February 28. Today's FDC: Westminster Abbey, and the Cloche season is starting

 

February 27. No one punting today and a Kestrel from Poland

 

February 26. Today's FDC: Lord of the Rings and a shiny yellow digger at the Cambridge site

 

February 25. Todays FDC: DNA. And a night visitor to the pond

February 24. 'todays' Heraldic stamps FDC from 1998, and a pond that needs tidying up

 

February 23. Not a sandstorm - just drive maintenance. And a stamp from the Belgian Congo (now DRC)

 

February 22. Hmm, Sunflower seeds or peanuts? And a round stamp from USA

 

February 21. Shakespeare's Theatres and winter chillies

 

February 20. Get off my Moonflower! and EFTA FDC.

 

February 19. Odd stamp colours, and shiny road-making machines

February 18. Halley's Comet FDC - and spot the soldiers

February 17. Russian Rodent Stamp - and a hungry Robin in the gloom

 

February 16. Harrison's Marine Timekeeper, FDC from 1993 - and a matching pint of clear Pale Ale

 

    

February 15. Phosphor - and the Peach Tree has blossom already

In the sixties stamps started having phosphor lines to help orientate letters for franking. It was a new thing and often there were two sets of stamps produced - Phosphor and Non-phosphor. Great for the Philately business.

You can just see a phosphor line on this Battle of Britain stamp:

February 14. Jamaican Sailing Boats. Ruddy Pigeon

 

February 13. Cats and Dogs FDC from 2001 - and a nice warm fire

 

February 12. Asian Games Stamp from Afghanistan - and chillies are growing

 The odd thing is, neither horse racing nor weightlifting was an event