Postage Stamp Haul

This morning I made a stop at an antique store to have a look around and I came across a basket of new and used postage stamps. Most had been postmarked and cancelled, but I found a bunch that hadn't been used or cancelled that I could use on my postcards and letters. I ended up paying $20 total for all of the ones pictured. Below are close ups of the stamps I purchased today.

Two full sheets of 2004 Lewis and Clark stamps that are .37 cents each. Each sheet has twenty stamps. A value of  $14.80 total.

Close up of the Lewis and Clark stamp.

1970 Natural History .06 cent stamps. I got a total of eighteen of these totaling $1.08.

Close up of the American Bald Eagle stamp from the 1970 Natural History set.

Close up of the African Elephant Herd from the 1970 Natural History set.

Close up of the Haida Ceremonial Canoe from the 1970 Natural History set.

Close up of The Age of Reptiles 1970 Natural History stamps.

1980 Coral Reefs series stamps that are .15 cents each. A total of five worth .75 cents. 

Close up of  Chalice Coral and American Samoa stamp from the 1980 Coral Reefs series.

Close up of the Finger Coral: Hawaii stamp from the 1980 Coral Reefs series.

Full sheet of 2002 LOVE .37 cent stamps. Twenty total stamps equaling  $7.40.

Close up of 2002 LOVE stamp.

Full sheet of 2001 Flowers series. I only scanned the front side. Between the front and back there are twenty total stamps equaling $6.80.

Close up of the Asian Hybrid Lily stamp from the 2001 Flowers series.

Close up of the Freesia stamp from the 2001 Flowers series.

Close up of the Cymbidian Orchid stamp from the 2001 Flowers series.

Close up of Longiflorum Lily from the 2001 Flowers series.

A half sheet of 2000 Rose, 1763 Love Letter by John Adams. Ten stamps total and since they are labeled as First-Class, their current worth is .49 cents each making this half sheet worth $4.90.

Close up of 2000 USA First Class Rose stamp.

Four .34 cent We Give Thanks stamps that came out in 2001. Worth $1.36 in postage. 

Close up of the We Give Thanks stamp.

Four .41 cent 2007 Art of Disney stamps. I had to have them for obvious reasons. These give me $1.64 in postage. 

I found nine of these hunk-a-burnin' love 1993 Elvis Presley stamps. I had to have them. I'm not a big Elvis fan, but as a music nerd I had to get these beautiful stamps. At .29 each I have a total $2.61 in postage.

Close up of 1993 Elvis Presley stamp.

Got four of these 2001 Military Academy stamps equaling $1.36 in postage. 

Close up of 2001 Military Academy stamp.

Got four 2001 Neuter/Spay .37 cent stamps, giving me $1.48 in postage.

Four 1998 Victorian Hearts LOVE .55 cent stamps. Gives me $1.20 in postage.

Close up of 1998 Victorian Hearts LOVE stamp.

I got four of these pretty .55 cent 2001 Rose, A Love Letter By John Adams. Giving me another $1.20.

Close up of 2001 Rose stamp.

Found these darling 1991 .19 cent stamps called Fauna. Got a total of six of them giving me $1.14. 

Close up of 1991 Fauna stamp.

Got four .34 cent 2002 Happy Birthday stamps for a total of  $1.36.

Last, but not least, four .37 cent 2002 Happy Birthday stamps totaling $1.48.

Total amount in postage purchased today: $50.46

Not bad for $20.00

Sunday Stamps #191 - Anything You Wish

It's been quite a few weeks since I last participated in Sunday Stamps. I have the day off from work today and chose to stay home instead of going to Disney. We're enjoying a nice relaxing Sunday at home doing housework and spending time together. This weeks Sunday Stamps theme is Anything you wish. I chose to do mine on Disney stamps I've received on postcards. Would you really expect anything else from me? 

Up first is a Finding Nemo stamp featuring Crush and a couple of his sea turtle friends, Pretty righteous huh? Chaw! It comes from a series that was released April 3, 2008. Other stamps included in the set feature Nemo, Bubbles, Pearl, and Dory. A second sheet was released as well that features Nemo, Squirt, Peach, Tad, and Sheldon. I hope one day to receive the rest of them because they look simply adorable and well, it's Disney.

Next is a stamp from Japan featuring Alice riding in a hot air balloon that resembles a familiar feline, Cheshire Cat. This stamp comes from a 2013 Disney Characters Set that includes hot air balloon stamps featuring different characters such as Oswald The Lucky Rabbit, Winnie The Pooh and Piglet, Tinkerbell, Marie, Monsters Inc, Toy Story, Disney Princesses, and Dumbo. Designed by Nakamaru Hitomi. I swear Japan always has the cutest things.

Here are a few other Disney Stamps from Japan. All three of these come from the series Disney Animated Classics. This set was released on May 23, 2014. Other stamps in the series feature Dumbo, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Bambi, 101 Dalmatians, and Pinocchio. I'll have to try and set up a few trades from Japan to get the others. Oh Japan, how I love you.

This next one comes from the Polish Post. Titled the Magical World of Disney. This stamp was released on June 1, 2013. It was such a great surprise to receive the whole piece on the back of a postcard. 

Lastly we have a stamp that features my all time favorite Disney character, Donald Duck. This stamp comes from Finland. This is one stamp of a five piece Donald Duck commemorative set. The set was released March 13, 2001. 

Thank you for checking out my Sunday Stamps post. I hope you enjoyed the Disney stamps I have shared with you. Hopefully I will receive many more in the future.

Sunday Stamps

This week on Sunday Stamps the theme is "Undersea Life". I came across these on a postcard I received. They come from a 2014 set called Sustainable Fish from Great Britain. These are just 2 out of the 10 available. Painted by an artist by the name of David Miller. The one on the right features a Red Gurnard and on the left we have featured a Dab. These stamps were released on June 23 of this year.

 Here is a link to learn more about the Red Gurnard.

Here is a link to learn more about the Dab.

Mail Call July 14, 2014

Here are a few things received in the mail over the last few days.

From Postcrossing user 10nickwhit in Avon, Indiana

From Postcrossing user kocurek from Poland

And I also received a mystery swap from someone I don't remember setting a swap up with. There was an envelope with all kinds of little goodies I like to use in my journals and smash books. There was no note or letter. Just the envelope with miscellaneous ephemra in it. Here's what I got:

I will most definitely be stuffing some little things into an envelope to send back to the person who sent this. Whoever it came from sent me some great things that was a joy going through.