From Chile, a beautiful card with interesting stamps.
The card shows a rock formation, the Gateway of Antofagasta and the cliffs nearby. The arch and the cliffs are made up of layers of sedimentary rock, yellow sandstone and fossil shells, all laid down over millions of years. The sea has eroded these layers, resulting in the formations that can be seen today, now declared a national monument.
The stamps showing helicopters are part of a set of six stamps commemorating the International Polar Year, issued in 2008 as far as I can tell.
This is a post for Sunday Stamps, now hosted by Violet Sky at "See it on a Postcard!"
That Gateway is a geological treasure. I've not seen a Antarctica related stamp before. Twoo good stamps here.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting subject on the stamps. The rock formations looks interesting too.
ReplyDeleteFascinating geology. I don't think I would like to be on board an aeroplane landing in the polar regions, but I like the stamp theme.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved scenes like that. Thanks & Happy Mother's Day.
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteOnly nature could make such a lovely formation or I say, Sculpture, which I'm sure didn't happen in 24 hours.
ReplyDeleteThis is another lesson that it takes time and effort to come up with something really beautiful.
My Sunday Stamp#6
I always love natural bridges, no matter how they are sculpted. Great stamps too - readers, click on them to enlarge. Thanks for participating!!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful formations and lovely stamps.
ReplyDeleteGosh, the stamps and postcard look like my mum's old girlie annuals from the 60s; they look so retro! I love rock formations like that and I loved learning about that in school.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you don't have any postcards from Cuba! Mister Emm has got it into his head that he wants to visit there so perhaps one day I can send you one.
Very interesting rock formations. I'd love to see them.
ReplyDeleteCool images!
ReplyDeleteErosion as artist...