#1413 Madagascar 23/09/06

This amazing registered cover from Madagascar was sent by Martin, thank you very much! It was posted in Mananara on September 6 and arrived on October 2, 2023.

The top stamps commemorate the Jonah’s mouse lemur (Microcebus jonahi), a species of the comet orchids (Angraecum sororium), and a species of the Catharanthus family.

#1411 Gambia 23/09/11

Thank you, Jinesh, for sending this very nice cover from Gambia! It was posted in Banjul on September 11 and arrived already on September 19, 2023.

The stamps depict the orchids Aerangis biloba and Polystachya carnosa.

#1402 French Polynesia 23/02/13

This very nice cover from French Polynesia was posted by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted in Amaru on Rimatara on February 13 and arrived on May 15, 2023.

The left stamp depicts flowers of the plant Erythrina tahitensis.

#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).

#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.

 

#1303 Poland 20/10/19

Roman has sent this beautiful FDC from Poland, thank you! The cover was posted in Gdańsk on October 19, 2020 (the cancel is on the back), and arrived on October 28, 2020.

The stamps depict the field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) and the valerian (Valeriana officinalis).

See also: #1129 Poland 17/08/28

#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.

#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.

#1160 Fiji 18/04/26

This beautiful registered cover from Fiji was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted in Tavua on April 26, 2018.

The stamps are part of the set “Endangered Flora”, which was issued on April 26, 2012. The stamps depict the Lau Fan palm (Pritchardia thurstonii), the cycad Cycas seemannii, and the Fiji magnolia (Degeneria vitiensis).

#1148 Anguilla 18/02/12

This very nice registered cover from Anguilla was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted in The Valley on February 12 and arrived on February 23, 2018.

The left stamp is part of the “Wildflowers” set, which was issued on September 12, 2009. It depicts the jimsonweed (Datura stramonium).

The right stamp is part of the set “40th Anniversary of the Anguilla Revolution“, which was issued on July 12, 2007. The stamp depicts Jeremiah Gumbs, one of the leaders of the secessionist movement.

#1126 Mauritius 17/10/09

On my trip to Mauritius I have posted this cover in Moka on October 9. It arrived on October 17, 2017.

The stamp is part of the 2016 set “Freshwater Flora”; it depicts a lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower.

#1123 Poland 17/09/18

This beautiful FDC from Poland was sent by Roman, thank you very much! It was posted in Gdańsk on September 18, 2017.

The FDC and stamps were issued on August 31, 2017.

#1113 Ukraine 16/12/05

This nice cover from Ukraine was sent by Basil, thank you! It was posted in Kiev on December 5 and arrived on December 12, 2016.

The stamp set on the right was issued on November 19, 2015. It commemorates the orchids Epipactis palustris, Cephalanthera rubra, and Ophrys taurica.

#1098 Canada 17/04/05

Michael has sent this charming cover from Canada, thank you! It was posted in Stratford on April 5 and arrived on April 20, 2017.

The left stamp depicts the hortensia Hydrangea macrophylla.

 

#1089 Monaco 16/11/15

Here is another very nice cover that was sent by Jean Pierre, thank you! It was posted in Monte Carlo on November 15 and arrived on November 17, 2016.

The left stamp is part of a set, which commemorates the Mercantour National Park. It was issued on April 20, 2011 and depicts the Bertoloni columbine (Aquilegia bertolonii).

The middle stamp was issued on February 5, 2016. It commemorates the Princess Grace Rose Garden. The right stamp was issued on April 30, 2014. It commemorates the Evolution of Transportation.