Thought some might enjoy this one, dating back to post-World War I:
THE GREATEST STAMPS ON EARTH.
Willie's got a stamp book and when he gets a chance,
He trades the ones from Canada for those they use in France.
There's blue ones from the British Isles, and green ones from Bombay,
And purples, reds, and lavenders, from Spain and Uruguay.
There's little stamps from India and big ones from Japan.
And funny ones from Italy, and far off Hindoostan.
No matter what we're thinking of, or what we'd talk about
Before we have a chance to start, Bill gets his stamp book out
And shows the stamps from Sicily, and those from Borneo;
The kind they use in Germany—where Kaiser Wilhelms grow—
He tells about the preciousness (?) of stamps from Netherlands,
And countries where the mermaids loaf around on coral strands.
We like the stamps in Willie's book, the ones from Mexico;
The kind that comes from Africa—where red hot breezes blow;
There's something quite delightful about those from Brazil—
But, when we turn the pages o'er, we raise our hat to Bill.
For there we find a lot of stamps—a million dollars worth—
In sentiment—our Uncle Sam's—the greatest stamps on earth.
James M. Woodman.
Waukegan (Ill.) Daily Gazette.
(1919)
Posted 11/11/2010 09:58 am
