tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post3419581806709123635..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: Sunday Stamps - waterVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-777971862765518992012-11-11T04:33:57.384-05:002012-11-11T04:33:57.384-05:00I love the Guinea stamp in particular, and vaguely...I 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....Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-51509389409846857242012-11-08T07:15:41.529-05:002012-11-08T07:15:41.529-05:00Hmm, I think hidden deep in my parents basement in...Hmm, I think hidden deep in my parents basement in Idaho is my stamp collection from the 1960's. I need to dig that out.Yogi♪♪♪https://www.blogger.com/profile/00411274031147372579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-51047906732321988902012-11-07T19:49:27.492-05:002012-11-07T19:49:27.492-05:00Thank you for joining in this week. the flood res...Thank you for joining in this week. the flood rescue stamp is quite moving. I am a stamp accumulator too!viridianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938256248645774087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-29769186407684344032012-11-07T17:51:10.422-05:002012-11-07T17:51:10.422-05:00I am assuming you mean the card from the previous ...I am assuming you mean the card from the previous post - it was thrilling to solve any mystery about it!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-78628010996935949272012-11-07T09:41:55.889-05:002012-11-07T09:41:55.889-05:00How fascinating about that postcard. Sherlock Sky!...How fascinating about that postcard. Sherlock Sky!Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-14380779498585326172012-11-05T17:07:51.551-05:002012-11-05T17:07:51.551-05:00and it is very timely.and it is very timely.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-53183824189301867522012-11-05T17:07:10.068-05:002012-11-05T17:07:10.068-05:00you are welcome!I don't mind just having the p...you 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.<br />I found the shows to be a little overwhelming!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-47232002111710419512012-11-05T17:05:56.754-05:002012-11-05T17:05:56.754-05:00some pages have nothing beyond a country name and ...some 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!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-49255202736397540052012-11-05T14:37:21.312-05:002012-11-05T14:37:21.312-05:00What a great Guinea stamp. I was given an old stam...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.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-83634343494536127182012-11-05T14:27:12.935-05:002012-11-05T14:27:12.935-05:00i envy you on your findings - i'd love to go t...i 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 :)agihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078211644014624563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-1203713705176787662012-11-05T13:44:50.123-05:002012-11-05T13:44:50.123-05:00I especially like the flood rescue stamp!I especially like the flood rescue stamp!Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151334482554014157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-68449543119178229062012-11-05T10:21:58.092-05:002012-11-05T10:21:58.092-05:00Stamps are beautiful to collect, and I used to do ...Stamps are beautiful to collect, and I used to do that when I was younger!<br /><br />Yours are pretty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-44972884048217531742012-11-05T08:25:01.302-05:002012-11-05T08:25:01.302-05:00Wow! That last stamp...the "Flood". Ve...Wow! That last stamp...the "Flood". Very powerful!!<br />Great stamps<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-36642632773695156772012-11-04T22:31:46.919-05:002012-11-04T22:31:46.919-05:00nothing wrong with accumulating, in my opinion. Po...nothing wrong with accumulating, in my opinion. Postcrossing has re-introduced me to some gorgeous stamps.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-80778442954226415322012-11-04T20:08:53.681-05:002012-11-04T20:08:53.681-05:00Wow, what a great collection! I, too, am afraid, a...Wow, what a great collection! I, too, am afraid, am more of an accumulator than a collector. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.postcardscrossing.com/2012/11/sunday-stamps-070-from-river-of-woe-to.html" rel="nofollow">Postcards Crossing</a>Sreisaathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833152228862490805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-58744121648524052202012-11-04T16:57:46.841-05:002012-11-04T16:57:46.841-05:00it took me ages to find but I was determined to sh...it took me ages to find but I was determined to show it this week.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-59729700312249395002012-11-04T14:07:55.546-05:002012-11-04T14:07:55.546-05:00What a find. I'm envious but then I missed tha...What a find. I'm envious but then I missed that GB Flood Rescue stamp.<br /><br />(Here's a link to mine for this week - http://bit.ly/RCvVSqBob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-60833171385261907552012-11-04T09:24:33.212-05:002012-11-04T09:24:33.212-05:00I did too, when I was about 12 or so. I was at an ...I 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!<br />I have started photographing the Canadian ones that I send off on the postcards.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-49631604841719798392012-11-04T09:22:00.244-05:002012-11-04T09:22:00.244-05:00there were lots of pretty stamps in that album and...there were lots of pretty stamps in that album and the price was right at 1¢ a stamp.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-74213728805359828872012-11-04T09:20:40.854-05:002012-11-04T09:20:40.854-05:00I am more of an accumulator than a collector :)
th...I am more of an accumulator than a collector :)<br />that danger is getting closer....VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-42451326372241519932012-11-04T09:19:53.200-05:002012-11-04T09:19:53.200-05:00I have vague memories of seeing those pages - perh...I have vague memories of seeing those pages - perhaps they were my uncle's collection.<br />I wish I had them now!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-70778335275025452402012-11-04T08:50:51.647-05:002012-11-04T08:50:51.647-05:00I collected stamps when I was about 10 to 12 and s...I collected stamps when I was about 10 to 12 and still have that old album. Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-82024666276809647022012-11-04T06:56:22.892-05:002012-11-04T06:56:22.892-05:00You would have to pick a very confining theme to k...You 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. Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-51018945992969764492012-11-04T04:57:04.099-05:002012-11-04T04:57:04.099-05:00Crikey, some way of buying a stamp! A future heirl...Crikey, some way of buying a stamp! A future heirloom for sure!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-44046152893248761552012-11-04T03:58:17.865-05:002012-11-04T03:58:17.865-05:00I tried collecting stamps once many years ago - wi...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!The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.com