tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78539181665107362032024-03-18T20:07:51.124-04:00My Stamp StuffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-46574095228792781732024-03-18T11:08:00.000-04:002024-03-18T11:08:01.845-04:00USA OSIRIS-REx<p>Some OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return stamps from 2023 decorate this tidy cover from Alaska.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRW-V1AjS3KAaxMMzZDEhZEyFrCMidSMUzWXqHR2n-zb_gvEJhI7XtMlI3dRoDdNH3kEBjmm8kWR2jlhMGBExypf-JV3oYWQhb7CKcEjcH5v7c7CCBh17a_PvN-f3Y7elvFVY8vXdamgAw-t62HVVGmFv6H_gvETRQlJeZJXs7YTWLko78r0yD5nxtcE/s1000/usa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1000" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRW-V1AjS3KAaxMMzZDEhZEyFrCMidSMUzWXqHR2n-zb_gvEJhI7XtMlI3dRoDdNH3kEBjmm8kWR2jlhMGBExypf-JV3oYWQhb7CKcEjcH5v7c7CCBh17a_PvN-f3Y7elvFVY8vXdamgAw-t62HVVGmFv6H_gvETRQlJeZJXs7YTWLko78r0yD5nxtcE/w640-h486/usa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0North Pole, AK 99705, USA64.7552465 -147.35342536.445012663821153 177.490325 90 -112.19717499999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-72042131354547546822024-03-15T14:04:00.002-04:002024-03-15T14:04:56.585-04:00Italy's Zucchelli StationSent back to me from Italy's Antarctic station Mario Zucchelli via nearby US McMurdo Station. Signed by expedition leader Dr Gianluca Bianchi Fasani. I like the look of the colourful 2022 US Mariachi stamps on the yellow envelope.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XomG2ARX47_lP5ePFE3qZuUc0YnE9eDbF_qWaaB5aw68LrdNoHGRg0EGR-Q7wCoTQzl9BLwvMn1sD-tKez1VKZFlE0JfVEUDWhEFVgoxbUywHBqlQirp9pQEx4W9uGsFqE2xEW1sXkZmqKxsMhhfCzLyHQ8QP6W0QZsUknl1YJTdbKGE566GmT9MKV0/s1000/italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1000" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XomG2ARX47_lP5ePFE3qZuUc0YnE9eDbF_qWaaB5aw68LrdNoHGRg0EGR-Q7wCoTQzl9BLwvMn1sD-tKez1VKZFlE0JfVEUDWhEFVgoxbUywHBqlQirp9pQEx4W9uGsFqE2xEW1sXkZmqKxsMhhfCzLyHQ8QP6W0QZsUknl1YJTdbKGE566GmT9MKV0/w640-h478/italy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Zucchelli Station, Antarctica-74.69454189999999 164.1128782-90 128.9566282 -46.384308063821145 -160.7308718tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-2365584202550298462024-03-13T11:01:00.001-04:002024-03-13T11:01:42.694-04:00Flowers from Finland<p>I know spring is coming when I start to get covers with flower stamps in my mailbox. Although it has felt like spring here off and on for the past couple of months. We barely had a winter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGX_XJjaqrFYF-jxnKGpuY552kWjXFCA5G4Cdcj2J-pJhe3vkwQYtL-UCVphmQcAXnAjdRcCSYqRdOwnRlRHPcT_0r1E_4wDBi1wWDSl0DpIwfC74EB6sHBqMVEaoPDtvrFLbBnMR6z-vf79dqoJJ4uFgOrzpdXLA8PHzKSR0rIvTRRD6XXhSlfV6Lu4/s1000/finland.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1000" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGX_XJjaqrFYF-jxnKGpuY552kWjXFCA5G4Cdcj2J-pJhe3vkwQYtL-UCVphmQcAXnAjdRcCSYqRdOwnRlRHPcT_0r1E_4wDBi1wWDSl0DpIwfC74EB6sHBqMVEaoPDtvrFLbBnMR6z-vf79dqoJJ4uFgOrzpdXLA8PHzKSR0rIvTRRD6XXhSlfV6Lu4/w640-h468/finland.