Sunday Stamps | Dancing around the World

Today's theme in Sunday Stamps is free: Your choice. I have chosen some people dancing in very different styles. Imagine all these people dancing together!

Traditional Khmer Dance
Cambodia, 2014

Fernand Nault - Legends of Canadian Ballet
Canada, 2021

Karen Klein - Legends of Canadian Ballet
Canada 2021

La Salsa
France, 2014

La Valse
France, 2017

August Bournonville
Denmark, 1979

Traditional Ryukyu Dances
Japan, 2009

Margot Fonteyn
Portugal, 2019

Kandyan Dancer
Sri Lanka, 2017

HIghland Gatherng - Na Geamannan
United Kingdom, 1976

Tap Dance
United States of America, 2021

Sunday Stamps | Sea Snails

Some sea snails for today's theme in Sunday Stamps, Wild Life (Any Size):

Queen Conch (Lobatus gigas)
USA, 2017

Textile cone (Conus textile)
Sri Lanka, 2007

Murex Shell (Murex sp.)
Philippines, 2011

Sunday Stamps | Classic Cars

Today's theme on Sunday Stamps is Transportation. 

Cars are not my favourite means of transport, but found some nice stamps featuring classical cars...

Citröen Type A 10 HP
France, 2019

VW Golf Serie 1
Germany, 2017

Wartburg 311
Hungary, 2019

Morris Minor / Rolls-Royce 20/25 / Austin 12 / JAguar ss100
Sri Lanka, 2011

Rolls-Royce "Silver Ghost" & "Silver Spirit"
United Kingdom, 1982

1953 Chevrolet / 1965 Ford F-100
United States, 2016

1938 International Harvester D-2 / 1948 Ford F-1
United States, 2016

The Penny Black (Pub)

How would you name a pub, if you were the owner? The Penny Black is in Singapore. However, this postcard arrived via Sri Lanka, sent by Ravindra.

I guess there is no need to explain the name, but just in case, from its website:

The name “Penny Black” is derived from the world’s first ever self-adhesive postage stamp which was printed black in colour, sold for one penny, and first issued on the 6th May 1840.

Women on Stamps | S for Scouts

Scouting or the Scout Movement is a worldwide educational movement that works for the integral development of the young people, that they may play constructive roles in society, with a strong focus on the outdoors and survival skills. It was founded in 1907 in England, and spread later to a large number of countries.

The stamp above was issued in 1962 to honour the 50th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of America. And, the following one, in 1987:

Scouting seems to be a very popular subject for stamps. In 2007, because of the 100th anniversary of scouting, this was the theme of the EUROPA stamps. If you feel curious, you can see here the great variety of stamps issued.

I have received more stamps, featuring girls and boys:

Czech Republic, 2007

Sri Lanka, 2016

Guernsey, 1985

USA, 1998

New Zealand, 1953

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For the current round of Sunday Stamps A-Z I am showing stamps dedicated to women. You can see here all the Women on Stamps featured on this blog.

Go to Sunday Stamps to enjoy more S-stamps.

Temples on Postcards

Canterbury Cathedral floodlit from the King's School
Painting by John Doyle

The Canterbury War-Horse, 2018

Canterbury Cathedral
England, the UK

Burgos Cathedral
Spain

Bath Abbey
England, the UK
(a former cathedral, actually)

The Round Church, Cambridge

Postcards sent by Laura (Spain & the UK)

Ruranwelisay Stupa, Sri Lanka

The Ruwanwelisaya is a stupa, a hemispherical structure containing relics, considered sacred to many Buddhists all over the world.[1] It was built by King Dutugemunu c. 140 B.C.

Postcard sent by Ravindra (Sri Lanka).

The Sainte-Chapelle ('Holy Chapel') in Paris (France). Stained-glass windows from the 13th century. On the second postcard, Saint Louis holds the maquette of the Chapel.

Postcards sent by Fabienne (France).

St. Peter's Dome (Roma, Italy)
(This postcard arrived from Belarus, though.)

Sunday Stamps | D for Dance

Three different dance styles for the letter D of Sunday Stamps:

France, 2017
L'Étoile, by E. Degas

Cambodia, 2014
Traditional Khmer Dance

Sri Lanka, 2017
Kandyan Dancer

Spain, 2018
Traditional Dance

Trains from Sri Lanka

Illustrated envelope sent by Ravindra (Sri Lanka), railways-themed. You can head to Discover the World on Trains (only one of his many blogs!), to discover more interesting postcards and stamps about trains. His collection is quite amazing.

Galle Fort Lighthouse

Today's theme of Maria's link Postcards for the Weekend is Aerial Views, and I think this postcard sent by Ravindra (Sri Lanka) fits in.

It shows Galle Fort, built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then then fortified by the Dutch from 1649 onwards. It is a historical, archaeological and architectural heritage monument. It has been inscribed as a cultural heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Have you spotted the Galle Lighthouse tower on the postcard?

When I received the postcard above, I remember that Ravindra sent this one some years ago, and I never uploaded it to the blog. It is a better view of Sri Lanka's oldest light station, dated from 1848 (But the current tower is the third one, erected in 1939).

Three Covers with Lighthouses

Sometimes months pass without receiving any lighthouse. And then, suddenly, these three envelopes arrive the same day*!

Sent by Eva (Germany). Two lighthouses on the stamps: Staberhuk and Moritzburg. Can you notice the maps on the selvedge?

Sent by John (the UK). The five lighthouses shown are, from left to right: St. John's Point (Ireland), The Smalls (Wales), Needles Rocks (Isle of Wight), Bell Rock (Scotland) and Eddystone (England). I like how so many different territories of the British Islands are represented.

These are among my favourite lighthouse stamps, especially because of they showing the geographical situation, and that line at the bottom of each stamp that tell how the light flashes.

It is a reused First Day Cover (I mean that it had been previously sent to another recipient who, hmm... sold it?). Anyway, I'm happy that the postal service postmarked the low side of the envelope, so didn't cover the beautiful first day postmarks. Actually, the second postmark is also sea-related. It commemorates the 100th Anniversary of Merchant Navy Convoys.

And this envelope was gently sent by Ravindra (Sri Lanka). He had told me about one stamp, then he sent three lighthouses!: 

-Queen's Tower in Delft Island. It is believed that this tower was used as a Lighthouse during the Dutch period. This stamp was issued on 12 February 2017;

-Talaimannar Lighthouse on the North Western Coast of Sri Lanka. Also, issued on 12 February 2017;

- And the more recent issue (13 Septembre 2017): Dondra Head Lighthouse, near the southernmost point in Sri Lanka and is the tallest lighthouse in the country.


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*Actually, that happened back in November. I take my time to publish, sometimes...