(Non)Christmas Stamps

This is an envelope made and sent by Fabienne (France). If you look at the stamps, they are not particularly related to Christmas (except, maybe, the snow flake). However, the whole strikes as incredibly Christmassy!

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Christmas Bear & Cat (And Tea/Coffee!)

Christmas
By Daphne Populiers

On previous years, I have got a lot of Christmas cards depicting animals (reindeers, otters, penguins, etc.). This year (so far) only two animals have arrived: a very Christmassy bear cub and a Christmas tea-cat!

Black Cat
By Julien Key

Thanks to the mail I have got during the last week, I have learn that there are cats who like tea, and while other cats prefer coffee. Curious!

Cat Café Master
By Pepe Shimada

Postcards sent by Imma (PC), Heleen (the Netherlands) and Phillip (the USA).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt

December theme: CHRISTMAS

• Week 1 - Santas (or equivalent)
• Week 2 - Trees / ornaments
• Week 3 - Animals
• Week 4 - Snowy scenes / manger scenes

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Let's Celebrate

I got two letters from Phillip (the USA), with the theme of celebration.

Piñatas and mariachis make really cheerful stamps!

But, you know, in every celebration an uninvited character appears...

Post from Noel

I'm very happy to have got these stamps from Bryon (Canada), with the bonus of the pictorial postmark from Noel (i.e., 'Christmas'). 

The illustrations designed by Jocelyne Saulnier of Joce Creative and illustrated by Tim Zeltner celebrate the splendour of Canadian winters. And they include a frosty lighthouse!

(Click here to see the illustrations bigger).

Preparing Christmas

Collage on an envelope sent by Laura (the UK). Of course... no Christmas without Christmas mail!

Sunday Stamps | December Groeten 2022 & 2023

Each year, PostNL issues new December stamps, (Decemberzegels) which can be used by everyone to send each other Christmas and New Year cards at a reduced rate. The illustrations for the 2023 December stamps were created by illustrator Linde Faas from Tromsø, Norway. More information about the December set here.

The 2022 December stamps were designed by illustrator Miriam Bos:

All these wonderful stamp have been sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

This is a post for Sunday Stamps. Today's theme is Christmas or Hanukkah.

Postbox Saturday | Cullera

C. València

These pictures were taken last month in Cullera. Some people mistake those round boxes for post boxes. Actually, they are logistic lockers for the use of postal workers when delivering. They used to were green (picture below), but they are being repainted in blue (picture above). It is not usual to find the two colours in the same town!

Pl. de la Verge

High Tea Meeting

Would you attend the High Tea Postcrossing Meeting and drink... coffee?!? Apparently, someone did (and then sent a couple of postcards to me).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Toy Shop

I haven't got a lot of Christmas mail yet. So, neither Christmas trees nor ornaments, which are the theme for Thursday Postcard Hunt. However, judging by what I see through the windows, I am sure I would find some nice Christmas ornaments in this toy shop!

Sent by Laura (the UK).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt

December theme: CHRISTMAS

• Week 1 - Santas (or equivalent)
• Week 2 - Trees / ornaments
• Week 3 - Animals
• Week 4 - Snowy scenes / manger scenes

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Alphabet 2023 | Z Is for Zion

And on 5 December the last postcard of the Alphabet 2023 project arrived!

Do you think finding Z stamps is too hard? Bryon did: Zebrafish and Zion National Park in Utah (stamps from 1934 & 2009).

What Rhinos Read

Have you ever wondered what rhinos read when they are alone at home?

Illustrated envelope sent to John (the UK).

Alphabet 2023 | Y is for Yellville

This is postcard Y of Bryon's project Alphabet 2023. This one travelled from Yellville (Arkansas). With the best array of y-stamps you could find!

Can you believe there is only one letter left?!? (Spoiler: Already arrived!)

Yellow Trumpet

Yellow Lady's Nipper / Yellow Skunk Cabbage 

Yugoslavia

Yellow-sided skimmer

Saluting Young America - Youth Month

Yorktown

Sunday Stamps | Glass

 Today's theme in Sunday Stamps is Glass. Handle with care!

American Glass
United States, 1999

Glasswork - Roman Glass Work, Zohor
Slovakia, 2021

Métiers d'art - Vitrailliste
('Artistic professions - Stained Glass Crafter')
France, 2021

Arabia of Finland Dinnerware - 150 years
Finland, 2023

Alphabet 2023 | X Is for Xenia

This is always the more difficult letter to solve in every alphabet. But, of course, Bryon did it for the Alphabet 2023 project to advance!

It was sent from Xenia, Ohio --It was another riddle to answer, but an easy one thanks to the ZIP code.

I have not have the slightest idea what a Computer generated aerodynamic study of an X-plane is, but I am pretty sure that this is the best X stamp in the world.

Hannukkah