This and That: A Blog

 Birds is the theme this week for Sunday Stamps . Killy Hawk or American Kestral Montserrat 1970  Long-Crested Eagle Rwanda 1977  Cinderella feeding birds (they look like parakeets to me, but are more likely a type of dove). Poland 1968 Speaking of Cinderella... These birds from Batum, 1994, are Cinderella stamps. ( a shorter read ) Top row left to right: Coal Tit and Macaw Middle row left to right: Marsh Tit and African Blue Flycatcher Bottom row left to right: Red Chatterer and Victoria Crowned Pigeon Since they are Cinderellas, also called "illegals" since they were not issued by official governments, the postmarks are fake. They are Cancelled-to-Order (CTO), applied during production. Legally produced stamps from Batum didn't exist after 1920.  You may find Cinderella stamps (those resembling government issued postage stamps) sold as postage stamps.  I often see State of Oman dog stamps for sale. The State of Oman is not the country of Oman though. Many of ...

  Sunday Stamps  this week is the letter  W . W eevil, Flax  New Zealand 1997 W ildebeest South Africa 1954  W aterbuck, Defassa Republic of Guinea1961  Next week we finish up the alphabet with a three-fer, X , Y , and Z!

 We're up to the letter V for Sunday Stamps .   V ariegated Fairy-Wren  Australia 2001 V iper, Guatemalan Palm Pit  Kingdom of Cambodia 1988 V ulture, Rüppell's Griffon  Mauritania 1963  Only a few letters left!  Next week will be W . 

 We're up to the letter U for Sunday Stamps .  U rchin, Sea Barbados 1965 U rial German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 1956 U nicorn Scotland 1958 Come back next Sunday for V .

  Sunday Stamps this week brings us to the letter T.  T as in  T iger and plenty of 'em! T iger Snake Kingdom of Cambodia 1999   T iger Barb (these are nice tropical freshwater community aquarium fish, get a few, they are schoolers) Hungary c.1962  T iger Swallowtail Butterfly Czechoslovakia 1966 T iger Beetle, Green Germany 1993 T iger, Bengal Hungary 1961 T iger Shark T anzania 1993 T asmanian T iger ( T hylacine) Australia 1981 If Australia can call it an " Endangered Species " rather than extinct on the stamp, I'll run with it!  I still hold out hope there are some in hidden pockets of T asmania.  Want a good book about the search for the Tasmanian tiger?  Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger , but you can get it on eBay used for a lot less.) Next week is the letter U , and I'll have fewer.  Promise. 

The letter S for S unday S tamps . S erow, a primitive member of the goat-antelope family.  There are four species, this is the Japanese s erow. Japan 1952 S able Mongolia 1959 S tarling, Rosy Mongolia 1962 T will be next week's letter. 

  M is the letter of the week for Sunday Stamps .  M andrill  Republic of Burundi 1975 M oustached Guenon  M onkey Federal Republic of Cameroon c. 1962 M ouse, Cactus USA 1999, Nature of America: Sonoran Desert series N ext week it's N stamps.

 To round out March's Animal theme for Thursday Postcard Hunt we have Young animals.  A well dressed Bushel of Pork. Arkansas State Fair in Hot Springs -  Copyright 1907 Was " A long pull, a strong pull, a pull together ..." a way of saying " Come one, come all ..."? What's Going On? - postmark 1939 When Dogs are Puppies - postmark 1908  Oregon Young Wild Animals  raccoon, bobcat, red fox, elk  Next week is April, and the theme will be Colors of Spring.  First up will be pink .

  Thursday Postcard Hunt asked us to find some Pets this week for the Animal theme.  I had a hard time narrowing it down; pets are my favorite postcard topic!   These were all bought from my favorite postcard seller on eBay.  No, I won't tell you who, as he doesn't list many, and lets me know when animals are coming up!  Cats in a Hammock - postmark 1907, undivided back. First Drive - postmark 1906  Happy Days, Lucky Days, All the Best, Always! c. 1910s Little Miss White - copyright 1903, C.E. Bullard Two Poodles - postmark 1907 Then, I received this Postcrossing one from Germany.  It will always be my favorite Postcrossing as the sender drew my pet, Mickey, as seen in my old profile picture!  He had a bottomless nursery pot on his head. Next week finishes up March with Animal Young.

  Sunday Stamps : Letter G  G iant Land Snail New Zealand 1997 They can be up to 12" long and 2 pounds!  Naturally, at that size they can destroy a garden in a short time. G oldfish, a Japanese breed, the Tosakin  Singapore 2021 G azelle The French Somali Coast (now Djibouti) 1958 H is up next.

 Animals on the Farm is this week's theme for Thursday Postcard Hunt .  "Interior of Stable" by  Moreland c. 1908-1914 Ohio Farmlife Tillamook , Oregon Dairy Cows Pets are the Animals for next week.

Thursday Postcard Hunt 's March theme is Animals.  This first week starts us off with Animals in the Wild.  Antelope Ground Squirrel Bull Elk Javelina  Next week will be Animals on the Farm.

 E stamps this week for Sunday Stamps . E lephant, African Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)  c. 1963 E gret, a Great E gret no less. Fujeira c 1964-1965 (now  Fujairah, part of the UAE)  Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Sheikh and Wildlife Series E land  Republic of Burundi 1975 F is up next week. 

 This week's Sunday Stamps are stamps relating to D .  Mine are D name animals. D hole Bhutan 1970 D ik- D ik Republic of Burundi 1975 D ragonfly, Baltic Hawker Sweden 2014 Next week will be E stamps.