These Stamps

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a poorly kept stamp collection, one stamp at a time

Jun 18

Czechoslovakia stamp commemorating the Olympics

Jun 17

Philippine stamp commemorating José Rizal’s poem to the German city of Heidelberg “A las flores del Heidelberg.”

Jun 16

Japanese stamp

Jun 15

French stamp depicting Blaise Cendrars by Modigliani

Jun 14

Japan stamp depicting Japanese samurai armor

Jun 13

Tanzania stamp commemorating International Youth Year

Jun 12

Indonesia stamp. “Pelita” means “light” but I’m not sure what it means in this context.

Jun 11

Island stamp celebrating Christmas (Jol = Christmas)

Jun 10

mexico stamp depicting an agave plant

Jun 9

Botswana stamp depicting giraffe. Reminds me of this awesome CBC radio documentary about Anne Innis

Jun 8

Czechoslovakia stamp commemorating 100 years of registered mail (or something…I can’t read czech)

Jun 7

projectsentinel asked: Hiya!

Your Bahrain stamp is part of a definitive set from 1976, depicting Emir Sheikh Isa. :)

Why do you collect stamps, and what made you start?

Thanks for the info!

My grandmother gave me most of my collection—she use to work at a Canadian postal sorting facility. I’m more of a stamp admirer than collector, although my admiration does lead me to save any interesting stamp I come across…

Bahrain stamp, part of a definitive set from 1976, depicting Emir Sheikh Isa.
(thanks to projectsentinel for the info).

Jun 5

depicting the English iron barque, North Carolina which may have been intentionally sunk off the coast of Bermuda

Jun 4

depicting Sybils receiving instruction from Angels from the interior of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome

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These Stamps

all images cc-bya poorly kept stamp collection, one stamp at a time

all images cc-by
a poorly kept stamp collection, one stamp at a time