Sunday Stamps | Women at Work

For today's topic in Sunday Stamps, People at work, I am uploading some stamps featuring working women: 

Consuelo Álvarez Pool, "Violeta",
one of the the first female telegraphists
Spain, 2019

Grinding maize
Transkei, 1976

Letter Carriers: We Deliver!
United States of America, 1989

The British Council
Education for development
United Kingdom, 1989

Sunday Stamps | Red Flowers

Today's theme is Sunday Stamps is The Colour Red. I went for red flowers from different continents:

Australia
24 March 2014
Floral Emblems: Waratah

The USA
16 August 2017
Flowers from the Garden:
Red Camellias and Yellow Forsythia

South Africa
1969
Erythrina lysistemon

Send Me More Succulents...

For I love them!

Echeveria

Faucaria tigrina

Lophophora williamsii or peyote / Agave

Air Mail Labels

Some of the new mail labels that I have been getting lately...

Official

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lithuania

South Africa

Taiwan

United States

Non-official

Special & Beautiful Post Boxes

This postcard was sent by John (the UK) last December. It was posted in a musical Christmas post box in Line Street Station, Liverpool. You can read more about this mail adventure and see the festive post box on John's blog.

On the back, some matching stamps (attacked by the dreadful postal blue pen!!),

South Africa's older letter box still in use is in Worcester Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The box was erected in about 1856 and is fluted in design, with a horizontal letter slot with a flap. The box is traditional Post Office red.

Postcard sent by Dave (South Africa).

Smiling Postman, c. 1900

A French postman posting a letter on this vintage postcard also sent by John (the UK). 

The canals and Beguin convent
Bruges, Belgium

This postcard sent by Laura (the UK) is special because... me too, I have been there!

Hearts on Stamps

France

The Netherlands

Singapore

Spain

This is the first charitable stamp issued by Correos.

South Africa

The USA

Sports on Stamps

The theme for today in Sunday Stamps is sports. I was waiting for this, as I have received some stamps about!

From Canada

This is one of the stamps issued on 12 January 2009 by Canada Post, showing the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Mascots and Emblems. See all the stamps here.

From China

Issued by the China Postal Bureau to commemorate the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay. I love the slogan Light the Passion, Share the Dream.

From Finland

Stamp issued on 2 November 2012. It belongs to the series Memories of Finland. I love this black and white stamp!

From France

This is a favourite. It was issued by La Poste on 7 September 2012, with the title Combattant réalisant un Yoko Tobi Geri. And it and belongs to a wonderful set I would not mind to receive!

From Greece

Issued on June 4, 2013. (Here the set)

From the Netherlands

Vintage stamp from the gulden era, issued in 1999 to commemorate de 100th anniversary of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond (Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association), and portrays Wimbledon winner Richard Krajicek.

From South-Africa

And finally soccer! Stamp issued for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 

By the way: if you are interested in stamps about sports you can visit this site.