Semi postal airplane stamps from Germany...

As I am participating in the upcoming stamp exhibition on the theme " Flights of Fancy", I am on the look for some airplane and space related stamps.

Today I  received a cover from Lily along with some nice semi postal stamps and a card depicting the Hamburg Airport. 

Thanks a ton, Lily these will enhance my exhibit.

Below is the beautiful stamps and the card I received.

The first 2 stamps in the first column and the last 2 stamps in the second column were issued by Deutsche Post  in the year 1979 and the rest were issued in the year 1978.

Once again thanks Lily for the beautiful card and stamps.

Peter Paul Rubens: Baroque Painter

Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish(Flemish is a Dutch language and one of the official language of Belgium) Artist born on 28th June 1577 in North Rhine Westphalia,Germany. .  He is widely known for his portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological subjects done in Baroque style. In addition to that Rubens ran a large studio in Antwerp  which produced paintings popular with art collectors throughout Europe. He died at the age of 63. 

Other well known Baroque painters of that period include Rembrandt and Poussin. Baroque paintings can be identified by its Chiaroscuro use of light effects 

On the occasion of his 400th Birth Anniversary India Post has issued his Self Portrait in 4th of April, 1978.