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2001: Woodpeckers (Artist - Erik Bruun) |
An issue designed by Erik Bruun known for his iconic Finnish bird and wildlife stamps Born in 1926 Finland's Posti will be celebrating his birthday in April with some of those stamp designs. Approaching his 100th year I believe he is still painting and drawing but just for pleasure.
The sheet features 6 woodpecker varieties. The top pair - lesser spotted and three toed woodpeckers, middle. white-backed and great spotted woodpeckers and lastly grey headed and a black woodpecker
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| 1970: Birds (Design- Richard Gerbig) |
Another Great spotted but living in Switzerland
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| 1996: Birds (Design- Michael Matherly) |
Flying to the USA and another species to add to this list, the Red-headed Woodpecker.
Sunday Stamps A-Z this week here for Woodpeckers and wildlife - See It On A Postcard
7 comments:
All these woodpeckers are wonderful. One airways visits or back yard in the spring
Great stamps! I like seeing woodpeckers, but not in my cedar trees! They often foretell the tree's death!
I hadn't really thought about how old Bruun is! I have not actually seen the woodpecker who starts his drumming in the tees behind my place every spring and it's always nice to see what they look like
Awesome stamps! Love the sheet of stamps a lot. I also enjoy listening to woodpeckers up on the trees!
I like the Finnish stamps.
What fantastic illustrations!
I didn't know there are so many diferent woodpeckers.
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