Lenticular clouds
some skies for Sunday Stamps
Lenticular clouds
some skies for Sunday Stamps
Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in modern history.
Humphrey Gilbert, half brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, (1539-1583) claimed Newfoundland in the name of Queen Elizabeth I. He arrived in August 1583, but by November, had died at sea while returning to England.
and, another legendary beard...
Mbukushu from South West Africa (Namibia)
Mohawk leader from Canada
some native women for Sunday Stamps
a grenadier ready for action
Montreal Canadiens hockey player, Guy Lafleur who recently passed away
Post Offices in India, from top left
Lucknow, Cooch Behar, Nagpur, Udagamandalam, Delhi, Shimla
Post Offices in Canada, from top left
Miramichi, Saint-Ours, Battleford, Toronto
one of the common inscriptions on Eid lanterns is "light upon light", a phrase referencing God's light illuminating heaven and earth as divine guidance for all humankind (from CanadaPost website)
my choice for Sunday Stamps
(and, I now realize this is the second time I've posted an Eid stamp/FDC this year!)
people at work for Sunday Stamps
However, this one from just a couple of years later, in 1971, is very much of its time. The geometric font spells out BC
Happy Easter
for Sunday Stamps
two Eurasian blue tits, hanging out together (1959)
some random birds for Sunday Stamps
for Sunday Stamps - fashion
The China Palace Museum (2015)
for Sunday Atamps - se-tenant, selvage
Traditional Headdresses of Ukrainian Women
Canada has the third most number of Ukrainians (behind Ukraine and Russia). William Kurelek (1927-1977) was born in Canada to Ukrainian immigrants. Four of his paintings of The Ukrainian Pioneer are on these stamps for the 100th anniversary of the first wave of Ukrainian immigration (1991).
Family Before a Vast Forest, Farmer in a Lush Field of Wheat, Group of Emigrants on the Deck of a Ship, and Barefoot Girl Going Out to Beg for Food
For Sunday Stamps - Ukraine
There is something about the musk ox that makes me smile. Must be those curvaceous horns. The one on the left is from 1954 and the bottom one is from 1988.
But enough of these big woolly creatures
we need something small, that coincidentally also makes me smile
For Sunday Stamps - animals
oops, sorry everyone. I'm going to blame the time change on this not posting earlier
I have been watching the latest 'Around the World in Eighty Days'
They also travel by sailing ship, and steamers
1999for Sunday Stamps - transportation
These are indeed dark times, certainly not expected when I chose this theme.
This was my original choice for a dark stamp. It shows the Princes' Gates in Toronto, one of the entrances to the Canadian National Exhibition grounds.
But here is another, for Ukraine, showing a giant Pysanka in Alberta. It celebrates the harmony, vitality, and culture of the community.
There really aren't enough pink stamps..
For Sunday Stamps - 'N'