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Pori, Finland61.4851393 21.797417833.174905463821155 -13.358832199999998 89.795373136178853 56.953667800000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-80311034027500421682024-03-11T15:16:00.000-04:002024-03-11T15:16:26.282-04:00New Zealand Queen Elizabeth II stamps<p>On this cover from Whanganui are stamps featuring the Queen of England and one of her mother. Clockwise from upper left, a 2001 stamp from a set commemorating the Queen's 75th birthday. This particular stamps shows the Queen during a Royal visit to New Zealand in 1986. A stamp from a 2023 memorial set. A 1997 stamp commemorating the Queen's 50th wedding anniversary. And a stamp from a set issued in 2000 showing the Queen Mother at age 7, from a set commemorating the 100th birthday of the Queen Mother.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPahoxoXidkaYNHNlmx4TNues4SqpY8TV8tJQqZbe_1ey2oOa_swhlEbmLvh1NUD0MhRFeJX9eoABMjXX8N32uobS0tag8jzvV5Vm2BVUFQR7pwErhjBBqVtxJD5bvYd9YoEuUQu5coElt-uH-XGyEuRye3ii6IwsS8IXdYHnY8TJiBlVRzirRZVPwDk/s1000/new_zealand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1000" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPahoxoXidkaYNHNlmx4TNues4SqpY8TV8tJQqZbe_1ey2oOa_swhlEbmLvh1NUD0MhRFeJX9eoABMjXX8N32uobS0tag8jzvV5Vm2BVUFQR7pwErhjBBqVtxJD5bvYd9YoEuUQu5coElt-uH-XGyEuRye3ii6IwsS8IXdYHnY8TJiBlVRzirRZVPwDk/w640-h460/new_zealand.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Whanganui, New Zealand-39.9330715 175.0286083-68.24330533617885 139.8723583 -11.622837663821151 -149.81514170000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-10930403391436573452024-03-08T11:30:00.000-05:002024-03-08T11:30:13.881-05:00Mandarin Phonetic Symbols, Taiwan FDCOn this first-day cover from Taiwan is a recent set of 10 stamps designed to "increase children’s interest in learning and their appreciation of the beauty of Taiwan". Each stamp depicts a Mandarin phonetic symbol with an image of a highlight from an administrative region, the name of which contains the phonetic sound represented by the symbol. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFDSan4Y2M0ljzsw7Cn91UKFWs62fnoN2-P0x91C8ZApy5LOho5CLm6E7JTfjnarlNZUARLwwpCz4nx-eFKJpoaaKCYMlELezJl8UEg7L3sYANrl3BKKutFFI9hL2sKeUFmWVkV6Awar7z9D3jamEKjFnQt_1koQLXdj_hLG-8m3V9v6B7kTBHwx9VcQ/s1000/taiwan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1000" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFDSan4Y2M0ljzsw7Cn91UKFWs62fnoN2-P0x91C8ZApy5LOho5CLm6E7JTfjnarlNZUARLwwpCz4nx-eFKJpoaaKCYMlELezJl8UEg7L3sYANrl3BKKutFFI9hL2sKeUFmWVkV6Awar7z9D3jamEKjFnQt_1koQLXdj_hLG-8m3V9v6B7kTBHwx9VcQ/w640-h466/taiwan.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Taipei, Taiwan25.0329694 121.5654177-3.2772644361788466 86.4091677 53.343203236178844 156.7216677tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-3732898596264226612024-03-06T11:18:00.000-05:002024-03-06T11:18:00.528-05:00Pro Juventute and Pro Patria<p>A pair of semi-postals from the 1980's make an appearance on this cover from Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. On the left is a 1985 children's charity stamp with the theme "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" and to the right is a 1987 national interest charity stamp showing an antique wardrobe. And the final stamp on the right is 2022 river landscape stamp that shows the Aare river near Rubigen in the Canton of Bern.