Worldwide Covers

#520 Curaçao 11/09/21

Florian — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:28:14 +0000

John sent me this nice cover from Curaçao, thank you! It was posted on September 21, 2011.

The two left stamps are part of a set of five, which commemorates the Chinese Year of the Rabbit. The other stamps are part of the set “New Beginnings – Constitution – Fish” and depict the Yellow Goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus) and the grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis).

#519 China 12/01/05

Florian — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:21:15 +0000

Mr. Qiu Sheng sent me this beautiful FDC from China, thank you very much! It was posted in the Fenghuangshan subdistrict (凤凰山) 1 of Putian (莆田) on January 5 and arrived on January 16, 2012. Interesting are the three different cancellations: the first day cancel, two black hand cancels, and one blue machine cancellation.

The mini-sheet commemorates the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

#518 Tajikistan 11/12/01

Florian — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:00:14 +0000

My first cover from Tajikistan was sent to me from Victor, thanks a lot! It was posted in Dushanbe (Душанбе) on December 1 and arrived on December 30, 2011.

The left stamp depicts a copper water pot from the 19th century. The stamp is part of a set, which was issued on March 28, 2008.

The two middle stamps are part of a set, which commemorates the cotton plant. It was issued on December 15, 2006.

The two right stamps are part of a set, which was issued on October 3, 2005. It commemorates the 1025 anniversary of the birth of Avicenna (c. 980-1037).

#517 France 12/01/06

Florian — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:15:49 +0000

Thanks, Roland, for sending this nice FDC from France! It was issued and posted on January 6 and arrived on January 11, 2012.

The FDC and stamp commemorate the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

#516 Liechtenstein 11/11/09

Florian — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:34:29 +0000

Thank you, Vural, for sending this nice cover from Liechtenstein! It was posted in Vaduz on November 9 and arrived on November 11, 2011.

The two left stamps were issued on November 16, 2009. They commemorate the Wohnmuseum (museum of habitation) Schellenberg.

The right stamp is part of the set “Endangered birds of Liechtenstein” and depicts a whinchat (Saxicola rubetra).

#515 Lithuania 11/12/??

Florian — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:17:15 +0000

Algis sent me this cover from Lithuania, thanks! It was posted in December in Plungė and arrived on December 29, 2011.

The stamp mini sheet was issued on September 11, 2010. It commemorates the stock pigeon (Columba oenas) and the dragonfly Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope).

#514 Mauritius 10/11/22

Florian — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:56:48 +0000

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.

#513 Russia 10/10/27

Florian — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:47:37 +0000

Alexander sent me this nice letter from Russia, thank you! It was posted in Kolomna on October 27, 2010.

The attached stamps are part of the set “50th Anniversary of Nuclear Russian Navy”, which was issued on June 18, 2009. It depicts the nuclear icebreaker “Lenin“.

#512 Russia 11/08/04

Florian — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:04:33 +0000

Victor sent me this nice cover from Russia, thank you! It was posted in Bozoy of the Irkutsk Oblast on August 4 and arrived on August 17, 2011.

There are two 1998 definitives on the left and a set of two painting stamps on the right. The right stamp set was issued on March 19, 2010. It commemorates the 275th Anniversary of Birth of Fyodor Rokotov (1736-1808). The left stamp depicts a portrait of Knyaz D.M. Golitsyn and the right one a portrait of Countess E.A. Musina-Pushkina.

#511 Slovakia 10/11/25

Florian — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:37:06 +0000

Thank you, Václav, for sending this cover from Slovakia! It was posted in Žilina on November 25, 2010.

The three definitives on the left are part of the set “Cultural Heritage of Slovakia”, which was issued on January 2, 2009. They depict the Church of St. John the Baptist in Sedmerovec and the Round Church of St. Margaret in Šivetice.

The right pair of stamps was issued on September 17, 2010. It commemorates the castle ruin of Topoľčany.