tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10507178877402119042024-03-05T17:13:11.436+00:00Bob's Home For WritingBob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comBlogger1471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-62673151192034028352022-09-25T06:43:00.001+01:002022-09-25T06:43:50.596+01:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Great</b> <b>Britain Swimmers on Sunday Stamps</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As I have been 'missing' for quite a while I guess it is time for me to share a dip with an engaging British bird to be seen on many of our rivers</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzsHMdBvQ2yXl9_cokG1jjsHdTDWdZNqiCtHxpXOHFERaNPQp3ie9dVK2FsGusRHKH-1VefoLTaUIzd-uy2XnRiRUXJoz5Ui643_3N51ddiAn-fA0d11LIcAL4FMWEFqrXvSj-mS_KFc4ybg7NyLQnkte4z_4pQ8l3LDZ6uTor5Lra6QlDu4Vsxw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="181" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzsHMdBvQ2yXl9_cokG1jjsHdTDWdZNqiCtHxpXOHFERaNPQp3ie9dVK2FsGusRHKH-1VefoLTaUIzd-uy2XnRiRUXJoz5Ui643_3N51ddiAn-fA0d11LIcAL4FMWEFqrXvSj-mS_KFc4ybg7NyLQnkte4z_4pQ8l3LDZ6uTor5Lra6QlDu4Vsxw=w236-h320" width="236" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dipper - 16 Jan 1980</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dippers are so-called because of their bobbing and dipping movements, They have the ability to dive and swim under water where they catch, among other things, small fish to eat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">However a fish I was always proud, as a boy, to catch when fishing would have been too large for the dipper - but the larger ones would have made a meal for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFVR9-gRsISZ4fTD2OzGsOhVGGN6XIrqDROxinGTZimrOpXn-WNcjYcmkjpQ1hcqpZtn4LoVNs1lDwugSPP437C1BtKUGBgf8kG_0otZRNlny3RHJgs6OBubJNHVOE6jBdBGvJEWIK2vzAvkrFurVTY9RyFL0IKtbGdSqzwAlY2taO5gSYiXghqw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="244" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFVR9-gRsISZ4fTD2OzGsOhVGGN6XIrqDROxinGTZimrOpXn-WNcjYcmkjpQ1hcqpZtn4LoVNs1lDwugSPP437C1BtKUGBgf8kG_0otZRNlny3RHJgs6OBubJNHVOE6jBdBGvJEWIK2vzAvkrFurVTY9RyFL0IKtbGdSqzwAlY2taO5gSYiXghqw" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Perch - 26 Jan 1983</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I suspect that the perch would also </span><span style="font-family: arial;">have made a meal for this mammal that used to frequent the rivers which ran through and near the village where I spent my youth.</span></span></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi46uUYkFJTAanIO1nX1CpfCNTO6x9kqnZX8z-VBCKR7ezwCsPDGP31zNuLdwI2CnnGpglXWhYCOkVT-QWhctyIFhYnA5IuLmlzPAleIB7Rez1Jrb4wO6iQla9Hbyoa1z_I8sqG5PIvA0mHdIApdp9VfR7xPcnlj0_pQ4tqTaOhjXN3Aw_HjnJJRA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="354" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi46uUYkFJTAanIO1nX1CpfCNTO6x9kqnZX8z-VBCKR7ezwCsPDGP31zNuLdwI2CnnGpglXWhYCOkVT-QWhctyIFhYnA5IuLmlzPAleIB7Rez1Jrb4wO6iQla9Hbyoa1z_I8sqG5PIvA0mHdIApdp9VfR7xPcnlj0_pQ4tqTaOhjXN3Aw_HjnJJRA=w292-h400" width="292" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Otter - 5 Oct 1977</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm ashamed to say back then they were hunted by packs of otter hounds - although I never saw any being caught.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more swimmers and to have a whale of a time visit the links at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2022/09/sea-creatures.html">Sunday Stamps.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><br /><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-72685077180631809092021-12-26T13:23:00.004+00:002021-12-26T13:23:53.297+00:00Christmas Stamps on Sunday: Great Britain<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> British stamps have acquired bar codes this year - but fortunately not all of them. No-one in our post offices (counters in a newsagent and a general shop) can tell us what they are for.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSvyd0GMYK9pyIYRQhcINkxXryjEk3SY3h-7Fua-hjvuJsBQjnMP6Utpms9iW64yWSugsjpyazdpp-4q5a3J2VJw_Xy8M8SRNmpCLYw1e1WOQFaxazsQqrDPxY9Wldo1QeYnfTCwTrbD2LATdNyZ5LWsqJfpc-rOgbyZ-lNwEbICpTCHrQ1VgKxg=s3228" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3228" data-original-width="2729" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSvyd0GMYK9pyIYRQhcINkxXryjEk3SY3h-7Fua-hjvuJsBQjnMP6Utpms9iW64yWSugsjpyazdpp-4q5a3J2VJw_Xy8M8SRNmpCLYw1e1WOQFaxazsQqrDPxY9Wldo1QeYnfTCwTrbD2LATdNyZ5LWsqJfpc-rOgbyZ-lNwEbICpTCHrQ1VgKxg=w339-h400" width="339" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Christmas without a barcode</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6AJSyNF367Nksj560Ezpdq9CW05USUNCwzJOKJv22JAvCSNy3mR3IRFgtuOwO2YKzAym5zGQgo_OZsTzVlE4yt2iKgO3kD_7daVKtChkLOOygauHmmqlH6X4JQ9SXgTTcDFuoNk5cePV2UYwiBPW5VEaAv68JZtMKiG4HZa_OzDWU8Fy-mNNuSw=s4097" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3218" data-original-width="4097" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6AJSyNF367Nksj560Ezpdq9CW05USUNCwzJOKJv22JAvCSNy3mR3IRFgtuOwO2YKzAym5zGQgo_OZsTzVlE4yt2iKgO3kD_7daVKtChkLOOygauHmmqlH6X4JQ9SXgTTcDFuoNk5cePV2UYwiBPW5VEaAv68JZtMKiG4HZa_OzDWU8Fy-mNNuSw=w400-h314" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Christmas with a bar code<br /></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Don't forget to follow the links at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/12/christmas.html">Sunday Stamps</a> for more Christmas stamps.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-34348948311318712662021-12-19T12:57:00.002+00:002021-12-19T12:57:45.485+00:00Sunday Stamps - Winter: Great Britain, Canada<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> We moved into our present home in 1991. At that time we could stand at the windows at the back of our house and see the North Yorkshire Moors in the distance. This view has now been lost due to new houses blocking the way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In 1992 the first series of the Four Seasons - Wintertime was issued and included this ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9qTGIytG4D02ZZWP7y6Xwfqbk-u3R3nVGw_xMZ5g7CfKiLnUUY7LRW53F-ZPas-RT7wLQbfRw3qcBg41lO4ZQd6uciXfcIExT0GLeaXYm7xmwEShzuVJDYnDyX8shSJ6S02oUu2OLzFBJiZ0oGad6LD-sxK6OaIbY0GQtS31MUHdtGQQuNdC4aA=s252" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="252" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9qTGIytG4D02ZZWP7y6Xwfqbk-u3R3nVGw_xMZ5g7CfKiLnUUY7LRW53F-ZPas-RT7wLQbfRw3qcBg41lO4ZQd6uciXfcIExT0GLeaXYm7xmwEShzuVJDYnDyX8shSJ6S02oUu2OLzFBJiZ0oGad6LD-sxK6OaIbY0GQtS31MUHdtGQQuNdC4aA=w400-h292" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hare on the North York Moors<br />Great Britain - 14 January 1992</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is difficult to match winter and the snowy conditions in the Canadian World Heritage Site, The Dinosaur Provincial Park and there's not a dinosaur to be seen as a competitor of our Yorkshire hare.