Stampstraveler: fevereiro 2009

sábado, 28 de fevereiro de 2009

Canada

Really a very beautiful cover, dated FEB. 20, 2009 (Toronto's First Post Office).

This souvenir sheet is entitled "Canadians in Hollywood". With 4 stamps, with 4 other distinct players:

- John Candy

- Fay Wray

- Lorne Greene

- Mary Pickford

A tribute to the cinema and an ode to beauty.

Thank you very much, Peter!

United Kingdom

Very nice FDC dated 12.02.2009 on "BICENTENARY BIRTHDAY OF CHARLES DARWIN".

Thank you very much, D. Greaves!

segunda-feira, 23 de fevereiro de 2009

Saudi Arabia

This is my first cover from Saudi Arabia.

Thank you so much, Ganesh!

Germany

Nice FDC dated 12.02.2009, evoking the 200 years after the birth of Felix Mendelssohn.

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer, pianist and conductor.

Influenced in his childhood by the music of Bach, Beethoven and Mozart, he composed symphonies, concert overtures, operas, chamber and choral works, concertos, songs... And, of course, the well-known Wedding March, written in 1843.

Courtesy of Igor!

Danke!

Georgia

Very well decorated envelope! Art and nature mixed.

Three frescoes on the right. A beauiful snowed mountain and a fruit tree (Prunus spinosa), in the middle.

And 3 Europa Cept stamps (2008 and 2005 series).

Thank you, Khatuna!

Russia

Beautiful and expressive "R" cover.

4 stamps belong to "Bridges" series (2008).

On the upper left side we can see Che Guevara, from a recent issue on "Cuban Revolution" theme.

Thank you, Nikolai!

Большое спасибо!

segunda-feira, 16 de fevereiro de 2009

Isle of Man

My first cover from Isle of Man (Douglas City)!

Both stamps on the series "Manx National Heritage" (2004)

Thanks a lot, Lew!

Estonia

New FDC dated 12.02.2009

"GEN. JOHAN LAIDONER, 125th Anniversary of Birth"

"General Johan Laidoner (Feb. 12th, 1884 - March 13th, 1953) - Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian armed forces during the War of Independence".

Thank you, Pirjio!

Suur tänu!

sexta-feira, 13 de fevereiro de 2009

Ukraine

Suggestive cover with souvenir sheet on: "Owls of Ukraine" - 2003 series.

With a nice envelope, of course!

Thanks a lot, Sergey!

Спасибо!

Japan

Beautiful cover from Japan.

I ellect that's in the right side, from the series "International Letter Writing Week 2008". It's a really suggestive landscape.

Thank you, Kelichi Hata!

ありがとうございました！

Poland

New cover from Poland-

Thank you, Kazimierz!

Albania

This is my first cover from Albania. It's so beautiful...

I'm really glad.

Thank you very much, Spiro!

Shumë faleminderit!

Austria

Nice FDC dated 30.01.2009

"Burg Landskron"

Thank you, Andreas! Vielen Dank!

Belgium

Nice cover with 3 beautiful stamps.

Courtesy of Freddy!

Italy

Nice cover, thanks to Lorenzo.

On the right a stamp from the series "Italian Culture Heritage" - Archeological Exhibition, Rimini, 1994;

On the lift side a stamp from the series "Celebrazione Colombiane", 1992. Reference to Christopher Columbus.

Grazie mille!

quinta-feira, 12 de fevereiro de 2009

Poland

Nice postcard received from Kazimierz,

With some different views from Kedzierzyn-Kozle city.

Thank you very much!

Dziękuję bardzo!

Estonia

Evocative FDC, dated 29.01.2009, in honor of Julius Kuperjanov.

Julius Kuperjanov (October 11, 1894 - February 2, 1919, Tartu, Estonia) was an Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence and commanding officer of the Kuperjanov Partisan Battalion. On 14 January 1919, Julius Kuperjanov was among the liberators of Tartu. He died some weeks later of wounds received leading an attack during the decisive Battle of Paju.

Thank you, Pirjo! Tänan!