#129 Malaysia 09/02/04

This beautiful FDC was sent to me by Khor Kok Keong (http://kkkhor.blogspot.com/), thank you! The FDC commemorates the Silver Jubilee of Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak. The three stamps and FDC were issued on February 3, 2009.

#128 San Marino 98/04/10

I received this nice postcard from my parents in 1998, when they were visiting San Marino. The two stamps commemorate the castle of Serravalle and the tree Pinus pinea.

The picture side shows a stone mosaic of Ravenna.

#127 Burkina Faso 09/02/16

Thank you, Jacques, for my first cover from Burkina Faso!

This nice airmail cover was posted in Koudougou on February 16, 2009.

#126 Montenegro 09/04/16

My first cover from Montenegro was sent to me by Željko, thank you!

The cover was posted in Ulcinj on April 16, 2009. It has attached a stamp issued on December 15, 2005, which depicts the Montenegrin state flag. The flag is red with gold border and shows the coat of arms: the golden two-headed eagle as symbol of the House of Petrović-Njegoš and the golden lion in the center symbolising the Lion of Judah.

#125 France 09/01/23

Cover from France, posted in Varces Allieres et Risset Cedex on January 23, 2009. The attached mini-sheet depicts the ermine or stoat (Mustela erminea).

Thank you, my French friend, for sending me this nice cover!

#124 Germany 09/01/19

Cover from Germany, posted on January 19, 2009. The right stamp commemorates the architect Carl Gotthard Langhans (1732-1808), who constructed the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

#123 Tunisia 09/02/16

My first cover from Tunisia was posted in Djerba on February 16, 2009. The attached 2008 stamp commemorates the Tunisian author Mahmoud Messadi (1911-2004), who also was minister of education and culture. Among his merits are the modernisation of the Tunisian education system and the foundation of the Tunisian university. The stamp was cancelled with an interesting postmark, advertising for the Tunisian Post using the words “La Poste Tunisienne toujours plus … vers le modernisme” (the Tunisian Post always more … towards modernism).

Thank you, my Tunisian friend, for sending me this nice cover!

#122 Singapore 09/02/06

Edmund sent me this nice airmail cover from Singapore. It was posted on February 6, 2009. The 2007 stamp of S$ 1.10 depicts the Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha). Thank you!

#121 Russia 09/03/18

Thank you, Alexandr, for this beautiful cover from Astrakhan, Russia!

Alexandr attached the Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907) mini-sheet, which was issued on February 6, 2009, and three definitive stamps.

#120 Spain 09/04/06

Cover from Spain, posted in Avilés on April 6, 2009.

This beautiful cover has attached the two self-adhesive stamps of the series “Flora and Fauna 2009″, which was issued on April 1. The stamps depict the gladiolus flower and the Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus).

The special postmark commemorates the 8th exposition in the Semana Santa, organised by the Philatelic Group of Avilés.

Thank you, José Luis, for this beautiful cover!