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXf7j9TaAn2av6r-voyzIXUH2_Nf_W5gxwSmaYhDLje4IY8PWU3kRQKmTSVnwaWok_QmBDCDEfWiZoggZuqpENEam6bgWzFfrmIAX3YHoLV_mqa17lfYo4dlaxQ9sOimRPMRWkQY_PYiT8yuu5V5kzrhQMUsz6GzntOdbsqTGYpF_2ig3GtS0Qng=s208" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="208" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXf7j9TaAn2av6r-voyzIXUH2_Nf_W5gxwSmaYhDLje4IY8PWU3kRQKmTSVnwaWok_QmBDCDEfWiZoggZuqpENEam6bgWzFfrmIAX3YHoLV_mqa17lfYo4dlaxQ9sOimRPMRWkQY_PYiT8yuu5V5kzrhQMUsz6GzntOdbsqTGYpF_2ig3GtS0Qng=w400-h323" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Canada - 21 August 2015</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">However you may see competing Canadian animals and another of the GB Wintertime series at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/12/snow.html">Snow on Sunday Stamps</a></span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-36684738353906724412021-12-12T13:13:00.003+00:002021-12-12T13:15:25.814+00:00Sunday Stamps - Mountains: USA<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> 1967 saw the centenary of Canada and a USA stamps for Canadian Landscape with what looks like a mountainous background.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xqQ_P3nIOCc/YbXzi5tpudI/AAAAAAAAnKg/7NLF1o0HZVASlfS-9DOR11SWP2YZiG4WQCNcBGAsYHQ/s200/FCAD093A-3284-404D-9E98-17EB1A59ADB5_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="129" data-original-width="200" height="258" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xqQ_P3nIOCc/YbXzi5tpudI/AAAAAAAAnKg/7NLF1o0HZVASlfS-9DOR11SWP2YZiG4WQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h258/FCAD093A-3284-404D-9E98-17EB1A59ADB5_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>USA - 25 May 1967</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This stamp from 1967 contains the unmistakable Mount McKinley.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iPHDcQcDXB0/YbX0Hdzo-fI/AAAAAAAAnKo/kuB2v5DYzLwEjFwt-Ur442cV9X1BFCyTwCNcBGAsYHQ/s794/AC5B2018-DB47-41A8-881A-C51446492F42_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="794" height="265" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iPHDcQcDXB0/YbX0Hdzo-fI/AAAAAAAAnKo/kuB2v5DYzLwEjFwt-Ur442cV9X1BFCyTwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h265/AC5B2018-DB47-41A8-881A-C51446492F42_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>USA - 17 April 2001</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For mountain ranges the place to start this week is <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/12/ranges.html">On the ranges at Sunday Stamps.</a></span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-28003801453087359042021-12-05T08:10:00.002+00:002021-12-05T08:10:18.934+00:00Sunday Stamps - Another Dog<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'm known as the man who talks to all the dogs I meet and I sometimes carry treats for them when i go on my daily walk.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When in my wife's car she often asks me, "Who is that?" Often my reply is "I don't know, but the dog's name is ...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So it seems natural when we have a 'Your Choice' theme on Sunday Stamps to show yet another dog.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x6pHFaJkayI/YaxvkAFRykI/AAAAAAAAnJ4/UeX3-nnBnug3l3icmKq87OOV_hJyXLrCACNcBGAsYHQ/s200/04E94A41-4302-4464-AC9A-DF9E9D4D0292_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="157" data-original-width="200" height="314" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x6pHFaJkayI/YaxvkAFRykI/AAAAAAAAnJ4/UeX3-nnBnug3l3icmKq87OOV_hJyXLrCACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h314/04E94A41-4302-4464-AC9A-DF9E9D4D0292_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>USA - 20 September 2002</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To see what others have chosen just visit the links at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/12/moonwalker.html">Sunday Stamps</a></span><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-71183277745880855852021-11-28T09:36:00.001+00:002021-11-28T09:36:37.164+00:00Cartoons on Sunday Stamps: USA<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">I just had to post this sheet sent to me by my daughter some months ago. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of - </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qfODHiLF3Ys/YaNLevxeKZI/AAAAAAAAnJE/1cJD5XzLmd0wufMnF5wY8KfNVwqRf9vegCNcBGAsYHQ/s664/6391996D-C37A-4DF9-90D1-0B7A1640C8E5_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="494" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qfODHiLF3Ys/YaNLevxeKZI/AAAAAAAAnJE/1cJD5XzLmd0wufMnF5wY8KfNVwqRf9vegCNcBGAsYHQ/w298-h400/6391996D-C37A-4DF9-90D1-0B7A1640C8E5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>USA - 27 July 2020</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">For other cartoons just visit the links from other countries at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/11/editorial-content.html">The Editorial Content at Sunday Stamps.</a></span></span></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-74462014971891063192021-11-21T12:41:00.005+00:002021-11-21T12:44:30.266+00:00Sunday Stamps _ British Trees<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"Under a spreading ..</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vPYTfPKRk2E/YZo6eXmxX8I/AAAAAAAAnIQ/CMwqN-ypZJUgFIXFTQ7bmav7cLwVKhMDwCNcBGAsYHQ/s487/F6707344-13C8-44F7-83E4-065855EC5587.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="487" height="291" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vPYTfPKRk2E/YZo6eXmxX8I/AAAAAAAAnIQ/CMwqN-ypZJUgFIXFTQ7bmav7cLwVKhMDwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h291/F6707344-13C8-44F7-83E4-065855EC5587.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Britain - 27 February 1974</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">.. chestnut tree,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The village smithy stands" (Longfellow)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The horse chestnut trees I pass six days every week stand inside a wood alongside some mighty oaks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gv_-ZjRfCOA/YZo8eOQTdmI/AAAAAAAAnIY/tWM7R8huFqg38sc0OwEjpEsp-ATn82IyACNcBGAsYHQ/s484/67A3F91B-4F97-4C28-9775-43FBC50A5EB3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="484" height="295" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gv_-ZjRfCOA/YZo8eOQTdmI/AAAAAAAAnIY/tWM7R8huFqg38sc0OwEjpEsp-ATn82IyACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h295/67A3F91B-4F97-4C28-9775-43FBC50A5EB3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Britain - 28 February 1973</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This mighty oak also appears on trees posted at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com">Trees, Tall and Wide on Sunday Stamps</a> this week.</span></div></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-14156387670462904912021-11-14T12:41:00.000+00:002021-11-14T12:41:00.824+00:00Sunday Stamps - Music from Great Britain<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The theme in 1985 was Europa Music Year and included in a set of stamps were these two - </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kgy-EmTGMD8/YZDNKotyOzI/AAAAAAAAnGo/pmW3g_MZ1gcbcjOm415-DVVEUIArCa0RgCNcBGAsYHQ/s222/01E530DC-5AD1-4402-A7FE-F80734DDA306_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="208" data-original-width="222" height="375" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kgy-EmTGMD8/YZDNKotyOzI/AAAAAAAAnGo/pmW3g_MZ1gcbcjOm415-DVVEUIArCa0RgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h375/01E530DC-5AD1-4402-A7FE-F80734DDA306_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Britain -14 May 1985</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz9jCoyAnGI/YZDNsQ75b8I/AAAAAAAAnGw/GPScN4dUPFs2MDLX-zx1AzrA7UZlW7sngCNcBGAsYHQ/s220/9B34943C-0720-41F9-AA78-6F9FB01FE5F8_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="220" height="376" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz9jCoyAnGI/YZDNsQ75b8I/AAAAAAAAnGw/GPScN4dUPFs2MDLX-zx1AzrA7UZlW7sngCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h376/9B34943C-0720-41F9-AA78-6F9FB01FE5F8_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Great Britain -14 May 1985</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In the 1950s while I was still at school I saw a local G&S production of The Pirates of Penzance. In 1992 a series was issued to commemorate the 159th anniversary of the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan - unfortunately I do not have the stamp for this - just one other from the set.