Boat #6, THE FINAL 10 - Highlights from a Few of My Favorite Stamp Sets

Someday I'd like to illustrate a book and have it look much like like this stamp. In fact it kind of reminds me of one of my favorite books, Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys, by Norton Juster, illustrated by Domenico Gnoli...

Boat #94, Czechoslovakia

Boat #99, Czechoslovakia

Boat #110, Czechoslovakia

Boat #149, Czechoslovakia

This Is Not a Boat #1, Czechoslovakia - Announcing the Beginning of Elephant Week, and the Extension of the 365 Boats Countdown

When I first began the 365 Boats countdown I was anticipating an April 1st release date for Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat. Since then the release date has been pushed forward (or backward, depending on your point of view) to June 7, 2010. I know, I know, we're all a little disappointed. But I say, why not take advantage of a little extra time? I thought we'd use the extra days to highlight some great non-boat stamps, stamps with themes that pertain to Jonathan in other ways. Jonathan picks up a number of new friends on his voyage—a mountain goat, a whale, a yes, an elephant. So this week I thought we'd take some time out of our regularly scheduled boat countdown to focus on some of my favorite elephant stamps.

This one reminds me quite a bit of this illustration from Jonathan:

Boat #310, Czechoslovakia

This is one of my all time favorite boat stamps. In fact, it's part of a four stamp series, each of which is fantastic.