#1385 New Zealand – Chatham Islands 22/09/08

This beautiful cover from the Chatham Islands was sent by Jinesh, thank you very much! It was posted in Waitangi on September 8 and arrived on September 29, 2022.

The right stamp depicts a painting by Sarah Featon, which depicts fruits and leaves of the Karaka tree (Corynocarpus laevigatus).

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#1375 Norway 22/10/26

On November 3, 2022 I received this very nice cover from Norway. It was posted in Mandal on October 26.

#1369 Angola 22/07/08

This nice cover from Angola was sent by Martin, thank you! It was posted on July 8 and arrived on August 9, 2022.

#1363 France 20/11/10

Gilles has sent this nice cover from France, thank you! It was posted in Strasbourg/Montagne Verte on November 10 and arrived on November 16, 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.

#1318 Indonesia 21/02/06

This nice cover from Indonesia was sent by Djaja, thank you! It was posted in Bogor on February 6 and arrived on May 28, 2021.

The stamps depict the traditional Indonesian handcrafts of batik and molas.

 

#1312 Italy 18/11/03

This very nice cover from Italy was sent by Ivan, thank you very much! It was posted in San Vito Al Tagliamento on November 3, 2018 and arrived on January 14, 2019.

The left stamp commemorates the transumanza (migration of sheep).

The right stamp commemorates the violonist and composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713).

#1292 India 20/02/27

Dilip has sent this beautiful cover from India, thank you! It was posted in Ahmedabad on February 27 and arrived on March 4, 2020.

The mini-sheet depicts some children’s paintings of tigers. It commemorates the Children’s Day 2011.

#1290 Serbia 19/07/25

This very nice cover from Serbia was sent by Jean Pierre, thank you! It was posted in Belgrade on July 25 and arrived on July 31, 2019.

The left stamp commemorates the 90th anniversary of the foundation of Air Serbia. The right stamps commemorate the writers Ivan Turgenev, Kosta Trifković, and Maxim Gorky.

#1286 Ukraine 19/09/10

Basil has sent a beautiful cover from Ukraine, thank you! It was posted in Kyiv on September 10 and arrived on  September 16, 2019.

#1283 Italy 19/12/09

This very nice cover from Italy was sent by Cristian, thank you! It was posted in Verona on December 9 and arrived on December 16, 2019.

The mini-sheet depicts two paintings by Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1978).

#1266 India 19/10/19

This nice cover from India was sent by Dilip, thank you! It was posted in Ahmedabad on October 19 and arrived on October 24, 2019.

The stamp set was issued on January 25, 2017. It depicts paintings of a drawing competition.

#1254 Germany 19/12/30

Here is an interesting cover from Germany, which was sent by Ulf, thank you! It was posted on December 30 and arrived on January 3, 2020.

The stamp on the right commemorates the 250 birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). The issue date of the stamp was January 2, so it was already used a few days before it got valid.

#1251 Order of Malta 18/03/30

This very nice cover from the Order of Malta was sent by Federico, thank you! It was posted in Rome on March 30 and arrived on April 4, 2018.

The stamps are part of the set, which commemorates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582). The set was issued on June 30, 2015. The stamps depict a part of the painting Estasi di Santa Teresa by Pietro da Cortona.

#1245 Germany 19/04/01

Here is another nice cover from Cottbus, Germany, which was delivered by the private post service “RPV Briefservice” and PostNL. Thank you, Ulf for sending this interesting cover! It was posted on April 1 and arrived on April 8, 2019.

The stamps depict the Spremberg Tower of Cottbus and the Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für moderne Kunst (Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art), which is located in the former diesel power station of Cottbus.