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bgi8F0wHUiM/YZDPeJRmCAI/AAAAAAAAnG4/uuKIB2LlKic7tXhawce345BntL68Q0hPQCNcBGAsYHQ/s222/3B16F553-98C5-44DF-ADCB-B2A44AC69A60_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="213" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bgi8F0wHUiM/YZDPeJRmCAI/AAAAAAAAnG4/uuKIB2LlKic7tXhawce345BntL68Q0hPQCNcBGAsYHQ/w384-h400/3B16F553-98C5-44DF-ADCB-B2A44AC69A60_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Great Britain - 21 July 1992</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more lively songs and music just play the key links at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/11/folk-songs.html">folk songs</a></span></span></div></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-20209141296535601982021-11-07T06:04:00.000+00:002021-11-07T06:04:45.193+00:00Sunday Stamps - Bridges - Bohemia & Moravia, New Hebrides<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had to look hard for bridge stamps that I hadn't shown before. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">With a bit of luck I found this from the New Hebrides,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5jSi3wDWqJQ/YX5a0166agI/AAAAAAAAnCg/3z-ohHffjmQ7hsPYmlyIO7aUpDy3qYJCwCNcBGAsYHQ/s192/487EA0F6-2A9F-4C66-9602-E286BD8630BF_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="125" data-original-width="192" height="260" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5jSi3wDWqJQ/YX5a0166agI/AAAAAAAAnCg/3z-ohHffjmQ7hsPYmlyIO7aUpDy3qYJCwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h260/487EA0F6-2A9F-4C66-9602-E286BD8630BF_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>New Hebrides - 15 August 1986</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> I then had to find where the New Hebrides were, especially as the stamp carries the EIIR designation. It now is the independent country of Vanuatu.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Lainsitz Bridge is located in Czechoslovakia - the stamp depicting it is from 1940.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eQNGuNS7p6w/YX5dEmQ7BVI/AAAAAAAAnCo/aczCi1ipG3UpL9aKJkgauyJ7YLseTylFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s186/33797A13-830E-4457-ABB7-59DD5AAAB554_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="186" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eQNGuNS7p6w/YX5dEmQ7BVI/AAAAAAAAnCo/aczCi1ipG3UpL9aKJkgauyJ7YLseTylFQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h320/33797A13-830E-4457-ABB7-59DD5AAAB554_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Bohemia & Moravia - 20 November 1940</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> For more bridges just visit the links at </span><a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/11/crossing-point.html" style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Crossing Point</a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-9011208083712133962021-10-24T09:12:00.002+01:002021-10-24T09:14:06.010+01:00Sunday Stamps - Felines: Benin, Hungary<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Felines don't come much bigger that a big cat like this lion from Benin.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9kHsUUogFcA/YXUTO1kiFgI/AAAAAAAAnB0/7f5thDQPMF0FDzs1Y3NKoX0hyTrhi2RYQCNcBGAsYHQ/s134/CCB1DC11-C5DE-4D30-8441-E14384F3C663_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="134" data-original-width="101" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9kHsUUogFcA/YXUTO1kiFgI/AAAAAAAAnB0/7f5thDQPMF0FDzs1Y3NKoX0hyTrhi2RYQCNcBGAsYHQ/w301-h400/CCB1DC11-C5DE-4D30-8441-E14384F3C663_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Benin - 20 September 1995</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Eastern </span><span style="font-family: arial;">European countries have issued many stamps of cats, Here's one from Hungary whose eyes may captivate you.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e3OYnBdv_q0/YXUUNYyBvSI/AAAAAAAAnB8/ObxbXs2ypGwtbeqDQrXwaCGTBeJpJtmmwCNcBGAsYHQ/s132/01D2BAA6-E962-4842-B453-D935626C3FB2_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="130" data-original-width="132" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e3OYnBdv_q0/YXUUNYyBvSI/AAAAAAAAnB8/ObxbXs2ypGwtbeqDQrXwaCGTBeJpJtmmwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h394/01D2BAA6-E962-4842-B453-D935626C3FB2_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hungary - 30 March 1968</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">To see more cats from </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">elsewhere just visit the links at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/10/cats.html">Cats </a></span></div></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-45818449855231682112021-07-25T13:07:00.001+01:002021-07-25T13:07:35.603+01:00Sunday Stamps - Great Britain: Queen Victoria One Penny Red<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">One of our neighbours from one of our previous addresses has provided me with stamps over a number or years. These have been mainly from Greece but last week she brought me a stamp that has become the oldest in my collections.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XA0YxlJn3eQ/YP1QnYhaYfI/AAAAAAAAmxU/Ne3VFMulEiY4cd1-O2X8bUJ6CfnGVcZEgCNcBGAsYHQ/s72/F7F11963-1ABA-46A9-97B5-73537945271E_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="61" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XA0YxlJn3eQ/YP1QnYhaYfI/AAAAAAAAmxU/Ne3VFMulEiY4cd1-O2X8bUJ6CfnGVcZEgCNcBGAsYHQ/w339-h400/F7F11963-1ABA-46A9-97B5-73537945271E_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="339" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Britain - 1841</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The One Penny Red was first issued in 1841 - the second stamp issued. The original was unperforated. Several </span><span style="font-family: arial;">different versions were issued - perforated and with different letters in the bottom corners. This has O - A.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As you can see the stamp is a bit tired but that's not surprising for something around 180 years old. I still have to establish exactly what year this was issued.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The theme today on <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/07/inside-outside.html">Sunday Stamps</a> is transportation. My old stamp has transported me back even if it's not on theme.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-47641391491354373802021-07-11T08:42:00.001+01:002021-07-11T08:42:16.403+01:00Sunday Stamps - Geology: Jersey<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">I enjoyed studying geology at university, especially the field trips with a hammer in my hand. To find a rock like this would have made my day.