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I can't think of a better post to pin. If you are not a stamp collector per se, but have considered sharing a photo of a stamp, this small corner of Bluesky is yours. Want to share a stamp from anywhere, or anytime...for any reason whatsoever...with.. or without description? Post it here!

Good morning from the Puget Sound.

A beautiful day by the seaside. Japan.

Kamiiso no Torii gate, standing on a rocky outcrop in the Pacific Ocean at Oarai Isosaki Shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

#avgeeks #illustration

Maureen Dunlop, Anglo-Argentine pilot #WWII flew in Air Transport Auxiliary. Famous photo on cover of Picture Post leaving Barracuda plane. Post war flying instructor, returned to Argentina, taught pilots, flew for Air Force & commercial airline. b. #OTD 26 Oct 1920 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen...

On this day in 1940, the New York World's Fair, "The World of Tomorrow," closed for the final time in Flushing Meadows in Queens. Held from April 30 to October 31, 1939, and May 11 to October 27, 1940, the Fair attracted more than 45 million visitors. #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting

🧵Originally part of the High Street, by the end of the 13th century this area of Beverly was known as Fishmarketgate. By Georgian times however the street had changed its name to Butcher Row. Although the dilapidated buildings in the photograph was demolished around 1912 to

Calling all Paine fans! Help keep Thomas Paine’s legacy visible. A review, rating, or photo on our Thomas Paine Historical Association Google Maps page helps history lovers find us. Takes 30 seconds: maps.app.goo.gl/YmCBgTV1m7iD... #ThomasPaine #CommonSense

You're looking at new track laid being laid by United Railroads workers on Stanyan at Page in March 1906. The building at center (644 Stanyan) survives! [Photo by John Henry Mentz for URR from the McCormick Collection / OpenSFHistory, wnp60.0031] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography

#photography #art #photo Two more photos from my B&W era: a night view of a Southern Pacific railroad locomotive and a derelict ferryboat in Sausalito. These are both scans of 35mm negatives. At the time, I was focusing on still life subjects and avoided people portraits. That would change.

Feeling lucky, guessed my house number 🙏🏼 @ptsandstampex.bsky.social

朝模型。Airfix 1/72 Airco DH-4 写真と睨めっこしながら、そろそろとリグをさらに追加です。 いや、この時代の航空機って、そのままでは空中分解する機体をワイヤーで固めてるんですね。よくこれで空を飛んだよなあ、とかそんな気持ちになってきます。昔の人の冒険心はすごいですね。 完成は近そう。わくわく。

You can't park there mate...

Have a great day.

In #OCTOBER 1937 in #AberdeenGardens, Virginia 👇🧵 October 1937 photo taken by #ResettlementAdministration photographer #JohnVachon (1914-1975) showing a newly constructed area taking shape with roads newly graded and foundation plantings in place.

26 OCT 1944 - ONLY WASP TO DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE. #The38 #WASP Gertrude Vreeland “Tommy” Tompkins Silver Flying a P-51 from Los Angeles. 16 Oct 1912– 26 Oct 1944 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uORZ... Women Airforce Service Pilots #WomenMilAv8rs #WomenAtWar2 #WomenOfAviation #WWII

The cast and director of All the President's Men (1976) pictured outside the Washington Post building during filming.

"Into such a house none will enter voluntarily; work, confinement, and discipline, will deter the indolent and vicious..." Chilling words taken from the 1832 Royal Commission into the operation of the Poor Laws which ushered in the Victorian Workhouse. 1/2

🧵May Sybil Leslie, born in 1887 in Woodlesford, overcame significant barriers as a woman in science. From a working-class background, she won scholarships to study at the University of Leeds, graduating with first-class honours in chemistry. She later worked with Marie Curie in

WW1 Victoria Crosses at Passchendaele OCT 26 1917 Capt.Christopher O’Kelly,52nd Battalion,with his men captured 6 fortifications,10 machine guns & 100+prisoners For his actions,O’Kelly earned a Victoria Cross In a landscape of constant shelling & constant rain LINK www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

There's been good progress since the pic above with the #histscalemodels #ItaliaGB, gap filling (in joints, tools and accessories obtained) and a reasonable probability of successful completion in time... Similar view, but here all glued up with cockpit interiors mostly complete...

On this day in 1914, the dreadnought HMS Audacious hits a mine laid by the German auxililary minelayer Berlin off Northern Ireland. An attempt to tow by several ships, including the liner Olympic fails and the ship capsizes, explodes and sinks twelve hours after striking the mine. #NavalHistory

#OTD in 1944. Shipyard workers, worked day and night. Mrs. C. Ashurst (from Eccles), a war widow, is one of the women welders. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1943. A Typhoon IB from 486 Squadron. It was frequently mistaken for a FW190. Hence, the identification markings. #WW2 #HISTORY

Pour célébrer cet anniversaire exceptionnel, #LaPoste émet un timbre dédié au Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle et au Jardin des Plantes. 📮 À découvrir dans de nombreux bureaux de poste et sur laposte.fr

Coiffe et costumes de Pont-Aven 1972 Voir mercipourlacarte.com/picture?/113... Les Editions Jean, Audierne #Bretagne #broderies #chapeaubreton #coiffesdedentelle #coiffesdePontAven #collerettededentelle #Cornouaille #costumesdePontAven #Finistere #pipe #PontAven #portraitdenfants #poupéebretonne

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Have a great day!

This is the stamp Warren Buffet tried to corner the market on. Of course, he failed to calculate that USPS could just print more of them. His plan didn't work out, needless to say.

#avgeeks #illustration #futurism

Before I begin the next slow paced thread for Halloween, I would like to just say... ...if you've ever noticed a plane in the sky, or in any form or fashion at all, you've experienced the spirit of, not only, Orville and Wilbur Wright, but of Dayton Ohio as well.

My sincerest apologies for the late update. The new A-Z starts right now!! The theme this time round is Aviation on Stamps. Here are my letter A’s, please share yours too. Australia Antigua #stampcollecting #Philately #stamps

I think we should brace ourselves for one of the most incredibly insane weeks this country has ever had. Trust your eyes and ears. NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL.

Supermarine Walrus New Zealand Service www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #Aeroplane #AirSeaRescue #Aircraft #Airplane #Amphibian #Aviation #Biplane #RescuePlane #RNZAF #RNZN #RoyalNewZealandAirForce #RoyalNewZealandNavy #SecondWorldWar #SupermarineWalrus #WorldWarTwo #WW2 #WWII

Supermarine Walrus www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #aviation