Welcome, to the latest Sunday Stamps posting, and what I think is my first for 2012. I can not believe where the time disappears too.
Over the last couple of months I have been focusing a bit more on my genealogical research and it was through this that I established a link, albeit, a distant once to the well know Botanist, William John Burchell. Burchell spent a lot of time overseas, firstly to St Helena, then onto South Africa and South America. As he travelled he wrote a journal and collected specimens. It was through the course of this research that I established that Burchell had, had a Zebra named after him. I had no idea that there were different types of Zebra.
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| Issued 2007 |
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| dated circa 1950 |
So far, I just have these two items in my Burchell Zebra collection, but I suspect that I might acquire a few more!
Submitted as Sunday Stamps hosted by Viridian’s Postcard Blog
Julie Goucher ~ Anglers Rest 
Lovely stamps. I've not received any yet from so far away or so exotic. Maybe eventually. Cool that your ancestor had a zebra species named after him!
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So, in a distant way, these zebras are almost like family. I think you should go to the zoo and visit.
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I know, I am not particularly interested in visiting Zoos, but perhaps a visit to one is in order or a safari!
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It is lovely isn't it!
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I think we have the misapprehension that no one travelled. They did, the wealthy, those in the military, those who took up land grants to parts of what was the Empire – New Zealand, South Africa, Australia etc or convicts!
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Do a google search. There is a place in Hampshire called Sutton Scotney.
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You made me curious about various types of zebras.
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I love that coloured stamp with the Zebra.
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What an interesting relative to find!!!
I am often amazed at the distant travels made by people in Victorian times.
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What a beautiful stamp. Interesting connection – now I'm wondering whether there are any 'Scotney' stamps.
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How interesting to find such a connection. I wonder who I am connected to.
Thank you for participating this week!
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