Cats

DOGS and CATS
"God made the CAT in order that man might have the pleasure of caressing the tiger" Fernand Mery
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Cats were used for a mail service in Liege, Belgium, in 1879. In all, 37 cats were employed to carry bundles of letters to villages within a 30km radius of the city centre.

Dogs and cats are especially fond of stamp collections. Dogs love chewing them. Cats are more partial to lying upon them, rolling around on them or chasing individual stamps across the floor with their claws extended.

As for the cats, well cats have to have fun too, so get them something fun to play with, but not your stamps !! ...

Can you believe Cats were used to deliver the mail!
I've heard of many different types of animals being used to deliver mail - camels, reindeer, horses, dogs, pigeons, but CATS? Well it's true.

Katze: (Ger.) cats (thematic).
Kaufen: (Ger.) to buy.
Kauft Wohlfahrtsbriefmarken: (Ger.) "Buy charity stamps for the Winter Relief," Germany machine cancel, 1931-37.

In 1879, cats were used for a mail service in Liege, Belgium. 37 cats were used to carry bundles of letters to villages within a 30km radius of the city centre. The experiment was unsuccessful as the cats proved to be undisciplined and unreliable! ...

Topics Postcards that are not views, but are of subjects such as baseball, kites, cats, and golf. Tradecards Advertising cards issued before 1900. Storekeepers gave them away in products or with the purchase of a product.

Others prefer cats on stamps, while some like dogs on stamps. An alternative is fish on stamps. Simply put, pets on stamps are cool. Fauna on stamps have many designs. Dinosaurs on stamps go together with fossil stamps.

Popular topical themes are animals, dogs, cats, butterflies, birds, flowers, art, sports, Olympics, maps, Disney, scouting, space, ships, Americana (topics relating to the US), stamps on stamps, famous people, chess, Chinese new year, ...

Stars of both can be found on stamps. Are you a sports fan? You can probably find your favorite sport on stamps as well. People who love cats or dogs, trains, planes and automobiles can find their hobbies celebrated on stamps.

See also: Stamp, Used, Album, Perforation, Machin