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#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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#1395 Liechtenstein 22/12/20

This nice cover from Liechtenstein was sent by Vural, thank you! It was posted in Schaan on December 20 and arrived on December 22, 2022. A special Christmas cancellation was applied.

The right stamp commemorates the park of Schloss Eisgrub (Lednice Palace).

#1394 Liechtenstein 22/11/30

Vural has sent another cover from Liechtenstein, thank you! It was posted in Triesen on November 30 and arrived on December 2, 2022.

The left stamp depicts the village of Planken.

#1387 British Antarctic Territory 22/12/21

Wolfgang has sent this amazing cover from the British Antarctic Territory, thank you very much! It was posted in Port Lockroy on December 21, 2022 and arrived on January 24, 2023.

The stamps depict some Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) and emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri).

#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).

#1384 French Polynesia 23/02/06


Wolfgang has sent this amazing cover from his trip to French Polynesia, thank you very much! It was posted in Rotoava on Fakarava, which is part of the Tuamotu Archipelago, on February 6 and arrived on February 20, 2023.

The stamps depict Maupiti Island and the Hôtel Maeva Beach on Tahiti.

#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.

#1382 South Georgia 22/12/04

This beautiful cover from South Georgia was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted in King Edward Point on December 4, 2022 and arrived on February 3, 2023.

The stamp commemorates the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

#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.

#1362 French Polynesia 21/11/02

This very nice cover from French Polynesia was sent by Jinesh, thank you very much! It was posted in Rairua, Raivavae on November 2 and arrived on December 20, 2021.

See also: #1342 French Polynesia 21/11/12

#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.

#1333 Russia 21/07/07

This very nice cover from Russia was sent by Vladimir, thank you! It was posted in Krasnodar (Краснода́р) on July 7, 2021.

The stamp commemorates the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod.

#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.

#1317 Liechtenstein 21/02/23

Here is another very nice cover from Liechtenstein that was sent by Vural, thank you! It was posted in Triesenberg on February 23 and arrived on February 25, 2021.

#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.

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