Sunday Stamps - May 25, 2025
For this week's Sunday Stamps we have the theme of Cities/Urban.
Haiti 1959 - The first house in Chicago with the Chicago Skyline in the background. If you, as I did, wondered why the city of Chicago was on a Haitian stamp... Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Haiti being his accepted place of birth, is considered the first non-Native settler of what would become Chicago, as well as the city's founder.
Ireland 1988 - Dublin Millennium (supposed) celebration. The date 988 is disputed by some. In the 1980s and 1990s it was a trend in Ireland to celebrate city anniversaries to promote tourism, and the city manager of Dublin suggested a 1,000 year celebration in 1988.
USA 1967 - Plan for Better Cities
(Which sounds like an edict and the cities before 1967 were inferior!)
USA 1970 - Save Our Cities
Another ambiguous imprint. Were the cities imperiled in 1970? I was a teenager, perhaps I was blissfully unaware.
Next week is June and our first Sunday Stamps brings the theme of Creepy Crawlies!
I like the idea of the first stamp. I would like to know the first house established in every city I visit.
ReplyDeleteAnd the ideas of "saving our cities" or improving them are good ones. There are always things to improve!
Thanks for sharing these wonderful stamps, all new to me :)
The history behind the first stamp is interesting. I've only been to the city of Chicago once (back in 1968) and had no idea.
ReplyDeleteThe irish stamp is so crisp and light. I also like the USA "planning" stamp.
ReplyDeleteWhat a contrast from Haiti to Chicago. I think many cities were rife with crime in the 1970s?
ReplyDeleteFrom log cabin to metropolis quite a journey. I like the visualization. Better cities in the 1960s here generally meant they were about to demolish attractive buildings and build something inferior. Think the Save Our Cities was part of an anti pollution issue, not sure if that one is air pollution or more green spaces
ReplyDeleteGreat selection.
ReplyDelete1,000 year celebration ...Wow! that is something! I hope it did happen in 1988 with pomp and pagentry!
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