Heavily stamped envelope
This is my version of the Random Idea Generator. I just stick a load of stamps on and take a picture to remind myself later.
Spanish Armada, Fishermen, Sign Language, Tropical Fish, Horse Chestnut, The Mallard, Landscape, Flowers, Gramophone, Postal Union, Fire Engine, Radio Broadcasting, Inigo Jones building, Inigo Jones masque costumes.
That’s just a taster. Many of them lead on to other thoughts.
Here are a few others.
More Stampish Inspiration
Roald Dahl, Cats, Morgan Le Fey, Merlin, Christmas, Cricket, Edward Lear, Pathe News, National Trust Cliff, Bittern, a couple I’m not sure about (including a French Horn), Rugby League, Golf, Football, something to do with Springtime and Queen Elizabeth II.
I really must read them more thoroughly next time and remember what they are.
I’m not sure they will convert to haiku very easily, but they should work for haibun and other forms. The prompts will be incorporated into my writing challenges. (Because they aren’t already hard enough…)
You have opened my eyes to a whole world of stamps that I never knew existed.
I will try to put a Scottish selection together especially for you.
Wowsah!
🙂
I love using “fun” stamps for mail. Great to see such a variety. I’m sure they will inspire.
They can sometimes be the only bright spot in a dull day.
When I was a cub, many years ago, I failed the collector’s badge because, only interested in the artwork, I hadn’t bothered to consider the history and geography shown on postage stamps. Your stamps could keep you going in posts well beyond your target
Yes, there’s some mileage in stamps yet. 🙂
I always enjoy your stamp collections!
I did one yesterday with denominations ending in half pences. That dates them to 1984 or before. 🙂