My Stamp Stuff
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. Japan
Friday, April 18, 2025
Forest Hike in Finland
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Lufthansa AWI Charter Flight, Germany
The Lufthansa Airbus stamp on this envelope is pre-printed. The envelope and postmark commemorate the journey of winter staff to Germany's Newmayer III research station in the Antarcitc. They were scheduled to be flown from Munich to the Falkland Islands by Lufthansa charter flight LH-2572 on 10 March 2025.
Friday, April 11, 2025
Big one from Canada
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Kudanminami, Tokyo. Japan
A few older stamps on this cover from the Kudanminami district in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo. The stamps on the left from 1965 commemorate Soma Nomaoi: an annual festival going back 1000 years, that showcases military and horse riding skills. The stamp in the middle from 1988 features the UNESCO listed Itsukushima shrine near Hiroshima. And the stamp on the right from 1989 shows a small gift bowl from Nara's Tōdai Temple, circa 750 AD.
Monday, April 7, 2025
Watrous, Saskatchewan. Canada
Watrous is a small town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Pictured in the postmark is the CBK radio station that has operated outside of Watrous since 1939. It operates a 50kW AM transmitter that provides coverage of the Saskatchewan urban areas of Regina and Saskatoon. The art-deco style main station building is long gone but the antenna and a transmitter shed remain. The station has been fully automated since the 1980's with all programming fed in from CBC studios in Regina.
Friday, April 4, 2025
Concordia Antarctic Research Station
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
The Founding of Québec City in 1608
Monday, March 31, 2025
Marsa, Malta

Friday, March 28, 2025
Hornbills of Malaysia
On this cover from Selangor is a set of stamps from 2024 featuring hornbills found in Malaysia: the Weathered hornbill, Great hornbill and the critically endangered Helmeted hornbill. The stamp at the bottom depicts Boy Scouts in uniform from a Stamp Week 2024 set that shows various student organization uniforms. And the stamp on the left depicts children making music, from a 2018 set feature children's activities.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Marion Dufrense OBS Austral 2025
Where's the postmark? This was returned from the Marion Dufresne during its involvement in an oceanographic campaign in the waters between the Kerguelen Islands and the islands of St Paul and Amsterdam. Lots of handstamps from Amsterdam support staff on the back. And after a few Google searches I think I know why it's not postmarked. Bad weather kept them from disembarking at Kerguelen and then a fire on Amsterdam Island required the vessel to halt all activities and provide rescue assistance. No chance to drop off the mail at a TAAF base.
Monday, March 24, 2025
Mumbai, India
Received from Mumbai. The souvenir sheet from 2018 commemorates 70 years of diplomatic relations between India and Serbia. The the stamps on the right from 2015 commemorates the International Day of Yoga which is June 21.