Sunday Stamps | S Is for Seasons

On January 24, 2021, in Barnesville, Georgia, the United States Postal Service issued the Barns stamps (Non-denominated priced at the Postcard rate) in 4 designs.

The stamps celebrate the beauty and history of American barns. The artist created digital paintings of four types of iconic barns found in the rural American landscape. With differing qualities of light and color, each piece reflects one of the four seasons:

• A round barn surrounded by the hazy light and warm colors of fall;
• A gambrel-roofed barn in summer;
• A forebay barn in an early spring countryside; and
• A Western barn on a winter’s night.

Ashley Walton designed the stamps with original artwork by Kim Johnson. Greg Breeding was the art director.

Information taken from here. This is my S post for A-Z Sunday Stamps.

Rabbit Mail

Letter sent by Lilli (Canada), with a hug-shaped card inside!

Enjoying Spring

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Plants

  

Sent by Janka (the Netherlands).

Plants in Pots, by Sophie Hanton. Sent by Laura (the UK).

Rhus Toxicodendrum L. Sent by Femke (the Netherlands).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
April theme: COLOURS OF THE SPRING

• Week 1 - Pink
• Week 2 - Yellow
• Week 3 - Green
• Week 4 - Purple
• Week 5 - Blue

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Let Spring Begin

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Spring & Tea & Letters

Collages of stickers on spring letters sent to Phillip (the USA) and Laura (the UK).

Gardening Time

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Spring Letters

Letters sent by Laura & Alan (the UK).

Swallows Cutting Through Willow Branches in Spring

Four Seasons is a set of special stamps issued by China Post on March 20, 2017 [...]. The full set consists of 4 stamps. The first stamp is titled Swallows Cutting Through Willow Branches in Spring. It depicts spring scenery: gentle breezes caress the air, willow branches sway on both riverbanks, a group of children fly kites, and swallows dart back and forth, brimming with vibrant life.

(Information taken from this site)

A Letter Is a Gift

Decorated envelope sent by Laura (the UK).

Woman on Postcards | J is for Janneke

Fiep Westendorp is a  (favourite!) Dutch illustrator who became popular due to her long collaboration with writer Annie M.G. Schmidt with their creation of Jip and Janneke. 

Postcard sent by by Romina (The Netherlands). Actually, it is the second time I receive it (which I don't mind, of course).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Postcards on Postcards

Two postcards sent by Bryon (the USA).

This Lavish Spring

Postcard from Kent (UK), sent by Laura.

Spring Readers

This is the perfect season for reading in the garden.

But maybe you prefer to read indoors...

Letter sent by Laura (the UK) and door tag Phillip (the USA).

Spring Cow

Back and front of a collage sent by Fabienne (France). I cannot decide which side I prefer!

And Not Only Daffodils!

Not only daffodils, but the spring mail has brought tulips, wisteria...

Letters sent by Laura (the UK).

Daffodils!

 

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Edo

The Kiyomizu Hall and Shinobazu Pond at Ueno, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). 

Sent by Noriko (Japan).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
April theme: SPRING

• Week 1 - Spring Flowers
• Week 2 - (Song)Birds
• Week 3 - Easter-y Things
• Week 4 - Gardens

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Thursday Postcard Hunt | (Easter) Bunny

Artist: Shupachet Bhumakan

A postcard sent by Bree during a short trip to Thailand last December. It took 20 days to reach me and, as you can imagine, it was not intended for Easter. But... it has a bunny!

Bree went to the post office, paid for the postage and the mail clerk chose and stuck them on himself. He had few room left, so he stuck one stamp on top of the other. 

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
April theme: SPRING

• Week 1 - Spring Flowers
• Week 2 - (Song)Birds
• Week 3 - Easter-y Things
• Week 4 - Gardens

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Magic Bird

The Lost Spells, by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris

Sent by Norbert (Germany).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
April theme: SPRING

• Week 1 - Spring Flowers
• Week 2 - (Song)Birds
• Week 3 - Easter-y Things
• Week 4 - Gardens

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!