As I have done before, today’s images are of antique foreign postage stamps. These are public domain due to age, or due to the fact that many countries consider old designs of postage stamps to be public domain. I found these on Wikipedia Commons, where you can find many more if you have the patience to look. Click on the images to view or download them full-sized.

I found the first one to be especially interesting. Apparently, around the turn of the 20th c., there was message/mail delivery via homing pigeon to the Great Barrier Island “Down Under”… I don’t have any more details. Perhaps an Australian or New Zealander reader can help?

Great Barrier Island "Pigeon-gram" stamp, c. 1899. From Wikipedia Commons.

Postage stamp, New Zealand, 1901. From Wikipedia Commons.

Postage stamp, Empire of Korea, 2 chon, 1900. From Wikipedia Commons.

Peace,

Bekka

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Like I said a couple of days ago, sometimes you get odd illustrations when you collect public domain art. This is an illustration from an 1881 book entitled Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls, that I found on Project Gutenberg. No author or illustrator is given. This particular image comes from a discussion of umbrellas. Click on it to view it/download it full-sized.

"Lord of the Twenty-four Umbrellas", from _Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls_, 1881. No author or illustrator given. From the Project Gutenberg files.

Peace,

Bekka

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Today’s Daily Public Domain images are of antique foreign postage stamps, all found on Wikipedia Commons. Great for decorating travel journals. Want some real postage stamps? I have grab bags of vintage US postage stamps for sale in my shop [along with other grab bags - Check it out!]

Stamp from the Spanish Sahara, 1924.

Stamp of Imperial Japan, 1922.

Stamp from Ireland, 1922.

Stamp from Egypt, 1914.

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