Yolanda
@yap617.bsky.social
Collects stamps and WW2, Cold War, Vietnam War brochures.
WIP about a Vietnam War corpsman in NSA Hospital DaNang (1967). Two middle grade historical fiction books, son of a diplomat living in DC (1982-3).
Enjoys 📺 classic movies and ⚾️,🏀.
WIP about a Vietnam War corpsman in NSA Hospital DaNang (1967). Two middle grade historical fiction books, son of a diplomat living in DC (1982-3).
Enjoys 📺 classic movies and ⚾️,🏀.
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Yolanda
@yap617.bsky.social
· Jul 14
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A column of Hungarian bicycle troops advancing into northern Transylvania in September 1940.
January 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
A column of Hungarian bicycle troops advancing into northern Transylvania in September 1940.
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Other work by the Ladybird artists.
‘Cat among ferns’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
‘Cat among ferns’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
January 31, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Other work by the Ladybird artists.
‘Cat among ferns’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
‘Cat among ferns’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
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Stamp(s) of the day for me today are from the Isle of Man issued in 1995 featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. A really nice set of stamps that you should be able to find for around £3-5. #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps
January 31, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Stamp(s) of the day for me today are from the Isle of Man issued in 1995 featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. A really nice set of stamps that you should be able to find for around £3-5. #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps
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American paramilitary units are on the cover of international newsmagazines.
But please, come visit and invest.
We’re “open for business.”
@economist.com
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
But please, come visit and invest.
We’re “open for business.”
@economist.com
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
January 30, 2026 at 12:24 AM
American paramilitary units are on the cover of international newsmagazines.
But please, come visit and invest.
We’re “open for business.”
@economist.com
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
But please, come visit and invest.
We’re “open for business.”
@economist.com
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
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Centenary of the French postage stamp 1949. 🚲
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #paris #自転車 #illustration #art #design #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #paris #自転車 #illustration #art #design #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴
January 30, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Centenary of the French postage stamp 1949. 🚲
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #paris #自転車 #illustration #art #design #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #paris #自転車 #illustration #art #design #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴
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Untitled, Chicago | Yasuhiro Ishimoto
January 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Untitled, Chicago | Yasuhiro Ishimoto
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Steam Locomotive in the Snow (2017)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Steam Locomotive in the Snow (2017)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
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Peter Oliver (British b. 1927). Winter Village Scene (Oil on Board).
January 30, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Peter Oliver (British b. 1927). Winter Village Scene (Oil on Board).
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France Scott # 741 (1955)
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Rotary International. Mint never hinged with fresh color and full original gum.
bdfarrands.com/product/fran...
#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #France #Rotary #RotaryInternational
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Rotary International. Mint never hinged with fresh color and full original gum.
bdfarrands.com/product/fran...
#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #France #Rotary #RotaryInternational
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
France Scott # 741 (1955)
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Rotary International. Mint never hinged with fresh color and full original gum.
bdfarrands.com/product/fran...
#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #France #Rotary #RotaryInternational
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Rotary International. Mint never hinged with fresh color and full original gum.
bdfarrands.com/product/fran...
#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #France #Rotary #RotaryInternational
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Other work of the Ladybird artists.
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Other work of the Ladybird artists.
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
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Proud to join ~500 other MN docs in signing on to this @nejm.org piece.
Proud of my colleagues. Proud of Ben Trappey for signing his name to it and taking the inevitable heat from some quarters.
Stand up and be counted 💪🏼💪🏼
Proud of my colleagues. Proud of Ben Trappey for signing his name to it and taking the inevitable heat from some quarters.
Stand up and be counted 💪🏼💪🏼
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Proud to join ~500 other MN docs in signing on to this @nejm.org piece.
Proud of my colleagues. Proud of Ben Trappey for signing his name to it and taking the inevitable heat from some quarters.
Stand up and be counted 💪🏼💪🏼
Proud of my colleagues. Proud of Ben Trappey for signing his name to it and taking the inevitable heat from some quarters.
Stand up and be counted 💪🏼💪🏼
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🧵A stamp a day from my collection (2026)
Theme: Disability Rights and Access
On January 29, 1929, the Seeing Eye, the oldest guide dog school in the US, was established in Nashville, TN.
Scott # - issued
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
Theme: Disability Rights and Access
On January 29, 1929, the Seeing Eye, the oldest guide dog school in the US, was established in Nashville, TN.
Scott # - issued
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
January 30, 2026 at 12:15 AM
🧵A stamp a day from my collection (2026)
Theme: Disability Rights and Access
On January 29, 1929, the Seeing Eye, the oldest guide dog school in the US, was established in Nashville, TN.
Scott # - issued
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
Theme: Disability Rights and Access
On January 29, 1929, the Seeing Eye, the oldest guide dog school in the US, was established in Nashville, TN.
Scott # - issued
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
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On today’s post via #Postcrossing #stamps
January 26, 2026 at 2:25 PM
On today’s post via #Postcrossing #stamps
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It's incredible to have a #WWII Imperial Japanese Army veteran in the US considering there are only 1,000 remaining in Japan.
After Japan's surrender at the end of the war, Mino was captured and sent to a Siberian prison camp in Russia. In 1951, Mino returned to find his mother in the US.
After Japan's surrender at the end of the war, Mino was captured and sent to a Siberian prison camp in Russia. In 1951, Mino returned to find his mother in the US.
A West Sacramento man who celebrated his 100th birthday last week has served in the military for two countries.
January 29, 2026 at 11:07 PM
It's incredible to have a #WWII Imperial Japanese Army veteran in the US considering there are only 1,000 remaining in Japan.
After Japan's surrender at the end of the war, Mino was captured and sent to a Siberian prison camp in Russia. In 1951, Mino returned to find his mother in the US.
