Russia

Great "R" envelope with a 2009 M/S on aviation theme.

Thank you very much, Nikolai!

Спасибо большое за эту прекрасную конверте!

Venezuela

This is my first cover from Republica Boliveriana de Venezuela.

Three very nice stamps on.

Courtesy of Eduardo!

Gracias!

Australia

Suggestive envelope with a lovely s/s - (Stargazing, The Southern Skies) and a special cancelation "16 SEP 2009 Sydney N.S.W. 2000 - Philatelic Sales Centre".

Thank you so much!

Slovakia

Colourful and expressive envelope with a nice souvenir sheet.

A Róbert's kindness!

Mockrát děkuji!

Latvia

I put in evidence both stamps:

On the left, the arms of Sabile city (wine grapes);

On the right the Latvian issue on Europa series 2009 - Writen Letters.

Very nice cover!

Thank you so much, Oleg!

Liels paldies!

Brazil

Nice envelope with a lovely souvenir sheet.

PIRACEMA - Processo de Reprodução dos Peixes

PIRACEMA - Process of Reproduction of Fish

(...) Piracema is the name given to the period of the year when fish within the Paraguay River drainage basin―which includes the Pantanal region in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul―reproduce.Measures have been taken as a way of preventing impacts from overfishing during the piracema period. In that states it is a crime to fish in any location that has been designated by any environmental institution (...).

Courtesy of Sigisberto! Muito obrigado!

Estonia

Interesting FDC (10.09.2009)

"Estonian Fauna - Brown Bear"

The brown bear (Ursus arctos) has lived in Estonia since very old times, the late Ice Age. As a result people came into contact with it as soon as they settled in the area and the animal has acquired an important cultural role in the Estonian folk tradition (...)

Thank you so much, Pirjo!

Switzerland

New nice cover and nice cancellation,

Thanks a lot V. Oguz!

Monaco

"Exotic Garden opened in 1933" this is the theme of the stamp on the right, a 2008 series.

Thank you so much, David!

Un grand merci pour cette belle enveloppe!

Germany

Nice cover with a stamp evoquing

"20 years from Austrian-Hungarian border opening"

Courtesy of Igor!

France

Dated and circulated
Nice postcard "Le Viaduc de Millau"

High: 343 m

Length: 2,460 m

Thanks to Ria & Piet for remembering me during their trip in France!

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!