Thematic : Umbrellas On Stamps.

Mickey and his friends are getting ready for Christmas festivities. They are visiting the local farmer's market to purchase flowers and lots of fresh fruits for a delicious meal. 1988

Anton Piek's drawings are such fun - full of fine detail. Christmas shopping in Holland which may mean rather wet weather. 2012

In the painting of a young woman at the market in Banska Bystrica, her umbrella seems to light up the whole area. Painted by Dominik Skutecky, one of many Czechoslovak artists whose works have been featured on stamps. 1970

Donald is terrified of what the ghost of Christmas tells him and then he gets a special visitor with a more cheerful message about what he can do to show more empathy. Part of the set of stamps telling the story of Scrooge according to Mickey.

One of those great big red crabs shading a tired Santa with a parasol made of natural materials. He does need a rest on Christmas Day. Christmas Island, Australia, 1999.

Sc#2379 1981 10 Koruna
Lotus Leaf Umbrella

Hi Rod, That is a lovely sketch by the Japanese illustrator Suekichi Akaba (1910-1990) - maybe it is part of the story of the little white Mongolian horse which he illustrated. He is known for his drawings for children's books. I found a scan of the book, showing that it has been translated to English. An umbrella with the lotus effect, that's worth a new patent. Did you spend the holidays at the beach?

Santa is still down there on Christmas Island taking it easy and his reindeer seem to be enjoying their first encounter with a sea turtle; 1986.

Indeed, Kris, Czech series on Childrens Book Illustrations.




No, at home in the peace and cool, (been 4-5 days at 38 degrees C [101F)
Duties : Looking after a neighbours house whilst they are away, I'll take my leave after the Christmas road madness.

Slovenia chose a cute fish with a parasol for their EUROPA vacation stamp of 2004.

Hi Rod, Do even the fish down under need a parasol at this time of year as well?, take care in the heat! K.

A small sheet of three stamps in honor of Hans Christian Andersen's 200th birthday and his fairy tales. One of them is about the Chinese nightingale who sang for the Emperor and cured him with its song. Old illustrations were used for the stamps.

The second small sheet of three Andersen fairy tales includes Ole, who influences the dreams of children with his big umbrellas, one for sweet dreams and one for no dreams at all.

Chinese umbrella under the snow

"The Engagement of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Lingtai", one stamp in the set of five (2003) telling the ancient tragic love story of the couple; the story is also known by the name "Butterfly Lovers" because the couple emerges from the grave as butterflies. Hong Kong stamp of 2018.

Hello Alexey, That is a lovely drawing from the set of stamps illustrating the novel "Dream of the Red Chamber" written by Cao Xueqin. It is one more of China's great classical novels, written in the middle of the 18th century. Good stamp for the snowy times around New Year - have a happy one! K.

Colorful costumes and umbrellas at the famous Hmong, Laos, New Year's festival, but that is in April! stamp of 2008