France - Hong Kong joint issue via
Castle Douglas by an unknown Chinese author dating from 1860; the neo-classical building is now part of the main university complex in Hong Kong.
“Crab #4” by artist Cheung Yee (born 1936) from The Hong Kong Museum of Art.
“The Horse” (1914, Musée National d’Art Moderne de Paris), by French Cubist sculptor Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876-1918).
“At the Races” by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) entitled “At the Races”, now in the Musée d’Orsay.
theatlantic:“This is how Maurice Sendak sometimes sent his letters. Just imagine getting one.” (via Letters Of Note)
We’re mourning the loss of children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak today, widely considered one of the most important children’s book artists of the 20th century. His 1963 classic Where the Wild Things Are has entertained and inspired generations of children. By framing complex issues in ways simple enough for children to understand for, Sendak broke the mold for picture books and established new traditions in his 65-year career.
biro pen hummingbird on vintage envelope - mark powell
C is for Cat
6 September 1988 United Kingdom
design: M. Swatridge and S. Dew
Issued for centenary of death of Edward Lear
(via well centred)
1st - The Beano
Issued: March 20 2012
Design: The Chase
Size: 35mm (h) x 35mm (v)
Print Process: Lithography
Perforations: 14.5 x 14.5
Phosphor: All Over
Gum: PVA
C is for Cat - Edward Lear (1812-88) postcard from V&A sent by a friend in London
The Football Stamps of Great Britain
New blog post on Football Philately that showcases the football stamps issued by the United Kingdom.
Stamp Artwork design for the Olympic Games 1948, submitted by G. Knipe of Harrison & Sons Oct. 1947. It was one of the five designs selected by the Council of Industrial Design and was held as a reserve for the 2 1/2d stamp. In preparing essays Harrisons were to be told “to make sure that the features of the jumper … cannot be recognised.”
26 February 1996, United Kingdom
‘The cheque in the post’
cartoon by Jack Ziegler
Date of issue: 5 January 2012
Perforation 13.25 x 13
60c - Calligraphy
The Chinese character for ‘dragon’ on the 60c stamp is from the Xi Xia Song stone monument, carved in the ‘Lishu’ calligraphy style.
$1.20 - Paper-cut Dragon
$1.90 - Dragon Lantern
The dragon lantern featured on the $1.90 stamp was used in the Auckland Lantern Festival, which marks the end of the 15-day Chinese New Year celebrations
$2.40 - Dunedin Railway Station
Dunedin was one of the earliest settlements for Chinese immigrants in New Zealand.
The Year of the Dragon began on 23 January 2012
Bic Biro pen drawing on 1960’s envelope - mark powell
bored with a biro & a machin - mark powell
Happy World Sparrow Day! Since 2010, March 20 has been dedicated to celebrating the house sparrow and shed light on the species’ daily fight for survival.
This stamp was issued in 2002 as part of the Nature in America series, Longleaf Pine Forest pane.
U.S. Airmail
(via packandpost)