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuUdUC1eb5UgIcSq5LR-k313KHXS0absr4hc50yxV2YbSOZURvQSoUVqS8G4DhdJn6TIWzTGS6J5UUgglDADUN_GyGAzLZ1H8DulFqtm8sOJydIVxGROlz0l-_uFx15bYePRL8Zmb9CRcYFy1SpURTjjJXD4UqeFs7-8b8sBD2t06-dB_B1aS2jcMLrY/s1000/switzerland.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuUdUC1eb5UgIcSq5LR-k313KHXS0absr4hc50yxV2YbSOZURvQSoUVqS8G4DhdJn6TIWzTGS6J5UUgglDADUN_GyGAzLZ1H8DulFqtm8sOJydIVxGROlz0l-_uFx15bYePRL8Zmb9CRcYFy1SpURTjjJXD4UqeFs7-8b8sBD2t06-dB_B1aS2jcMLrY/w640-h440/switzerland.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1709679145518!6m8!1m7!1soNOIlZWFM53kfnLP_GuLvQ!2m2!1d46.88941915981967!2d7.537331161940516!3f145.23476059757252!4f-11.978577397873423!5f1.1924812503605782" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com06826 Riva San Vitale, Switzerland45.9008013 8.970806617.590567463821152 -26.1854434 74.21103513617885 44.1270566tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-2585668031864270232024-03-04T11:20:00.000-05:002024-03-04T11:20:31.981-05:00Spring Greetings from Osaka<p>Annual spring greetings stamps on this first-day cover from Osaka. On the left is are horsetails and on the right are violets.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sHEvaoEDgchrzKSMATAGT6PZ08ZjXFA3g4AHRZXjBcGobxp7oDzcUuKR8rKHNDkQITlZXvR_8fw0tWbs2DJAtXV433gSylxnFaCvAS6ofKjhR2iafQdAu1-ShB-nTSVXE-_ux8-Ytv2Ckti5usnrQbl97yCpA9ysIoQ68sgVlcBhl666iSODYuBG1L4/s1000/japan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sHEvaoEDgchrzKSMATAGT6PZ08ZjXFA3g4AHRZXjBcGobxp7oDzcUuKR8rKHNDkQITlZXvR_8fw0tWbs2DJAtXV433gSylxnFaCvAS6ofKjhR2iafQdAu1-ShB-nTSVXE-_ux8-Ytv2Ckti5usnrQbl97yCpA9ysIoQ68sgVlcBhl666iSODYuBG1L4/w640-h464/japan.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Osaka, Japan34.6937249 135.50225356.3834910638211539 100.3460035 63.003958736178845 170.6585035tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-46840973820377636072024-03-01T14:29:00.000-05:002024-03-01T14:29:47.101-05:00Algerian Customs Agents<p>This FDC commemorates Algerian customs officers and the difficulties they face protecting the borders of Africa's largest nation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFudPatSmHDNU9-RHlg41zbU7AMMDSl5MFPo2i7lOE2dOxWB3fmhYSy7CMfnBf3qSEFZrCa68zxnNYF-7AcptsKlgNLUO5MlR1TETpZcOAyjCu32AXh9YbijOYSt44HOJYprXSxmekTSezjophyuvdp1FpV9YYG0LifwTIGRYMtWWZnQE_tChi5fWdfw/s1000/algeria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1000" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFudPatSmHDNU9-RHlg41zbU7AMMDSl5MFPo2i7lOE2dOxWB3fmhYSy7CMfnBf3qSEFZrCa68zxnNYF-7AcptsKlgNLUO5MlR1TETpZcOAyjCu32AXh9YbijOYSt44HOJYprXSxmekTSezjophyuvdp1FpV9YYG0LifwTIGRYMtWWZnQE_tChi5fWdfw/w640-h462/algeria.