Archive for the ‘North & Middle America’ Category

#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).

#1390 Canada 22/04/28

This nice cover from Canada was sent by Marcel, thank you! It was posted in Notre-Dame-des-Pins on April 28 and arrived on May 6, 2022.

The two left stamps depict gardenia flowers (Gardenia jasminoides).

#1368 Greenland 22/07/13

Wolfgang has sent this amazing cover from his trip to the Arctic. It was posted in Qaqortoq on July 13 and arrived on July 25, 2022.

#1360 Northern Mariana Islands 20/01/22

This very nice cover from the Northern Mariana Islands was sent by Alexander, thank you! It was posted in Rota on January 22 and arrived on March 3, 2020.

The right stamp commemorates the Italian philosopher and political activist Philip Mazzei (1730–1816).

See also: #917 Northern Mariana Islands 15/03/12

#1358 Canada 21/04/26

This very nice cover from Canada was sent by Tristan, thank you! It was posted in Porcupine on April 26 and arrived on May 10, 2021.

The stamps depict a northern collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus), a Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi), and a snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus).

#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.

#1348 Canada 21/06/09

This very nice cover from Canada was sent by Nargiza, thank you! It was posted in Toronto on June 9 and arrived on June 21, 2021.

The stamps commemorate the 17th prime minister of Canada, John Turner (1929–2020).

#1340 USA 20/05/05

This nice cover from the USA was sent by Tristan, thank you! It was posted in Saint Paul on May 5 and arrived on July 1, 2020.

The right stamp is a lenticular stamp, which depicts a rabbit coming out of the hat.

#1334 USA 21/02/12

This very nice cover from the USA was sent by Dennis, thank you! It was posted in Tacoma on February 12 and arrived on March 1, 2021.

The stamps commemorate the writer August Wilson (1945–2005), the civil rights activist Roy Wilkins (1901–1981), and the politician Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005).

#1327 Canada 21/07/0?

Tristan has sent another very nice cover from Canada, thank you! It was posted in Vancouver in July 2021.

The top stamps commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sailing ship Bluenose. The bottom stamp commemorates the 17th prime minister of Canada, John Turner (1929–2020).

#1322 Mexico 21/04/18

Víctor has sent this nice cover from Mexico, thank you very much! The cover was posted on April 18 and arrived on June 29, 2021.

The stamps commemorate the World Post Day.

#1313 USA 20/09/24

This beautiful FDC from the USA was sent by Mark, thank you very much! It was issued in Frankenmuth on September 24, 2020 and arrived on January 25, 2021. The FDC is entitled “Holiday Delights”.

#1300 US Army/Germany 20/10/19

This interesting cover was sent by Kathy, thank you! It was posted at the Katterbach Kaserne, Germany on October 19 and arrived on November 18, 2020. The cover was delivered via US Army Postal service.

#1298 Canada 20/09/25

Tristan has sent this very nice cover from Canada, thank you! It was posted at the Muskoka Steamships in Gravenhurst on September 25 and arrived on October 9, 2020.

The stamps are part of a set, which was issued on September 14, 2020. They commemorate the physicians James Till (b. 1931) and Ernest McCulloch (1926-2011), Balfour Mount (b. 1939), and Julio Montaner (b. 1956).