Cuba (pre-1952) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Old works that went nowhere got turned into stuff that I actually like.

Austria - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

I have an old desk item, a pen and pencil holder, which was covered with stamps and varnished long ago. The stamps all seem to date from 1939 to 1950. This stamp is one of them.

When he was young, my brother David invented his own stamp collection with series of stamps he drew himself and then placed carefully on pages with stamp hinges. Mom recently found this collection while she was sorting through her own stamp collection. I love the thoughtful and hilarious series titles like "Problems With Tree Houses", "Bike Accidents", and "Disasters While (fill in the blank)". The dark humor of many of the illustrations is just wonderful. You can really see his personality and creativity in these tiny works of art.

Since I just gave away all my old French stamps, it was wonderful to find so many in the book Kathryn sent.

Check out my STAMP BLOG for more of my collection.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW the entire collection of the nearly photos I scanned and uploaded during 6/30-7/2/2020.

Canada (1957) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P.C Auto 1:3.5 55mm (F Mount) with Fotodiox Pro Nic-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Czechoslovakia (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Czechoslovakia (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Check out my STAMP BLOG for more of my collection.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW the entire collection of the nearly photos I scanned and uploaded during 6/30-7/2/2020.

Check out my STAMP BLOG for more of my collection.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW the entire collection of the nearly photos I scanned and uploaded during 6/30-7/2/2020.

Check out my STAMP BLOG for more of my collection.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW the entire collection of the nearly photos I scanned and uploaded during 6/30-7/2/2020.

Czechoslovakia (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Czechoslovakia (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Czechoslovakia (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Brazil (c. 1947) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Czechoslovakia (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Canada (1958) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P.C Auto 1:3.5 55mm (F Mount) with Fotodiox Pro Nic-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Check out my STAMP BLOG for more of my collection.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW the entire collection of the nearly photos I scanned and uploaded during 6/30-7/2/2020.

Colombia (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Check out my STAMP BLOG for more of my collection.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW the entire collection of the nearly photos I scanned and uploaded during 6/30-7/2/2020.

Canada (1954) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P.C Auto 1:3.5 55mm (F Mount) with Fotodiox Pro Nic-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Belgium (pre-1955) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Cuba (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Czechoslovakia (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Czechoslovakia (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Czechoslovakia (pre-1956) - Panasonic Lumix GF2 with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (OM mount) with Fotodiox Pro OM-M43 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.

Check out my STAMP BLOG for more of my collection.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW the entire collection of the nearly photos I scanned and uploaded during 6/30-7/2/2020.

I have an old desk item, a pen and pencil holder, which was covered with stamps and varnished long ago. The stamps all seem to date from 1939 to 1950. This stamp is one of them.