featuring instruments and musicians for the series of Musical Instruments of Central and West Africa
14 June 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 26
featuring instruments and musicians for the series of Musical Instruments of Central and West Africa
13 June 2015
The Fleetway
The Detroit Windsor Tunnel is the second busiest crossing between The US and Canada. The first is the Ambassador Bridge - which is also between Detroit and Windsor. The bridge was completed in 1929 and the tunnel in 1930. Construction took about 26 months and was completed almost a year ahead of schedule and cost $25 million.
a tunnel for Sepia Saturday
07 June 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 25
Joint Issue Singapore and France, November 2013
graphic design by Ivory Seah of Singapore
There are four stamps in the set showing the 'sophisticated fashion in France and cultural costumes of Singapore'.
Singapore's vibrant and multicultural heritage has allowed many traditional costumes to be still worn and commonly seen throughout the island, especially during the festive season.
for stylish clothing
05 June 2015
chess master
Irina Zeniuk, cats playing chess
for Sepia Saturday
04 June 2015
03 June 2015
02 June 2015
Hamburg Harbour
Grüße aus der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg
Greetings from Free and Hanseatic Hamburg
01 June 2015
31 May 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 24
Janowiec near Pulau built 1770, I couldn't find much information on it but i believe it's now an open air museum.
for places to live
24 May 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 23
featuring Queen Victoria who was reigning in 1848 when Responsible Government was introduced and King George VI who was reigning in 1948 during the 100th anniversary.
Queen Victoria was born on May 24th 1819 (Canada celebrates with a holiday on the Monday before the 24th of May). She would be 196 years old were she still alive.
17 May 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 22
issued February 2014 from Switzerland
designed by Karin Hänni
Strobilomyces streobilaceus is also known as 'old man of the woods'.
The cone fungus has dishevelled scales covering its cap and stem and is found in mixed beech woodland. Do not snack on this mushroom - it has a bitter taste and is not edible.
16 May 2015
10 May 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 21
The International Peace Garden is found on the Canadian-American border of North Dakota and Manitoba and was built to represent the peaceful relationship between our two countries.
Included in the garden is a floral clock, chapel, conservatory, interpretive centre and Game Warden Museum.
for peace and unity (or a personal favourite)
03 May 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 20
issued 2014 as part of the History of the First World War with a military equipment theme
this stamp shows the Brusilov Breakthrough (also known as Offensive) a high point for the Imperial Russian Army. A part of Western Ukraine was liberated in 1916 during the four month offensive, but at a cost of 1,600,000 casualties, it was also one of the most lethal battles in world history.
02 May 2015
01 May 2015
May Day
printed at Printing Office of USSR Ministry for Communication (Moscow 1979)
artist B Ponomarev
30 April 2015
29 April 2015
28 April 2015
26 April 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 19
issued 2013, illustrated by James Gurney
Australia has an assortment of odd looking, and dangerous, creatures. So why not dinosaurs, too?
These Australian dinosaurs featured are:
Koolasuchus cleelandi - amphibian first found in 1978 in Victoria
it was a large creature with a skull about 26" long, a body of up to 16' and weighing perhaps 500kgs
Serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei - a mystery animal known only from a single arm bone discovered in Victoria (and named after Arthur C Clarke, a science and science fiction writer)
Timimus hermani - a theropod discovered in Victoria in 1991.
the thighbone found was 44cm which might indicate a lithe animal of 8'
Qantassaurus intrepidus - a small bipedal herbivore discovered in Victoria in 1999.
it was possibly 6' long by 3' high
Diamantinasaurus matildae - discovered in Queensland and described and named in 2009
was a large quadrupedal herbivore weighing up to 15-20tons and reaching around 50' in length
Australovenator wintonensis - a bipedal carnivore discovered in Queensland
was 6'6" at the hip and about 20' long, weighing up to 1,000kg.
for dinosaurs or large animals
21 April 2015
keep calm
Apologies for my absence for Sunday Stamps (health, medical) ... internet woes, but all is back up and on-line now.
12 April 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 17
part of the series 'workhorses of our regions' in this case the Gironde region
but there is man working behind the horse as they make their way between the rows of vines which will eventually become Bordeaux wine.The man ploughing is quite diminutive compared to his working horse!
the graphic design is by Elodie Dumoulin
for people at work
also sharing with Sepia Saturday for horses (pure co-incidence, especially since I forgot!)
05 April 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 16
designed by cartoonist Peter Gaymann.
Apparently chickens feature prominently in P Gay's drawings, and this one is getting a design plan (entwurf) from a rabbit for a decorated egg. I must admit, it took me a moment to see what was happening, so focused was I on the Frohe Ostern! Mr Gaymann has been drawing cartoons for over 30 years and you can find quite an extensive selection on google, but the captions are all in a written font (as the above Frohe Ostern, but usually much smaller), which I found almost impossible to decipher.
