Talk-Line: ASCII Stamp Collecting

The Magnifying Glass post of last week has sent me on a tangent:
stamps.  This was bound to happen sooner or later since I am a
stamp collector of Canadian stamps as well as an aspiring part time
stamp dealer.

I have also been collecting ascii art, so it was relatively easy to
come up with some good pictures to use as 'stamp designs'.  The
only two criteria that I used were that the 'stamp designs' had to
represent elements of the real stamp world and that the pictures
themselves had to be very small yet of high quality.  With this in
mind I was able to manufacture these:


COUNTRY STAMPS:

     Canadian Stamps      
<\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>    Australian Stamps
<  ___________________   >     <\/\/\/\/\/\/>
<  88888         88888   >     <            >
<  88888  _/~\_  88888   >     <   ,-_|\    >
<  88888  >   <  88888   >     <  /     \   >
<  88888  ~~|~~  88888   >     <  *_,-._/   >
<  88888         88888   >     <       v    >
<  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   >     <            >
<       43c + GST        >     </\/\/\/\/\/\>
</\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>


TOPICAL STAMPS:

        Fish Stamps
 <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <                        >         Dog Stamps
 <               ,        >     <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>         Cat Stamps
 <   o        .:/         >     <   _,,,_        >     <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <  o     ,,///;,   ,;/   >     <  /(. .)\    )  >     <                >
 <   o   o)::::::;;///    >     <    (*)____/|   >     <    /\**/\      >
 <      >::::::::;;\\\    >     <    /       |   >     <   ( o_o  )_)   >
 <        ''\\\\\'" ';\   >     <   /   |--\ |   >     <   ,(u  u  ,),  >
 <           ';\          >     <  (_)(_)  (_)   >     <  {}{}{}{}{}{}  >
 <                        >     <                >     <                >
 </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>     </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>     </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>


      Horse Stamps
 <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>    Butterfly Stamps
 <             ,--,   >     <\/\/\/\/\/\/>       Bird Stamps
 <       _ ___/ /\|   >     <    .  .    >     <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <   ,;~( )__, )  ~   >     <   /\\//\   >     <     ___      >
 <  //  //   '==;     >     <   > () <   >     <    (o,o)     >
 <  '   \     | ^     >     <   \/()\/   >     <   <  .  >    >
 <       ^    ^       >     <            >     <  ---"-"---   >
 </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>     </\/\/\/\/\/\>     </\/\/\/\/\/\/\>

                      Basketball Stamps
 Gymnastics Stamps    <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>     <              >        Ski Stamps
 <   |     |    >     <    ,o__|     >     <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <   |     |    >     <  o/  vv`\    >     <              >
 <   |  o  |    >     <   \      |   >     <     ,_ o     >
 <   o--|--o    >     <   |\     |   >     <    / //\,    >
 <      |       >     <  / /     |   >     <   ' \>> |    >
 <     / \      >     <          |   >     <       \\'    >
 <              >     <              >     <              >
 </\/\/\/\/\/\/\>     </\/\/\/\/\/\/\>     </\/\/\/\/\/\/\>

                                                  Train Stamps
             Boat Stamps                  <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>     <                          >
 <                                  >     <       g@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@   >
 <                 __/___           >     <     ,@@@"""""""""""""    >
 <           _____/______|          >     <     @" ___ ___________   >
 <   _______/_____\_______\_____    >     <    II__[ ] | [ ] [ ] |   >
 <   \              < < <       |   >     <   {======|_|~~~~~~~~~|   >
 < ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >     <  /oO--000'"`-OO---OO-'   >
 <                                  >     < -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ >
 </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>     <                          >
                                          </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>

   Disney Stamps
 <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>          War Stamps
 <                >     <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>      Airplane Stamps
 <  ()_()  ()_()  >     <        ___         >    <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <   (_)    (_)   >     <     __(   )====::  >    <                >
 <                >     <    /~~~~~~~~~\     >    <     __|__      >
 <  ()_()  ()_()  >     <    \O.O.O.O.O/     >    <  *---oOo---*   >
 <   (_)    (_)   >     < ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >    <                >
 <                >     </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>    </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>
 </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>

      Love Stamps
 <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <    ___    ___    >         Nude Stamps
 <  ,d888b,,d888b,  >     <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <  I888888888888I  >     <                >
 <  `888888888888'  >     <  (*)(*)        >
 <    "88888888"    >     <   ) .(   Mona  >
 <      `8888'      >     <  (  v )  Nuda  >
 <        YP        >     <   \ |/         >
 <                  >     <                >
 </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>     </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>


   Easter Stamps        Christmas Stamps
 <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>     <\/\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <                >     < XMAS     '93 >
 <     ,ggg,      >     <      *       >    Stamps on Stamps
 <    d+*+*+b     >     <     /~\      >     <\/\/\/\/\/\/>
 <   i=X=X=X=i    >     <    /o~~\     >     <            >
 <   IOxOxOxOI    >     <   /~~o~~\    >     <   <\/\/>   >
 <   "m"m"m"m"    >     <  /~o~~~o~\   >     <   <    >   >
 <    `Y=Y=Y'     >     <  ~~~| |~~~   >     <   </\/\>   >
 <                >     <              >     <            >
 </\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\>     </\/\/\/\/\/\/\>     </\/\/\/\/\/\>


I do not have the credits for all of the above, but even for those
I do have, I decided not to include them for various reasons.  On
the other hand, I will list them if there ever is a repost.

I hope none of the original artists mind that their little wonders
are being used in this manner.  If you do mind and would prefer
having it removed just let me know.

Contributions to this collection are welcome, although be advised
that when it comes to quality I can be very picky.  Also, I do not
wish to include duplicate examples of the same subject.  Thank you
in advance.