia) and Heleen (the Netherlands).

Prestige Philately Club Prague

This was on the back of a Postcrossing postcard arrived from Czechia. Seems prestigious enough!

Mushroom Time

Letter sent by Alan (the UK). 

Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

The fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) seems to be popular on stamps. Last year, I got it from the Netherlands:

Vliegenzuam (Amanita muscaria)

And other mushrooms:

Inktzwam (Coprinus comatus)

Orange Birch Bolete (Leccinum rufescens)

Sunday Stamps | Pražský hrad

 

Issued in 2019, this stamp shows Prague Castle, the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic, built in the 9th century.

I have chosen it for today's theme on Sunday Stamps: Cold Vacation Locations. But, actually, there is another stamp showing the same view in the summer.

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Cities in Pink

Budapest (Hungary)

Prague (Czech Republic)
Illustration by Olga Yakubovskaya

Roermond (the Netherlands)

Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

Postcards sent by Micu (Hungary), Ania (Czech Republic), Paul (Netherlands) and Heleen (Netherlands). You can add the last one to this post.

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
January theme: COLOURS

• Week 1 - Blue
• Week 2 - Green
• Week 3 - Orange
• Week 4 - Pink
• Week 5 - Red

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!