Still Deep in the Time of Covid
People are still getting sick, people are still dying, people are still off work, people are still inside and when they are not they are still 6 feet apart. Life kind of sucks but at least everyone I know is alive and well. So it's not all bad.
Hey it's postcard time ! It's a bit of a mixed bag of cards today, no real theme that one can follow. So here goes.
First up is a card from Germany. You Are Bluetiful is the theme of the card. It's an advertising card from Eurowings.
Eurowings is a German low cost airline headquartered in Dusseldorf. Here you can see a couple of their aircraft.
Carmelo used a couple of the never ending Flower definitives along with the 2020 Sesame Street stamp. How many of the 6 characters on the stamp do you know by name ?
Next is a card from France. It's a great look at the Strasbourg Astronomical Clock , located at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg. It is the 3rd clock on that spot and dates from 1843. Its features include a perpetual calendar , an orrery, and a display of the real position of the sun and the moon and solar and lunar eclipses. Of course the main attraction is the procession of the 18 inch high figures of Christ and the Apostles, which occurs every day half past noon
Dominique used a stamp from 2016 celebrating the life of Georges Charpak, a French physicist who was a Nobel Prize Winner in 1922.
Card 3 is from the U.S.A. It's a state abstract watercolor and which state is pretty obvious if you look at the card. It's all about the image.
Lauren used a number of recent stamps on her card. The left stamp is a Red Pears definitive from 2017. The middle stamp is a Love stamp from 2019 while the right stamp is a Made of Hearts stamp from this year.
Here's another card from France. This time we're looking at the ancient timber framed pharmacy in Bischwiller dating from 1681, during the reign of Louis XIV. The town is 7.8 km southeast of Haguenau, where the sender of the card lives.
Dominique used an interesting stamp on his card. This triangular shaped stamp was issued in 2015 to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the First French Satellite - Asterix.
Time for a little personal reflection. Times have certainly changed. I am old enough and have collected stamps long enough to remember when triangle shaped stamps were frowned upon or even laughed at, certainly not collected. Of course there are always exceptions such as the Cape of Good Hope triangles. Latvia, Fiume, Netherlands, Obock, Iceland, Spain, Somalia and New Zealand all issued nice collectible triangles. I have some of them and they look great in my albums.
Many cards in my collection are aiviation and aiplane related. This next one is no exception. The card is from the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kill Devil Hills , North Carolina, U.S.A. This reproduced photo , from October 10, 1902 shows Wilbur Wright at left , and Dan Tate helping Orville Wright get a glider flight up and away. We certainly owe a lot to these guys and more. What would these guys think if they could have seen B747s, Concordes, or A380s. Not to mention space flight.
Al used a potpourri of stamps on this card. Let's start with the mostly yellow stamp on the right. It is 1 of 10 in a 2019 set showing Art by Ellsworth Kelly. No offense to Mr Kelly but I looked at all 10 of them and I have to say his art is not my cup of tea. But what do I know ? The large stamp at center was issued in a sheet of 10 in 2004 featuring Pacific Coral Reefs. The top left stamp is a Christmas stamp from 1979. The bottom left stamp was issued in 1931 and it shows President William Henry Harrison. He was the 9th president but he only served 31 days. What can we say about someone who served such a short time ? His term in office is the shortest of any president , he was the first president to die in office, he was the first head of state to have his photograph taken, and his inaugural address was and is still the longest in American history.
This card received a neat 50th Anniversary of Earth Day cancellation, you might make it out on the 2 large stamps.
Final note on this one . I hope Al knew what he was doing. The green Harrison stamp has a face value of .13 cents, but it's actual value to a collector was $4.00 before he stuck it to my card. Now it's valued at .80 cents.
I think that's enough for this time. Thanks for cards go out to Carmelo, Dominique, Lauren and Al . Great cards, great stamps !
Thanks for dropping in today, I've enjoyed doing this post, hope you have enjoyed reading it.
Remember wash your hands, don't touch your face , stay home as much as possible and keep your distance.
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