Country Definitives

Country definitives, formerly known as Regional Postage Stamps of Great Britain are the postage stamps issued for regions of the United Kingdom, reflecting the regional identity of the various countries and islands of the British isles.

Some of the latest I have got, with different values:

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Wales

England

So far, only two new barcoded country definitives have arrived. They were issued on 11 August 2022. I guess some people find these stamps boring. Do you?

Sunday Stamps | Race Cars

Today's theme in Sunday Stamps is Automobiles. I know nothing about cars. But it seems to me that the following ones can run pretty fast...

Hardie-Ferodo 500, Bathurst, 1972
Australia, 2002

Ferrari 312 B, 1970
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001

Indianapolis 500
USA, 2001

Hot Rods: Black & Red "Deuce" coupe
USA, 2014

Hot Wheels: Rigor-Motor & HW40
USA, 2018

(Aren't the last two stamps toys?)

Never Stop Exploring

Letter sent by Laura (the UK).

Tulips!

Tulips are among my favourite flowers. Some of the following stamps (the older ones) had been already uploaded to the blog. But I like to see a lot of tulips together!

Beautiful England

Kingsgate Bay

Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Abbey Green, Bath

Postcards sent by Laura & John (the UK).

Year of the Rabbit

I wish you a Happy New Year with a small collection of rabbits and hares on stamps!

Belarus

Canada

France

Hungary

Japan

The Netherlands

Taiwan

The United Kingdom

The United States of America

Sunday Stamps | Some Trees

Today's theme is Sunday Stamps is Trees. 

I found a couple of landscapes full of trees:

Coed y Brenin (King's Forest)
From the series Forests
The United Kingdom, 2019

Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
From Germany's Most Beautiful Panoramas 2018
Germany, 2018

For more urban woods, you can see big trees when visiting Hampton Court Palace in London (the UK):

Hampton Court Palace
The UK, 2018

From the series London Landmarks
The UK, 1980

And I couldn't help uploading this Finnish stamp. I hope all future cities have a lot of trees!

Future City
Finland, 2012

Winter Plants

Letter sent to Laura (the UK).

Winter Tea

Decorated letter sent by Laura (the UK).

I Went to the Woods Because I Wanted to Send a Postcard

Heleen (the Netherlands) sent me this postcard delightfully illustrated by Racey Helps. 

I cannot help thinking that the postcards sent by this bunny family are like this one:

Sent by John, the UK.

Longer Letter Later

 

If you don't have the time/the mood to write a long letter... just a short postcard would do.

Sent by Bryon (the USA).

150 Years of French Postcards

I have recently got this BIG stamp from France. It was issued on 20 December 2022, to commemorate the 150 anniversary of postcards in France.

On December 20, 1872, on the proposal of the director of the Rampont-Léchin Post Office, a finance law formalized the birth of the postcard in France. The first cards circulated on January 15, 1873 and were a resounding success: in one week, 7,412,700 copies were sold. From 1890, the postcard became the preferred medium for correspondence.

The envelope was sent by Fabienne.