#549 Brazil 12/02/03

Matheus sent me this nice cover from Brazil, thank you! It was posted in Caculé on February 3 and arrived on February 20, 2012.

The left 2011 stamp is part of the AIDS stamp set. The right stamp was issued 2002 and depicts a trumpet.

 

#494 Argentina 11/04/08

Thank you, Viviana, for sending this nice cover! It was posted in Buenos Aires on April 8 and arrived on April 19, 2011.

The stamp set on the left commemorate the shells Trophon geversianus, Epitonium fabrizioi, Odontocymbiola magellanica, Calliostoma militaris. The stamps were issued on August 23, 2008.

The right stamp commemorates the Argentinan newspaper “El Cronista”.

The bottom stamp was issued on September 27, 2008. It is the UPAEP (Unión Postal de las Américas, España y Portugal, more info here) stamp and commemorates Argentina’s National Flower Festival. It depicts the flowers Gerbera, Gardenia, and Rose.

#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.

#396 Uruguay 09/10/27

Pablo sent me this registered cover from Montevideo, Uruguay, thank you!

The left stamp is part of the “Oficios” definitive series and commemorates the pastry cook. It was issued on December 7, 2008.

The right stamp was issued on November 28, 2008. It depicts the plant Prunus subcoriacea.

#385 Brazil 10/03/31

This nice FDC was sent to me by Ronaldo, thank you! It was posted in Belém on March 31 and arrived in Graz on April 19, 2010.

The FDC and stamp set is entitled “Série Relações Diplomáticas – Brasil e Tailândia – Bromélias, Orquídea e Arquitetura” (Diplomatic Relations Series – Brazil and Thailand – Bromelias, Orchids and Architecture). It was issued on April 17, 2009.

#375 Venezuela 10/07/21

My first cover from Venezuela was sent to me by Eduardo, thank you! It was posted in Valencia on July 21 and arrived on August 17, 2010.

The left stamp commemorates the Venezuelan independence leader José Félix Ribas (1775-1815). The next stamp commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Fundacion Banco de Venezuela.

The two 2009 stamps at the top are part of the set “Bicentenary of the Independence” and depict Fernando de Peñalver and Juan Germán Roscio (1763-1821), the main editor of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence.

#373 Suriname 10/07/??

Sherwin sent me this postcard from his hometown Paramaribo in Suriname, thank you!

The stamp depicts the Caica Parrot (Pyrilia caica; in Dutch: “Zwartkappapegaai” as written on the stamp). The stamp was not cancelled but overprinted with the label “Port Payé” (Postage Paid).

#349 Uruguay 10/02/17

Nicolás sent me this nice registered cover from Montevideo, Uruguay. It was posted on February 26, 2010.

The Christmas stamp on the left was issued on November 17, 2009. The right mini-sheet (issued on December 16, 2010) commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate (Batalla del Río de la Plata).

#268 Brazil 09/11/16

Thank you, Ricardo, for this FDC cover from Brazil!

The FDC was issued on August 18, 2009, and commemorates the popular games checkers, frescobol, marbles, and dominoes. The cover was posted in São Paolo on November 16, 2009.

#211 Chile 09/11/07

Enrique sent me this beautiful cover from Chile, thank you! It was posted in Valparaíso on November 7, 2009.

The six stamps on the left are of the set “Typical Chilean Characters”, which was issued on February 25, 2008. The right stamp was issued on November 5, 2003, and commemorates the 180th anniversary of the supreme court.

#202 Brazil 09/07/10

This nice airmail cover from Brazil was sent by João, thank you!

It was posted in Jundiaí on July 10, 2009. The left stamp depicts a postman and was issued in 2009. The other three stamps were issued on December 19, 2005, and in 2007 and commemorate the professions taylor, carpenter, and barber.

#195 Uruguay 09/09/24

My first cover from Uruguay was sent to me by Pablo, thank you! It was posted in Montevideo on September 24, 2009.

The left two stamps depict the plant Feijoa (Acca sellowiana), the right triangle stamp commemorates the plant Tessaria absinthioides.

#159 Brazil 09/02/05

Luis Alberto sent me this nice cover from Brazil, which has attached one 2009 stamp commemorating the Chinese lunar year of the ox and one 1998 stamp commemorating the 24th São Paulo Art Biennial. The letter was posted in Goiânia on February 5, 2009, thank you very much!

Ecuador 08/12/08

Cover from Ecuador, posted in Guayaquil on December 8, 2008.

This nice cover has attached three stamps of 2008. The left one is of the set “Galápagos 2008″ (issued on March 18) and commemorates the wind energy on the Galápagos Islands. The right two stamps commemorate the 100th anniversary of the International Swimming Federation (FINA).

On the back side of the cover there is the stamp issued on April 8, 2008, commemorating “50 Years of Guayaquil Harbour Authority”.

Thank You, John, for this nice cover from your country!

Argentina 2008/03/20

Registered cover from Argentina, posted in Buenos Aires on March 20, 2008.

The stamps depict several artefacts of Pre-Columbian cultures. The left stamp shows a death mask of the Tafí culture, the middle stamp depicts a ceremonial axe of the Santa María culture, and the right stamp shows ceremonial clothing of the Puna region in Argentina.