Today, July 28, 2016 finds celebrations underway with Beatrix Potter 150th Anniversary Special Stamps over at the Royal Mail.
I’ve also included a free five-page download Beatrix Potter 150th Birthday card from the Beatrix Potter website, a newly just posted YouTube by Lindeth Howe, and an article at The Guardian on Beatrix Potter 150th which includes a image of a “Letter from Beatrix Potter to William Thiselton-Dyer, 3 December 1896.”
The image above upper left is from the Royal Mail with their Beatrix Potter 150th Birthday Commemorative Stamps First Day Cover which gets today’s date – “Released on 28 July”.
The BEATRIX POTTER™ Special Stamps has 22 limited edition souvenirs and gifts.
Beatrix Potter Website
You will want to explore the Beatrix Potter website. The Adults Resources page is worth checking out with free downloads including a 5-page PDF BP_Anniverary-BirthdayCard – at the Beatrix Potter Birthday Resources.
On their Adults Resources page they include the YouTube to the 2006 movie trailer Miss Potter Beatrix Potter with Renee Zellweger starring as Beatrix Potter and Ewan McGregor.
Lindeth Howe YouTube Celebrating Beatrix Potter 150th
The YouTube posted by Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel of the July 21st Film Premiere of Celebrating Beatrix Potter. “The house was once owned by Beatrix Potter, who illustrated Timmy Tiptoes and Pigling Bland here, and our logo is actually in her handwriting!” Check out their blog post on Beatrix Potter 150 Events.
The Guardian article celebrating 150 years of Beatrix Potter
The Guardian has a well written article- Let’s celebrate 150 years of Beatrix Potter: author, scientist and fungus-lover. Written yesterday, it begins with –
“Tomorrow marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of revered children’s author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter, celebrated worldwide for such beloved literary characters as Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-duck. In this celebration of her literary and artistic legacy, it is easy to forget she was a keen natural scientist.”
The article includes a image of a “Letter from Beatrix Potter to William Thiselton-Dyer, 3 December 1896.”
“I am aware these little books don’t last long even if they are a success”.
-Beatrix Potter
In Conclusion
As we wrap up today’s fun blog post on Beatrix Potter 150th Anniversary Special Stamps I’m definitely ordering some of these Special Stamps items – especially the BEATRIX POTTER™ Postcards (11 in a set)! Be warned one can easily get lost amid these sites exploring!
Anchors Aweigh,
Helen
Beatrix Potter 150th Anniversary Special Stamps Attribution &
Thank you to the following I’m referencing today –
Royal Mail Catalogue code: N3084 – Framed: BEATRIX POTTER™ Stamps and Stamp Sheet Issue Date: 28 July 2016 @RoyalMailStamps
BEATRIX POTTER™ Postcards (11 in a set)!
Beatrix Potter website as of July 27, 2016 Image above from @BeatrixPotter Twitter. Beatrix Potter Birthday Resources.
YouTube Miss Potter posted by The Weinstein Company Uploaded on Dec 4, 2006
YouTube Celebrating Beatrix Potter! Posted by Lindeth Howe Published on Jul 27, 2016 @LindethHowe. Excerpt from Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel website
Excerpt – The Guardian Let’s celebrate 150 years of Beatrix Potter: author, scientist and fungus-lover by Alex Jackson Wednesday 27 July 2016. “Her stories have enriched the lives of countless children. But arguably Potter’s greatest talent was for science – despite the scepticism of Kew’s botanists” @guardian
