Sunday, October 7, 2012

Sunday Stamps - bridges

Here is one of the postcards I paid slightly more than 50cents to have in my collection. (previous post tells of my postcard show adventure) This is the (McQuesten) High Level Bridge built in 1931 that I cross at least twice a week, though in a much faster moving vehicle. The road below the bridge is now highway 403.

1905 was a year for building bridges in Iceland and this first stamp celebrates the 100th anniversary of the building of one of Iceland's three major transportation bridges. Lagarfljót is a lake in the eastern part of Iceland and the first suspension bridge across it was built in 1905. It was 300 m long and all the timber and iron had to be transported over hills and wasteland. The biggest forest on the the island can be found near this lake as well as one of the tallest waterfalls, the Hengifoss. And it even has its own serpent known as Lagarfljótsormur or Lagarfljót Worm.

and two other stamps featuring bridges, one from Russia and one from China. I have given up trying to search through the internet trying to find anything on these stamps, so just enjoy the image.


see more bridges and public works structures at Viridian's Postcard Blog

11 comments:

  1. Wonderful postcard, and the stamp for Iceland is a great design.

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  2. Bridges have deinitely been the favourites to show today. I have one from Iceland too but cannot identify the bridge. I know it's not a stamp but I admire that High Level Bridge.

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  3. Searches on Google can be weird now that Google customizes searches. I think I found both of those searching for "2010 Russia stamps" and "2009 China stamps."

    I like the postcard. The price seems like a good buy.

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  4. the postcard actually cost $6, but worth it to me.

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  5. $6, but it is a brdige close to home. the angle of that image and of the Iceland stamp are very similar.
    Thank you for participating!

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  6. I like the Chinese one - very colorful.

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  7. Bridges are always interesting, I think! And those stamps are lovely. We were hoping to go to Iceland on a cruise next year, but it was cancelled :( (We are cruising to Norway instead!)

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  8. I love bridges...and these stamps are wonderful!
    Hugs
    SUeAnn

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  9. That Iceland stamp is really lovely. And I think the postcard you paid $6 for is fantastic - a very worthwhile addition to your collection! :)

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  10. Violet, you are most definitely a nerd but a very harmless and interesting one. You are a whole specimen by yourself and a unique individual. I do appreciate that. I'm very curious how you got to be that way. I wish we could have a pot of tea and a long talk together. Are you going to be in the Netherlands any time soon?

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  11. I love the Iceland stamp, very atmospheric. As indeed is your postcard purchase. Stunning waterfall link, I'd like to take that walk.
    I recognised the distinctive style of your Russian stamp as being from the "Bridges of Russia" series because I got a different one and blogged on it back in March. Yours is the Bridge over the Volga, Yaroslovl. Can you hear the boatmen:-)

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