A Crown, A Map Coat and the Wright Flyer

 BLOG 1570  -- Day 328 of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

GLORY TO UKRAINE

     

Hello again. Here`s a few more cards to have a look at. Today`s first card arrived from Lodz in central Poland. I don`t know the connection to Poland but the card shows Wilbur Wright flying at Hunaudieres Race Course, Le Mans, France , in August 1908.

I had the great pleasure of seeing the original 1903 Wright Flyer during a visit to the Smithsonian a number of years ago. I also saw Charles Lindbergh`s Spirit of St Louis on that visit. And the Apollo 11 Command Module that carried Neil Armstrong, Buss Aldrin and Michael Collins to the Moon and back on the first lunar landing mission in July 1969. As you can see, the National Air and Space Museum at The Smithsonian is a great place to visit. 

Agnieszka used a Christmas stamp from 2020 on her card. 

 

 

I guess if you`re new to New York, wearing a coat like the guy on this next card could be a good idea. It`s either a map of New York City or a map of the New York subway system. It is an unusual coat to be sure. I wonder if visitors stop him often to ask for directions . 

Bea used 2 self - adhesive stamps on this card. On the left, from 2004, 1 of 2 in a set of Flower Bouquets. The right stamp was issued for the 2003 Special Olympics. 

Calling all heads - here`s a special top for you. It was the crown of Emperor Rudolf II, and later the  Crown of the Austrian Empire . The crown was made in 1609 in Prague. 

Katie sent this card along and used 3 stamps from 2021. The left stamp is 1 of 20 in a pane , all showing Star Wars Droids. The right stamp , 1 of 4 in a block showing Western Gear-- in this case a fancy shirt. If you`re in Calgary during the Stampede, you just gotta` have a shirt like that. Yahoo !   The last stamp shows a Brush Rabbit and was issued to handle mail with an Additional Ounce of weight. 

Well we`ve come to the end of another blog update. Today I have to thank Bea, Agnieszka and Katie for their cards. Take care all.