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Algiers [El Djazaïr], Algeria36.753768 3.05875618.4435341638211554 -32.0974939 65.064001836178846 38.2150061tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-27428601974998519962024-02-28T13:54:00.002-05:002024-02-28T13:54:30.379-05:00Turin, Italy<p>Lots of stamps on this cover with a Torino philatelic bureau handstamp. From left to right: a 1974 stamp commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Italian financial police, a 1974 stamp commemorating the European Athletic Games, a pair of 1975 stamps commemorating the Holy Year, a 2009 stamp commemorating the 200th birth anniversary of Charles Darwin, 2023 Europa stamp and a 2004 stamp commemorating the 600th anniversary of the University of Turin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1FVTPmh4jIa-aD6pHPrGnO4AcVyjwd06QFsQuInPcBDf14hmJE1OFRJXHc_TkD09tR-HtDmDXI3MvwI1AeJu-kf5eVNFEcSHG3ScSIQlaNiv_GzvrkTwg6tJYzTfhzlBTwHHruHZCPhgq4MGHINHv2BfYFIW_9P0nqJ5h42V1BbJ-gKMFQjkBAr6ifU/s1000/italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1FVTPmh4jIa-aD6pHPrGnO4AcVyjwd06QFsQuInPcBDf14hmJE1OFRJXHc_TkD09tR-HtDmDXI3MvwI1AeJu-kf5eVNFEcSHG3ScSIQlaNiv_GzvrkTwg6tJYzTfhzlBTwHHruHZCPhgq4MGHINHv2BfYFIW_9P0nqJ5h42V1BbJ-gKMFQjkBAr6ifU/w640-h320/italy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy45.0703393 7.68686416.760105463821155 -27.469386 73.380573136178839 42.843114tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-18092055675403014472024-02-26T12:19:00.002-05:002024-02-26T12:19:28.448-05:00Port Menier, QuebecCanada's Anticosti Island sits in the gulf of St Lawrence and is part of the province of Quebec. Nearly the entire coastline of the island is a UNESCO world heritage site. I always thought it was off-limits to tourism and was uninhabited so I was a little surprised when I saw that there was a post office there that now uses this postmark. <br /><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNy7pf0aYnfdKbDA2Qv_FAz0PwW0pyzVlHVuz7ClTPFN8KHbEvyzqVJVVPNsLf0F8hMFPWj8e5zelQG1Tw3yWU-ifkPFlAxFU4XI0C_I_1XTed-PYXUnudMIk-GSq9dY0OqfKPobszcRtMxIDmDzonClVcDgJbe8CHYGOUd2kJKSSqeTQ-7TjvJPfNLk/s1000/canada.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNy7pf0aYnfdKbDA2Qv_FAz0PwW0pyzVlHVuz7ClTPFN8KHbEvyzqVJVVPNsLf0F8hMFPWj8e5zelQG1Tw3yWU-ifkPFlAxFU4XI0C_I_1XTed-PYXUnudMIk-GSq9dY0OqfKPobszcRtMxIDmDzonClVcDgJbe8CHYGOUd2kJKSSqeTQ-7TjvJPfNLk/w640-h374/canada.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The fishing village of Port Menier is home to a little more than 200 people and it is the only real population center on the island. In the past the island was privately owned and exploited for it's resources. The government of Quebec purchased the island in 1974 with the intention of maintaining the island as a nature reserve. It is a popular destination for hunting and fishing and outdoor tourism.</div><div><br /></div></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3060113.55953188!2d-64.0294371399988!3d49.65424686147161!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4c83553119f351bf%3A0x9a015cf8b1d56306!2sAnticosti%20Island!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1708814234023!5m2!1sen!2sca" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>In the center of the postmark is the Vauréal Waterfall in Anticosti National Park. The stamp from 2023 shows a northern bottlenose whale. Although they do live in the northern Atlantic and have been know to frequent the waters off the coast of Canada, they are not usually seen in the gulf of St Lawrence.