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| 2015: Dragons (Illustrations - Adrian Chesterman) |
On the left, a dragon who hoards gold and destroys people and homes. The hero of this Old English epic poem, Beowulf, goes to kill the dragon but it will be his last fight, Knowing he is going to die when the dragon's lethal venom runs through his veins he makes one final effort and kills it, thus good vanquishes evil. On the right St George was luckier for he kills a wicked dragon, rescues the princess and lives to tell the tale.
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| 2024: Year of the Dragon (Illustrator - Professor Jo Davies) |
Dragons can also be a force for good. The Pearl, Yellow, Long and Black dragons try to help the people suffering from drought. The uncaring Jade Emperor is the baddy in this story.
The FDC cover comes with a pretty insert which includes the story...
Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Dragons/Saints - at See It On A Postcard
6 comments:
wow! amazing dragon stamps! Great colletion.
Love all the dragons you've found today - plus the great story about some of them being helpful
Those are great! I had a hard time finding a dragon. I love those Jersey ones.
These illustrations are amazing. And I see there are all kinds of dragons!
I had forgotten the story of the four dragons in China and the rivers. They look ferocious, but the stamps are also so pretty.
So nice dragonstamps!
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