Friday, June 19, 2009

Philatelic Friday: Stamps From China

Another week draws to a close, and once again it is time for a new edition of my Philatelic Friday series. This week I'm featuring Stamps from China. It seemed like a good follow up to the last Sunday Art Review: Chinese Sampler. I've always liked Chinese dragons, and was delighted to find a stamp adorned with a festive dragon. It is the perfect stamp to open today's Philatelic Friday post on Stamps from China. Being a casual student of philately, I enjoy collecting and comparing postage stamps from various countries around the world. Some of the Chinese stamps are quite colorful and decorative, as one would expect. The following stamps represent a good variety of styles and designs. Enjoy~

above: Chinese New Year, Year of the Pig

above: Leaning Bonsai

above: this house and boat are so colorful

above: another Bonsai

above: I suspect this is a Bustard, but feel free to correct me...

above: this one is actually from the USA, featuring Chinese lanterns for the new year. Thanks for stopping by today's Philatelic Friday. Have a great weekend!
-Rick Rockhill
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5 comments:

  1. snowelfJune 19, 2009 at 4:34 AM

    I like the piggy one--it's sooooo cute. The rest are just simply stunning.

    --snow

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  2. kenjuJune 19, 2009 at 5:32 AM

    I like the ones with bonsai and also the last one.

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  3. jackieJune 19, 2009 at 6:22 AM

    I'm with snow elf, the piggy one is so cute. also the lantern one.

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  4. limeJune 19, 2009 at 7:43 PM

    that dragon one is really cool and the piggy is just too cute.

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  5. OldLady Of The HillsJune 19, 2009 at 11:01 PM

    These are such BEAUTIFUL Stamps, Rick....I love seeing the stamps of another country...And that last American stamp in Honor of China is very pretty, too....Thanks for sharing these!

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Thank you kindly.