After Japan's surrender at the end of the war, Mino was captured and sent to a Siberian prison camp in Russia. In 1951, Mino returned to find his mother in the US.
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I think I have a new favourite railway stamp. GB issued on 02/02/99, designed by John Lawrence from the series "The Travellers' Tale"
#stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #railway #trains
#stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #railway #trains
January 29, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I think I have a new favourite railway stamp. GB issued on 02/02/99, designed by John Lawrence from the series "The Travellers' Tale"
#stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #railway #trains
#stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #railway #trains
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More stamps from occupied European countries. These from Estonia in 1941 #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting dicksstamps.online/collections/...
1941 Occupied Estonia - Dick’s Stamps Online
Stamps with landmarks of Estonia issued during occupation by Nazi Germany, designed by Henn Sarap and printed on paper with a gray network.
dicksstamps.online
January 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
More stamps from occupied European countries. These from Estonia in 1941 #Philately #Stamps #StampCollecting dicksstamps.online/collections/...
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(WSJ) - The new era of corporate cost-cutting is hitting American workers with full force.
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
January 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
(WSJ) - The new era of corporate cost-cutting is hitting American workers with full force.
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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Oh, hello there, cool box of old covers. I didn’t hear you come in. Sit tight ‘til the weekend, would you? Yeah, work and stuff. #philately
January 29, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Oh, hello there, cool box of old covers. I didn’t hear you come in. Sit tight ‘til the weekend, would you? Yeah, work and stuff. #philately
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Great Britain Scott # 2069–2073 (2004)
London Bridges commemorative set depicting historic and modern crossings of the River Thames, offered here complete and mint never hinged.
bdfarrands.com/product/grea...
#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #GreatBritain #Bridges #Engineering #Architecture
London Bridges commemorative set depicting historic and modern crossings of the River Thames, offered here complete and mint never hinged.
bdfarrands.com/product/grea...
#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #GreatBritain #Bridges #Engineering #Architecture
January 29, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Great Britain Scott # 2069–2073 (2004)
London Bridges commemorative set depicting historic and modern crossings of the River Thames, offered here complete and mint never hinged.
bdfarrands.com/product/grea...
#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #GreatBritain #Bridges #Engineering #Architecture
London Bridges commemorative set depicting historic and modern crossings of the River Thames, offered here complete and mint never hinged.
bdfarrands.com/product/grea...
#Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately #GreatBritain #Bridges #Engineering #Architecture
Of course it is Artificial intelligence — idiots need to get a life
January 29, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Of course it is Artificial intelligence — idiots need to get a life
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Asnières
Les Inondations de Janvier 1910
Rue de la Station et Rue de Paris
Voir mercipourlacarte.com/picture?/103...
Edit. B. F., Paris
#Asnières #AsnièressurSeine #catastrophenaturelle #cruedelaSeine #HautsdeSeine #Inondationsde1910 #LaSeineencrue #rueinondée #voiturehippomobile
Les Inondations de Janvier 1910
Rue de la Station et Rue de Paris
Voir mercipourlacarte.com/picture?/103...
Edit. B. F., Paris
#Asnières #AsnièressurSeine #catastrophenaturelle #cruedelaSeine #HautsdeSeine #Inondationsde1910 #LaSeineencrue #rueinondée #voiturehippomobile
January 29, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Asnières
Les Inondations de Janvier 1910
Rue de la Station et Rue de Paris
Voir mercipourlacarte.com/picture?/103...
Edit. B. F., Paris
#Asnières #AsnièressurSeine #catastrophenaturelle #cruedelaSeine #HautsdeSeine #Inondationsde1910 #LaSeineencrue #rueinondée #voiturehippomobile
Les Inondations de Janvier 1910
Rue de la Station et Rue de Paris
Voir mercipourlacarte.com/picture?/103...
Edit. B. F., Paris
#Asnières #AsnièressurSeine #catastrophenaturelle #cruedelaSeine #HautsdeSeine #Inondationsde1910 #LaSeineencrue #rueinondée #voiturehippomobile
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On today’s post via #postcrossing #stamps
January 29, 2026 at 11:42 AM
On today’s post via #postcrossing #stamps
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One of the best museums in the world! The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City (1964) is custodian of Mexico's ethnic past and provides a profound understanding of its ethnographic present. It has material evidence of the great Mesoamerican civilizations, showing Mexico's ethnic diversity.
January 29, 2026 at 10:49 AM
One of the best museums in the world! The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City (1964) is custodian of Mexico's ethnic past and provides a profound understanding of its ethnographic present. It has material evidence of the great Mesoamerican civilizations, showing Mexico's ethnic diversity.
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a story i've told before, but feels like a good time to tell again.
"I too know the horrors of war"
The year was 2019, and the campaign was End the Forever War.
I was part of a veteran group meeting with members asking them to sign a pledge to responsibly end GWOT.
"I too know the horrors of war"
The year was 2019, and the campaign was End the Forever War.
I was part of a veteran group meeting with members asking them to sign a pledge to responsibly end GWOT.
January 28, 2026 at 4:51 PM
a story i've told before, but feels like a good time to tell again.
"I too know the horrors of war"
The year was 2019, and the campaign was End the Forever War.
I was part of a veteran group meeting with members asking them to sign a pledge to responsibly end GWOT.
"I too know the horrors of war"
The year was 2019, and the campaign was End the Forever War.
I was part of a veteran group meeting with members asking them to sign a pledge to responsibly end GWOT.
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“Middle powers” with the middle finger.
@theglobeandmail.com 🇨🇦
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
@theglobeandmail.com 🇨🇦
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
“Middle powers” with the middle finger.
@theglobeandmail.com 🇨🇦
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
@theglobeandmail.com 🇨🇦
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...