Stamps Retell Favorite Stories for Children

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Stamps retell favorite stories for children Many 2010 stamps may bring back childhood memories of reading and of being read to. Most of these stamps are part of the annual Europa series, which in 2010 features the common theme of children’s books. An exception is the Israeli souvenir sheet issued April 14 to commemorate the world stamp exhibition in London. The three stamps in the sheet reproduce illustrations from three children’s classics by British writers: Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, J.B. Barrie’s Peter Pan and Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver Travels. Danny Kerman, who also illustrates children’s books, designed the stamps. Alice in Wonderland also is included on a set of four issued Feb. 9 by Jersey. Another stamp in the set glows in the dark. This stamp appropriately illustrates The Dong with the Luminous Nose, a poem by Edward Lear. Jersey Post explained: “During the stamp printing process Cartor Security Printers of France applied a luminous ink to the end of the Dong’s nose so that after the stamp is held close to a light it really does glow in the dark.” T...

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