#533 Australia 11/03/16

Juris sent me this nice aerogram from Australia, thank you! It was posted at Millers Point on March 16 and arrived on March 21, 2011.

#499 Australia 11/02/17

Juris sent me this nice cover from Australia, thank you! It was posted in Sydney on February 17 and arrived on February 22, 2011. The special cancellation depicts Cadmans Cottage in Sydney.

The right stamp commemorates the Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)

 

#495 Niue 10/01/19

Thank you, Jean Pierre, for sending this cover from Niue! It was posted in Alofi on January 19, 2010.

See also: #288 Niue 10/01/19

#489 Samoa 09/12/02

Jean Pierre sent me this nice cover from Samoa on December 2, 2009, thank you very much!

The stamps depict the Protestant Church of Apia, the Piula College of Upolu, the Anglican Church of Apia, the Methodist Church of Mutiatele, and Mauga in Apia.

#471 French Polynesia 11/01/26

Thank you, Jean Pierre, for sending this nice cover from French Polynesia! It was posted in Arue (Tahiti) on January 26 and arrived on February 2, 2011.

The left stamp was issued on October 14, 2010. It depicts a moth of the sphinx genus. The two right stamps were issued on December 9, 2010. They commemorate the Legend of Moua Puta. It is said that the god Hiro wanted to steal the mountain Rotui, which is the most beautiful place on the island of Moorea. At the Rotui the dead make a rest before they go to underworld. One night Hiro wanted to steal the mountain, but the warrior Pai drove him back by throwing a lance at him. The lance pierced the other famous mountain of the island, which since then is called Moua Puta, “pierced mountain”

#448 French Polynesia 11/01/03

Jean Pierre sent me again a nice cover from French Polynesia, thank you! It was posted in Papeete (Tahiti) on January 3 and arrived on January 12, 2011.

The left stamp depicts the Tiare Apetahi, a plant, which is endemic to the island Ra’iatea. The right stamp commemorates the mango fruit.

See also posts #245 and #436.

#436 French Polynesia 10/11/04

Jean Pierre sent me this nice cover from Tahiti, French Polynesia, thank you very much!

The two 2010 stamps commemorates the 1948 airmail stamps issue of French Oceania (Français de L’Oceanie). The special cancellation commemorates the 64ème Salon philatélique d’automne (64th Philatelic Salon of Autumn), which was held in Paris from November 4 to 7, 2010.

See also: #245 French Polynesia 09/11/24

#433 Tuvalu 10/11/??

Thank you very much, Wu, for sending this nice postcard from Tuvalu!

The card arrived on November 15, 2010. Unfortunately the postmark is heavily blurred and unreadable. A red postmark with the inscription “R FUNAFUTI TUVALU” is still visible.

The attached stamp depicts the coral Acropora aculeus.

The picture side shows a view on Funafala lagoon side beach of Funafuti.

#425 Cocos Islands 09/12/21

Jean Pierre sent me this beautiful cover from the Cocos Islands on December 21, 2009, thank you very much!

The left stamp was issued on February 28, 2008, and depicts the Saunders’s Tern (Sternula saundersi). The three other stamps are part of a set commemorating the 400th anniversary of the visit by Charles Darwin. They were issued on April 21, 2009.

See also:
#344 Cocos Islands 09/12/21
#254 Cocos Islands 09/11/23

#423 Ross Dependency 10/01/10

Jean Pierre sent me this beautiful cover from the Ross Dependency, thank you!

It was posted in Christchurch on January 10, 2010.

See also: #239 Ross Dependency 09/12/02

#414 Marshall Islands 10/10/10

Thank you very much, A., for sending this beautiful cover from the Marshall Islands on the lucky date October 10, 2010!

The cover was posted on Majuro – Uliga and arrived on October 27. The three stamps are part of the set “Roses of the Year”, which was issued on June 18, 2009. They depict the roses “Champagne Moment”, “Tickled Pink”, and “Sweet Haze”.

#344 Cocos Islands 09/12/21

Another beautiful cover from Jean Pierre, thank you! It was posted on the Cocos Islands on December 21, 2009.

The left Australian stamp is part of the set “Australian Songbirds” (issued September 9, 2009). It depicts the Mangrove Golden Whistler (Pachycephala melanura). The five se-tenant stamps are part of the “Coral Reef” set, which was issued on June 13, 2006.

#323 New Zealand 09/11/27

On November 27, 2009, Jean Pierre sent me this beautiful cover from Auckland, New Zealand. Thank you!

The envelope commemorates the KiwiStamp “Unpredictable Weather”, which was issued on Septemper 7, 2009. The attached stamps are part of the “Scenic” set (issued on March 6, 2000) and depict Rangitoto Island, the Taiaroa Head lighthouse, the Kaikoura Coast, and Lake Camp in South Canterbury. More info can be found at the NZ post website.

#296 Australia 09/12/07

On December 7, 2009, Jean Pierre sent me this nice cover from Darlinghurst, Australia. Thank you very much!

The cover is a postal stationery, which has attached the Christmas stamp, which was issued on November 2, 2009. The three middle stamps are part of the set “Australia’s Favourite Stamps” (issued on June 26, 2009) and commemorate the stamps “£2 Kangaroo & Map” (1913-1938), “5/- Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge” (1932), and “2½d Peace & Victory” (1946). More info on the original stamps can be found at www.philatelism.com.

#288 Niue 10/01/19

Thank you, Jean Pierre, for this beautiful cover from Niue!

It was posted in Alofi on January 19, 2010. The attached Christmas stamp set was issued on November 25, 2009. The stamps depict stained glass windows from Niue’s Ekalesia Millennium Hall and the Lakepa Ekalesia Church.