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9Z8CoAqwx8/YOqeGkxexzI/AAAAAAAAmwE/4r8NpA-zoVwN_xYFdBKpJ6WJH9bkR8reACNcBGAsYHQ/s200/C0584AC5-70E1-4F1D-AA63-9035C2CFC041_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="200" height="298" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9Z8CoAqwx8/YOqeGkxexzI/AAAAAAAAmwE/4r8NpA-zoVwN_xYFdBKpJ6WJH9bkR8reACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h298/C0584AC5-70E1-4F1D-AA63-9035C2CFC041_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jersey - 23 January 2007</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This shows muscovite in a </span><span style="font-family: arial;">pegatite vein, felspar and mica.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Muscovite, aka common mica, isinglass or potash mica is a hydrated silicate of aluminium and potassium. Cleavage can give thin laminae sheets. Pegmatite is an igneous rock composed of quartz, felspar and mica.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For more geological samples check dig out the link at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/07/treasures.html">Treasures.</a> where you may find an old fossil like me.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-68280957657141339042021-07-04T17:39:00.006+01:002021-07-04T17:41:27.103+01:00Sunday Stamps - Food: Fruits of Malaysia<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Malaysia issued series of stamps depicting Fruits of Malaysia, I had to resort to Google to convert their Latin names.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VgeaOMWwBqg/YOHgj9PRqNI/AAAAAAAAmuk/Mb6pOjJhdrkGbm_PiI45Lh1z2JqKwQ2cgCNcBGAsYHQ/s146/59F3AF9A-299F-461E-A0B2-863B6DD9823B_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="146" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VgeaOMWwBqg/YOHgj9PRqNI/AAAAAAAAmuk/Mb6pOjJhdrkGbm_PiI45Lh1z2JqKwQ2cgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h236/59F3AF9A-299F-461E-A0B2-863B6DD9823B_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nephelium lappaceum</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not that I was much wiser for this 2002 stamp when I found out that it is 'rambutan' the fruit from the same tree.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had better understanding from this 2005 tree/fruit</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUEpagGUO64/YOHhngdi3mI/AAAAAAAAmus/T-kHiY0Zkg49_G216HIF8xpAPKeTutwrgCNcBGAsYHQ/s86/1049CFF7-49AE-412B-8D28-3FA10BC5ECE1_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="77" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUEpagGUO64/YOHhngdi3mI/AAAAAAAAmus/T-kHiY0Zkg49_G216HIF8xpAPKeTutwrgCNcBGAsYHQ/w358-h400/1049CFF7-49AE-412B-8D28-3FA10BC5ECE1_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Averrhoa carambola</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This provides the 'star fruit'.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I didn't really need a translation for another from 2002.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnmNdPc3VZg/YOHiZOPQCKI/AAAAAAAAmu0/eqreB-MuXtwFIVQe9oodBlbyhBp_tZmawCNcBGAsYHQ/s90/BA9DD047-1B0A-4285-A20F-E9A25050BB60_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="76" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tnmNdPc3VZg/YOHiZOPQCKI/AAAAAAAAmu0/eqreB-MuXtwFIVQe9oodBlbyhBp_tZmawCNcBGAsYHQ/w338-h400/BA9DD047-1B0A-4285-A20F-E9A25050BB60_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="338" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Carica papaya</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Also</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">known as a 'pawpaw'.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For others that could make up your 'five of the day' visit <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/07/happy-vegetables.html">Sunday Stamps</a> follow the links and take your pick.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>(Sorry about the scanned quality of my images this week)</i></span></div></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-3041548424843407382021-06-27T07:42:00.001+01:002021-06-27T07:42:46.817+01:00Sunday Stamps - Discoveries/Inventions: Denmark<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">You may argue that the atomic theory developed by Niels Bohr is not strictly a discovery or an invention. However ts importance cannot be denied.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Denmark issued commemorative stamps for the 50th anniversary of his theory which has stood the test of time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7CZuwajxRbM/YNgbh60VMnI/AAAAAAAAms0/TfpyBJws5LMj7TLlBnZSinVTWHizvqzvgCNcBGAsYHQ/s558/6209264E-4598-46F4-8C1B-55C9F4BD0B78_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="366" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7CZuwajxRbM/YNgbh60VMnI/AAAAAAAAms0/TfpyBJws5LMj7TLlBnZSinVTWHizvqzvgCNcBGAsYHQ/w263-h400/6209264E-4598-46F4-8C1B-55C9F4BD0B78_1_201_a.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FvaPAMW5WIc/YNgbqRiLm3I/AAAAAAAAms4/35P1ZRzsG54SU7n2ek7-mGBqWLY8zhJFwCNcBGAsYHQ/s563/53141578-7323-43B9-8D9B-1B4A5202A293_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="380" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FvaPAMW5WIc/YNgbqRiLm3I/AAAAAAAAms4/35P1ZRzsG54SU7n2ek7-mGBqWLY8zhJFwCNcBGAsYHQ/w270-h400/53141578-7323-43B9-8D9B-1B4A5202A293_1_201_a.jpeg" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Denmark - 21 November 1963</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was in the 1950s </span><span style="font-family: arial;">when I first became aware of his work when studying atomic physics as part of my degree course at St Andrews University.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For more theories, discoveries and inventions check out the links at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/06/fathers-of-invention.html">The Fathers of Invention</a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-64976361153486199572021-06-20T07:48:00.007+01:002021-06-20T07:48:59.687+01:00Sunday Stamps - Summertime: Great Britain<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> In August 1994 the 3rd Series of the 4 Seasons depicted events from Summertime.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have 3 of the 5 stamps in the set - </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xdf4VLio-7U/YM7d3sL9qjI/AAAAAAAAmqE/iQ_1ubo9-UYTTWpBYH8RstZXWn8vYZ_FQCNcBGAsYHQ/s497/9D2883C3-B348-47F0-80B8-723A4C5520BE_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="497" height="295" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xdf4VLio-7U/YM7d3sL9qjI/AAAAAAAAmqE/iQ_1ubo9-UYTTWpBYH8RstZXWn8vYZ_FQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h295/9D2883C3-B348-47F0-80B8-723A4C5520BE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Britain - 2 August 1994<br />Royal Welsh Show</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Royal Welsh Show will be a virtual event this year on 19th Jul</span><span style="font-family: arial;">y.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TXZXa75ViMA/YM7fDSLEKyI/AAAAAAAAmqM/qF9KbtFcRC4l0Ro-hSBylIo4FStZxBAkwCNcBGAsYHQ/s494/D58683CA-F015-47ED-97C2-AC36BBB8CB41_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="494" height="286" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TXZXa75ViMA/YM7fDSLEKyI/AAAAAAAAmqM/qF9KbtFcRC4l0Ro-hSBylIo4FStZxBAkwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h286/D58683CA-F015-47ED-97C2-AC36BBB8CB41_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wimbledon Tennis Championships</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Wimbledon will begin on 28 June having avoided a 'virtual' threat.