From Shopping Bag to Cover

Envelope made of a shopping bag, sent to Laura (the UK).

Tribal Blue Letter

Letter sent to Laura (the UK).

I painted this envelope designed by Katri, from Ivy Lily Crafts, and offered as free printable. So no excuse for not painting another one...

Some Postcards Just Inspire Me

Received from Laura (the UK).

Royals from Thailand

Jobbo sent me these postcards from Thailand. There were no clues about what the postcards represents (so maybe the information I found is not exact).

Portrait of the king Prajadhipok or Rama VII (1893-1941) which is displayed in the Chakri Mahaprasad Hall at the Grand Palace, Bangkok. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of the country.

I guess this is the current royal family.

I would like I could read the stamps...

(Approximation of) Pi Day Mail

Envelope sent by FinnBadger (the USA), with a special pictorial postmark that celebrates Pi Day. And, of course, this had to be accompanied by a round stamp!

Did you know that Pi Day was a thing? And it also exists the Pi Approximation Day, which happens to be today, since the fraction ²²⁄₇ is a common approximation of π.

Have you ever sent/received π-related mail? I have just read on the Wikipedia:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has often mailed its application decision letters to prospective students for delivery on Pi Day.

Reality Is Ƨubjective

And still one more Dada postcard sent by Keith aka Amalgamated Confusion (the USA).

Beer Postcards

Postcards about beer are not the most usual. So I was happy when Heleen (the Netherlands) sent me this illustration by Quint Buchholz (a new favourite!): Flöser. It is an illustration for the boon Gregor- Wohin die Träume tragen.

And that John (the UK) sent this one with an old ad. I wonder if that slogan would work nowadays...

What about this one: Entrez dans légende? (='Enter on the legend'?). I do not think you could call this beer legendary, but sometimes is the only brand available where I live.

This postcard is handmade (from the cardboard packaging). It was sent to Postmuse (the USA). I hope it arrived. Her blog has not been updated in a while...

Gangsta Granny

Handmade postcard sent by Laura (the UK), about the play Gangsta Granny. Illustration by Tony Ross. 

Mail-Related Postcards

Sent by Heleen (the Netherlands). Special for air mail?

This is the General Post Office (G.P.O.), the Jim Larkin statue and the Spire, in O'Connel Street, Dublin City, Ireland. Laura posted this postcard at GPO during a short trip to this city. 

By the way, have you seen the series Inside the GPO?

Sent by Laura (the UK). It is one of the designs issued by Royal Mail to commemorate its 500th anniversary. The postcard is a reproduction from a stamp designed by Atelier Works,featuring a photograph of Medway Mail Centre. I received also one of the stamps:

Burning Letters in a Summer Morning

«Vaig treure la capsa de cartes al jardí, les vaig ruixar amb oli i les vaig encendre amb un misto. El foc va prendre bé, però les cartes van tardar més del que em pensava a convertir-se en cendres. [...] Era un matí calorós que anunciava una tarda encara més tòrrida. Tenia la samarreta enganxada al cos, copa de suor. En les novel·les russes, normalment les cartes es tiraven al foc una mit d'hivern. No es cremaven mai un matí d'estiu, i menys ruixades amb oli. Però en aquest trist món realista en què vivim, hi ha gent com jo que crema cartes amarat de suor un matí d'estiu. En aquest món, no pots fer sempre el que vols. A vegades no pots esperar que arribi l'hivern.»

Haruki Murakami, Crònica de l'ocell que dóna corda al món

Some Meanings Have No Words

Another Dada postcard sent by Keith aka Amalgamated Confusion (the USA).

Green & Pink Tea

Letter sent to Hanako (Japan).

I wrote the letter on the back of the postcards, made of a reused calendar and tea packaging (bought in France and Morocco). I like how international this letter turned...

Keep Calm

It has been a long time since the last Keep Calm postcard I got. This was sent form Eric (the UK).

Have you noticed the Queen hidden behind the bus? I wonder why, as she was so visible on the back...

And also on three more stamps that arrived at the same time:

The colour of this stamp is, 
according to Royal Mail,
gooseberry green.

The Heart

Altered postcard sent to a friend who is going to be married soon... And it arrived almost in time for her hen party!

Tell me if you are going to be married... now I have the label wedding in the blog!

The Reddest Stamp

Today's theme for Sunday Stamps - II is the red colour. I was a difficult choice, but finally I opted for showing this cranberry harvest. It belongs to the Earthscapes set issued on 1 October 2012.

Are you able to find a redder stamp?