Like a time capsule: a Roman tile marked with #finger lines, hobnail #shoe prints, dog's paw prints, and a #stamp of the LEG(io) XIIII G(emina). Tiles with imprints are very common, since tiles were laid out to dry in the open air ahead of firing, where animals and people could step on them - though footprints might have been evidence to check whether the clay was set enough.
The finger lines might have been batch marks.
Found in Carnuntum, Austria.

📷 Landessammlungen Niederösterreich

Like a time capsule: a Roman tile marked with #finger lines, hobnail #shoe prints, dog's paw prints, and a #stamp of the LEG(io) XIIII G(emina). Tiles with imprints are very common, since tiles were laid out to dry in the open air ahead of firing, where animals and people could step on them - though footprints might have been evidence to check whether the clay was set enough.
The finger lines might have been batch marks.
Found in Carnuntum, Austria.

📷 Landessammlungen Niederösterreich

You can read the full (not very long) story at the following ... (Mr Mike Dash seems to be the instigator of the story, who knows if it's true or not.) #Cymru #Wales #stamp #dragon #story

Trigolion Y Ddraig Goch

You can read the full (not very long) story at the following ... (Mr Mike Dash seems to be the instigator of the story, who knows if it's true or not.) #Cymru #Wales #stamp #dragon #story

Trigolion Y Ddraig Goch

Hey #philatelics — er, #stamp lovers: This phenomenal design by Chris Ware of a mail carrier delivering throughout the seasons is on sale now.

“The second release, 250 Years of Delivering, is a pane of 20 stamps by cartoonist Chris Ware that invites the public to spot a fun array of familiar postal items and icons while following a mail carrier on her rounds through four seasons of the year.”

It’s a little hard to see in the low-res preview image, but it’s packed with beautiful details.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/250-years-of-delivering-stamps-S_487104

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/0428-usps-announces-stamps-celebrating-its-250th-anniversary.htm

Hey #philatelics — er, #stamp lovers: This phenomenal design by Chris Ware of a mail carrier delivering throughout the seasons is on sale now.

“The second release, 250 Years of Delivering, is a pane of 20 stamps by cartoonist Chris Ware that invites the public to spot a fun array of familiar postal items and icons while following a mail carrier on her rounds through four seasons of the year.”

It’s a little hard to see in the low-res preview image, but it’s packed with beautiful details.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/250-years-of-delivering-stamps-S_487104

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/0428-usps-announces-stamps-celebrating-its-250th-anniversary.htm