and came away with about 1800 stamps all from before the 1970s and several from countries that no longer exist or have changed name (perhaps a few times) I haven't figured out what to do with them yet - the binder is massive and there are several empty pages.
so I searched through it for something water themed and found this example with this stamp from Guinea in West Africa celebrating the moon landing in 1969 - in English and French!
a stamp from 1963 of the Gougah Waterfall in Da Lat which is apparently Vietnam's premier honeymoon spot, though it seems "Hydropower plants and rampant deforestation appear to have doomed many popular waterfalls". I found a few travel blog posts that expressed disappointment when they finally found these waterfalls. as for the stamp, I find the details a bit fuzzy and it is perhaps a little on the dark side.
and in memory of the recent floods from Hurricane (Superstorm) Sandy and Typhoon Son-Tinh (Ofel),
this Flood rescue stamp issued in in the UK Sept 2009
see more water at Viridian's Postcard Blog
I tried collecting stamps once many years ago - wish I had kept at it somedays. I have a couple of friends in Sydney who trade in them but I suspect I owuldn't want to give any of them up!
ReplyDeleteI did too, when I was about 12 or so. I was at an stamp bourse the other night where they had an auction. I am nowhere near ever getting that serious!
DeleteI have started photographing the Canadian ones that I send off on the postcards.
Crikey, some way of buying a stamp! A future heirloom for sure!
ReplyDeletethere were lots of pretty stamps in that album and the price was right at 1¢ a stamp.
DeleteYou would have to pick a very confining theme to keep this hobby under control somehow. I am trying to think of one that would make me start collecting stamps. I am sure anything and everything has been thought of. The danger exists that I may get addicted.
ReplyDeleteI am more of an accumulator than a collector :)
Deletethat danger is getting closer....
I collected stamps when I was about 10 to 12 and still have that old album.
ReplyDeleteI have vague memories of seeing those pages - perhaps they were my uncle's collection.
DeleteI wish I had them now!
What a find. I'm envious but then I missed that GB Flood Rescue stamp.
ReplyDelete(Here's a link to mine for this week - http://bit.ly/RCvVSq
it took me ages to find but I was determined to show it this week.
DeleteWow, what a great collection! I, too, am afraid, am more of an accumulator than a collector.
ReplyDeletePostcards Crossing
nothing wrong with accumulating, in my opinion. Postcrossing has re-introduced me to some gorgeous stamps.
DeleteWow! That last stamp...the "Flood". Very powerful!!
ReplyDeleteGreat stamps
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SueAnn
Stamps are beautiful to collect, and I used to do that when I was younger!
ReplyDeleteYours are pretty!
I especially like the flood rescue stamp!
ReplyDeleteand it is very timely.
Deletei envy you on your findings - i'd love to go to a stamp show! i have collected stamps for many years even before postcards, but never a theme...i just like pretty pictures :) it hasnt yet occured to me that i could actually take photos of them for sunday stamps...thanks for the idea :)
ReplyDeleteyou are welcome!I don't mind just having the pictures in my collection, though some stamps are definitely worth having the real thing to admire.
DeleteI found the shows to be a little overwhelming!
What a great Guinea stamp. I was given an old stamp book collection which was produced during the WW2, I liked reading the descriptions of the countries from that time.
ReplyDeletesome pages have nothing beyond a country name and dates and others have quite an interesting description - one reason I haven't plucked all the stamps off the pages yet!
DeleteHow fascinating about that postcard. Sherlock Sky!
ReplyDeleteI am assuming you mean the card from the previous post - it was thrilling to solve any mystery about it!
DeleteThank you for joining in this week. the flood rescue stamp is quite moving. I am a stamp accumulator too!
ReplyDeleteHmm, I think hidden deep in my parents basement in Idaho is my stamp collection from the 1960's. I need to dig that out.
ReplyDeleteI love the Guinea stamp in particular, and vaguely remember the UK one. My husband was an avid and very specialised stamp collector. Pages and pages of seemingly identical stamps....
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