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NSCfwONGel4/YM7iSJzNkEI/AAAAAAAAmqU/NLzGLV2aL5kcuzPY4U3S8s7ohiJjYlKHACNcBGAsYHQ/s492/E472A794-C48C-417C-8841-E0FBEABF8091_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="492" height="291" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NSCfwONGel4/YM7iSJzNkEI/AAAAAAAAmqU/NLzGLV2aL5kcuzPY4U3S8s7ohiJjYlKHACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h291/E472A794-C48C-417C-8841-E0FBEABF8091_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Braemar Gathering</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately the organisers of the Braemar Gathering have decide to cancel this years event.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">To check out others' summertime offerings just </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">visit the links at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2020/05/blog-post_21.html">Sunday Stamps</a></span></div></div></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-62188193317143223152021-06-13T07:46:00.003+01:002021-06-13T07:47:51.417+01:00Sunday Stamps - Cats: Argentina, Bangladesh, Hungary<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">A 1959 stamp from Argentina featured a puma. Unfortunately the one in my collection was so heavily postmarked the puma could not be seen.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">However thanks to the internet I have been able to find this image - </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OIwacVdaC9I/YMWmfHgiIJI/AAAAAAAAmmk/S4gU0su1F7U9cDcesf4_x4vI5QUpnNcLgCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/4F2ACE68-5A72-4DA3-A0AB-9D6861BB8566.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OIwacVdaC9I/YMWmfHgiIJI/AAAAAAAAmmk/S4gU0su1F7U9cDcesf4_x4vI5QUpnNcLgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/4F2ACE68-5A72-4DA3-A0AB-9D6861BB8566.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Argentina - 1959</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Somehow I don't think you would need to get the fire brigade to help it out of the tree.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A pair of stamps </span><span style="font-family: arial;">from Bangladesh show a magnificent tiger, but perhaps not in a colour that you would expect.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-srLKVTPDHA0/YMWnb8oNpHI/AAAAAAAAmms/NpbHtpJx4HMb7HL_kjXIyqV2fD8Mq4JAACNcBGAsYHQ/s504/58C41821-5591-4698-8808-A44E303765CB_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="504" height="238" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-srLKVTPDHA0/YMWnb8oNpHI/AAAAAAAAmms/NpbHtpJx4HMb7HL_kjXIyqV2fD8Mq4JAACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h238/58C41821-5591-4698-8808-A44E303765CB_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bangladesh - 30 April 1973</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There are a lot of stamps depicting domestic cats so I just had to include one even although I can't say that I am a cat lover.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-At7i1KGyixk/YMWoOxrqYpI/AAAAAAAAmm0/WQlLMCR5KRAmaFg6TVgtuwigBC5P3tlmQCNcBGAsYHQ/s520/597185C2-D3FD-47AE-92DB-DDAA6F64AC49_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="520" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-At7i1KGyixk/YMWoOxrqYpI/AAAAAAAAmm0/WQlLMCR5KRAmaFg6TVgtuwigBC5P3tlmQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/597185C2-D3FD-47AE-92DB-DDAA6F64AC49_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hungary - 30 March 1968</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">For other cats - big or small </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">check out the links at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/06/cat.html">Sunday Stamps - Cat</a></span></div></div></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-52286231415699245562021-05-30T08:24:00.000+01:002021-05-30T08:24:07.222+01:00Small Animals in Britain - Sunday Stamps<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> I showed this set of stamps back in 2012 but as it is a favourite of mind I just had to post it again, The strip of five wild animals was issued in </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> 1977.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NYY4UODcLu8/YLM64zDK75I/AAAAAAAAmlA/qDlGR3v_AIQe9wa3-yNRTCkMmkeDe4tcwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1773/165E5CDD-38D6-40AC-93D9-BF60A854717A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="1773" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NYY4UODcLu8/YLM64zDK75I/AAAAAAAAmlA/qDlGR3v_AIQe9wa3-yNRTCkMmkeDe4tcwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h180/165E5CDD-38D6-40AC-93D9-BF60A854717A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Britain - 5 October 1977</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had a hibernating hedgehog in our garden a few years ago. Unfortunately I </span><span style="font-family: arial;">only see them as roadkill these days.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Grey squirrels still visit us in the hope that the bird feeders have left something for them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Otherwise there are no hares or badgers near us and I don't know of any otters in the local rivers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To see other small animals visit the links to be found at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/05/island-mammals.html">Island mammals at Sunday Stamps.</a></span></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-10820523502030404152021-05-23T08:54:00.013+01:002021-05-23T17:13:58.624+01:00Sunday Stamps - Royalty: Thailand, Yemen, Trinidad & Tobago<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> When he died in 2016 King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand had been king for over 70 years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">You would never have predicted that when this stamp was issued.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bceNqqWIa-g/YKoCHzN_N6I/AAAAAAAAmgs/17y59Pl2D60u_1NBchhPPx_qFoO6Fji-ACNcBGAsYHQ/s334/211F8B4E-4617-4B78-827D-B7106D638D34_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="281" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bceNqqWIa-g/YKoCHzN_N6I/AAAAAAAAmgs/17y59Pl2D60u_1NBchhPPx_qFoO6Fji-ACNcBGAsYHQ/w336-h400/211F8B4E-4617-4B78-827D-B7106D638D34_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="336" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thailand - 1 July 1967</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When it comes to kings from a long time ago King Solomon comes to mind. He appears on a stamp from the Mutawakelite Kingdom of Yemen issued in1967.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WJX53Y6vRfo/YKoDI6xT9NI/AAAAAAAAmg0/qNm5tTUt-1wz4KnIqZe6glrQOaMHywpyQCNcBGAsYHQ/s592/6844D13A-E8FB-4C61-AABF-A3DD015D85D6_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="462" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WJX53Y6vRfo/YKoDI6xT9NI/AAAAAAAAmg0/qNm5tTUt-1wz4KnIqZe6glrQOaMHywpyQCNcBGAsYHQ/w313-h400/6844D13A-E8FB-4C61-AABF-A3DD015D85D6_1_201_a.jpeg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yemen - 1 December 1967</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is from a set for the visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon. Unfortunately I do not have the stamp that shows her alone.