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@stamplab.bsky.social
Stamp collector, art collector, historical document collector; a typewriter. Not necessarily in that order.
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@stamplab.bsky.social
· Mar 29
There are only three of these aircraft in existence today. This is the beginning story of one them.
I do encourage anyone with a love of history and research to join me in a slow thread (to solve a mystery).
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#AviationPioneers #AmericanSavoiaMarchettiS56 #EarlyAviation
I do encourage anyone with a love of history and research to join me in a slow thread (to solve a mystery).
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#AviationPioneers #AmericanSavoiaMarchettiS56 #EarlyAviation
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For Christmas, an #XtremePhilately post featuring the 2006 39¢ stamp (U.S. S.C. 4100) featuring "Madonna and Bird with Child," a Peruvian Colonial painting at the Denver Art Museum.
#ExtremePhilately #Philately #USStamps #StampCollecting #Christmas #DenverArtMuseum #PeruvianArt
#ExtremePhilately #Philately #USStamps #StampCollecting #Christmas #DenverArtMuseum #PeruvianArt
December 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
For Christmas, an #XtremePhilately post featuring the 2006 39¢ stamp (U.S. S.C. 4100) featuring "Madonna and Bird with Child," a Peruvian Colonial painting at the Denver Art Museum.
#ExtremePhilately #Philately #USStamps #StampCollecting #Christmas #DenverArtMuseum #PeruvianArt
#ExtremePhilately #Philately #USStamps #StampCollecting #Christmas #DenverArtMuseum #PeruvianArt
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Merry Christmas 🎁
(1/3) Today, a 19 Nov 1934 cover sent from Tahiti by ornithologist James Paul Chapin during the Templeton Crocker Pacific Expedition. It bears two 75c Établissements de l’Océanie stamps, paying the 1f50 foreign letter rate, and Chapin’s trademark hand-drawn birds.
#ornithology
(1/3) Today, a 19 Nov 1934 cover sent from Tahiti by ornithologist James Paul Chapin during the Templeton Crocker Pacific Expedition. It bears two 75c Établissements de l’Océanie stamps, paying the 1f50 foreign letter rate, and Chapin’s trademark hand-drawn birds.
#ornithology
December 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Merry Christmas 🎁
(1/3) Today, a 19 Nov 1934 cover sent from Tahiti by ornithologist James Paul Chapin during the Templeton Crocker Pacific Expedition. It bears two 75c Établissements de l’Océanie stamps, paying the 1f50 foreign letter rate, and Chapin’s trademark hand-drawn birds.
#ornithology
(1/3) Today, a 19 Nov 1934 cover sent from Tahiti by ornithologist James Paul Chapin during the Templeton Crocker Pacific Expedition. It bears two 75c Établissements de l’Océanie stamps, paying the 1f50 foreign letter rate, and Chapin’s trademark hand-drawn birds.
#ornithology
"Victor. The name of the Lone Rangers nephews horse was named Victor. Everybody knows that...."
A Christmas Story - 1983.
A Christmas Story - 1983.
December 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"Victor. The name of the Lone Rangers nephews horse was named Victor. Everybody knows that...."
A Christmas Story - 1983.
A Christmas Story - 1983.
Warmest wishes to everyone this holiday....
December 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Warmest wishes to everyone this holiday....
As kids, we would play and fight over checkers beneath my mothers feet as she would draw in pencil or charcoal -at on old rickety drafting table.
I remember the soft glow of candlelight surrounding us often.
Thumbtacked on the wall...plates from the Grammar of Ornament.
archive.org/details/gram...
I remember the soft glow of candlelight surrounding us often.
Thumbtacked on the wall...plates from the Grammar of Ornament.
archive.org/details/gram...
The grammar of ornament : Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
statement of responsibility: by Owen Jones; illustrated by examples from various styles of ornament. One hundred folio plates, drawn on stone by F. Bedford,...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
As kids, we would play and fight over checkers beneath my mothers feet as she would draw in pencil or charcoal -at on old rickety drafting table.
I remember the soft glow of candlelight surrounding us often.
Thumbtacked on the wall...plates from the Grammar of Ornament.
archive.org/details/gram...
I remember the soft glow of candlelight surrounding us often.
Thumbtacked on the wall...plates from the Grammar of Ornament.
archive.org/details/gram...
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No way Trump is getting Greenland. There are Danish and French troops defending the island and some vessels. Also the people there are prepared for the hybrid war. It won't work. Also the island is not that populated so easier to keep check of everything. Greenland is part of Denmark which is EU.
December 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
No way Trump is getting Greenland. There are Danish and French troops defending the island and some vessels. Also the people there are prepared for the hybrid war. It won't work. Also the island is not that populated so easier to keep check of everything. Greenland is part of Denmark which is EU.
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Today’s Christmas stamps from Canada
December 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Today’s Christmas stamps from Canada
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1913 : Marie Denizard profite d’un vide juridique et devient la première femme à se déclarer candidate à la présidentielle, alors même que les femmes ne peuvent ni voter ni être élues. Le prix sera lourd : l’asile, puis l’oubli.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/acW
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/acW
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
1913 : Marie Denizard profite d’un vide juridique et devient la première femme à se déclarer candidate à la présidentielle, alors même que les femmes ne peuvent ni voter ni être élues. Le prix sera lourd : l’asile, puis l’oubli.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/acW
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/acW
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15th century angel. Made in Norwich, the stained glass is now part of the collections at the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. 📸 My own. #StainedGlassSunday #AdventAngels #BurrellCollection
December 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
15th century angel. Made in Norwich, the stained glass is now part of the collections at the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. 📸 My own. #StainedGlassSunday #AdventAngels #BurrellCollection
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A recurring theme in my art is the universality of shoulder and hip joints (being containers for spirits). Virtually every animal shares this trait, from birds to whales. The four eyes symbolize, top being shoulder joints, bottom being hips, central face being their contained spirit. It's universal.
