#547 Croatia 12/01/04

Željko sent me this beautiful card from Croatia, thank you! It was posted in Zagreb on January 4 and arrived on January 9, 2012.

The card and imprinted value commemorates Marco Polo (c. 1254-1324) and the World Philatelic Exhibition in China 1999.

Željko attached an additional stamp “Year of the Dragon”, which was cancelled with a special first day cancellation.

#534 Germany 12/01/24

Thank you, Simon, for sending this very nice cover from Hamburg, Germany! It was posted on January 24 and arrived on January 26, 2012.

The cover is a postal stationery, which was issued on May 4, 2006. It commemorates the 800th anniversary of the Godesburg. This German castle was founded on October 15, 1210. The cover depicts an aquatint print by Friedrich Salathé reproducing a painting by Karl Bodmer (1809-1893).

#483 Singapore 09/12/09

Thank you, Jean Pierre, for sending this beautiful cover from Singapore! It was posted on December 9, 2009.

The cover consists of a postal stationery and four stamps. The two stamps on the left were issued on January 9, 2008. They commemorate the Singapore Changi Airport. The two middle stamps are part of the mini-sheet, which I already described in this article. It was issued on October 28, 2009.

#447 Bulgaria 11/01/24

Thank you, Neicho, for sending this nice cover from Bulgaria. It was posted in Oryahovo (Оряхово) on January 24 and arrived on January 28, 2011.

The postal stationery commemorates the Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris). The additional stamp depicts a cactus of the species Mamillaria.

#444 French Guiana 11/01/04

Thank you Jean Pierre for sending this beautiful letter from French Guiana! It was posted in Kourou on January 4 and arrived on January 10, 2011.

The postal stationery commemorates the Guiana Space Centre and the Ariane rockets.

#422 Germany 10/03/29

This nice cover from Dresden, Germany, was sent to me by Hans, thank you! It was posted on March 29 and arrived on April 2, 2010.

The imprinted stamp commemorates the sailing ship “Großherzogin Elisabeth“. The cover commemorates the 125th anniversary of the Kiel Week.

#307 Sri Lanka 10/03/17

Peter Paul sent me another nice cover from Sri Lanka, thank you!

It was posted on March 17 in Wennappuwa and arrived in Graz on March 23.

The stamps are part of the zodiac set, which was issued on October 9, 2007. I already wrote about the stamps and the postal stationery in this post.

#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.

#295 Guadeloupe 10/02/26

Thank you, Jean Pierre, for this beautiful postal stationery from Guadeloupe!

The stationery was posted in Saint-Barthélemy on February 26, 2010. The cover—as well as the cliché of the cancellation—depicts a view on the town. The  imprinted stamps depicts a sugarcane.

#218 Mayotte 09/10/23

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

The cover was posted in Mamoudzou on October 23, 2009. It is a postal stationery depicting a lemur; the imprinted stamp shows some birds. The additional stamp was issued in 2009 and commemorates the jasmine.

I am trying to find out more about the stamp and postal stationery.