in the light of the moon

 

Issued in 1974 as part of the American Folklore series showing the infamous Headless Horseman pursuing poor Ichabod Crane.  Written in 1819.

lithographed stamp designed by Leonard Everett Fisher

a black cat for hallowe'en

 

There was belief that black cats and witches were 'familiars'  due to the belief that witches could take the form of their black cat companions for spying and other dark magic.  She looks a bit mischievous, and the poor cat, maybe, has a pleading look?

received from Postcrossing

a little late

a black cat and a cross eyed jack o' lantern

CATURDAY

courage

 artist: Ellen Clapsaddle (1865 - 1934)

hallowe'en

jack-o-lantern

2016, USA Halloween
carved by Paul Montanari
photographed by Sally Andersen-Bruce
designed by Derry Noyes

The Forever Jack-O-Lantern stamps are the first Halloween themed stamps by the USPS.

Folklorists trace the name to a scoundrel named jack who meets up with the Devil. Jack unscrupulously tricks the Devil which prevents him from going to Heaven. The Devil is infuriated by the trickery and refuses to carry jack's soul to Hell. With nowhere to go after he dies, jack wanders the earth with a lantern made from a hollowed out pumpkin (or turnip) lit by an ember from the fires of Hell.