Worldwide Covers

#226 New Zealand 09/11/27

Florian — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:30:54 +0000

This beautiful cover from New Zealand was sent to me by Jean Pierre, thank you!

It was posted in Auckland on November 27, 2009. The cover and the stamps were issued on October 7, 2009. They are the 2009 Christmas issue of New Zealand.

#225 Poland 09/12/03

Florian — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:03:56 +0000

This beautiful Christmas FDC was sent to me by Kazimierz, thank you! It was posted in Tarnobrzeg on December 3, 2009 (the postmark is on the back).

The FDC and stamps were issued on November 27, 2009.

#224 Australia 09/11/02

Florian — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Charles sent me this first day cover from the Christmas Island. It was issued on November 2, 2009.

Thank you for the nice FDC!

#223 Czech Republic 09/12/14

Florian — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:28:32 +0000

Milan sent me this nice Christmas cover from Boží Dar in the Czech Republic, thank you! It was cancelled on December 14 with a nice Christmas cancellation.

The right stamp is the 2009 Christmas stamp, which was issued on November 4.

Merry Christmas!

Florian — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:15:12 +0000

I am wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

You can have a look on some of my Christmas related covers. I am trying to add more of them in the next days.

#222 Portugal 09/04/??

Florian — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:00:22 +0000

Nuno sent me this nice FDC from Portugal in April 2009.

The FDC and stamps were issued on October 23, 2008. They commemorate the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008.

#221 India 09/08/31

Florian — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:32 +0000

Aniruddha sent me this nice cover from Thane, India, thank you! It was posted on August 31, 2009.

The cover commemorates the Air Force Squadron No. 48; the top right stamp was cancelled with the commemorative postmark. It depicts the Sri Pratap College in Srinagar. The top left stamp commemorates the Indian economist D. R. Gadgil. The left definitive stamp in the second row depicts the famous Indira Gandhi (1917-1984). The next stamp commemorates the 200th anniversary of Louis Braille (1809-1852). Finally the bottom right stamp depicts Abdul Qaiyum Ansari.

#220 Ghana 09/11/16

Florian — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:12:44 +0000

In November I received this registered cover sent by Emmanuel. It was posted on November 16, 2009, in Accra, Ghana.

The top two stamps are the 1988 Christmas stamps. The four definitives below depict the African moony (Monodactylus sebae).

#219 Switzerland 09/03/10

Florian — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:50:07 +0000

Vural sent me this nice cover from Geuensee, Switzerland, on March 10, 2009, thank you!

The left stamp commemorates the San Bernardino tunnel. The right stamp is an animated stamp, which was issued on May 10, 2007. It commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Museum of Communications.

#218 Mayotte 09/10/23

Florian — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:50:24 +0000

Thank you, Jean Pierre, for this beautiful cover from Mayotte!

The cover was posted in Mamoudzou on October 23, 2009. It is a postal stationery depicting a lemur; the imprinted stamp shows some birds. The additional stamp was issued in 2009 and commemorates the jasmine.

I am trying to find out more about the stamp and postal stationery.