See it on a Postcard

  of the sea

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 A Taoist man with his face painted for a temple parade in Taiwan I can't quite tell what is behind this look... truly the oddest Easter...

There are plenty of stamps featuring men but I wanted to find some who were doing things, rather than sitting in a portrait, or posing.  In ...

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Colorado River doing its best incised meander.  The rock is Navajo Sandstone and the drop to the river is 1,000 feet.  The best time to visi...

Although I don't have the actual stamps, I do have this set of 2002 PHQ cards - which I think I prefer and, I was pleased to discover, a...

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rooftops Storks are the national bird of Belarus. Their nests are high off the ground, in trees or rooftops, or pylons.  They evolve over ti...

 'creepy crawlies' of a different sort once a year, millions (!) of red crabs take over this island in the Indian Ocean   crab migra...

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 an iconic VW Beetle (something I've always wanted) an iconic Routemaster Portland got its streetcars in 2001 with a vintage trolley (re...

Although this is from China, it seems to be an image of Singapore (I recognize The Merlion).  Turns out it's a joint issue.  I do like t...

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Some unusually colourful houses (for Canada) in St John's   under less sunny skies, is this street in Helsinki and some unusual colours ...

  The Latvian coat of arms  was designed in 1921 after its independence from German rule. The sun, as a symbol of self determination, has 1...

a red-eyed tree (or, leaf) frog lobsters are not red when they are alive, but this bright red looks more appetizing than their normal, green...

issued for the centenary of the Young Women's Christian Association and the National Council of Women.  the photograph on the left is of...

  sunsets white on white grey skies and a rainbow

Mr Woodhouse sinks into an floral patterned chair Inside the Hermitage though, admittedly, the furniture is shown on the souvenir sheet rath...

sometimes, it seems like among our small group, I live in the area where spring arrives last... but, the cherry blossoms have opened this we...

  This stamp has been shown before, but I like it, so here it is again.   It was designed by Yauheniya Biadonik who has designed various sta...