#438 Taiwan 10/11/05

George sent me this nice panda FDC from Taiwan, thank you!

It was posted on November 5 and arrived on November 13, 2010.

See also:

• #248 Taiwan 09/10/08
• #190 Taiwan 09/02/26

#356 Spain 10/04/21

Luís sent me this nice cover from Valencia, thank you! It was posted on April 21 and arrived on April 23.

The left stamp is of the definitive series and depicts King Juan Carlos I. The two right stamps are ATMs issued in Estivella and La Nucía.

#297 Germany 10/01/02

This very nice FDC from Berlin, Germany, was sent to me by Heino, thank you!

It was issued and posted on January 2, 2010, and commemorates the European Capital of Culture 2010: Essen on behalf of the whole Ruhr Area (therefore the stamp inscription “Ruhr 2010″).

In order to fulfill the postage, Heino attached a € 0.15 ATM stamp depicting the Brandenburg Gate.

#278 Costa Rica 10/02/18

My first cover from Costa Rica was sent by Alfons; it was posted in Pavas district of San José on February 18 and arrived on February 22, 2010.

The stamp is a 2007 ATM stamp.

#248 Taiwan 09/10/08

Thank you, George, for sending me this nice cover from Taiwan!

It was posted on October 8, 2009, and has attached three ATM stamps and a definitive depicting two apples.

France 08/11

Eric sent me some beautiful covers from the 62nd Salon Philatélique d’Automne 2008 in Paris. This philatelic event was held from November 6 to 9.

The first cover was cancelled on November 6, 2008; the left stamps are a joint issue of Isreali and French post. They commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. They show the departure and arrival of the first postal flight from Haifa to Paris. The right stamp is an ATM label commemorating the philatelic event.

To make this cover perfect, it was signed by the designer of the left stamps, Pierre-Andre Cousin!

The stamps of the second cover are one half of the booklet “Faces of the 5th Republic”, which was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 5th French Republic. They depict the famous Marianne. The bottom two stamps are part of the booklet “Happy Holidays”, which was issued on November 8.

Eric wrote a detailed article about this event and the stamps; it can be found here.

Thank you for this beautiful covers!