</div><div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1708815272378!6m8!1m7!1sCAoSLEFGMVFpcE1hMnc5YXdMeWJJaG03d3R6QklpdVJlc3A0a04xd2psTzUzMGVw!2m2!1d49.5601999!2d-62.6928956!3f231.19997285365352!4f8.851200194181402!5f0.7820865974627469" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Port-Menier, QC G0G 2Y0, Canada49.818815 -64.35268121.508581163821155 -99.508931 78.129048836178839 -29.196431000000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-83585219857958084112024-02-23T11:10:00.000-05:002024-02-23T11:10:54.678-05:00Port Louis, Mauritius<p>Some savage postal employee thoroughly defaced the wonderful stamps on this nice cover from Mauritius. I wonder sometimes if it's just done out of spite. From bottom left to right, a cowrie shell from a 2017 sea shells set, a 2022 stamp commemorating the 200th anniversary of the municipal theater in Port Louis, a 2023 stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the State Bank of Mauritius, and a Mauritius Blue Pigeon from a 2022 extinct species definitives set.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDIoaorcf0oiuYTTXckxbLybVt_4Lb98EyhCz-gk9Vlwa-orIvsm3YE09ls-hdsUnvRO3QXsVu9wLpzQi09uZXOWeeiKWkAGT4AC97K-R4V2AwasPUObOIP2jgtwZ6mDC1Aw4qCj0O9WtaOh29jB4qp4n1Zo0EKvO_rYBKFMKk3RgHmxysbofiWRSjfk/s1000/mauritius.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDIoaorcf0oiuYTTXckxbLybVt_4Lb98EyhCz-gk9Vlwa-orIvsm3YE09ls-hdsUnvRO3QXsVu9wLpzQi09uZXOWeeiKWkAGT4AC97K-R4V2AwasPUObOIP2jgtwZ6mDC1Aw4qCj0O9WtaOh29jB4qp4n1Zo0EKvO_rYBKFMKk3RgHmxysbofiWRSjfk/w640-h464/mauritius.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Port Louis, Mauritius-20.1608912 57.5012222-51.631142452823319 22.3449722 11.309360052823322 92.6574722tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-45939637401117451492024-02-21T13:09:00.004-05:002024-02-21T13:09:49.676-05:00Italian Food Companies<p>The stamps on this cover from Colnago, Italy, commemorate Vismara, a cured meat company that has been in operation since 1898. And Cirio, a company that has specialized in canned tomato products since 1856.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OcUW2m12U0863kzP0fyfatKMrOblOdJRFmQ8IDdoeVNeBY45eD1Z45v2IkzorF2P758TcYMH5wMxNAe0KdhtzVEXKUOdv6aOndL4QvY402bigLpf3fxfV8qsVtmnw8o_PMI2ev9YaPhMBX8JKx4r91_zlg19x9qTm28tlogzfzfZCQ1zrl9rrvhTbq4/s1000/italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OcUW2m12U0863kzP0fyfatKMrOblOdJRFmQ8IDdoeVNeBY45eD1Z45v2IkzorF2P758TcYMH5wMxNAe0KdhtzVEXKUOdv6aOndL4QvY402bigLpf3fxfV8qsVtmnw8o_PMI2ev9YaPhMBX8JKx4r91_zlg19x9qTm28tlogzfzfZCQ1zrl9rrvhTbq4/w640-h464/italy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com020872 Colnago, Province of Monza and Brianza, Italy45.6287917 9.47041589999999917.318557863821155 -25.6858341 73.939025536178846 44.6266659tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-90105645582319828312024-02-19T13:52:00.000-05:002024-02-19T13:52:46.384-05:00Triesen, LiechtensteinTriesen is a municipality in Liechtenstein to the south of Vaduz. I believe the image in the postmark is Saint Marmertus chapel: the oldest chapel in Lietchtenstein. The stamp is from a 2002 set that shows old inn signs. On this stamp is the sign from the Eagle Inn, in Bendern.