A Pretty Discovery by myautofocuslife

A Pretty Discovery

I need to say I'm sorry I am unable to visit your albums and comment. My computer died late last night. I had to wait for The Husband to return home from work today to see if he could get it running, at least long enough for me to save some stuff. I have a seriously dying graphic card, I think. The screen and graphics look weird right now. I'm expecting the computer to fail any second. (It did that several times.) Tomorrow we'll have to go and see if we can get a new desktop for me. I've been very comfortable on Windows XP. Don't want Windows 8.

These butterfly stamps from New Zealand are pretty, aren't they? They were produced in 1970. I've discovered old stamp albums while cleaning out some drawers. 8)

They are very nice stamps Livia, and another of your prized possessions that I am envious of! I hope you get your PC sorted soon and have everything backed up properly!
November 16th, 2012  
Very cool
November 16th, 2012  
So colourful. Love that you've captured the texture of the paper.
Computers can be nightmares. Hope it gets sorted out soon.
November 16th, 2012  
Sorry for your computer. I hate to change gadget or their software. It's such a pain to learn them :)

Nice stamps though.
November 16th, 2012  
Wonderful shot. I like the graphics and colours on the stamps.
November 16th, 2012  
Beautiful work. Great idea.
November 16th, 2012  
Very interesting stamps. Cool stuff.
November 16th, 2012  
Wonderful shot, hope you get sorted soon Livia.
November 16th, 2012  
OMG!! I read that too quickly and thought it said your husband had died!! Relief set in after I re-read it. Hope your computer is sorted really soon. Great shot of some very pretty stamps xx
November 16th, 2012  
Oh no!!! And only 3 more days to go on your 365 project. I also am partial to a desktop and I love Windows XP. I'm afraid one day I'll have to change though, which I dread. Good luck and hope you'll be back online soon. In the meantime this is a really cool shot of these beautiful stamps. I used to be an avid stamp collector and still have my stamp album from when I was a kid decades ago ;-) I think I've tried every hobby there is.
November 16th, 2012  
Cool stamps! Hope you solve the computer issue very soon, it's always so annoying!
November 16th, 2012  
You collect stamps? I used to and have since fallen out of the habit though would like to take it up again sometime.
November 16th, 2012  
A nice colourful composition! - good luck with finding a new computer!
November 16th, 2012  
Love the composition and focus. Neat subject. Sorry about your computer!
November 16th, 2012  
These are beautiful, I hope you computer can be fixed.
November 16th, 2012  
Those are beautiful stamps and a lovely capture of them. Sorry to hear about your computer problems, they can be so frustrating. I am still using XP and will as long as I can keep this trusty old computer of mine limping along.
November 16th, 2012  
Nice composition of some beautiful stamps. Sorry to learn about the computer but you can't go backwards with technology. few of us like change but I am sure you will settle intoWindows 8 just fine. Bon courage!
November 16th, 2012  
What a great find! Love the 70's design.
November 16th, 2012  
Great composition. Hope your computer woes are sorted soon! We have become so reliant on these silly machines have we not! :-)
November 16th, 2012  
Great shot, collection and hobby :)
November 16th, 2012  
Super cool stamps!
November 16th, 2012  
Such great stamps. Very cool designs. Good luck with getting you computer fixed.
November 16th, 2012  
Beautiful stamp display! Hope your computer issues will be over soon...
November 16th, 2012  
Very colorful stamps.....Hope you didn't lose all your files!..... I also like Windows XP.
November 16th, 2012  
They look vintage ! Love it !
November 16th, 2012  
Like the photo, I think your field is everything from macro to infinity. I understand your frustration with your computer. I'm running windows xp and while it is inevitable, I don't look forward to uploading all the software and hoping I recover all the files. Good Luck
November 16th, 2012  
Very nice.
November 16th, 2012  
eva
Loveky capture of those colourful stamps.
Hope your pc problem is solved very soon.
November 16th, 2012  
Nice composition of some lovely stamps. Do hope you get pc sorted ok.
November 16th, 2012  
I've sorta been expecting a butterfly pic from you Livia but didn't expect it to be like this :) hope the computer problems are soon solved.
November 16th, 2012  
Love the stamps....back in the day when 2 cents bought something! Canada is doing away with the penny! Maybe you can find someone who can make you a new computer with XP in it....it's still around!
November 16th, 2012  
How can you possible have 2&1/2 cents! I vaguely remember it but find it amazing. Great stamps!
November 17th, 2012  
Nicely captured. Love the colour and DOF. Good luck with those computer issues. :/
November 17th, 2012  
Wow - these stamps are a real blast from the past for me, I remember them so clearly - back from when milk came in glass and cost a couple of cents a pint! I love the textural nature of this shot - and lots of memories that came back with it - our smallest coin is now 10c & a standard stamp is 50c!
November 17th, 2012  
Beautiful stamps. Good capture. Sorry about your computer. You will have a big learning curve going from XP to Windows 8. I still wish I had XP and I only have 7. :-) But you can do it. It's not bad, just different.
November 17th, 2012  
Wonderful stamps, i have a couple of them.
November 17th, 2012  
Stamps is a GREAT topic...I should find mind and try my hand it. This is AWESOME
November 17th, 2012  
I guess you had to buy two just to get one!! huh!! they get us every time!! Love, Love, Love this! ...my last computer was a xp- i had to have them transfer all of my pics to an external hardrive and whoop it worked !! Give it a Go! :)
November 17th, 2012  
How unique! Very pretty
November 17th, 2012  
Amazing that these ate from the 70s, but so current looking for today. Everything comes back around. Hope you find a new computer!
November 17th, 2012  
Pretty stamps, great POV.
November 17th, 2012  
Such a great capture!
November 17th, 2012  
Oh no!!!!!!! hope you get things sorted very soon!
November 17th, 2012  
They are lovely stamps - hope you get your computer sorted soon!!
November 17th, 2012  
Very nice stamps and capture.

