Thematic : Umbrellas On Stamps.

Donald looks a little bit annoyed at seeing a star(fish) marching off with his favorite cookies. Palau 1994.

visit of Queen Victoria to the island Alderney

Gabriele Munter, a student and wife of the Russian artist Kandinsky. A bright representative of German impressionism

This nicely engraved French cinderella from the 1940's was printed in many more colors than those shown here. It features a Marianne stamp portrait and a lady with a parasol.

The colorful umbrella of this cheerful creature is warding off some dangerous looking objects falling from a cloud. The creature has the contours of Paraguay and a thin line representing the great Rio Paraguayo. UN Day of no tobacco, which is on the 31st of May, Programa Nacional De Control Del Tabaquismo, 2007.

(Beautiful new additions! K.)

a pair of landscape views of Berlin

The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International Children's Day in 1925. It is usually marked with speeches on children's rights and health, and other events involving or dedicated to children.(Wiki) Note UN logo for the International Year of the Child 1979, which of course came many years after 1925.

(Hi Alexey, Did you use a microscope? K.)

Another one for Children's Day; The youngster is being carried away by his umbrella. Imperf, China, 1963.

Yes, I like to look at a German metal engraving

What a fascinating stamp. May I keep an image Kris?
First time I have seen a slingshot, on a stamp.
A quick Google showed 2 more from Tanzania and Andorra,
Never seen them before.

Another of Finland's "Summer stamps" shows one of the county's beaches, perhaps the one at Helsinki. Some of the larger lakes also have small beach areas with camping facilities. Even in Finland one should be 'sun-wise' and not get as red as a few sun bathers shown here are.

Hi Rod, Of course, I'm glad you are still enjoying the parade of umbrellas. The Chinese set is double, one perforated and one imperf. K.

and now I've found a large umbrella ''

Her hat is almost as big as her parasol! Audrey as Elisa Doolittle in 1964. Hard to imagine the price paid for that dress only a few decades later! Niger 1999, from a set featuring American Hollywood stars.

Bangladesh claims that the Cox's Bazar Beach is the longest unbroken beach in the world. It extends for over a hundred kilometers along the Bay of Bengal. 2008.

Zhonghai beach is located at the huge bay of the Yellow Sea east of Beijing, close to the city of Qinhuandao. There are several resort hotels along the beach. Tourism stamp of 2001.