<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdp-hyIQSlu-rDAqQXtmXyioOmT04GLzxv8RtgNethHr4wYx_Es_cj65c6n7tHeCrcP1GtEyu1fpEMyb0e1xoX6lMvPDnpjBa25FYkqGhUe981Xj_PwrTf9aWg85Cm-x7SAC_hEkGZ456uuJzW3cDG3HU92ELNhKCIZ6fu98zaUrLxK4hkMw-QWoBRTs/s1000/liechtenstein.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1000" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdp-hyIQSlu-rDAqQXtmXyioOmT04GLzxv8RtgNethHr4wYx_Es_cj65c6n7tHeCrcP1GtEyu1fpEMyb0e1xoX6lMvPDnpjBa25FYkqGhUe981Xj_PwrTf9aWg85Cm-x7SAC_hEkGZ456uuJzW3cDG3HU92ELNhKCIZ6fu98zaUrLxK4hkMw-QWoBRTs/w640-h462/liechtenstein.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>If you look closely at this image from Google you can see the sign hanging at the corner of the building.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1708204815810!6m8!1m7!1sCAoSLEFGMVFpcE0xeDFIMU1vckdlcXVLV0ZvRmI4VjB3MmNQLWZhMk8yanAzeC1a!2m2!1d47.21256856!2d9.50544834!3f33.96664914834505!4f11.280061068773122!5f1.433043542764505" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Triesen, Liechtenstein47.1097988 9.524829618.799564963821155 -25.6314204 75.420032636178846 44.681079600000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-45106868910324800652024-02-16T12:44:00.000-05:002024-02-16T12:44:56.372-05:00Record of Nature, Japan FDC<p>On this cover from Japan is a pair of 2024 "Record of Nature" series 4 stamps. The stamp on the left is a porcupine and on the right is some kind of dog. And in the FD postmark is an image of a badger.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmlvKlC2r7LOxFxbnQteyWohsb3-pP5pxIq5bAuD7CQevicUYNuReo7tgKjiGYuctSproxtqfHjn-yz3J23d4jK3mSE4YtOQvkmjDcmJBIre280P5DjrF57Gyskte6SFjuJzdSo_B-mbWfqaR-XvdsULyUA_2PPz6yYylxXWPZBsyo9iwiFxeU0aa7UE/s1000/japan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1000" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmlvKlC2r7LOxFxbnQteyWohsb3-pP5pxIq5bAuD7CQevicUYNuReo7tgKjiGYuctSproxtqfHjn-yz3J23d4jK3mSE4YtOQvkmjDcmJBIre280P5DjrF57Gyskte6SFjuJzdSo_B-mbWfqaR-XvdsULyUA_2PPz6yYylxXWPZBsyo9iwiFxeU0aa7UE/w640-h456/japan.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Osaka, Japan34.6937249 135.50225356.3834910638211539 100.3460035 63.003958736178845 170.6585035tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-26660560683711690642024-02-14T10:40:00.002-05:002024-02-14T10:40:30.823-05:00Sauna Culture in FinlandOn this cover from Finland are a pair of 2009 stamps from a booklet of stamps featuring sauna imagery. The Finish sauna has been recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. According to the Finnish Sauna Society there may be as many as 3.2 million saunas in Finland.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SFuq_rhMXdFKHyTyRCJdAi4JIbJrZW-4pV95STfamvkKPZic7UNPwnF4QuTcICgb4iKNSluhUPed7HoxAE0FuBy1Sg8Ty9CKk7z0ac8M3Cjxv9iQNFWOEuD3e-20dkoj7fxDgAvgjfr_34U9DP27-t_r1CXerqlsHSKGCsU3VWMlWhqofSc9Fdmn2nY/s1000/finland.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1000" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SFuq_rhMXdFKHyTyRCJdAi4JIbJrZW-4pV95STfamvkKPZic7UNPwnF4QuTcICgb4iKNSluhUPed7HoxAE0FuBy1Sg8Ty9CKk7z0ac8M3Cjxv9iQNFWOEuD3e-20dkoj7fxDgAvgjfr_34U9DP27-t_r1CXerqlsHSKGCsU3VWMlWhqofSc9Fdmn2nY/w640-h456/finland.