Sunday Stamps: Castles or towers

 I am up early on a Sunday morning because I can't sleep.  I guess I might as well update my blog.

The theme for Sunday Stamps this week is castles, fortresses, or towers.  I do have one that I have shared some years ago:

A castle in Germany, and a nice looking one at that.  I have no further information on it.  I guess I am a little sleepy - no coffee yet!  Enjoy your Sunday!

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Sunday Stamps: Under the Sea

 Hello and welcome to my contribution to Sunday Stamps.

The theme this week is "Under the Sea", but I'll interpret that my own way:  A view of the planet and its oceans:

From the US Postal Service:

This stamp features a rendering of Earth composed of images created from satellite data and redesigned with 3D computer technology. The view of our planet shows the Atlantic Ocean flanked by the Americas, Africa, and part of northern Europe. In the stamp art, the globe is isolated on a white background. The shape of the stamp is round. The text, which surrounds the image of Earth, includes the words “Global Forever.”

Artist Leonello Calvetti used a variety of maps, primarily from NASA, to create his design. With 3D computer technology he was able to modify depth, vary color, and create subtle light and shadow details on terrain surfaces to achieve a high level of photorealism while also attaining something new. “I always have been fascinated by space and what astronauts could see from out there,” Calvetti says. “As an artist, an illustrator, I wanted to make my own representation of the Earth.” "

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Sunday Stamps: Free choice

 Good day and welcome to my contribution to Sunday Stamps.

Appropriate for this autumn day, I have a stamp issued by the US Postal service for Diwali, the Hindu holiday:

This stamp shows an oil wick lamp called a diya, lit by many Hindu people around the world.  Diwali is a festival celebrating light over darkness, and many other things.  You can read about it on the USPS website.

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Sunday Stamps: Military

 Good day, and welcome.  Today's Sunday Stamps theme is the military.  I have no stamps of soldiers, but I do have a battleship:

The battleship Missouri, commissioned June 11, 1944.  Affectionately name "Mighty Mo", as she was heavily armed and could attain high speeds for a vessel of her size.

She is known for the role she played in the end of the Pacific part of WWII.  On Sept. 2, 1945, military officers from each of the Allied powers and Imperial Japan met on the deck of the Missouri and signed documents confirming Japan's surrender and the end of the war.

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Sunday Stamps: Front line workers

Good day, and welcome.

I was not sure I had any stamps of police, firefighters, or hospital workers, either in hand, or featured earlier on my blog.  But I found this front line worker:

This stamp is from Hong Kong and shows a working dog, an English Springer spaniel.  This breed is used as sniffer dogs, for explosives and other items, and I think that is what is being shown in this stamp.

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