Hope you'll get your computer problem sorted soon!
November 17th, 2012  
Very pretty stamps! I hope you fix your computer soon :D
November 17th, 2012  
They're so cute!
November 17th, 2012  
Hope your pc holds up long enough for you to get what you need from it! These are possibly the coolest stamps I've ever seen! Very pretty and your composition is great.
November 17th, 2012  
Awesome capture!
November 17th, 2012  
Those are beautiful stamps, Livia. I hope your computer will be fixed soon.
November 17th, 2012  
They are lovely, i really like the colours =) hope you get sorted out with a new computer soon!
November 17th, 2012  
Sorry to hear about the computer. Frustrating when that happens. Hopefully its something simple to fix. Great capture. Really like the composition and color.
November 17th, 2012  
The price of postage back then and now
November 17th, 2012  
Lovely composition of these beautiful, colourful stamps!
November 17th, 2012  
I already have read you have a new computer . Congrats. I did a few months age the chance from XP to 7 Still not use to it .
Love the prints of the stamps
November 17th, 2012  
These are so fabulous. Thank you for sharing. I'm thinking get a Mac?
November 18th, 2012  
Nice butterfly stamp collection. Makes for a colorful shot.
November 18th, 2012  
so many colourful stamps!
November 18th, 2012  
Mel
@kittikat lol and when you could get 1c and 2c lollies!! or even 5 for 2c!!
November 18th, 2012  
Mel
I used to collect stamps and these look very familiar to me too! my hubbies computer is dying a fast death at the moment also and he also suspects the graphics card!! playing to many games huh :)
November 18th, 2012  
A great, big, pretty and colourful "THANK YOU!" to everyone for stopping by! Thank you for your concern and your encouragement. This new desktop we have now is fantastic. I chose to have Windows 7 instead of 8 installed. I can't wait to play games on it. 8)
November 18th, 2012  
Great to find things when clearing spaces out isn't it; these are lovely. I am gathering by your above comment that the pc is now all healthy again - phew!
November 18th, 2012  
Wow! These are beautiful!! I use to do stamp collecting when I was a lot younger and I always liked overseas stamps. I really like how you shot these :-)
November 19th, 2012  
Beautiful. So nicely photographed too.
November 19th, 2012  
Very nice close up. Nice textures. Pretty stamps, too. ;-)
November 19th, 2012  
Got these in my collection which is hiding somewhere, stopped collecting a while ago. Cool shot
November 19th, 2012  
Great composed and lovely done! Nice collection of stamps!
November 21st, 2012  
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