Sunday 14 February 2021

All Hearts

 

1995: Greeting Stamps (Design - Bridget Finn)  

A Tree of Hearts rustles in the breeze and they are ready to be given away

1986: Greetings Stamps; Children's Paintings (Brigid Teehan)

and sometimes delivered by post.  A heart can be always given to a dog.   Perhaps there is also a sonnet on the way to a loved one

1989: Greeting Stamps
or given in person.  The Sonnet by William Mulready (1786-1863) is one of his most popular paintings and is in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.  Today he is probably more famous in postal circles for his Mulready envelopes. and while not wanting to put a downer on the day has a rather fabulously ornate tomb

1999: Christmas Seals 'Sign of the Hearts

These are Denmark Post's Christmas Seals but also I think perfect for Valentines Day.  They issued them in a heart shaped sheet. 

Sunday Stamps II theme this week is - Romance - It will be romantic at -  See It On A Postcard


4 comments:

Mail Adventures said...

I have never celebrated St. Valentine's Day, but I will be glad to use these stamps around the year!

violet s said...

I love the idea of a tree of hearts :)
and I love that we have all found something different for this theme

viridian said...

Lovely contributions!

Bob Scotney said...

Those Irish stamps are great.

I have lots of Danish Christmas seals but not your two.