Cathy's Stamps

Back in  December, Cathy L. sent me this box stuffed full of postage saved from her years of quilt block swaps.  What an unexpected delight.

I couldn't cut up the groupings - I just couldn't - so instead I trimmed away the excess envelope paper, peeled away the bubblewrap layers, and sorted the rest into domestic metered, domestic stamps, international metered, and international stamps.

Then I tucked them safely in a drawer until I came up with a good way to showcase them.

Not long ago I thrifted the "G" volume from a set of 1938 World Book Encyclopedias, and realized it would be ideal for Cathy's stamps.

So I started gluing . . . 

I had so much fun re-reading the postmarks, finding these four from MI where I grew up and IN near where we spent the first decade years of our married life.

I enjoyed the many stamps from Finland with their varied subjects and cheerful colors, especially the Moomin stamps (see final photo).

 

The Bakery Hill Post Office postmark tickled me.

I miss the days when postal workers hand cancelled stamps without obliterating them like they do now with the wide black marker streaks.

Thank you, Cathy!

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I'll be back tomorrow with my March recap, the April 1 backyard photo, and my goals for the coming month.

Quiltdivajulie

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