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When it comes to long serving monarchs Queen Elizabeth II will have reached 70 years in 1922. She has appeared on more stamps than anyone including this from Trinidad & Tobago.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2bPL7q5WRvE/YKoJC9wFZUI/AAAAAAAAmg8/K4rYi8iQwnQeB5miqfZeIIviyRX_AcLZQCNcBGAsYHQ/s456/C3D58263-D639-4AE1-8C00-5DEB29F2E8A8_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="456" height="259" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2bPL7q5WRvE/YKoJC9wFZUI/AAAAAAAAmg8/K4rYi8iQwnQeB5miqfZeIIviyRX_AcLZQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h259/C3D58263-D639-4AE1-8C00-5DEB29F2E8A8_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Trinidad & Tobago - 20 April 1953</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold;">First Boca</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"> or </span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold;">Boca</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"> de Monos </span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"> separates Monos Island from the Chaguaramas Peninsula of </span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold;">Trinidad</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;">. It is the </span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold;">first</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"> of four channels in the body of water known as the </span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold;">Boca</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"> del Dragon (Dragon's Mouth) which lies between </span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #5f6368; font-weight: bold;">Trinidad</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"> and Venezuela.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For more Royalty check out <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/05/sultan.html?showComment=1621756796961#c7862054844997513706">Sunday Stamps.</a></span></div></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-59047508021927396662021-05-16T07:55:00.000+01:002021-05-16T07:55:00.675+01:00Sunday Stamps - 'P': Great Britain<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Way before the issue of postage stamps and the Pony Express there was a Postboy blowing a Post Horn ...</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7f8cwfDO7DQ/YKC-5gvtPZI/AAAAAAAAme8/EkTrG-UJK505xn5oclrV2PZI0gnJdlydgCNcBGAsYHQ/s486/05033B4D-202D-4410-AECA-05077870BCD7_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="486" height="235" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7f8cwfDO7DQ/YKC-5gvtPZI/AAAAAAAAme8/EkTrG-UJK505xn5oclrV2PZI0gnJdlydgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h235/05033B4D-202D-4410-AECA-05077870BCD7_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Britain - 7 July 1960</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"> ... commemorating the Tercentenary of the Establishment of the General Letter Office.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">The British Discovery and Invention set in 1967 included 'Penicillium notatum' </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-68q9JDyIvlc/YKDAUbevnLI/AAAAAAAAmfE/W28_Ql5b_FA-652sxY-fD629ZYy4FbmqQCNcBGAsYHQ/s486/EB1995E4-26D0-41EB-914F-0B6EFBC35156_4_5005_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="486" height="235" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-68q9JDyIvlc/YKDAUbevnLI/AAAAAAAAmfE/W28_Ql5b_FA-652sxY-fD629ZYy4FbmqQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h235/EB1995E4-26D0-41EB-914F-0B6EFBC35156_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great Britain - 19 September 1967</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more 'P' related stamps just follow the links at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/05/postcrossing.html">Post Crossing on Sunday Stamps</a></span></span></div></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-91201787754676950412021-05-09T08:17:00.008+01:002021-05-09T13:33:43.996+01:00Sunday Stamps - Buildings: USA<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">I always have to check what sesquicentennial means when I see it describing a stamp even if I can work it out from dates on the stamp itself.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i1s5xSOV3Tw/YJeGQ6uvnhI/AAAAAAAAmZY/eotUoVyFCrES2EeBsjnTAPt2p_hIAj2AwCNcBGAsYHQ/s464/5C06146F-871E-40D4-A9D0-4829C0973533_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="464" height="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i1s5xSOV3Tw/YJeGQ6uvnhI/AAAAAAAAmZY/eotUoVyFCrES2EeBsjnTAPt2p_hIAj2AwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h255/5C06146F-871E-40D4-A9D0-4829C0973533_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>USA - 21 January 1938<br />Old Courthouse, Williamsburg VA</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Pan Am building in Washington DC appeared on an airmail stamp issued in 1947.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jMhzrObylAE/YJeHiV6qT-I/AAAAAAAAmZg/1vY7VFa5RX0U8dgkhcdH7khbpHJMSr8awCNcBGAsYHQ/s466/6BC65136-4223-4FED-83E4-517075193A01_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="466" height="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jMhzrObylAE/YJeHiV6qT-I/AAAAAAAAmZg/1vY7VFa5RX0U8dgkhcdH7khbpHJMSr8awCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h255/6BC65136-4223-4FED-83E4-517075193A01_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>USA - 30 August 1947</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The plane is one I have never heard of (Martin 2-0-2), but then it was a long time before I flew with Pan Am. I'm also unlikely to make it to Washington now either.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Cs7RC6s7c4/YJeJL4ZvX7I/AAAAAAAAmZo/qzIEz9VyQgwzwF0Abo2uyhrLxIA-UkDnwCNcBGAsYHQ/Unknown.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="255" height="494" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8Cs7RC6s7c4/YJeJL4ZvX7I/AAAAAAAAmZo/qzIEz9VyQgwzwF0Abo2uyhrLxIA-UkDnwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h494/Unknown.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For buildings from elsewhere visit the <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/05/modern.html">Modern</a> links at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/05/modern.html">Sunday Stamps.</a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-5641983295585246602021-05-02T09:03:00.000+01:002021-05-02T09:03:37.813+01:00Sunday Stamps: Greece - Hercules<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Normally I would show stamps from a set in denomination order.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Today under the 'labourers' theme they are in the order of the Labours of Hercules. All issued on 16 March 1970 in Greece.