tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post4339977075186418677..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: Sunday StampsVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-72499990617348334042012-01-23T14:16:06.994-05:002012-01-23T14:16:06.994-05:00I like the waving queen, she looks as though she i...I like the waving queen, she looks as though she is enjoying herself.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-32327514134411371932012-01-23T12:56:58.638-05:002012-01-23T12:56:58.638-05:00Nice selection of standard issue stamps. You must ...Nice selection of standard issue stamps. You must have quite the collection.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-5953833623261010842012-01-23T08:00:41.825-05:002012-01-23T08:00:41.825-05:00The Monarchy. That is one tradition I just can...The Monarchy. That is one tradition I just can't wrap my mind around, especially where Canada is concerned.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-53361393968560536612012-01-23T05:23:54.378-05:002012-01-23T05:23:54.378-05:00I like the Queen in the first stamp. And of cours...I like the Queen in the first stamp. And of course....love the last stamp..England's future!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-17500039728152236792012-01-23T01:29:11.538-05:002012-01-23T01:29:11.538-05:00We do aometimes, but not too often. I guess we'...We do aometimes, but not too often. I guess we're not so crazy about that kind of thing. The queen appears mostly on commemorative coins and plain old run of the mill stamps. Those are not the kind people ask for at the post office.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-30613333663359158752012-01-22T18:24:43.085-05:002012-01-22T18:24:43.085-05:00Isn't that funny - she has been reigning for s...Isn't that funny - she has been reigning for so long that none of us remember the protocols! I was hoping you could enlighten us on the Dutch way, Nora. I was also wondering how it is you don't seem to put Beatrix on your stamps?VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-82328404222923897842012-01-22T18:02:04.747-05:002012-01-22T18:02:04.747-05:00I don't know about alternating profiles and am...I don't know about alternating profiles and am not aware of that beiong a custom in this country. I will start paying attention to it and see if I can find out.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-89626096181918222092012-01-22T17:45:21.592-05:002012-01-22T17:45:21.592-05:00I too seem to remember that the directions are sup...I too seem to remember that the directions are supposed to alternate, though this might just have been with coins?<br /><br />What a heartbreaking gravestone in your previous post.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-23050006570051460422012-01-22T16:32:36.260-05:002012-01-22T16:32:36.260-05:00This whole issue of which direction the monarch fa...This whole issue of which direction the monarch faces has me a bit obsessed for some reason! I have a George VI penny and he is facing left.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-52443960547218463062012-01-22T14:08:04.629-05:002012-01-22T14:08:04.629-05:00Great Britain stamps always has the monarch facing...Great Britain stamps always has the monarch facing. On our present coins the Queen faces right; I don't know whether the profile changes on coins when the monarch changes. I donn't have any old coins to check.<br />Your Queen stamp is so informal that it looks superb.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-34151488407789107192012-01-22T13:04:58.028-05:002012-01-22T13:04:58.028-05:00So, it seems Canada chooses the opposite profiles,...So, it seems Canada chooses the opposite profiles, or maybe it's random. It's definitely not the same convention as the UK uses (and I didn't know that before today :) ). <br /><br />My sister sent me the William and Kate stamp on my Christmas card, but I haven't seen the one with the queen in a hat before.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-38561822756979820772012-01-22T12:58:53.398-05:002012-01-22T12:58:53.398-05:00The Queen looks a lot friendlier on the first stam...The Queen looks a lot friendlier on the first stamp.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-29756612825123079642012-01-22T11:44:46.374-05:002012-01-22T11:44:46.374-05:00I notice the queen is wearing a different tiara! ...I notice the queen is wearing a different tiara! Sorry, I've been visiting the Order of Sartorial Splendor and tiara Thursdays lately.<br />http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.com/viridianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938256248645774087noreply@blogger.com