Laura Secord's Homestead in Queenston, Ontario

I've driven past Queenston a number of times and always assumed it was just part of nearby Niagara Falls. It's just a sleepy block of homes and a park on the Niagara River Parkway, across the Niagara River from Lewiston, New York. But nestled in the middle of town is the preserved homestead of Laura Secord. The mother of seven was famous for having walked 32 kms out of American-held territory during the War of 1812, to warn British forces of a surprise attack she had overheard the American soldiers discussing. Most Canadians associate her with the chocolate company named in her honor. 

25th Anniversary of the Åland Photography Museum

Åland is home to one of Europe's largest collections of photography equipment and the souvenir sheet on this cover commemorates the 25th anniversary of the museum that holds that collection. I'm pretty sure the character in the middle of the stamp is Olle Strömberg who founded the museum in 2001 with his wife Benita. She's on the sheet too. In the framed photo on the left. The "Camping" postmark is a seasonal thing, available from Åland Post between May and August. Camping is very popular in Åland as it is in all Scandinavian countries.

Portugal's Coastal Fortresses and Electric Trains

A pair of 2025 stamps from a set showing coastal castles and fortresses in Portugal. On the left is the 15th century Fort of Sagres near Vila do Bispo, way down in the south-west corner of the Algarve. And on the right is the 15th century Caminha parish church, way up in in the north-west corner of Portugal's northern district of Viana do Castelo. The postmark commemorates the 60th anniversary of electric train service along the 8km segment of track between Porto's Campanhã station and Ermesinde.

Figures of the American Revolution, USA FDC

Frist-day postmarked stamps featuring Abigail Adams and Benjamin Franklin from a sheet of 25 commemorating the America Revolution and those who played a role in it. And on the right is a 1982 South Dakota state bird and flower commemorative which features a ring necked pheasant and American pasqueflower.

Small Collection of Stamps from Myanmar

On this tidy cover from Myanmar's capital Yangon, from left to right:

• a 2024 stamp commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union
• a pair of 2025 butterfly stamps with a common yellow swallowtail on bottom, and a red lacewing on top
• a 2024 stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of engineering education in Myanmar
• a 2024 ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) joint issue featuring general post offices. On the Myanmar stamp is the Naypyidaw Central Post Office building.

120th Anniversary of the Hunan First Normal University, China

This is a 2023 pre-stamped commemorative envelope, commemorating the 120th anniversary of the First Normal University in Changsha, in the Chinese province of Hunan. This was the university where Mao Zedong studied and briefly taught. The stamp in the middle is a definitive from 2024 and part of the "Beautiful China" series. The image on the stamp is from the Wusute Yadan geological park which features several wind and water eroded rock formations that peak above the turquoise blue salt waters of Dongtai Ji Nai'er Lake.

Macao 2026 Specialized World Stamp Exhibition

On this cover from Macau is a 2017 souvenir sheet from a set designed by artist Lei Tak Seng which showcases the Lotus flower. The postmark commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie which coincided with the Macao 2026 Specialized World Stamp Exhibition (MACAO 2026). 

Road Safety in Hong Kong

Two stamps from a cute set of four issued by Hong Kong Post in May of 2026 on the theme of "Road Safety". They are on the official first-day envelope but not first-day postmarked. The image in the postmark is that of the new Hong Kong Post headquarters where the postmark was applied. And below that is a handstamp for the Macau 2026 specialize stamp expo held at the end of June in 2026.

100th Anniversary of the Rax Cable Car. Austria.

The postmark on this cover from Austria commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Rax cable car. I believe it is the first-day postmark for a stamp that commemorates the occasion as well. The cable car takes passengers up the Rax mountain range in eight minutes to a height of 1600m above sea level.

The stamps from left to right are: 

• A 2017 stamp from the Austrian Inventions series that commemorates the typewriters invented by Peter Mitterhofer. He built several advanced prototypes between 1864 and 1869 that were never produced commercially.
• A 2018 stamp from the Classic Costume series. This one features Thayataler Trachten: traditional folkdress from the Thaya region.
• And finally, a 2018 stamps that addresses generational issues. It's a graphical representation of co-existence, with young and old occupying the same space.

First Flight Across the South Atlantic from Portugal to Brazil

On this Brazilian cover from Palmeira dos Índios are a set of stamps from 2022 that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first flight across the South Atlantic Ocean. In 1922 Portuguese aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral used three different float planes to hop to the Brazilian coast from Lisbon via the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Fernando de Noronha.

70 Years of EUROPA Stamps, Germany FDC

On this cover is a first-day postmarked 2026 Europa stamp from Germany. This year the EUROPA theme marks the 70th anniversary of the EUROPA stamp and each participating country has issued stamps with a common design representing the perforations along the edges of a stamp. The larger line of "dots" running diagonally across the stamp are actually cut through the stamp, perforating it.

Pet Dogs in Taiwan

The pair of stamps on this cover from Taiwan are from a 2025 set of ten featuring dogs and cats. On the right is a Shetland Sheepdog and on the left is a Shiba Inu.