Sunday Stamps | Classical Composers & Conductors

 For Music Makers in Sunday Stamps, some well-known composers:

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
China, 2010

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Germany, 2020

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Germany, 2009

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Germany, 2011

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Hungary, 2018

And a couple of famous conductors:

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
USA, 2001

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Hungary, 2018

Rafael Kubelík (1914-1996)
Czech Republic, 1998

Philarmonic

Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic (Lenin Square, Vitebsk, Belarus). Sent by Mary trhough the Postcrossing site.

German stamp from 2017 featuring Elbphilarmonie.

Metropolitan Opera of New York. 1983 USA stamp.

Light Blue Envelopes

Sent by John and Laura (the UK)

Reused Wrapping Paper

Envelope made of wrapping paper, sent to Micu (Hungary).

Love These New Stamps

Aerogram sent by Bryon (the USA).

And then... The whole collection!

Let It Snow

Envelope sent to Phillip (the USA) to match with this card. It arrived on time to get its picture on the Christmas tree...

Cheers

Back to work with very good wishes for the New Year!

Sent by Bryon (the USA) and Heleen (the Netherlands).

Sunday Stamps | Parus Rock

Parus Rock, situated 17 km from Gelendzhik, stands perpendicular to the coast and it is three-quarters hidden underwater. This natural monument, 30 m tall and about a metre thick, is shaped like a rectangular sail.

The stamp was issued on 27 April 2012, and belongs to the series Winter Olympic Games 2014 - Sochi - Tourism on Black Sea. 

This is a Sunday Stamps post, the topic today being Geology.

Reuse!

You can make superb mail with reused material. This is a paper bag envelope containing a folded card made of coffee packaging. 

Sent by Micu (Hungary).

Three Wise Men

Some old and new (in my collection) stamps featuring the Magi...

Australia

Canada

Cyprus

Dominica

Germany

Hungary

Ireland

The Netherlands

Poland

Spain

The United Kingdom

The United States of America

Snowy Blue Wishes for the New Year

Folded cards sent by Rosemary (Canada) and John (the UK).

Never Call If You Can Send a Postcard

Front and back of a postcard sent by Bryon (Canada).

Black Birds

You could not find a better envelope for these stamps. It was made out of a calendar page, by Phillip (the USA).

Mail Call

Postcard sent by Bryon (USA). Friendly reminder that 2023 is a good year to write letters...

Sunday Stamps | The British Museum

The first Sunday Stamps in 2023 is dedicated to Archaeology. So let's start the new year with something old...

These stamps belong to a series issued on 7 October 2003, marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the British Museum in London (the UK).

The stamp above features Sutton Hoo Helmet c6ooad. Excavated from the ship burial in Suffolk, it is one of only four Anglo-Saxon helmets found in Britain.

The stamp below shows a statue of Alexander the Great, c2OObC . Alexander was deified in his own lifetime, and after his death was worshipped as a god in images such as this.

To see the rest of this issue.