Saturday, October 18, 2014

The Legend of Sleepy Holllow



This is a Colorano Silk Maximum Card with the "Legend of  Sleepy Hollow" stamp that was issued on October 10, 1974. The stamp features a scene from Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in which the infamous Headless Horseman pursues Ichabod Crane. The story was first published in 1820. Wikipedia has a summary here.




This is a post for Sunday Stamps at Viridian's Postcard Blog


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6 comments:

  1. Mail AdventuresOctober 19, 2014 at 5:08:00 AM CDT

    Autumn colours + Halloween... I love your choice!

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  2. JoyOctober 19, 2014 at 6:01:00 AM CDT

    A suitably spooky stamp, I like the designer's striking and minimal use of colour. I still haven't got over the nightmare of Christopher Walken playing the headless horseman in Tim Burton's film.

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  3. VioletSkyOctober 19, 2014 at 6:24:00 AM CDT

    I'm not sure that the current tv version of Sleepy Hollow is critically acclaimed, but I rather enjoy watching it.

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  4. Bob ScotneyOctober 19, 2014 at 6:41:00 AM CDT

    One of my favourite horror stories and a superb stamp.

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  5. Lisa BOctober 19, 2014 at 12:47:00 PM CDT

    That's a great stamp, I have that one but not on a cover.

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  6. Sheila @ A Postcard a DayOctober 25, 2014 at 11:05:00 AM CDT

    I'm in the minority, it seems, because I don't know the story. But the stamp is great - very atmospheric.

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