Russian Rainbow Circus Stamp

I recently received this spectacular stamp on a Postcrossing postcard from Russia. The postcard was less memorable, but that stamp is a keeper. I know lots of folks are creeped out by clowns, and this one hardly looks harmless, but somehow the combination of excessive rainbows makes it an absolute winner. And the bear on the bike? Priceless!

One of my favorite things about Postcrossing is receiving these fascinating postage stamps from all over the world; in many cases, the stamps are a lot more interesting than the postcards!

Fairytale bear card from Norway

This card came from someone with whom I exchanged postcards via Postcrossing. She likes pen palling, we have a lot of interests in common, so lo and behold, we're writing letters now. Seee??? You CAN get pen pals from Postcrossing!

She sent this lovely card featuring work by Th. Kittelsen. It has a very magical feel to it.



On the back of the card, you can read a bit more about Kittelsen (and, if you have a Flickr account, you can view large to read it even better). I wish I could translate the title - bear king? Something like that?



She included a lovely kitty sticker on the envelope, too.