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lzbyxi_N2q4/YI5NuXp8qjI/AAAAAAAAmVI/XzirRYhmN08uchKYmzfDKqNndTrVyDPDACNcBGAsYHQ/s434/07519C99-50D6-4C01-9C8C-2709399D8EDE_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="434" height="284" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lzbyxi_N2q4/YI5NuXp8qjI/AAAAAAAAmVI/XzirRYhmN08uchKYmzfDKqNndTrVyDPDACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h284/07519C99-50D6-4C01-9C8C-2709399D8EDE_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 Kill the Nemean Lion</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-trwyc2Klfr8/YI5OIgBt6iI/AAAAAAAAmVQ/dTj1JEtYxzcZ2HJ9ZrRM0AH8EXv6YCrkQCNcBGAsYHQ/s438/5E7761FF-F019-4D49-BC8D-00B05FBA755A_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="438" height="278" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-trwyc2Klfr8/YI5OIgBt6iI/AAAAAAAAmVQ/dTj1JEtYxzcZ2HJ9ZrRM0AH8EXv6YCrkQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h278/5E7761FF-F019-4D49-BC8D-00B05FBA755A_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2 Kill the Lernean Hydra</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Zs5uzxyA14/YI5P2rWNy9I/AAAAAAAAmVY/wXDPx8cbVpQFa1Na0VSzfqtRQQ-4qA_nACNcBGAsYHQ/s430/1BE385E4-C057-4288-B5C1-165A364CE490_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="306" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Zs5uzxyA14/YI5P2rWNy9I/AAAAAAAAmVY/wXDPx8cbVpQFa1Na0VSzfqtRQQ-4qA_nACNcBGAsYHQ/w285-h400/1BE385E4-C057-4288-B5C1-165A364CE490_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4 Capture the Erymanthian Boar</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O2OkPCyK70U/YI5QPQiS0II/AAAAAAAAmVg/gNBLAx2AdwE0otxWGMhnQ6hfqXjeRFl8gCNcBGAsYHQ/s432/DE38CA9F-A35C-4E6E-95F2-855CFCB05D4C_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="432" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O2OkPCyK70U/YI5QPQiS0II/AAAAAAAAmVg/gNBLAx2AdwE0otxWGMhnQ6hfqXjeRFl8gCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h285/DE38CA9F-A35C-4E6E-95F2-855CFCB05D4C_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>6 Kill the Stymphalian Birds</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vSY6y-ooFXM/YI5Q0o2n2eI/AAAAAAAAmVo/5PFbbWeYQeoseuA0r-SoT5F6i-sJMOUVwCNcBGAsYHQ/s432/405C5665-A19F-418A-ADA2-A59405BE86B5_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="432" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vSY6y-ooFXM/YI5Q0o2n2eI/AAAAAAAAmVo/5PFbbWeYQeoseuA0r-SoT5F6i-sJMOUVwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h285/405C5665-A19F-418A-ADA2-A59405BE86B5_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>10 Capture the Cattle of Geryon</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Unfortunately there was only 11 in the set and I have so far not matched up the designs for the rest I have. </span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KYSZbzYcrhg/YI5UOHxeA9I/AAAAAAAAmV0/UkYvgUn_rgEp951xPTiXsu-42_NSIvRywCNcBGAsYHQ/s434/D777E0DE-BA66-4AF7-88C5-20C1C8EE6EA5_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="307" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KYSZbzYcrhg/YI5UOHxeA9I/AAAAAAAAmV0/UkYvgUn_rgEp951xPTiXsu-42_NSIvRywCNcBGAsYHQ/w283-h400/D777E0DE-BA66-4AF7-88C5-20C1C8EE6EA5_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>?? Centaur?</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9E1qvKHfruk/YI5UqK6g2bI/AAAAAAAAmV8/ymdZ12KVPh0YwWSk_w2VZJBrUacl4OnzACNcBGAsYHQ/s432/E8AF0A97-67D1-4FDB-98E3-F0E633B4F694_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="432" height="288" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9E1qvKHfruk/YI5UqK6g2bI/AAAAAAAAmV8/ymdZ12KVPh0YwWSk_w2VZJBrUacl4OnzACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h288/E8AF0A97-67D1-4FDB-98E3-F0E633B4F694_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>???</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Can anyone help me out with these?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For other 'labourers' visit <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2021/05/labour.html">Sunday Stamps</a></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-49201288262711364022021-04-30T05:30:00.001+01:002021-04-30T05:47:20.092+01:00A-Z Challenge 2021 - Photo Shoot: Z - Zebra<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When I learnt the alphabet it always began with 'A' for apple (as my challenge started) and ended with 'Z' for Zebra.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So here they are:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vsgpq4YEFRs/YImNaeYMKuI/AAAAAAAAmRA/EXXsrNoCBdATkhKoeaPE1LBfp-m_YzXAACNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/A516ABF4-9C14-4A51-ABFA-8D08F2A16940_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vsgpq4YEFRs/YImNaeYMKuI/AAAAAAAAmRA/EXXsrNoCBdATkhKoeaPE1LBfp-m_YzXAACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/A516ABF4-9C14-4A51-ABFA-8D08F2A16940_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7NC60ZeJlVo/YImNrrm0ukI/AAAAAAAAmRI/h47rfKjt8B4v1A0qjbImU_kIlpE5tVZXwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/06C516E2-C95A-412B-B610-42D823BD44ED_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7NC60ZeJlVo/YImNrrm0ukI/AAAAAAAAmRI/h47rfKjt8B4v1A0qjbImU_kIlpE5tVZXwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/06C516E2-C95A-412B-B610-42D823BD44ED_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These were at Newquay Zoo the ones below at the zoo in Detroit.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ciQm3gfeqPs/YImRpOWyUvI/AAAAAAAAmRU/w9eQrC_PeV0e3m4OEJo_d5EKSMvoQnF5ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/61773B3D-39BD-4B70-BBED-A0F815358231.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="1024" height="384" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ciQm3gfeqPs/YImRpOWyUvI/AAAAAAAAmRU/w9eQrC_PeV0e3m4OEJo_d5EKSMvoQnF5ACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h384/61773B3D-39BD-4B70-BBED-A0F815358231.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-91649122309612109342021-04-29T08:00:00.001+01:002021-04-29T08:02:35.398+01:00A-Z Challenge 2021 - Photo Shoot: Y - Yarm<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">If you follow the A67 from my previous post you will find yourself in the town of Yarm.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There you will be able to see the bridge built originally in the 1400s when it was the bridge over the River Tees nearest the sea.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tF_iUSou1MU/YIlie4NODZI/AAAAAAAAmQA/bZfwF9OuK-IjMth27JSbM3F6dlr2Y6hewCNcBGAsYHQ/s1000/F9D5B764-7F8E-47BA-B368-BD794FC7C0D1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tF_iUSou1MU/YIlie4NODZI/AAAAAAAAmQA/bZfwF9OuK-IjMth27JSbM3F6dlr2Y6hewCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/F9D5B764-7F8E-47BA-B368-BD794FC7C0D1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yarm Bridge with the Viaduct behind it.<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully you will have seen a shot of the Viaduct under the letter 'V'.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D79_wuKwJEA/YIljPaZBgcI/AAAAAAAAmQI/9JuNff7ABHEwdUXqp5lNCi-8pDb4K0MXQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/2CDC1005-8F00-4F71-9971-3D86D4142D81.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1024" height="476" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D79_wuKwJEA/YIljPaZBgcI/AAAAAAAAmQI/9JuNff7ABHEwdUXqp5lNCi-8pDb4K0MXQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h476/2CDC1005-8F00-4F71-9971-3D86D4142D81.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can get a feel for the size of it from this shot in the town.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F72cDsirX3s/YIljtCbYavI/AAAAAAAAmQQ/-nDM7kJkRhw_cO5Hw_X9rhk8wKfd0tKPQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/92615C6A-DC84-4CF1-9AD9-634E67EE5BB1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F72cDsirX3s/YIljtCbYavI/AAAAAAAAmQQ/-nDM7kJkRhw_cO5Hw_X9rhk8wKfd0tKPQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/92615C6A-DC84-4CF1-9AD9-634E67EE5BB1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">The town hall (1700s) would probably fit under one of the arches.