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Pori, Finland61.4851393 21.797417833.174905463821155 -13.358832199999998 89.795373136178853 56.953667800000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-66862656351032049242024-02-12T13:21:00.001-05:002024-02-12T13:21:19.180-05:00Miffy FDC from Japan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Miffy, the Dutch children's cartoon character, is very popular in Japan. This pair of stamps is from a recent sheet of 10 designs issued on January 17th. Hard to tell if it is a retail envelope or if it was custom printed. It's very well done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNF-zALOv15hJiiSseOb3ZnHrctBgT4hZBQFSbUfeXC2FzlvrHTNBdm31GVgZCWkNS43r3y8823oGCExr77gbxqxfaQuxRYXtl1tsyGZuepU8JHrsf_NXnIhUE_6TQki1g80QnP7_iIebpPKanqOTt_z_mb-NPPouNxI5kQNbhgONKYoMiYC8hMvVbXKo/s1000/japan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1000" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNF-zALOv15hJiiSseOb3ZnHrctBgT4hZBQFSbUfeXC2FzlvrHTNBdm31GVgZCWkNS43r3y8823oGCExr77gbxqxfaQuxRYXtl1tsyGZuepU8JHrsf_NXnIhUE_6TQki1g80QnP7_iIebpPKanqOTt_z_mb-NPPouNxI5kQNbhgONKYoMiYC8hMvVbXKo/w640-h470/japan.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Tokyo, Japan35.6764225 139.6500277.3661886638211556 104.493777 63.986656336178847 174.806277tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-14457085966717184892024-02-11T13:30:00.000-05:002024-02-11T13:30:38.999-05:00100th Anniversary of the Austrian Federal RailwayAustria Post occasionally produces some unique and gimmicky postage stamps: stamps decorated or made from non-conventional materials for example. Some of them are very impractical and were clearly not designed to ever be used as postage. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2GQf3Lk-z15LgKL000ftPN1EPbn7tHAi_O-kG6PbCTpNRWHGolpx5CgpHO7nvPKHDBhlVBCBEQ2XMmzH4HkGX9sqHw4GMexd3RiszwDG0V9fDuM2TmRelt6lX7zLCQphRaIQMcVFK3WxNiD5oJeOTnFF8_dUiNRbNv0BY9MO6MIjdcKnkiRnmNGpEKM/s1009/austria.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2GQf3Lk-z15LgKL000ftPN1EPbn7tHAi_O-kG6PbCTpNRWHGolpx5CgpHO7nvPKHDBhlVBCBEQ2XMmzH4HkGX9sqHw4GMexd3RiszwDG0V9fDuM2TmRelt6lX7zLCQphRaIQMcVFK3WxNiD5oJeOTnFF8_dUiNRbNv0BY9MO6MIjdcKnkiRnmNGpEKM/w634-h640/austria.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This stamp from 2023 commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Here is what's unique about it. It's made from recycled acrylic, laser cut into the shape of a stamp. The stamp part has a peel and stick adhesive backing. Beneath the backing is an NFC chip that can be scanned to obtain a link to some augmented reality animation. And the blue label part at the bottom can be separated from the stamp and it has a magnet attached to the back. It's a weak magnet but it does hold both stamp and label to the side of my refrigerator. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_O0c8EpVEKUFw7PdWrjx2WlKYDPMPw7GjwGG2a434elwgCuAN-2EXXdZZRvpRWbdsUf1SMG-K0MCwYMhPeyhI-DVhC4wXo5_fGXwjRClKgSBMExBC-oJn51WNGtmXNDFjuwxYToihB9ayVBOot-c0jKLVgKWZWDyZZtV4jzdAnwpD8AP6VLCfJLc_TQ/s1313/20240210_162055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="1313" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_O0c8EpVEKUFw7PdWrjx2WlKYDPMPw7GjwGG2a434elwgCuAN-2EXXdZZRvpRWbdsUf1SMG-K0MCwYMhPeyhI-DVhC4wXo5_fGXwjRClKgSBMExBC-oJn51WNGtmXNDFjuwxYToihB9ayVBOot-c0jKLVgKWZWDyZZtV4jzdAnwpD8AP6VLCfJLc_TQ/w640-h614/20240210_162055.