#1415 Belgium 22/01/??

Luc has sent this nice first day cover from Belgium, thank you! It was posted in Merelbeke (stamp on the back) and arrived on January 19, 2022.

The stamp mini-sheet commemorates the common tern (Sterna hirundo) and the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica).

 

#1414 Germany 22/08/04

This very nice first day cover from Germany was sent by Ulf, thank you! It was posted in Berlin on August 4 and arrived on September 12, 2022.

The stamp is a youth welfare stamp and commemorates the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra).

#1413 Madagascar 23/09/06

This amazing registered cover from Madagascar was sent by Martin, thank you very much! It was posted in Mananara on September 6 and arrived on October 2, 2023.

The top stamps commemorate the Jonah’s mouse lemur (Microcebus jonahi), a species of the comet orchids (Angraecum sororium), and a species of the Catharanthus family.

#1412 Sierra Leone 23/09/12

Here is another beautiful cover sent by Jinesh, thank you! It was posted in Sierra Leone on September 12 and arrived on September 22, 2023.

The stamps depict the birds belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), the giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), and the grey-headed kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala).

#1410 Comoros 23/10/16

This very nice cover from the Comoros was sent by Jinesh, thank you very much! It was posted in Moroni on October 16 and arrived on November 6, 2023.

The stamps commemorate the little owl (Athena noctua) and the fungus Suillus luteus.

See also: #924 Comoros 15/04/15

#1409 Ivory Coast 23/10/16

Jinesh has sent this beautiful cover from Ivory Coast, thank you! It was posted on October 16 and arrived on November 2, 2023.

The stamps depict some African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana).

#1408 Solomon Islands 23/09/20

This beautiful cover from the Solomon Islands was sent by Jinesh, thank you very much! It was posted on September 20 and arrived on November 6, 2023.

The stamps commemorate the white tern (Gygis alba) and the common tern (Sterna hirundo).

Ocean Majesty On Cruise Part 2

These covers were sent by Wolfgang from his trip aboard the MV Ocean Majesty.

#1405 Finland

This cover was posted in Helsinki on June 13 and arrived on June 15, 2023. The left stamp depicts the velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca).

#1406 Estonia – Paquebot

This amazing paquebot cover was posted in Tallinn on June 14 and arrived on June 19, 2023. Wolfgang used Portuguese stamps on this cover. The left stamp depict the short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus). The right stamp commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM).

#1407 Estonia

The next cover was posted in Kuressaare on June 15 and arrived on June 19, 2023. The stamp commemorates the entry of Finland to the NATO.

 

#1398 Germany 22/06/02

This amazing first day cover was sent by Ulf, thank you vey much! It was posted in Bonn on June 2, 2022. The stamps and cover depict some penguins and are issued to remind of the need for environmental protection.

#1393 Antigua and Barbuda 23/01/23

This very nice airmail cover from Barbuda was sent by Martin, thank you very much! It was posted in Codrington on January 23 and arrived on February 14, 2023. The stamps depict the yellow-faced grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus).

#1392 Antigua and Barbuda 23/01/17

Martin has sent this very nice cover from Antigua and Barbuda, thank you! It was posted on January 17 and arrived on February 13, 2023.

The stamp depict the green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis).

#1391 Cape Verde 19/12/10

This very nice cover from Cape Verde was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted on December 10, 2019 and arrived on January 7, 2020.

The left stamp commemorates the sea slug Flabellina bulbosa. The right stamp commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Capeverdean News Agency Inforpress.

See also: #1198 Cape Verde 19/01/17

#1389 PR China 22/08/25

This amazing registered cover from the PR of China was sent by Li Ming, thank you! It was posted in Hangzhou (杭州) on August 25 and arrived on September 12, 2022.

See also: #1350 PR China 21/11/23

#1387 British Antarctic Territory 22/12/21

Wolfgang has sent this amazing cover from the British Antarctic Territory, thank you very much! It was posted in Port Lockroy on December 21, 2022 and arrived on January 24, 2023.

The stamps depict some Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) and emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri).

#1382 South Georgia 22/12/04

This beautiful cover from South Georgia was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted in King Edward Point on December 4, 2022 and arrived on February 3, 2023.

The stamp commemorates the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).