100 Days of COVID-19, Day 32

My Art in the Time of a Pandemic

EMBARK: Travel the World with Stamps

I am swell.  Wish you were here.  Postcard series by Suzanne Coley, 5/1/2020

Today's stamps really took me on a journey.  Over the years, I visited three of the countries: Russia, Spain, and Mexico.  Looking at the stamps brought back wonderful memories of my trips.  

I was surprised to see Flemish paintings on two stamps issued by different countries on different continents: Mahra State's 1960s stamp of Husband and Wife by Anthony Van Dyck.  Paraguay's 1987 Christmas stamp by Peter Paul Ruebens.  

*Coronavirus Disease 2019:
Update in Maryland- 5/1/2020

23,472 confirmed cases 

1,080 deaths  (Note: 4/30/2020 total was 1,140)

Update in New York State - 5/1/2020

308,314 confirmed cases 

24,039 deaths, including 18,399 in NYC

Total in United States: 1,103,461 confirmed cases, 64,943 deaths
Total Worldwide:       3,343,777 confirmed cases, 238,650 deaths

* All numbers are taken from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center