Belgium

This nice enveloppe is a tribute to Maurice Béjart.

Maurice Béjart (Marseille, 1 January 1927 – Lausanne, 22 November 2007) was a French and Swiss choreographer who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland.

Béjard performed at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon at the invitation of the Gulbenkian Foundation on June 6, 1968, presenting his show Romeo and Juliet. After the show went on stage to announce the death of the candidate to the U.S. presidential Robert Kennedy, assassinated in Los Angeles. He made an inflamed and anti-dictatorship speech and, at his request, a minute's silence deafening was requeste. That night the PIDE (secret police) withdrew Béjart from Hotel Borges, in Lisbon, and at 3 AM at led him at the Spanish border. Maurice Béjart returned to Portugal in 1974, soon after the revolution of April 25 and again presented the same show "Romeo and Juliet" at the Coliseu dos Recreios. In 1998, the then President of the Republic Jorge Sampaio awarded him the degree of Grand Officer of the Order Henry the Navigater.

Courtesy of Thomas!

Canada

This nice cover just arrived seems an authentic fragrant garden with 5 distinct stamps full of living nature.

Thanks a lot, Leung!

Italy

Interesting cover with 3 nice stamps and a special cancelation (Zubiena, 19.08.2009):

"Campionato Mondiale Cercatori d'Oro" - World Championship gold Diggers.

Grazie mille, Rolando!

Turkey

New nice cover from Turkey.

Thank you!

Çok teşekkür ederim!, Ahmet!

U.S.A.

This nice envelope puts in evidence two stamps ($44 each) dedicated to Howdy Doody and The Red Skelton Show.

"The Howdy Doody Show was one of the first and easily the most popular children's television show in the 1950s and a reflection of the wonder, technical fascination, and business realities associated with early television..." and

"The Red Skelton Show was an American variety show that was a television staple for almost two decades, from the early 1950s through the early 1970s..."

Thank you so much, Jean-Claude!

P.R. China

Nice envelope coming from Beijing

Thank you so much, F.J. Ping!

Georgia

New nice cover,

Thanks to Khatuna!

Vietnam

Nice envelope,

Courtesy of N.D.T.T.

Malaysia

Thank you so much, K. W. X., for this nice cover.

Canada

Lovely cover with an interesting series.

Thank you, Mary!

Turkey

I always receive beautiful covers from Ahmet. Hereunder, two new ones just arrived to my post box. Really great!












Thank you so much, Ahmet!

U.S.A.

Nice cover from Florida.

Courtesy of D. K.!

Ukraine

Nice cover from Sevastopol (Ukraine)

Thank you, Sergey!

Indonesia

"Your Planet needs you:

UNite to Combat Climate Change"

- This is the message of this nice cover with a special cancellation dated 05-06-2009.

Thanks a lot Kwee!

Germany

This envelope cellebrates 550th anniversary of Kaiser Maximilian I's birthday.

Courtesy of Peter!

Germany

Nice cover.

Among the stamps I ellect this one in the middle, cellebrating 600th anniversary of Leipsig University.

Thanks to Wilfried!

The Philippines

Really a great *R*cover ...

On this cover we can see a recent issue on the Church of Baler.

Thank you so much, Myron!

The Netherlands

In spite of the clear mention "Philatelic Mail!" and "Please be careful", this cover faced a trouble trip: as you can see, this envelope is partially destroyed on the bottom, on the right.

Oh! How unfortunate a situation like this is...

Courtesy of Piet A.V.!

Slovenia

Nice cover,

Thanks to Tatjana!

Poland

Lovely cover on Pope John Paul II

Thank you, Kazimierz!

Turkey

Again a very nice envelope from Ahmet.

Thank you so much!

Çok teşekkür ederim!

Canada

Lovely cover "International Year of Astronomy" - Carina Nebula / The Caterpillar.

Many thanks, Leung!

Russia

Beautiful FDC (21.05.2009) stamped with a s/s.

I really enjoy it.

However, I'm a bit surprised because I have no sign from the sender and don't know who to thank for such a nice cover.

Among our common friends, is there somebody who knows this handwriting?

Vatican City

Nice envelope with a commemorative cancelation "Chiusura Anno Paolino - 29.06.2009), i.e. "Closing of St. Paul year".

This nice cover arrived to my hands, although the country of destination be ommitted.

Grazie, Stefano!

Canada

Nice cover stamped with "Olympic" theme.

