#551 China 11/12/22

XU Hui sent me this very nice cover from the People’s Republic of China, thank you! It was posted in Nanchang (南昌) on December 22, 2011, and arrived on January 4, 2012.

The stamp set on the left is entitled “Liangzhu Jade“. It was issued on March 8, 2011.

The right stamp set was issued on 12 June 2010 and commemorates the Kunqu Opera. It depicts scenes from the plays “The Palace of Long Life”, “The Peony Pavilion” (牡丹亭), and “Washing the Silken Gauze” (浣紗記).

#514 Mauritius 10/11/22

David sent me this nice cover from Mauritius, thank you very much! It was posted in Port Louis on December 12, 2010.

The left two stamps commemorate the fish species Cephalopholis sonnerati.

The middle stamp is entitled “Mauritius in World Literature”. It commemorates the writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) and his novel “Georges“.

The right stamp commemorates Dr. K. Hazareesingh, the former director of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute and a well-known Mauritian writer.

#496 Sweden 11/08/09

Bo sent me this nice cover from Sweden, thank you! It was posted at the postal museum in Stockholm on August 9 , 2011.

The stamp set commemorates the Swedish authors Henning Mankell (*1948) and Maj Sjöwall (*1935) and Per Wahlöö (1926-1975).

#485 Latvia 10/10/31

Juris sent me this nice FDC from Latvia, thank you! It was issued on October 31 and arrived on November 2, 2010.

The cover and stamps commemorate the Latvian writer Krišjānis Barons (1835-1923).

#440 Russia 10/03/15

Alexandr sent me this nice cover from Astrakhan, Russia, thank you! It was posted on March 15 and arrived on March 24, 2010.

The 2010 mini-sheet commemorates the famous author Anton Chekhov (1860-1904).

#435 Tunisia 10/11/25

On December 6, 2020, I received this nice cover from Tunisia, thank you my friend!

It was posted on November 25 in Tunis. The top 2005 stamp  commemorates Jebba Karmassoud. The bottom 2009 stamp commemorates the 100th birthday of the poet Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (1909-1934).

#406 Estonia 10/06/18

Thank you, Janek, for sending this nice cover from Saue, Estonia!

It was posted on June 18 and arrived on June 21, 2010. The attached 2002 mini-sheet commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Estonian kroon. The top stamp depicts a part of the 100 krooni banknote showing the poet Lydia Koidula (1843-1886). The bottom stamp depicts a part of the 500 krooni banknote showing the writer Carl Robert Jakobson (1841-1882).

#259 Ukraine 10/01/15

Thank you, Anna, for this beautiful cover from Kiev!

The cover commemorates the Ukrainian ballet dancer Serge Lifar (Сергій Лифар; 1905-1986).

The left two stamps were issued on April 1, 2009, the right one on March 21, 2008. All three commemorate the 200th birthday of Nikolai Gogol (Никола́й/Мико́ла Го́голь; 1809-1852).