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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Sunday Stamps: Minerals & Gems

 Good day, and welcome to my blog.  It is a cloudy Sunday and about 33 F here in the American Midwest.  Later today will be the Superbowl for American football, but more importantly (to me), it's time for Sunday Stamps.

Our theme today is minerals and/or gems, a favorite theme of mine.  Here are some I last shared in 2011:


From the left: Uranium ore, quartz, aragonite, and malachite, on stamps from Benin.   I must have purchased these in a grouping from a stamp dealer, maybe off Ebay.  I never received a postcard from Benin when I was in Postcrossing.

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6 comments:

  1. FinnBadgerFebruary 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM

    These are so interesting. I've never heard of aragonite - it's weird looking!

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  2. LisaFebruary 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM

    I like their shape. Quartz is pretty in any color crystal.

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  3. violet sFebruary 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM

    This is such a pretty set. At one time I was in love with malachite and have several pieces of jewellery with it. Then I found out it is toxic, so now they sit in a box.

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  4. roentareFebruary 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM

    Interesting to see minerals included on stamps

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  5. Mail AdventuresFebruary 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM

    The colour of malachite is a favourite. Actually, all these minerals must be fascinating in person.
    I've never got mail from Benin either.

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  6. JoyFebruary 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM

    Attractive and interesting. I would be very excited indeed in the unlikely event of post from Benin.

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