Welcome, to the latest Sunday Stamps posting, and what I think is my first for 2012. I can not believe where the time disappears too.
Over the last couple of months I have been focusing a bit more on my genealogical research and it was through this that I established a link, albeit, a distant once to the well know Botanist, William John Burchell. Burchell spent a lot of time overseas, firstly to St Helena, then onto South Africa and South America. As he travelled he wrote a journal and collected specimens. It was through the course of this research that I established that Burchell had, had a Zebra named after him. I had no idea that there were different types of Zebra.
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| Issued 2007 |
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| dated circa 1950 |
So far, I just have these two items in my Burchell Zebra collection, but I suspect that I might acquire a few more!
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How interesting to find such a connection. I wonder who I am connected to.
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What a beautiful stamp. Interesting connection - now I'm wondering whether there are any 'Scotney' stamps.
ReplyDeleteDo a google search. There is a place in Hampshire called Sutton Scotney.
DeleteWhat an interesting relative to find!!!
ReplyDeleteI am often amazed at the distant travels made by people in Victorian times.
I think we have the misapprehension that no one travelled. They did, the wealthy, those in the military, those who took up land grants to parts of what was the Empire - New Zealand, South Africa, Australia etc or convicts!
DeleteI love that coloured stamp with the Zebra.
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely isn't it!
DeleteYou made me curious about various types of zebras.
ReplyDeleteI know, I am not particularly interested in visiting Zoos, but perhaps a visit to one is in order or a safari!
DeleteSo, in a distant way, these zebras are almost like family. I think you should go to the zoo and visit.
ReplyDeleteLovely stamps. I've not received any yet from so far away or so exotic. Maybe eventually. Cool that your ancestor had a zebra species named after him!
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