Romanians [heart] bears
The other day, I mentioned on Twitter that I had been asked if one of my photos could be used as the basis for a Romanian stamp design. I have to admit, I thought it was a rather odd request, but I provided my consent on the condition that I would be sent a copy of the resulting stamp. I was a little surprised to find that the request was 100% legit, but the artist has kindly provided me with proofs of the upcoming series of stamps to be issued in Romania in 2008. (The artist also told me in his email that he is a philatelist. I decided that “philatelist” is a word that, when said aloud, could get one in trouble in certain circles, or bathrooms. Just ask Senator Larry Craig.)
Stamp designs © Alec Bartos
The circled stamp is derived from the following photo from my LIGHTmatter gallery. Of course, it’s an Alaskan Brown Bear who is trapped in a zoo in San Diego, CA, so it’s a little weird that his likeness will soon be cruising around on correspondence in a former Warsaw Pact nation.
What about the first stamp? Do you think it improves the diplomatic relations between România and China? :) It seems to be just a stamp collection with bears all over the world…
Nice picture for a stamp. You may want to consider creating a commentary stamp of your own. This stamp actually moves, but very few blogs accommodate this feature.
D.C. Residents Surprised by Larry Craig New Year Stamps
Taking advantage of the recent return of the D.C. postmark, after a six-year hiatus, local area residents are eagerly pairing the non-sanctioned Sen. Larry Craig stamp alongside the USPS required 41-cent stamp.
This ensures that the so-called “D.C. holiday stamp” receives the coveted postmark and the U.S. Postal Service has an officially sanctioned and paid for stamp on the envelope.
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who shepherded in the return of the D.C. postmark after a six-year hiatus, is predicted to take full credit for the idea of the Larry Craig holiday stamp, as is her usual practice in such matters.
I was happily surprised to see my greeting card envelope this season. I preferred it to the card itself.Click below to see stamp:http://www.topix.com/member/profile/jumpstart
I find this odd to receive a request for stamp art approval too. I today received an email from the stamp artists also. My spectacled bear picture is up for use also. It is the one directly right of the circled one in the graphic above.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1169/1155070047_cd605cd5a9.jpg
I was wondering what other information you found about the authenticity of this.