Incoming mail from Japan today!
( Mt. Fuji, 3.776m, World Heritage)
Friday, 22 September 2017
Saturday, 2 September 2017
Unusual and odd shaped stamps
There is so much you can learn about a country (culture, history, politics, geography, environment, animals, plants etc), by studying its stamps.
Stamp collecting is fun and my way to "travel" around the world.
Stamp collecting is fun and my way to "travel" around the world.
Well, if, a few years ago, someone asked me what a postage stamp is, I would answer : "a small, rectangular piece of paper we use for our correspondence".
Things have changed lately. Many unusual & odd shaped stamps and sheets, are issued by different countries.
There are some of them in my collection, most of them used. Let's have a look:
There are some of them in my collection, most of them used. Let's have a look:
JAPAN
AUSTRIA
Stamps with Swarovski crystals
THAILAND
FINLAND
MONACO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
SURINAME
INDONESIA
SOUTH AFRICA BOTSWANA
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