Sunday Stamps | Moroccan Kings

Hassan II (1962)

Hassan II (1999)

Moroccan kings on stamps for today's theme on Sunday Stamps: Royalty. 

Two stamps featuring the former King Hassan II, almost 30 years apart. And, below, a more recent stamp I got: the current king (since 1999) Mohammed VI. 

Mohammed VI (2011)

Famous Houses on Postcards

Senate - The Residence of the Russian Federation President
Moscow, Russia

Mendelssohn House
Leipzig, Germany

Postcards received through Postcrossing. Would you like to live there?

A Rainbow of Full Colour Envelopes

Envelopes sent by Laura and John (the UK), Matt (the USA) and Pina (Belgium).

Sending Out Some Typewriters to the World

And getting some, too:

Typewriter, 1972
By Fumio Yoshimura
Wood Sculpture

An Orange Lighthouse to Dream Of

This postcard sent by John (the UK) features Svörtuloft Lighthouse, situated on the westernmost part of the volcanic Snæfelsnes Peninsula, Iceland. It stands around 6 metres tall and boasts a fluorescent orange color. A place I would like to visit one day.

Sunday Stamps | P

Usually, I choose stamps I have got on letters or postcards in order to take part in Sunday Stamps. But today the theme is the letter P, and I thought I could show this envelope I sent to Phillip (the USA).

The first P belongs to a series of 2014 called Spanish Brand. It included several stamps spelling the word España ('Spain'), and dedicated to different topics. The P is for Patrimonio ('Heritage') and features the Court of the Lions in the Alhambra, a UNESCO WHS.

The second P on the envelope belongs to a series featuring the Spanish provinces. I had already shown some of them (here, here, here...)

I used a third stamp, also from 2020, featuring the province of Lleida:

Birthday Wishes

Created by Heleen (the Netherlands)

Today is Mail Adventures' 10th anniversary! I hardly can believe it.

I wanted to do something special in order to celebrate the date with you... But it happens that I am especially busy these days. So I just posting some birthday cards and saying you a really, really big THANK YOU.

Jabberworks

 

It is extra nice when you order something and it arrives inside a hand-drawn envelope! 

(From Sarah McIntyre, the UK).

I tried to draw one of McIntyre's characters...

A Letter on a Postcard

I got this postcard from Lilli (Canada). But, if a map postcard is not great enough... On the back there was a letter. 

Yes: it seems some people is able to write a whole letter on a postcard!

And look at the stamps: a lighthouse, Postcrossing... Just perfect!

Sunday Stamps | Russian Fortresses

Московский Кремль / Moscow Kremlin
(Or just the Kremlin)

For today's theme in Sunday Stamps, Buildings, I have chosen stamps featuring impressive Russian fortresses.

The series started in 2009. I have got different stamps through the years, and I do not get tired of these. Here you have some of them. It would be quite difficult to complete the collection!

Ростовский кремль / Rostov Kremlin

Новгородский кремль / Novgorod Kremlin

Ряза́нский кре́мль / Ryazan Kremlin

Нижегородский кремль / Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
Вологда кремль / Vologda Kremlin

Московский Кремль / Moscow Kremlin

Нижегородский кремль / Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin

Астраханский кремль / Astrakhan Kremilin

The Weight of Friendship

«Letters, especially those bearing too many stamps, carried the weight of friendship.»

Yiyun Li, Dear Friend, from My Life, I Write to You in Your Life

La Libération - De Bevrijding

Stamp issued by Belgium in 2018. More about this issue.

Mail Call from Hungary

Dear fellow mail artists,

I invite you to participate at Mail a smile’s newest challenge. I know this is a difficult period for everyone, but I believe creating art can bring us a tiny bit of peace. I am planning to organize an exhibition of all the mail that arrives, because I am confident your wonderful artwork will bring smiles to all the visitors.
(Location: Győr, Hungary. More details of the exhibition will be shared later.)

Topic: my home
Deadline: July 31st

Please, send your work to this address:
Pálma Puskás
Győrzámoly
Pf.9.
9172
Hungary

(More info: mailasmile.org)      

Sunday Stamps | Labourers

Postcard sent by Bryon (the USA)

Today's theme is Sunday Stamps is Labourers. This stamp of 2018 commemorates the centenary of the first Ukranian currency, and features a worker with a hammer.

Other stamps showing some of the most important jobs in the world...

Farmers

Doctors

Frefighters

Scientists

Educators

Lots of Stamps

I love envelopes with a lot of stamps. The one above was sent by Matthew (the USA), and contained a gift of stamps. The one below was sent by Rosemary (Canada). Notice that all the stamps are unmarked: any cancellation, which is not unusual on Canadian mail.

More vintage stamps on the card inside...