Sunday Stamps | T Is for Technology

United Nations, 1965. Telstar Communications Satellite

Germany, 2017. 50th Anniversary of the Chip Card

India, 2019. 50th Anniversary of the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology.

Russia, 2021. Autonomous Robot FEDOR. The stamp belongs to the set Technological Achievements of Russia.

Taiwan, 2021. The left stamp is dedicated to Artificial Intelligence and AI, and belongs to the set that commemorates the 110th anniversary of the country. The right stamp belongs to the set Core Industries of Taiwan, and features defense and strategic industries.

This is my T-entry for Sunday Stamps.

Indian Gods

Lord Ganesh, the son of Lord Shiva and Paarvati, was blessed by Lord Shiva that he will be worshipped first in all the religious functions and festivities. 

Radha-Krishna in a Lotus Pond.

Kali, the goddess of transformation (or so the back of the card says).

Postcards sent by Amita (India) and Phillip (the USA).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Sadhu & Mamá Coco

Naga Sadhu. Postcard sent by Amita (India).

Mamá Coco. Postcard sent by Bryon (United Nations).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
June theme: DETAILS

• Week 1 - Architectural
• Week 2 - Geological
• Week 3 - Faces
• Week 4 - Tchotchkes, or touristy items

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Sunday Stamps | Women & Music

All styles of musicians & Singers from different countries for today's Sunday Stamps' topic: Famous Women.

Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
Contralto
USA, 2022

Roza Blaglanova (1922-2011)
Soprano opera & pop music singer
Kazakhstan, 2022

Maria Callas (1923-1977)
Soprano
France, 2023

Patsy Cline (1932-1963)
Country and Western singer, songwriter and pianist 
USA, 1993

Eleanor Collins (1919-2024)
Canada's First Lady of Jazz
Canada, 2022

Elisapie - ᐃᓕᓴᐱ (1977)
Musician
Canada, 2024

Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972)
Gospel singer
USA, 1998

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973)
Gospel singer, songwriter and guitarist 
USA, 1998

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (1916-2024)
Singer
India, 2015

Bessie Smith (1894-1937)
Jazz & blues singer
USA, 1994

Kate Smith (1907-1998)
Contralto, The First Lady of Radio
USA, 2010

Dinah Washington (1924-1963)
Rhythm & blues singer and pianist
USA, 1993

Forgotten Letter from India

 

An envelope from India that offers a lot of entertainment, with all those stamps. 

The letter inside was written in 2022, and it arrived last month. This time, however, there is not the postal system to blame: it was the sender who forgot to send it! The envelope was found in a cupboard after almost two years, and therefore sent. Actually, it travelled quite fast!

Colourful Markets

Hong Kong

Goan Market, by Mario de Miranda

Vegetables market in Brno (Czech Republic)

Postcards sent by Yuk (Hong Kong), Amita (India) and Vlasta (Czech Republic).

Impressive Railways

Inside of the Cincinnati Union Terminal (nowadays a museum centre). Sent by Phillip (the USA), it arrived a bit battered.  You can see the building on another postcard and stamp also sent by him.

Estação da Luz (Luz Station) in São Paulo. Sent by Ivan (Brazil).

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Postcard sent by Amita (India).

A 2 feet (610 mm) toy train on gauge railways that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal with its headquarters at Kurseong. The Train that climbs to 2,200 m (7,218 ft) above sea level at Darjeeling is declared UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.

Dreaming of Letters

Collage on envelope sent by Laura (the UK).

Postcard sent by Amita (India).

Sunday Stamps | Moustachioed Men

Some moustachioed men from different countries, for today's Sunday Stamps' topic: Moustaches. Most of them unknown to me until I looked up for moustaches among my received and not-uploaded-to-the-blog folder of stamps.

Sándor Szurmay
Hungary, 2018

Bal Gangadhar Tilak
India, 2016

Abai Qunanbaiūly
Poland, 2020

Tikhon of Moscow
Russia, 2015

John Archer
United Kingdom, 2013

Joseph Rowntree
United Kingdom, 2016

Joseph Wharton
United States, 1981

Robert Robinson Taylor
United States, 2015

Is Autumn Here?

Postcard of a chestnut sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

Stamp issued by India Post on 15 August 2017, featuring one of the winners of the Beautiful India Nationwide Photography Competition. I do not know when the picture was taken, but it seems Autumn to me.

This stamp belong to the series Animals in their habitats, issued by Swiss Post in March 2022. I like the description on the web:

The first depicts the brown-lipped snail, which carries its home around on its back and can be seen crawling at a leisurely pace over mossy terrain. It adorns the B Mail face value and is also a tongue-in-cheek reference to snail mail.

It was a present from Heleen and arrived inside this envelope.

White Envelopes

Letters sent by Alan (the UK), David (the USA) and Amita (India).

Two Bits of India

Damselflies in Goa

Because every postcard is a bit of culture we can learn from. Postcards sent by Amita (India).

Pani Puri
Crispy crunchy goodness
filled with tangy pani (water)