First of all, congratulations to everyone participating in this great project, i am sure it is only 1st of many 'anniversaries' ! To celebrate, we show something we deem special - though in a way everything we decide to show for Sunday Stamps is special :)) But I immediately thought of these Royal Mail FDCs, because I don't think I would normally show them as they were not addressed to me...sometimes I browse ebay, as I have mentioned, but these (upper two) I have specifically looked for, because they were immediately sold out on the RM web-site! And although I was in the UK at the time of their issue, it was impossible to find them in POs :/ I think Royal Mail issues some of the most interesting and/or stunning sets, and getting them can be something like an ordeal..!
Anyways, here they are :)
*As a huge animal lover, and fauna being the favourite theme on covers, I chose this awesome set celebrating the 50th anniversary of WWF; featuring face-on-camera portraits of ten endangered animal species - the African elephant, mountain gorilla, Siberian tiger, polar bear, Amur leopard, Iberian Lynx, red panda, black rhinoceros, African wild dog and golden lion tamarin. Issued March 2011.
*The six "jigsaw" shape stamps celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species. More specifically, they commemorate Darwin and the areas of study which inspired his ideas of evolution : zoology, botany, geology, ornithology and anthropology. Issued in February 2009.
*So very British - the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes, again reaching heights of popularity thanks to the recent movies and modernised TV series. The se-tenant strip of 5 stamps shows the scenes from different novels and with different characters. Interesting red cancellation! Issued in 1993.
This is turning into a monstruously (Moriarty-like?) long post, so I better leave you to check other very interesting posts for this sunday ;)
aaaaaaaaaaahhh, the WWF FDC is just fantastic!! Yes, just yesterday I was saying that Royal Mail issues some of the most stunning stamps out there, and here im proven right again...Ill just never figure it out why they have such limited time for selling some of their greatest issues....
ReplyDeleteThe WWF stamps are wonderful to see.
ReplyDeleteBut I also like the cancellation marks of the other two - they are really special. (I am also a huge fan of the latest Sherlock series)
I love the Sherlock Holmes!!!
ReplyDeleteMy Sunday Stamp: Mickey Mouse
Hello and thank you for joining us this week! Love love the WWF stamps - so beautiful. the Darwin stamps are great too.
ReplyDeleteThree fabulous FDCs, especially the WWF; I have the Galapogos turtle from the Darwin issue but hadn't seen Sherlock ones before.
ReplyDeleteThese are all so nice! I love the jigsaw shape for the Darwin stamps, and I love all the beautiful animal faces. And I love the sherlock holmes profile postmark. Three very special FDCs indeed!
ReplyDeleteI've only ever seen the Darwin portrait of that set of stamps, nice as a whole. The WWF issue was a striking set. If you don't live near a major post office in the UK there is no chance of getting a set of stamps unless you turn up on the issue date, I always buy on-line even though I live here.
ReplyDeleteLovely set of covers, I really like the Sherlock Holmes stamps. I sometimes have to visit several post offices to get new issues of stamps, especially for mini sheets.
ReplyDeleteAll three sets are fantastic, but I like the first one most! Here is my 100th stam post: http://marciespostbox.blogspot.co.at/2012/12/sunday-stamps-100.html
ReplyDeleteI have the WWF mini sheet but there are only the four stamps on that. My local post office has got used to me and my stamp demands. :) The other sets I have only as PHQ cards and I send them out to people.
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