from Eric (5)

Eric wrote that he felt the monkeys are turning their backs on 2016...

...the franking machine turned its back on the stamp, for sure.

And the Year of the Monkey has only a few weeks left. 

Are you looking back to 2016 with fondness, or are you glad to see it end?

from C. Mehrl Bennett

from Jean

Nesting monkeys from Jean...

...this envelope...

...contained this envelope...

...which contained this bonus sheet...

...and this envelope...

....which contained this little guy.

Thanks so much, Jean.

from Thérèse

from Eléna

from Hester

from Angie

It's a tiny monkey.

from Anita

A very nice envelope

And a copy of another envelope inside

from Richard (2)

from William

A Taiwanese Year of the Monkey stamp.

from Eva (5)

A fun altered postcard from Eva

And a really nice metal book mark.

Thank you!

from Richard B

A beautiful envelope from Richard.

from Ti Ar Raden (2)

from Heleen (3)

From the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

With a wonderful monkey stamp.

from Heleen (2)

A surprise envelope from Heleen that was inspired by a story about who owns a picture a monkey took of itself...

...with more monkey business inside...

...and a very special stamp sheet from the Netherlands.

Thank you so much, Heleen!

from Kathie (3) & Veebee

Veebee created this card, and Kathie sent it in. Thanks!

from Eric (4)

from Eduard (2)

from Kathie (2)

Zombie sock monkeys in China

from Thom

Fire!

from Eduard

Monkeys from Russia

from Jackie, and Luca

from Kathie

A golden monkey (who is much shinier in person)

from Eva (4)

A kukuxumusu gorilla rapping.

from Eva (3)

A beautiful detail from el Bosco's El Jardin de las Delicias printed on balsa wood (!) from the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid.

Thank you for this beautiful and unusual piece, Eva. It travelled very well through the post, and its only 'injury' is a very small mark on the address side.

from Heleen

This envelope arrived from Heleen covered in monkey stamps (and a December stamp down in the corner).

Inside, a lot of monkeying around, plus a good way to use your air miles.

Yet another envelope inside, with two beautiful ATCs of famous apes - Judy the chimp and Harambe the gorilla.

From Eva (2)

The stamp collector

from Juana

Ad astra.

from Eric (3)

Another wonderful envelope from Eric, with Year of the Monkey stamps!

And on the back, part of the selvage I think.

from Ti Ar Raden

Large red monkey and unconventional address.

from Adrienne - The Monkey King

Adrienne very kindly used the Candian Year of the Monkey stamp to send her contribution. She left it intact on its mini-sheet, so you can see the full effect.

There are gold foil and relief elements which don't scan well - here's a photo to try and show them off on this wonderful stamp.

from Adrienne - the monkey collage

A map, a monkey, and more on this cool collage.

from Rachael

A great illustration from  Rachael, accompanied by the Lunar New Year of the Monkey stamp.

And a card with nice rubber stamped monkeys inside.