#552 Greenland 12/02/27

Frede sent me this nice cover from Greenland, thank you! It was posted in Nuuk on February 27 and arrived on March 13, 2012.

The left stamp was issued in a set of two on 17 January 2011. It commemorates the kayak mail delivery.

The middle stamp is part of the 2009 EUROPA set (issued on 19 January 2009).

The right stamp is part of a set of three, which was issued on 1 October 2007. It commemorates the discovery of Tobias Island (Tubbiap Qeqertaa) in 1993 (see this article).

See also: #319 Greenland 10/04/23

#543 Estonia 10/11/01

Janek sent me this nice cover from Estonia, thank you! It was posted in Saue on November 1 and arrived on November 4, 2010.

The left stamp was issued in 1994 and depicts the Urvaste Church.

The right stamp is the EUROPA 2004 stamp, which was issued on May 4, 2004.

#541 Latvia 11/04/08

Juris sent me this nice FDC from Latvia, thank you! It was issued and posted on April 8.

The cover commemorates the philatelic exhibition Baltica 2001, which was held from September 14 to 16, 2001.

The stamp is part of the 2011 EUROPA stamp set.

#532 France 11/11/17

Thank you, Thomas, for sending this nice cover from France! It was posted at Paris-Louvre on November 17 and arrived on November 21, 2011.

The left stamps are part of the definitive set, which was issued on November 9, 2009. The right stamp is the 2011 EUROPA stamp (issued on May 9).

#525 Hungary 11/06/20

Thank you, Béla, for sending this nice cover from Hungary! It was posted in Budapest on June 20 and arrived on June 30, 2011.

The top stamp was issued on May 6, 2011. It is the Hungarian issue of EUROPA series “Forests”.

The bottom stamp is part of the set “Philaclub”, which was issued on December 4, 2009.

#415 Kazakhstan 10/08/09

Kayrat sent me this beautiful cover from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, thanks a lot! It was posted on August 9 and arrived on August 27, 2010.

The cover is a FDC of the Kazakh EUROPA stamp issued on May 6, 2010. An additional 1996 definitive was attached.

#394 Turkey 10/08/02

Thank you, Baris, for sending this nice cover from Heykel, Bursa, Turkey!

The cover was posted on August 2 and arrived on August 9,2010. The cover was carried onboard of the Airbus A319 on Lufthansa first flight LH3275 from Bursa to Munich.

The attached stamp is the EUROPA stamp, which was issued on May 9, 2010.

#386 France 10/08/12

Thomas sent this nice cover from France, thank you! It was posted in Paris on August 12 and arrived on August 16,2010.

The left stamp is an ATM stamp of 0.05 € and the right stamp is the 2010 EUROPA stamp, which was issued on May 10, 2010.

#357 Spain 10/05/13

José Luís sent me this cover from Carballo, Spain.

It has attached the 2010 EUROPA stamp, which was issued on May 6, 2010.

#306 Lithuania 09/06/11

This very nice cover from Lithuania was sent to me by Leonardas from Jonava on June 11, 2009, thank you!

The cover commemorates the 80th anniversary of the “Sėla” museum housed in Biržai Castle (Biržų krašto muziejus SĖLA).

The left stamp commemorates a 16th century fisherman’s boat, the kurėnas. The right stamp is part of the EUROPA set, which was issued on April 25, 2009. It commemorates the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).

#185 Spain 09/06/03

José Luís sent me this cover with the Spanish EUROPA issue 2009 (issued on April 23, 2009). The cover was posted in Carballo on June 3, 2009.

Thank you very much!

#169 Spain 09/07/03

José Luís sent me this beautiful cover from his hometown Gijón. It was posted on July 3, 2009.

The attached stamp is the 2009 EUROPA issue, which was cancelled with a special postmark commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Rotary Club Gijón. The cover shows the Rotary logo and the coat of arms of Gijón.

Thank you for this nice cover!

#150 Switzerland 09/05/11

This nice cover from Switzerland was sent to me by Vural, thank you! It was posted in Geuensee on May 11, 2009.

The left stamp is the 2009 Swiss EUROPA issue and the right one commemorates the Swiss politician Eugène Borel (1835-1892).

Turkey 08/12/23

Cover from Turkey, posted in Pasaport/Izmir on December 23, 2008.

Ahmet sent me this nice cover with the 2008 Turkish EUROPA stamps, thank you!

Turkey 08/11/10

This beautiful cover was sent to me by Ahmet from Pasaport/Izmir. It was posted on November 10, 2008.

The top four stamps are of a 1960 set commemorating the spring flower festival in Istanbul. The bottom left two stamps were issued on July 10, 2007. They are part of a definitive series showing the 81 Turkish provinces. They depict the south-eastern province of Siirt. The bottom right stamp is the EUROPA stamp issued on May 9, 2008.

Eric wrote more on the stamps in this post of his blog.

Thank you for this beautiful cover!