As I have used up all the stamps of unusual shapes I have had to resort to large stamps this week, all of which feature birds.
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| Sharjah - United Arab Emirates |
There is no mistaking the woodpecker or the swan and its cygnets. However I had to find out about one of the next two birds.
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| Hungary |
The white stork on the left and an oriole at the right.
All these stamps are 4 cm wide but the Hungary stamps are slightly longer at 5.1/2 cm compared with 5 cm for the Sharjah stamps.
For more large or unusually shaped stamps please check out the links at Viridian's Sunday-stamps-148.
Birds make such beautiful stamps, so making the stamp larger is worth it. It's also easy to see why birds as a thematic has its own catalogue.
ReplyDeleteI like the Hungarian backgrounds which put them in their habitat but make the birds stand out. Large stamps are perfect for bird art.
ReplyDeleteI have a few of these larger Hungarian stamps - love them!
ReplyDeleteNice choice!
ReplyDeleteI particularly like the woodpecker.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures, the four of them!
ReplyDeleteMiniature works of art.
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