It is also interesting to note that in Europe it is an adult rabbit, whereas here in North America, it is a cute, little bunny that brings the Easter eggs.
for Easter
04 April 2015
03 April 2015
02 April 2015
01 April 2015
29 March 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 15
designed by O. Ivanova
Founded by Sergey Hudekov in 1892 and designed by Kark Langau, the arboretum is located in Sochi National Park and at 60ha is the largest subtropical garden in Russia. The original plans for the garden had sections with trees and plants from the Caucasus and Mediterranean regions, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, and more has been added over the years. In the 1930s a main thoroughfare was built which divided the park into two with an upper part on the hillside and the lower part near the Black Sea. There is a tunnel under the Kurotny Prospekt connecting the two parts and a funicular to get to the top of the hill.
for woodlands, forests, parks, or gardens
(my apologies for the delayed link.....)
(my apologies for the delayed link.....)
22 March 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 14
Fourth largest island in the world
Showing a Ruffed Lemur. They are considered critically endangered (since 2008) having declined in population by 80% over the last 30 years mostly due to the fact that as much as 90% of the original island forest has been decimated.
17 March 2015
16 March 2015
15 March 2015
Sunday Stamps II -13
First Day Cover 1962 for 5th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4th 1957.
The space age began with the Soviet Union having the first man made object in space and the first satellite to orbit the earth. Sputnik was a metal sphere, 23" in diameter with four external radio antennae and weighing 184lbs. Each orbit took 96 minutes and the signal went on for 21 days until the batteries ran out.
for next week's theme of islands, let's make it a bit more challenging by saying that Great Britain does not count.
for time of exploration: space
for next week's theme of islands, let's make it a bit more challenging by saying that Great Britain does not count.
for time of exploration: space
14 March 2015
10 March 2015
cable car
Chongqing cable car across Yangtze River with Dongshuimen Bridge (opened 2014)
09 March 2015
Niagara Falls in Winter
postmarked from N.Y. N.Y. at 2pm
arrived New Haven Conn 6:30pm
08 March 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 12
unsent, 1991Bophuthatswana, was a self-governing homeland within the 'old' South Africa of the Tswana people. Never officially recognized by any other country, these homelands were reincorporated into South Africa in 1994. Bophuthatswana was a vast territory stretching across the Transvaal to the Western Cape and bordering with Botswana (the country i originally confused this name with)
a steam locomotive, Class 6A, from the pre-union era, first run in 1896.
for riding the rails: trains and trams
06 March 2015
violets
Violets are the birth flower for February and symbolizes faithfulness, modesty.
They are also associated with death and resurrection, so are often seen as Easter flowers.
I couldn't not post something for this week's theme, could I?!
SepiaSaturday
05 March 2015
04 March 2015
03 March 2015
ships on the seaway
a John Hinde Original
1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada - New York, U.S.A. : in April 1959, traffic began using the St Lawrence Seaway. The seaway, in the broadest sense, is a huge waterway extending 2,300 miles from the Atlantic ocean to the head of the Great Lakes in the heart of North America. Here in the heart of a vacationers paradise is an aerial view of the 1000 islands section o0f the St Lawrence Seaway showing a 'Laker' and a 'Saltie' passing.
02 March 2015
Canada map
that omits Yukon, which became its own territory in 1898 and Newfoundland & Labrador which joined the confederation in 1949
01 March 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 11
celebrating 25 years of diplomatic relations with China (joint issue)
faces of a different sort ...
showing Carnival mask and Monkey King puppet
22 February 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 10
Year of the Ram,
also known as Year of the Goat and Year of the Sheep
The ambiguity has whipped up discussion in the English world. Actually, when used without attributes, the Chinese character Yang can refer to all of the forgoing ruminants. However, in terms of traditional culture, the zodiac symbol is more likely a Goat. The images of goats often appear on Chinese New Year stamps and paper-cuts. To ordinary Chinese, it seems the confusion never bothers them. They may take the goat as the zodiac animal, but prefer to buy a sheep mascot, because it's more lovely and fluffy.
Sheep (or goat, or ram) is among the animals that people like most. It is gentle and calm. Since ancient times, people have learned to use its fleece to make writing brushes and its skin to keep warm. The white cute creature often reminds people of beautiful things.
(source: travelchinaguide)
15 February 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 9
butterflies in the shape of hearts
as part of of the theme : Holy Days and Celebrations (Personal Greetings)
Kocham Cie = I Love You
14 February 2015
08 February 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 8
for the series Historical Vehicles, theme Ships and Transport
designer: Pavel Sivko
Péčko-18 Steamboat
The widely used Péčko (or P-type for propeller type steamboats) boats were cutting edge technology of its time. They belonged to the most frequently used boats on the Czech stretch of the Vitava and Labe Rivers.
Just a note that I have difficulty commenting from this blog (or browser?) on some of your blogs, so, to make it consistent, all my comments will originate from the VioletSky blog. But, don't let that stop anyone from commenting here!
Next week for Valentines, the theme is anything that looks Valentine-y or romantic.
It could be anything from the traditional wine, chocolate, roses, or something that depicts a romantic get-a-way...
01 February 2015
Sunday Stamps II - 7
domestic P (permanent) rate (currently 85¢); postcard can be sent international rate (currently $2.50)
Virginia Falls, South Nahanni River, Northwest Territories
it's drop is 315' or 96m
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