December 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A recurring theme in my art is the universality of shoulder and hip joints (being containers for spirits). Virtually every animal shares this trait, from birds to whales. The four eyes symbolize, top being shoulder joints, bottom being hips, central face being their contained spirit. It's universal.
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"Und so begab es sich dass sich zwei Dinosaurier um die Tischkreissäge stritten, während der Stern von Bethlehem am Himmel erstrahlte"
December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"Und so begab es sich dass sich zwei Dinosaurier um die Tischkreissäge stritten, während der Stern von Bethlehem am Himmel erstrahlte"
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Publishing this shortly:
“Here Are 4,824 Takeaways from My Recent 300,000-Word Paper, ‘Information Overload is Killing Us’”
“Here Are 4,824 Takeaways from My Recent 300,000-Word Paper, ‘Information Overload is Killing Us’”
December 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Publishing this shortly:
“Here Are 4,824 Takeaways from My Recent 300,000-Word Paper, ‘Information Overload is Killing Us’”
“Here Are 4,824 Takeaways from My Recent 300,000-Word Paper, ‘Information Overload is Killing Us’”
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Where Tourists Vs Locals take pictures in Paris
Red=Tourist, Blue=Local, Yellow=Could be Either
Red=Tourist, Blue=Local, Yellow=Could be Either
December 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Where Tourists Vs Locals take pictures in Paris
Red=Tourist, Blue=Local, Yellow=Could be Either
Red=Tourist, Blue=Local, Yellow=Could be Either
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December 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Save the date!! Monday 29th December. The return of the A-Z feature 🤩🤩🤩
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
December 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Save the date!! Monday 29th December. The return of the A-Z feature 🤩🤩🤩
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
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#WWII Crosby asked about the most difficult thing he ever had to do during his entertainment career was he "had to stand and sing ‘White Christmas’ with 100,000 G.I.’s in tears without breaking down himself. Of course, a lot of those boys were killed in the Battle of the Bulge a few days later.”
#WWII On Christmas Day 1941, Bing Crosby stepped up to the microphone to introduce his new song. As the orchestra began to play, Crosby’s calming baritone floated over the airwaves: “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know"
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
The sad story behind America’s favorite Christmas song revealed
The beloved song was highly requested by troops during WWII
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December 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#WWII Crosby asked about the most difficult thing he ever had to do during his entertainment career was he "had to stand and sing ‘White Christmas’ with 100,000 G.I.’s in tears without breaking down himself. Of course, a lot of those boys were killed in the Battle of the Bulge a few days later.”
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Happy Winter Solstice! And now we turn back towards the light.
December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Happy Winter Solstice! And now we turn back towards the light.
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In this weeks edition of "What could possibly go Wrong?".
December 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
In this weeks edition of "What could possibly go Wrong?".
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#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
There is some debate about the first Xmas stamps (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...)
Canada got the word on a stamp in 1898 but festive stamps like today's started to take off in the 50s
Great Britain didn't join in until 1966 with the above two.
Sorry it's brief I'm ill!
There is some debate about the first Xmas stamps (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...)
Canada got the word on a stamp in 1898 but festive stamps like today's started to take off in the 50s
Great Britain didn't join in until 1966 with the above two.
Sorry it's brief I'm ill!
December 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#StampOfTheWeek #Philately
There is some debate about the first Xmas stamps (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...)
Canada got the word on a stamp in 1898 but festive stamps like today's started to take off in the 50s
Great Britain didn't join in until 1966 with the above two.
Sorry it's brief I'm ill!
There is some debate about the first Xmas stamps (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christm...)
Canada got the word on a stamp in 1898 but festive stamps like today's started to take off in the 50s
Great Britain didn't join in until 1966 with the above two.
Sorry it's brief I'm ill!
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“Flowers”, 40x50cm, Mixed Media on Paper
December 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“Flowers”, 40x50cm, Mixed Media on Paper
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Ons halfrond, onze beleving. 🤷
Northern Hemisphere Reasoning:
December Solstice has the least daylight, so for every day of Winter & Spring, daylight increases, up to the Summer Solstice.
June Solstice has the most daylight, so for every day of Summer & Autumn, daylight decreases, up to the Winter Solstice.
December Solstice has the least daylight, so for every day of Winter & Spring, daylight increases, up to the Summer Solstice.
June Solstice has the most daylight, so for every day of Summer & Autumn, daylight decreases, up to the Winter Solstice.
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Ons halfrond, onze beleving. 🤷
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Today is the Solstice.
Cherish what little light we do have.
Anticipate better days as we set aside the darkness.
Now is not a time for surrender.
Pax.
Cherish what little light we do have.
Anticipate better days as we set aside the darkness.
Now is not a time for surrender.
Pax.
December 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Today is the Solstice.
Cherish what little light we do have.
Anticipate better days as we set aside the darkness.
Now is not a time for surrender.
Pax.
Cherish what little light we do have.
Anticipate better days as we set aside the darkness.
Now is not a time for surrender.
Pax.