#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.

#1389 PR China 22/08/25

This amazing registered cover from the PR of China was sent by Li Ming, thank you! It was posted in Hangzhou (杭州) on August 25 and arrived on September 12, 2022.

See also: #1350 PR China 21/11/23

#1365 North Macedonia 22/05/25

Martin has sent this very nice registered cover from Northern Macedonia, thank you! It was posted in Ohrid on May 25 and arrived on May 30, 2022.

The stamps commemorate the Albanian writer and translator Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1827-1895).

#1351 PR China 21/11/29

Here is another registered cover from the PR of China, which was sent by Li Ming, thank you! It was posted in Wuzhou (梧州) in Guangxi (广西) on November 29 and arrived on December 20, 2021.

#1350 PR China 21/11/23

Here is another very nice registered cover from the PRC, which was sent by Li Ming, thank you! It was posted on November 23 and arrived on December 16, 2021.

The top right stamps commemorate the 2021 National Games of China, which were held in Shaanxi.

#1349 PR China 21/05/18

This very nice registered cover from the PRC was sent by Li Ming, thank you very much! It was posted in Shanghai (上海) on May 18 and arrived on June 11, 2021.

The stamp set in the middle commemorates the Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

See also: #1154 PR China 18/02/02

#1331 Montenegro 21/07/28

Martin has sent this amazing registered cover from Montenegro, thank you very much! It was posted in Kotor-Stoliv on July 28 and arrived on August 5, 2021.

 

#1294 Portugal 20/05/26

Vítor has sent this very nice registered cover from Portugal, thank you! It was posted on May 26 in Santo António dos Cavaleiros and arrived on June 8, 2020.

The mini-sheet commemorates the diamond jubilee of the installation of the Aga Khan IV.

#1293 South Sudan 20/09/30

This registered cover from South Sudan is not addressed to me, because there is no international postal service in South Sudan at the moment. It was sent from Juba to Juba and then brought to Austria.

The stamp set was issued on July 21, 2020. It commemorates the international campaign against the Covid-19 pandemic.

#1189 Angola 18/12/05

My first cover from Angola was sent by Mário, thank you very much! It was posted in Luanda on December 5 and arrived on December 14, 2018.

The stamp set was issued on May 1, 2015. It commemorates the Expo 2015 in Milano.

#1177 Japan 18/03/01

Li Ming has sent this very nice registered cover from Japan, thank you! It was posted in Wadomari (和泊) on March 1 and arrived on March 8, 2018.

#1174 El Salvador 18/05/04

William has sent this registered cover from El Salvador, thank you very much! It was posted on May 4 and arrived on May 24, 2018.

The four stamps on the front side are part of the set “200th Anniversary of the First Shout of Independence”, which commemorates the 1811 Independence Movement. The set was issued on May 25, 2011.

The left stamp on the back is the 2017 Christmas stamp (issued on November 13). The stamp on the right is part of a set, which commemorates the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Japan. That set was issued on February 13, 2015.

#1166 Cook Islands 18/04/13

Wolfgang has sent this beautiful registered cover from the Cook Islands, thank you very much! It was posted in Rarotonga on April 13 and arrived on April 27, 2018.

The left stamp is part of the set “Marine Life”, which was issued on May 27, 2016. It depicts the whale shark (Rhincodon typus). The stamps on the right are part of the set “Islands Views”, which was issued on July 22, 2012.

#1165 Niue 18/05/17

Here is a very nice registered cover from Niue, which was sent by Wolfgang, thank you very much! It was posted in Alofi on May 17 and arrived on June 7, 2018.

The stamps are part of the mini-sheets “Tourism”, which were issued on September 14, 2009.

#1050 Mozambique 16/07/18

This amazing registered cover from Mozambique was sent by Martin, thank you very much! It was posted in Maputo on July 18 and arrived on August 8, 2016.

The attached 2011 stamps on top depict the common eland (Taurotragus oryx), the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), and the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). The 2015 bottom stamp commemorates the bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus).