Automobiles and Motor Transport - Sunday Stamps

This should have been an easy theme if I had not shown most of my car stamps before. I've had to go back to the 'Celebrate the Century' stamps from the USA.

USA - 1900s Model T Ford

And from the 1950s the way to see a film.

USA - Drive-in Movies, 1950s

I've bent the theme a bit with stamps from Germany and Canada - well there is at least one car on them.

Germany - Each Time Safety, 5 June 1973

This was from a safety series issued over several years and shows a child playing with a car approaching.

My Canadian stamps just has a street scene with an automobile or two.

Canada

Meanwhile on my wish list is a set from 13 January 2009 on British Classic Designs (both stamps are scanned from a catalogue.)

Great Britain

So far these have not turned up on my favourite market stall.

For other automobiles and forms of motor transport check out the links at Sunday-stamps-187.

A Horse Designed By A Committee

Sir Alec Issigonis, the designer of the Mini, is said to have described a camel as a horse designed by a committee. But if you ever want to see an animal designed for its surroundings look no further than the camel and it doesn't matter whether you like one hump or two:

Dromedary and Bactrian Camels

The Camel's hump is an ugly lump

Which well you may see at the Zoo;

But uglier yet is the hump we get

From having too little to do.

(Ruyard Kipling)

Resting camels - they are good at this.

This is an environment in which they thrive:

Imagine being behind a caravan this long on a motorway.

On holidays they have their uses, even if some of their load is overweight.

A few words of warning - never attempt to kiss a camel

Kissing Camels red rocks from inside the Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs. 

By Beverly Lussier (cc-by-3.0)

Learn more about camels at Alan's Sepia Saturday 70