Sunday 3 April 2011

Optical illusion


I did a double take when I turned this card over and discovered the Royal Mail post boxes hadn't been sent from Britain at all, but from Switzerland.  And then I could hardly take my eyes off the stamps.



Even after scanning, I think you can see the illusion of twirling in the first, and in the second the ball seems to float.  I believe there were others in the set but I don't have them.

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

16 comments:

  1. An unusual card to receive from Switzerland, I will have to look out for GB postboxes while abroad, LOL, although they do have them in Malta only a different colour. Love the stamps,

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  2. That bottom stamp is hypnotic! Great card.

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  3. It is amazing how drawing like that can appear to move.

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  4. That is one cool stamp! Nice!!!
    I always enjoy optical Illusion!

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  5. Interesting stamps!
    I dont know about post boxes but I've seen a few red phone boxes here in the states- that threw me for a loop.

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  6. The postcard is very nice and the stamps definitely hypnotic.

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  7. Optical illusions make me dizzy and nauseous. But I love the red mailboxes!

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  8. Wow - those stamps are great! More people would notice stamps if they looked like this.

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  9. Wow - that is so clever! I love unique stamps like these two you featured this week. I don't blame you for not being able to take your eyes off these stamps - you've been hypnotised! *LOL* If I stare long enough I get a funny, dizzying feeling.

    Postcards Crossing

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  10. Those are definitely mesmerizing stamps. I'll bet, if the postman was walking, he did a real double take! Perhaps, like me, the Swiss person brought home a dozen postcards he never got around to writing. I have at least a hundred here from all over the world. Usually, before a trip, I sort through to see if there are some I need to take with me, rather than buy new ones!

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  11. Oh, those are fabulous stamps! You know, your stamp posts have got me wanting to see if I still have a stamp collection stowed away somewhere. After emigrating more times than I care to remember, I doubt it somehow.

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  12. I've just looked behind a sticker on the card and discovered it's a Zazzle card. That explains it. :)

    Emm, do have a look, you never know!

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  13. Hi sheila!
    first i would like to thank for your comment on my blog (i've added your blog in my blogroll as well ;))
    and the reason, why i'm posting exactly in this old post is: Would you like to get the 3rd stamp out of the serie? drop me a line via zasalein @ gmail.com!

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