Belgium

Nice FDC "EUROPA 2009 Astronomy", dated 04.04.2009

Thanks to Chr.

Bangladesh

Beautiful "R" Cover. 7 stamps. 2 Themes.

On the upper right corner, an issues dedicated to the TIGER. One stamp, one message and invitation:

"Save the tiger",

"Our National prowess",

"Stop hunting tiger".

On the lower left corner, an issues on OLYMPIC GAMES BEIJING 2008. Also a message:

"One World One Dream"

Great!

Another courtesy of Muhammad!

Bangladesh

Suggestive "R" Cover.

This envelope and stamps have the following subtitle:

"Cox's Bazar the world's longest unbroken sea-beach".

Thanks a lot, Muhammad!

Russia

New nice "R" cover from Russia. This FDC is a issue dated 23.06.2008.

Thank you, Nikolai!

Спасибо!

Sri Lanka

I must confess that I received today my first envelope from Sri Lanka with particular emotion. Besides being the first, the stamps evoke the dramatic day when the Tsunami decimated hundreds of thousands of lives and left a ballast of destruction around.

The scenes of that tragedy are still vivid in our memory and each of the 3 stamps of this series is an eloquent lament:

LKR 5,00 - Destroyed Post Office of Kalmunai (Eastern Province);

LKR 20,00 - Train disaster in Kahawa when the tsunami waves struck the train, taking more than 1.500 lives (Southern Province);

LKR 33,00 -Tsunami waves entering the Port City of Galle (Southern Province).

Thank you very much, Ravindra!

U.S.A.

Interesting new cover.

2 stamps on the upper right side are in evidence and correspond to a new 2009 series "Abraham Lincoln" (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865), the 16th President of the United States.

Courtesy of Jean and Claude (NC).

Brazil

Nice envelope received today through "Interphila" Circuit.

Brazil is the life, joy, color and movement.

These 3 stamps are an example:

- "Happy Year 2000" (2000 series)

- "Christmas - Igreijinha" with tiles of Bulcão Athos (1998 series)

- "100 Years Itamaraty Palace" (1999 series)

Muito obrigado, José Luiz. Many thanks!

France

Beautiful cover on the series "The protection of polar" (2009).

Courtesy of Emma & Jérome.

Merci beaucoup!

Germany

New cover from Grmany.

Three clear cancellations, Berlin 12.03.2009.

Thanks a lot, Heino!

Poland

Four suggestive postcads (with Churches views) just received.

I enjoyed this pleasant trip to the following Polish cities:

TARNOBRZEG (a town in south-eastern Poland, on the east bank of the river Vistula, with 49,753 inhabitants, as of 30.06.2008. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo Podkarpackie) since 1999, it had previously been the capital of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship (1975–1998).

BACHÓRZEC (a village, with a population about 950 people, in the administrative district of Gmina Dubiecko, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Dubiecko, 32 km (20 mi) west of Przemyśl, and 33 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów).
PRZEMYSL (a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of 30.06.2008. In 2006, it became part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of Przemyśl Voivodeship).

Source: Wikipedia.

Thank you very much, Kazimierz!

Dziękuję bardzo!

Turkey

Nice cover on Aviation theme.

This stamp is a part of a recent issues. The plane on the stamp is a "F-86 E Sabre" model.

Thank you, Öncel!

Teşekkürler!

Monaco

Nice cover, lovely stamped and cancelled.

I'm particularly grateful to Holger for this cover, because I was still missing this issue EUROPA 2008 "Letters" from Monaco.

Thank you very much!

Ukraine

Beautiful cover evoquing "Kiev Zoo", an issue from 2009.

Thank you, Igor!

дякую!

Algeria

FDC celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of Louis Braille (04.01.1809 - 06.01.1852).

Thank you, Ouari!

Egypt

My first cover received from Egypt.

With 5 large stamps, I really enjoy it.

Thanks a lot, Farouk!

شكرا جزيلا!

Lithuania

Nice cover from Lithuania (Vilnius).

Courtesy of Arturas!

Ačiū!

Spring

No. This is not a common postcard. Spring officially arrived some days ago and my garden has achieved the timetable in due time. I would like to share with you the beauty of this magnificent rhododendron (Rhododrendron hirsutum) which came most beautiful and exciting this year.

I hope you enjoy it...

Lithuania

Very nice cover, just arrived from Lithuania (Vilnius)

Courtesy of Arturas!

Labai tau ačiū!

Austria

Interesting cover on wine theme, with 3 stamps from the "Niederösterreich Hadres / Weinviertel" series.

Thank you, Günther!

Mauritius

Beautiful cover, my first one received from Mauritius.

Thank you so much, Tasneem!

You are invited to have a look to Tasneem's interesting blog: http://tasneemstamps.blogspot.com/

Poland

Nice postcard with a view of Michala Archaniola Cathedral - Warszawa.

A stamp on the right corner perpetuates the unmistakable smile of Pope John Paul II.

Thank you, Kazimierz!

Guyana

This is my first cover from Guyana, just received through a CCCC friend.

It's really nice.

Thank you, K.H.!

Belgium

Recent FDC (09.03.2009) - "Belgian Women in action"

Marthe Boël (1877 - 1956) devoted herself to works of charity. "... After the war, as an ex-political prisoner, she was one of the few Belgian women with a vote for the Parliament...".

Lily Boeykens (1930 - 2005) worked in freelance journalism and public relations. "... She played an important role in the organisation of the first National Women's Day, in the early years of the Women's Consultation Committee and the organisation of the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women...".

Thank you, Thomas!

The Netherlands

Nice envelope, as pleasant as funny.

Another surprise of Piet!

Thank you!

Croatia

Another beautiful cover from Croatia, with 5 stamps on.

On the right, 2 stamps from "Hrvatski vilinski svijet" series (2009);

On the left, 3 stamps "Europa Cept" from different dates: 1995, 1998 and 2000.

Thank you very much, Tomislav!

The Netherlands

"Refreshing" Cover, as a prelude of Spring..., with two nice stamps (44 Eurocent) from a series dated 2007.

Thanks a lot, J.!

France

Nice cover from France (Eure Dpt.)

Courtesy of Sandra & Jérôme

Merci beaucoup!

Germany

Painter and writer, Leo von Klenze (Franz Karl Leopold von Klenze, February 29, 1784- January 27, 1864) was also a German neoclassicist architect Court architect of Bavarian King Ludwig I, and he was one of the most prominent representatives of Greek revival style.

On this envelope a stamp evoques his art and his style.

Thank you, Wilfried!

Croatia

New envelope, just received.

The central theme is the issue "20th Anniversary of the Healthy Cities Movement in Europe, Zagreb 1988 -2008".

I would like to thank Dragan for this nice cover and for the stamps on Pope John Paul II he kindly offered to me separately, too.

Good surprise! Thank you, Dragan!

Puno ti hvala!

USA (Alaska)

It's always nice to receive news from unexpected places.

Here is another example, with this beautiful FDC (Anchorage Jan. 3, 2009) from Alaska.

Thank you very much, Michael!

Estonia

New nice FDC (Tallin, on 26.02.2009).

Commemorative issue dedicated to Ants Piip (Feb. 28, 1884 - Oct. 1, 1942). Lawyer, diplomat, politician, he was 7th Prime minister of Estonia.

Thank you, Pirjo!

Suur tänu!

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!

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!

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!

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!