tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post1795787060142702621..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: three queens and a kingVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-60656078859113105782015-05-24T09:46:27.997-04:002015-05-24T09:46:27.997-04:00So, you were probably another wondering why I ment...So, you were probably another wondering why I mentioned Victoria as a bonus stamp?!<br />Interesting that it is such a big deal over here and not in her home country. Although, I think I've read that we are the only country that does celebrate her birthday.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-10165602468321299022015-05-24T09:44:26.495-04:002015-05-24T09:44:26.495-04:00You are not alone in that!You are not alone in that!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-26376155135565953262015-05-24T09:44:06.984-04:002015-05-24T09:44:06.984-04:00I realized after I selected my stamps, that they m...I realized after I selected my stamps, that they might not be terribly original. Then again, there are enough to go around.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-56254354459034646962015-05-24T09:34:44.380-04:002015-05-24T09:34:44.380-04:00I recognised the Juliana stamp but not the others ...I recognised the Juliana stamp but not the others from the Netherlands. I'm sure that nobody in the UK would know that today would have been Victoria's birthday.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-79398747596477714902015-05-24T08:25:12.391-04:002015-05-24T08:25:12.391-04:00I will never understand this royalty jazz! Tom The...I will never understand this royalty jazz! Tom The Backroads TravellerTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082494067802628837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-75754102802833283762015-05-24T07:41:05.680-04:002015-05-24T07:41:05.680-04:00Ok, so now I know why you have chosen Victoria :)
...Ok, so now I know why you have chosen Victoria :)<br />I also wrote about Dutch Koningsdag.Mail Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574231572383527950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-13311147999886879182015-05-24T07:23:07.491-04:002015-05-24T07:23:07.491-04:00I read up on the design of the Struyckens stamp - ...I read up on the design of the Struyckens stamp - it was a bit too technical for my maths challenged mind, but I appreciate it a lot more when you think of how computers were in 1980! And it's interesting that it was in circulation for 20 years.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-8714814318298589292015-05-24T07:16:41.500-04:002015-05-24T07:16:41.500-04:00I suppose it helps that in the Dutch cases, the mo...I suppose it helps that in the Dutch cases, the monarch had ruled for a very long time and by the time of their abdications were in declining health. And they were beloved by masses of people. Abdicating for love of one person does seem a bit frivolous in comparison.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-80165864972181414162015-05-24T07:01:48.484-04:002015-05-24T07:01:48.484-04:00Interesting mix of styles, just shows in stamps th...Interesting mix of styles, just shows in stamps there is something for everyone because I enjoy the pointillism type one. I like the idea of a day's holiday for the official start to summer. We are still waiting for it as like your May we have had frost too, unusual. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-51416512334941739802015-05-24T06:58:16.093-04:002015-05-24T06:58:16.093-04:00Interesting set of stamps. So odd to me that abdic...Interesting set of stamps. So odd to me that abdication is not a big deal in many countries, yet in the UK/Commonwealth that would (and did in 1936) cause an uproar publicly and constitutionally. FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.com