Thematic : Umbrellas On Stamps.

The smiling globe is being sunsmart and has just locked up the dangerous Chlorofluorocarbons that damage our ozone layer. (Has anyone figured out if the land contours of the globe are real or just for looks?)

Hi Rod, That Brazilian dance is really fun! K.

Kris,
I think the land on the globe is fictional.

Apparently the convention was successful, the ozone layer is growing.

Sybil Wettasinghe's best-loved tales include the story behind the mysteriously vanishing umbrellas. Puppetry tells the story of the little monkey who stole them to decorate his tree. Four pictures perforated to make three stamps! Sri Lanka, 2013

One more.

Klaus

...and still they come.

Klaus, parasols for snow....there's a new one, not seen that before.

It's beginning to look obvious that parasols are more often represented on stamps than are rain umbrellas, but those for snow are kind of special. Many countries show scenes at the beach on their stamps promoting tourism. This Dutch stamp may be one of the first to do so, 1949. It belongs to the set 'Summer stamps'.

(Question: can anyone figure out how the three poles belong to the canopy parts? K.)

Only the one on the far right background.

Surtax for social and cultural purposes . (that sound a bit broad)

Rod,




That's a "snowbrella" me thinks :-)

Three more.

Klaus

Very nice Klaus,
I collect Vietnam, not seen those vertical stamps prior.
Do you have Scott numbers?

Sc#92 set of 2

Another procession: Muley Abder-Rahman surrounded by a crowd of guards and subjects painted by Ferdinand Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863). The artist spent several years in Morocco.

By the way, the Trung sisters are still a part of VietNamese culture:

Hassan II is featured on another Moroccan stamp, this one for the First Islamic Conference in 1969.

This cute rat reminded me that the Chinese New Year has just begun. Two more years and the rat will be there again. Does anyone have the bridegroom that goes with this pretty bride?

Sukeroku is a figure in a traditional Japanese play. His most notable prop is a big umbrella. Japan, 1970. (Maybe one of you know more about him?)

(Rod, nice to see that all the animals came to the wedding. K.)

"Flowers in the Rain", perhaps blue hydrangeas, is the title of the painting featured in this Japanese stamp of 2009. Unfortunately I don't know the name of the artist. It looks almost as if some of the rain is coming down horizontally.