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B3geUd-5V4I/YIlkg9Qif4I/AAAAAAAAmQY/7VXceRq3z08DYH2KRV-x6eCtQ-ckuc9DwCNcBGAsYHQ/s890/D5570B0C-B1F0-4272-9BCD-D6F95C29FFEA.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="668" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B3geUd-5V4I/YIlkg9Qif4I/AAAAAAAAmQY/7VXceRq3z08DYH2KRV-x6eCtQ-ckuc9DwCNcBGAsYHQ/s16000/D5570B0C-B1F0-4272-9BCD-D6F95C29FFEA.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you have time it will be no problem to explore - </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IEpRc5Vbkpw/YIllCXMaX6I/AAAAAAAAmQg/UDSuBtdk9DAV0Cv1OGGCFrDJyRYDMuMLwCNcBGAsYHQ/s980/76D95A5A-E3F8-42B6-9436-74B86698AAA2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="980" height="502" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IEpRc5Vbkpw/YIllCXMaX6I/AAAAAAAAmQg/UDSuBtdk9DAV0Cv1OGGCFrDJyRYDMuMLwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h502/76D95A5A-E3F8-42B6-9436-74B86698AAA2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yarm Castle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Probably not what sightseers were expecting is it?</span></div></div></div><p></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-8533946104186822402021-04-28T06:00:00.001+01:002021-04-28T06:07:02.899+01:00A-Z Challenge 2021 - Photo Shoot: X - Cross Roads<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">'X' was always going to pose a problem for me until a roadsign like this gave me an idea.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1jrBIlUbLWQ/YIbDCKjucJI/AAAAAAAAmMk/2iZ8mh8ouIk2YFUOppyVM0myS9imD647ACNcBGAsYHQ/s544/78E0ABF0-17A4-4A7F-A931-E700464F0C78_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="470" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1jrBIlUbLWQ/YIbDCKjucJI/AAAAAAAAmMk/2iZ8mh8ouIk2YFUOppyVM0myS9imD647ACNcBGAsYHQ/w552-h640/78E0ABF0-17A4-4A7F-A931-E700464F0C78_1_201_a.jpeg" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Roundabout ahead</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">For all of us who live here it simply is the Cross Roads so I guess that's an 'X" for me.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where I collect my paper has Cross Roads Garage as its address.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eazDp51b6qM/YIbEZVtm38I/AAAAAAAAmMs/FuJsAztPMjApz-pas_CnyXYF55NAxHaMACNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/A5ACA013-7CCE-45B9-9F5E-B42BB715A7D2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eazDp51b6qM/YIbEZVtm38I/AAAAAAAAmMs/FuJsAztPMjApz-pas_CnyXYF55NAxHaMACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/A5ACA013-7CCE-45B9-9F5E-B42BB715A7D2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5SeYqobC4lU/YIbEp8caimI/AAAAAAAAmM0/vVLocFflsswu_sLiPOyBBoXBVYvXD3rhACNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/9423BB6F-E04B-4DB6-A624-52304311DAF1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5SeYqobC4lU/YIbEp8caimI/AAAAAAAAmM0/vVLocFflsswu_sLiPOyBBoXBVYvXD3rhACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/9423BB6F-E04B-4DB6-A624-52304311DAF1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sqsQAV8N1bc/YIbE2biqQ6I/AAAAAAAAmM4/B-7vB_pXUjYyOkHvouWMofGRLYb5jFwwgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/0BEB74E6-AF51-4932-B62E-6A57F9F37410_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sqsQAV8N1bc/YIbE2biqQ6I/AAAAAAAAmM4/B-7vB_pXUjYyOkHvouWMofGRLYb5jFwwgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/0BEB74E6-AF51-4932-B62E-6A57F9F37410_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Many of the drivers from the A1044 ignore the island in the middle, rarely slow down as they drive straight over, making me crosser (X er) and crosser (X er, X-er) when I have to make my way safely from the A67 to the garage.</span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-72523238656556954432021-04-27T04:00:00.001+01:002021-04-27T04:07:16.076+01:00A-Z Challenge 2021 - Photo Shoot: W - Wood Pigeon, Weddings, Whitby<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Wood pigeons are very common in our village and currently a pair are building a nest in one of our hedges. Still they can take a rest from time to time.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Le2ihY7XotM/YIVbJGOrXII/AAAAAAAAmKg/QOgIa-gjRhMsjOdkluE8mQO3O0gnDgSigCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/829F1499-EE7A-4479-96B7-7843115C31A5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Le2ihY7XotM/YIVbJGOrXII/AAAAAAAAmKg/QOgIa-gjRhMsjOdkluE8mQO3O0gnDgSigCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/829F1499-EE7A-4479-96B7-7843115C31A5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two wedding photos separated by more than 60 years - I'll let you decide which is which.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AhwXG7HKyLI/YIVbtWz14XI/AAAAAAAAmKo/0FGC8fazn8kU0ivVmgoqh2JkIcjR6hJ1wCNcBGAsYHQ/s890/3FAFB7A9-2F9A-4C1F-BD9B-1BC503ADFD69.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="716" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AhwXG7HKyLI/YIVbtWz14XI/AAAAAAAAmKo/0FGC8fazn8kU0ivVmgoqh2JkIcjR6hJ1wCNcBGAsYHQ/w514-h640/3FAFB7A9-2F9A-4C1F-BD9B-1BC503ADFD69.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_stFYHYD-kE/YIVcM3NdPEI/AAAAAAAAmKw/IF9BlLiWhzAaL3oVVL_1cnBPR7c4ljBrQCNcBGAsYHQ/s960/92FA3C7F-AFDB-47EE-B9A0-01D77992C584.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_stFYHYD-kE/YIVcM3NdPEI/AAAAAAAAmKw/IF9BlLiWhzAaL3oVVL_1cnBPR7c4ljBrQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/92FA3C7F-AFDB-47EE-B9A0-01D77992C584.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">We live quite close to Whitby, the North Yorkshire town associated with many things including Captain Cook, Dracula and of course the Abbey.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jG_iv-tbj1Q/YIVc9ZJrg-I/AAAAAAAAmK4/viMBm1--fFooo72tnmUXfvrgufgfGyYrgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/4C7AF880-1621-4445-AC30-1B7B0B53016A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jG_iv-tbj1Q/YIVc9ZJrg-I/AAAAAAAAmK4/viMBm1--fFooo72tnmUXfvrgufgfGyYrgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/4C7AF880-1621-4445-AC30-1B7B0B53016A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Whitby Harbour</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not all visitors are allowed in the Visitor Centre and some then decide to get in everybody's way.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2yj7956nkus/YIVdkVw3x1I/AAAAAAAAmLA/zfHHoVR-o9U0Fxuue-EeXy_wZxTIo8OLgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/4B6E32A3-23F7-4DB6-B266-950B7EAB50BE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2yj7956nkus/YIVdkVw3x1I/AAAAAAAAmLA/zfHHoVR-o9U0Fxuue-EeXy_wZxTIo8OLgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/4B6E32A3-23F7-4DB6-B266-950B7EAB50BE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Others just find the walking too much to handle.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lDC4-lFvgiA/YIVeEuGFptI/AAAAAAAAmLI/GmjzNfxguMUbrJ-0L7BAZDbT3omoJ4bsQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/3F8BFB45-68AF-4BFA-9B22-40BA36AA99A1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lDC4-lFvgiA/YIVeEuGFptI/AAAAAAAAmLI/GmjzNfxguMUbrJ-0L7BAZDbT3omoJ4bsQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/3F8BFB45-68AF-4BFA-9B22-40BA36AA99A1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com2