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Sunday, 12 May 2013

Children, Games and Toys - Sunday Stamps

I found stamps from several countries that met the theme this week.

Dubai -  Children's Day - 1968
And the Year of the Child:
Ecuador - 1979
For toys I found a Teddy Bear

Sweden - 1978
And then one of my daughter's favourite bears all the way from Peru.
Great Britain - Paddington, 10 Jan 2006
"More About Paddington" by Michael Bond with Peggy Fortnum's illustrations was first published in 1959.

These four stamps were what I originally meant to post until I found this presentation pack of mint stamps on my favourite market stall.
Great Britain - 16 May 1989
The stamps depict from left to right;
  • 19p - Toy aeroplane and train
  • 27p - Building bricks
  • 32p - Board games
  • 35p - Toys
The information card is a gem in itself covering the history of toys. The pack also contained a second set of the stamps and a Stamp Card for each one, like this;
Royal Mail Stamp Postcard
To play more children's games and with more toys please go over to and follow the links at Viridian's Sunday-stamps-122.
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12 comments:

  1. Lisa B12 May 2013 at 10:24

    Wonderful choices. I hadn't seen the Swedish teddy bear stamp, that's very nice. I remember the presentation pack of toys set. Paddington I missed getting any of those, I used to buy presentation packs, then found it became too expensive.

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  2. Mail Adventures12 May 2013 at 11:34

    Wow, I love ALL the stamps you posted. A great selection!
    I'm surprised that Dubai issued a stamp with a Goya's pictures for children's day.

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  3. Joy12 May 2013 at 11:40

    I like the primary colours of the stamp set. Good find. Its a pity Royal Mail don't issue only four stamps in a set any more. I've not seen the Goya painting before, love that dog.

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  4. ScotSue12 May 2013 at 11:42

    Thanks, Bob, for introducing me to a new blog prompt in Sunday Stamps I haven't looked at my stamp collection for years, so time to go up in the loft to find it. I had moved on to thematics., so this prompt appeals to me.

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  5. Unknown12 May 2013 at 11:57

    These are delightful!!

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  6. Unknown12 May 2013 at 14:00

    Quite interesting stamps. The Royal set is something I have never seen before. Very colorful :)

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  7. Jo12 May 2013 at 14:08

    I have a the Paddington stamp, it was sent to me by Michael Bond's daughter who is a friend of mine. I love the Dubai stamp, it is quite surprising. The Swedish teddy is cute too.

    MB recently had a statue dedicated to himself.

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  8. viridian12 May 2013 at 14:40

    My maternal grandfather used to say, every day is children's day! A great selection from you today. Thank you for participating.

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  9. Sheila @ A Postcard a Day12 May 2013 at 14:49

    I tried to get the PHQ stamp cards of that Toys and Games set, but failed - so far.

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  10. VioletSky12 May 2013 at 18:50

    That games and toys set is very nice, but I am particularly drawn to Teddy and Paddington!

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  11. Caroline Gill24 May 2013 at 10:50

    I specially like the Paddington stamp, Bob! Thank you for your comment on my Bullfinches!

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  12. Faizan4 February 2020 at 10:26

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