Very interesting!

Thank you, Yves!

POSTCARDS OF CHURCHES

POSTCARDS OF CHURCHES

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U.S.A.

Interesting cover. Eight stamps - two themes: CIRCUS and OLYMPICS GAMES 1980.

Courtesy of Jean- Claude!

Algeria

Nice "R" FDC dated 17.05.2009 "Journée Mondiale des Télécommunications et de la Société de l'Information"

- World Telecommunication and Information Society

Thanks a lot, Ouari!

Poland

Two very nice covers recently received

Thank you so much, Kazimierz!

France

Très bellle envelope timbrée "Animaux disparus ou menacés", émmission de 2009.

En évidence et en premier plan les Rhinocéros et, plus haut, dans son vol majestueux, le Condor de Californie.

Merci beaucoup, Emma et Jerome!

Beautiful envelope stamped "Animal missing or in danger" , a 2009 series. The rhinoceros are in evidence in the foreground and the highest in its majestic flight, the Californian condor.

Slovenia

Colorful, fragrant and refreshing FDC (27.03.2009)

Thank you, Cvetko!

Hvala!

U.S.A.

Among several beautiful postcards recently received from Jean-Claude, I ellected these ones to share with you:


"Santa Ines Mission" - One of 21 Missions founded in California. This Mission dates back to September, 1804






"La Purissima Mission State Historic Park", Lompoc, California.
Each Mission had his own distinctive campanario (bell tower) where the bells would be rung in different patterns to call those within earshot to mass, prayer, rest or dinner. La Purissima Mission has the distinction of being the most authentic restauration of an historical edifice in the West

"Mission San Juan Capristano". - Viewed from the Entry Courtyard, the bell wall, was built in about 1813, after an earthquake left the church in ruins. The statue of Father Serra and a Juaneno, Entitled The Meeting of the Cultures, it was dedicated in 1914


Thank you very much, Jean Claude!

Ecuador

Nice postcard with the view of Santuario de Baños.

Baños city is a Roman Catholic religious center, as some Catholic believers say that the Virgin Mary appeared nearby a waterfall . So a sculpture of the virgin, called Virgen de Agua Santa, was placed in the cathedral. The history of the town is intimately linked with the highly active Tungurahua volcano. In October 1999, all 17000 + residents were forced to evacuate the city for several weeks.

Thank you so much, John!

Muchas gracias!

Poland

Three beautiful FDC's dated 14.08.2004 - "Marian Sanctuaries" :





LUBACZÓW







NIEDZWIADY







TARNOBRZEG






Thank you very much, Kazimierz!
Dziękuję bardzo!

Estonia

Beautiful FDC dated 10.07.2009 - "Alexander Church of Narva, 125th Anniversary".

"The Alexander Church of Narva was built for the needs of the 5,000 Lutheran workers of the Kreenholm Manufactory. The building was completed in 1884 and was named in honour of Tsar Alexander II (...)" - in official AS EESTI POST brochure.

Courtesy of Pirjo!

Canada

As you know, I'm collecting postcards on Churches.

I've just received this one showing the interior of the Notre Dame Basilica in Montréal.

I really enjoy it!

Thank you so much, Leung!

Turkey

New nice cover from Turkey.

Thank you!

Teşekkür ederim, Ahmet!

Macedonia

Great cover on "Europa 2009 - Astronomy"

Both stamps + m/s.

Thanks a lot, Goran!

The Netherlands

This nice cover is decorated with a mini sheet issued on 16.06.2009 - Beautiful Netherlands !

"Our country offers a wealth of culture, nature and architecture...", in official TNT Post brochure.

Courtesy of Piet!

Hartelijk dank!

Georgia

A full series on wine grapes decorates this very nice and colourful cover coming from Georgia (Tbilisi).

Thank you very much, Khatuna!

Slovakia

Nice envelope. On the right a stamp with a view of St. Martin's Cathedral, a the Romanesque cathedral in Slovakia in Spisska Kapitule, built between 1245-1273.

Thanks to Róbert!

Poland

Nice postcard with "Holy Cross Church", at Kalwaria Pacławska, a small villagein in south-eastern of Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.







"30th anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul II -
Abide in mercy ..."






"Cistercian Route in Poland" - Kraków

1 - The facade of the basilica
2 - Main nave
3 - Famous wooden crucified Christ, dated XIV / XV century


Thank you very much, Kazimierz!