Archive for the ‘South America’ Category
#1380 Peru 22/10/17
This very nice cover from Peru was sent by Martin, thank you! It was posted in Trujillo on October 17 and arrived on October 28, 2022.
#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
#1344 Falkland Islands 22/01/08
This beautiful cover from the Falkland Islands was sent by Jinesh, thank you very much! It was posted in Mount Pleasant on January 8 and arrived on February 3, 2022.
The stamps depict the Cobb’s wren (Troglodytes cobbi) and the two-banded plover (Charadrius falklandicus).
#1284 Chilean Antarctic ??/??/??
This very interesting cover was arranged by Wolfgang, thank you very much! The stamps were cancelled with a cancellation depicting the Chilean Base Eduardo Frei, but on the cover there is an additional cachet of the Russian Bellingshausen Station. Unfortunately there is no cancellation date but the cover arrived on February 7, 2018 via Berlin (inside an extra cover).
#1274 French Guiana 11/10/27
This very nice stationery from French Guiana was sent by Jean Pierre, thank you very much! It was posted on October 27 and arrived on November 8, 2011.
#1262 Suriname 19/02/07
Here is a beautiful cover from Suriname. It was posted in Paramaribo on February 7, 2019.
The stamps depict the map tree frog (Hypsiboas geographicus), the bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata), the aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis), the long-nosed horned frog (Megophrys nasuta), and the short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus).
#1250 Guyana 19/05/14
This cover from Guyana was sent by Patrick, thank you! It was posted in Georgetown on May 14 and arrived on May 29, 2019.
The stamp depicts the Queen Victoria’s water lily (Victoria amazonica).
#1172 Chilean Antarctic Territory 18/04/18
This stunning cover from the Chilean Antarctic Territory was arranged by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was cancelled at the Base Eduardo Frei on April 18 and arrived on May 29, 2018.
The left stamp is part of the set “Chilean Cartography”, which was issued on November 4, 2015.
The right stamp is part of the set, which commemorates the indigenous Selk’nam people. It was issued on December 29, 2016.
##1141 Guyana 17/12/08
My first cover from Guyana was arranged by Wolfgang and sent by Mark, thank you! It was posted on December 8, 2017 and arrived on January 9, 2018. It was delivered by GLS.
The left stamp depicts a jaguar (Panthera onca). It is part of the definitives set, which was issued on February 26, 2014.
The right stamp was cut out of a mini-sheet, which was issued on December 23, 2013. It commemorates the Dominican ground lizard (Ameiva fuscata).
#1116 Paraguay 13/09/18
Fernando has sent this registered cover from Paraguay, thank you! It was posted in Asunción on September 18 and arrived on October 28, 2013.
See also: #699 Paraguay 13/09/17
#1097 Peru 16/10/28
My mother has sent my this very nice postcard from her trip to Peru. It was posted in Machu Picchu on October 28, 2016.
Ths stamps depict the endangered birds white-bellied cinclodes (Cinclodes palliatus) and marvellous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis).
#1081 Falkland Islands 17/01/02
Here is another beautiful cover from the Falkland Islands that was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much!
It was posted in Stanley on January 2 and arrived on January 19, 2017. This registered cover was delivered by GLS, the GLS sticker is on the back. On the left there is the cachet of the ship MS Midnatsol.
The left stamp is part of the set “The 90th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elizabeth II”, which was issued on April 29, 2016. The stamp set on the right commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Elephant Seal Research Group (ESRG). It was issued on November 30, 2015.
See also: #906 Falkland Islands 15/02/11
#1016 Argentine Antarctica 15/11/09
This stunning cover from the Argentine Antarctica was arranged by Wolfgang and sent by Roberto, thank you very much!
The cover was delivered via Marambio Base with a DHC-6 Twin Otter airplane.
The top stamp is part of the mini-sheet, which commemorates the 50th anniversary of Operación 90, which was the first Argentine ground expedition to the South Pole in 1965. The mini-sheet was issued on March 9, 2015.