Description: This eye-catching 35-penny commemorative stamp features a fluid watercolor and ink illustration of two companion felines interacting on a warm, sandy-toned floor backdrop. The animal in the foreground is a beautifully patterned black, orange, and white tortoiseshell cat seen mid-stride, twisting its upper body around to look back. Behind it sits an attentive, warm brown Abyssinian-mix tabby cat casting a direct, intense gaze over its partner's shoulder. A large, crisp sans-serif numeral 35 explicitly dictates the mailing value, neatly balanced in the upper right corner by a subtle gold silhouette profile of Queen Elizabeth II.
Circa: 1995
Condition: MNH
Notes:
This belongs to a highly popular five-stamp set designed by the celebrated Scottish painter and printmaker Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, who was famously known for her delicate, lifelike watermedia portrayals of domestic pets and botanical subjects. The two felines featured on this particular piece were modeled after real companions, named Kikko (the tortoiseshell) and Rosie (the Abyssinian).