Sunday Stamps 63 - Flowers

Spring is really here in the UK this week. We've had some fantastic weather and we even managed to have a barbecue yesterday. For this week's Sunday Stamps of Flowers I found this presentation pack from 1979 of British Flowers. What's curious is that the stamps themselves seems to have been printed with such heavy background colours that it makes them look a little dull. I've included scans of the inserts as these have much more lively and spring like colours. The 2nd insert cites over picking and uprooting as the major causes of the decline of these flowers ... no mention of clearing vast tracts of countryside to build new roads, houses, or business parks.

Presentation Pack of British Flowers stamps, c.1979

Presentation pack insert

Presentation pack insert

Presentation pack insert

    

Theme Thursday - Season

The season is definitely changing here in the UK. Last weekend was very Spring like, although it's a bit overcast and cooler today (probably normal for the time of year but I have just returned from a business trip to India where it was hot). I like all the seasons though and as I could not decide on a favourite one, for my submission to this week's Theme Thursday Season I thought I'd share four vintage postcards, one for each season.

Spring Flighting

Margate Sands in the Summer

Beeches in Autumn

Stratford-on-Avon, river in Winter

As usual 100's more vintage postcards on my web site

    

Happy New Year - Spring Flighting

Happy New Year to everyone. The postcard below is called 'Spring Flighting' ... is is too early to be thinking about Spring? I've almost had enough of Winter now.

Spring Flighting, by the artist Vernon Ward, published by the Medici Society, c.1973

Just a quick note to say that after months of deliberation I have created another new blog. My music blog, vintage postcard blog and vintage magazine blog will all keep going, but I will try and steer my more general/random observations and musings to the new blog called In Search of Space. The first couple of entries are live and, as always, comments and interaction are very welcome.