Yes, we're staying with windmills but this time we're off to Paris. This stamp from Bhutan depicts a painting by Vincent van Gogh of the Moulin de la Galette.
I'm not sure whether it would classify as a proper stamp, though. It's huge and not mentioned in my world catalogue. But it seems to be part of the Van Gogh set issued in 1991. I like it because it brings back memories of Paris for me. I always stay in a small hotel in Rue Tholozé, which leads to the Rue Lepic. On that street you'll find the Moulin de la Galette, a lovely little restaurant with the same name and the house where Vincent van Gogh stayed for a while with this brother. The only thing I'm wondering is whether the scene painted by Van Gogh was how it was then, which I can't really imagine as it's so built up now and their house on Rue Lepic is very much part of that built-up scene. But who cares.Anyway, curious? Have a look here, and you know where I spend my time abroad (although I do try and avoid the Place du Tertre at all costs). The site has nothing to do with me, mind, I just happened to find it when looking up some info for this post.
:-)
Adrian
This is one of those stamps, issued in Netherlands New Guinea. Here, these definitives were issued between 1950 and 1952. It's one of my favourite Juliana sets as it is the end of the old-fashioned era. After this, all definitive sets and most commemorative items too, were "modern", and therefore less attractive (in my humble opinion anyway).