Sunday 17 February 2013

The Year of the Snake


I don't believe I've seen snake shaped snowmen before, but from Japan came this Happy New Year postcard with snakes building a snowman in their likeness.  On the reverse was this stamp:


I'm not entirely sure what it is but you can at least see a snake there.

Another card from Taiwan recently arrived with a Year of the Snake motif:


This is a post for Sunday Stamps, now hosted by Violet Sky at "See it on a Postcard!"

10 comments:

  1. What interesting postcards and stamps. I wonder what else you will come across in the guise of a snake.

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  2. Hope you get the computer problems fixed soon and without too much frustration.
    Cute card of snakes building a snake snowman , how clever!
    Thank you for joining in, even with troubles.

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  3. The postcard design would have made a lovely stamp.

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  4. The snake snowman (such a strange juxtaposition, snakes in the snow, rather than baking in the heat) is super cute!

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  5. I'm late as well and can't match these stamps. Great card.

    I missed the linky list this week but you can see mine at http://bit.ly/YtcfT6

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  6. Only the Japanese could make snakes seem cute. The Taiwan ones are nice too.

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  7. to me snake and snowman dont really go together...snowman remind me of a beautiful winter day, and snakes of...well something totally different :)

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