#1396 Chile – Easter Island 23/01/26

This beautiful cover from the Easter Island was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted on January 26 and arrived on March 7, 2023. There has also been applied an ship cachet and cancel of the MS Amadea.

See also: #826 Chile – Easter Island 14/08/04

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#1383 South Georgia 22/12/04

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

The picture side shows a view on Grytviken, the stamp on the back commemorates Shackleton‘s Cross on South Georgia.

#1379 Falkland Islands 22/11/30

This amazing cover from the Falkland Islands was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted in Stanley on November 30 and arrived on December 16, 2022.

See also: #906 Falkland Islands 15/02/11

#1370 Iceland 22/07/25

This interesting paquebot cover from Iceland was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted onboard of the MS Fridtjof Nansen and delivered via Reykjavík.

#1364 Greece 20/11/03

This very nice FDC was sent by Alfred, thank you very much! It was issued on November 3 and arrived on November 11, 2020.

The mini-sheet commemorates the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.

#1359 Slovakia 20/02/26

Milan has sent this very nice cover from Slovakia, thank you! It is a FDC of 2018, which was posted in Piešťany on February 26 and arrived on February 28, 2020.

#1353 Belgium 20/01/27

Henri has sent this very nice FDC from Belgium, thank you very much! It was cancelled in Bruxelles on January 27 and arrived on March 16, 2020.

#1352 USA 20/03/15

Tristan has sent this very nice first day cover from the USA, thank you! It was cancelled in Augusta on March 15 and arrived on August 6, 2020.

The FDC commemorates the 200th anniversary of Maine‘s statehood.

#1346 Luxembourg 21/09/14

Laurent has sent this very nice first day cover from Luxembourg, thank you! It was posted in September 14 and arrived on September 16, 2021.

The stamp and cancellation commemorate the inauguration of the Centre National d’Incendie et de Secours (National Fire Brigade and Rescue Centre).

#1345 Belgium 21/06/14

This very nice first day cover from Belgium was sent by Luc, thank you! It was cancelled in Bruxelles on June 14 and arrived on January 19, 2022.

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

#1338 Austria 19/12/21

On December 24, 2019 I received this very nice cover, which was delivered by an old tramway in Vienna.

#1332 France – Empire of Angyalistan 21/05/09

On May 19 I received this postcard from the Empire of Angyalistan, which was posted on May 9, 2021.

The bottom stamps commemorate the quokka and the ant bear. The top stamp commemorates the launch of the first prototype of the Ocean Cleanup.

#1325 Germany 20/06/21

Ulf has sent this beautiful postcard from Germany, thank you very much! It was posted on June 21 and arrived on July 27, 2020.

The image and cancellation on the left commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (Kiel Canal). The right stationery “stamp” commemorates the lighthouse in Holtenau, which has its 125th anniversary too, because it was erected at the entrance of the Kiel Canal.

#1315 Japan 21/03/12

This very nice first day cover from Japan was sent by Akira, thank you! It was posted in Totsuka (戸塚), Yokohama on March 12 and arrived on March 22, 2021.

The cover and stamps commemorate the 150th anniversary of nautical charts in Japan.

#1314 Ethiopia 19/01/16

My mother has sent this postcard from Ethiopia, thank you! It was posted on January 16, 2019.

The left stamp depicts the Entoto Palace of emperor Menelik II. The next stamp depicts the Ethiopian house snake (Lamprophis erlangeri), the next two stamps depict the Menelik’s bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus meneliki).

The bottom left stamp commemorates the shiny-leaf buckthorn (Rhamnus prinoides), and the next stamp Zoz Amba St. Georges monastery in Gonder.