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| 1977: Birds |
This woodpecker is so unique it decided that it would rather appear at X than W. It is the only species within the genus Xiphidiopicus. The bird's full Latin name is Xiphidiopicus percussus or Cuban Green Woodpecker. The most widespread and common woodpecker in Cuba, endemic to the island.
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| 1990: 25th Anniversary of the Oceanological Institute |
Cuba is fond of Roman Numerals on their stamps
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| 1930: King Christian X - 60th Birthday |
and monarchs like them too.
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| 1970: Bulgarian History |
Another king. Cyrillic has an X but with a sound as the ch in the Scottish loch. On the stamp Khan Asparerch and the 'Old Bulgars' are crossing the Danube. An x appears at at the beginning of his title XAH (Khan) and the end of his name.
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| 2012: United Kingdom A-Z Part 2 |
The stand alone X of Station X, Bletchley Park home of the code-breakers who among other things broke the Nazi Enigma code, the result of which it is said cut the length of World War II by an estimated 2 years.
Sunday Stamps A-Z this week has reached X - See It On A Postcard
6 comments:
Woodpeckers are a favorite bird of mine (can't wait to hear the firsst knocking in spring), and. you found a great set of additional Xs
You found so many stamps for X!!! Great stamps.
Not easy to find so many X :)
I didn't know Station X was the place where they broke the code. A very apt name!
I hadn't known (or remembered?) it was called 'station x' either. And that poor woodpecker, with such a mouthful of a latin name. i have a few roman numerals lined up for possible use in the next round ;)
What great stamps!
Nice ones! I never thought of Roman Numerals! Clever. I like the woodpecker.
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