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The label below each stamp has the name of an ÖBB station. Every station is represented and there 1031 stations in the Austrian rail system which means there are 1031 variations of this stamp (of 181655 stamps produced). On my stamps is "St Georgen am Steinfelde" : a small town an hours drive west of Vienna, just south of St. Pölten.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I bought mine with a little folder that has some extra info about the stamp. The surfaces were protected with a plastic film which I removed. I don't necessarily have an interest in trains, or Austrian stamps. I just thought it was an interesting curiosity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzCO9CayzHSH8HReYdij9VOA0qccAPAQW37bp_ZgydLHiX3qHxSToA4Mgkb4wG0s6xHJm9nqhzypzL7VY3cJvpIp0XMAfAgGP1w4KayohNkeyAuS04UAtwO4K798yVX_dm6vsA-EXzjsbpY5OhnXR4IVlD1lD8DQXg0nb-qFvan-XlrsryefG0Fvtvk0/s3586/20240210_162131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3586" data-original-width="2971" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzCO9CayzHSH8HReYdij9VOA0qccAPAQW37bp_ZgydLHiX3qHxSToA4Mgkb4wG0s6xHJm9nqhzypzL7VY3cJvpIp0XMAfAgGP1w4KayohNkeyAuS04UAtwO4K798yVX_dm6vsA-EXzjsbpY5OhnXR4IVlD1lD8DQXg0nb-qFvan-XlrsryefG0Fvtvk0/w530-h640/20240210_162131.jpg" width="530" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1707601994387!6m8!1m7!1sZZnLYla9AQ2L2gz_p9HQdw!2m2!1d48.13753019606746!2d15.61432910815287!3f88.05951711249585!4f-5.429721044208662!5f0.7820865974627469" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe>
<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com03151 Sankt Georgen am Steinfelde, Austria48.138146 15.610062419.827912163821154 -19.5461876 76.448379836178844 50.766312400000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-57230908871323724152024-02-09T10:27:00.002-05:002024-02-09T10:27:49.959-05:00The Battle of the North Cape, UK postmarkOn this cover is a stamp showing Stonehenge from a 1990 series about astronomy, a pair of stamps from a 1991 set that commemorates the Ordnance Survey, a 2023 Christmas stamp and a King Charles low-value definitive. The postmark commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the North Cape: one of the last big-gun navel battles of WWII. It ended with the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst off the northern cape of Norway on 26 December 1943 by the HMS Duke of York and other supporting vessels.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezwZDWB2PnZ_Lqn84PXW__jOZ8q378noD4jPgic_6a3JSKugeNmzR6UTbP3KQanTWbnZlgCZ685NtBLgg6PuZTRhfUvRqI-AU3Lwt2iaeomhXi21qLZzquocP4trrgOmvOO19T5wAtGwedOXFq2RmaaFl5iLOql3wBw0ILJyrq_P8UPKpDt-js64IlmU/s1000/uk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="1000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezwZDWB2PnZ_Lqn84PXW__jOZ8q378noD4jPgic_6a3JSKugeNmzR6UTbP3KQanTWbnZlgCZ685NtBLgg6PuZTRhfUvRqI-AU3Lwt2iaeomhXi21qLZzquocP4trrgOmvOO19T5wAtGwedOXFq2RmaaFl5iLOql3wBw0ILJyrq_P8UPKpDt-js64IlmU/w640-h340/uk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Clydebank G81, UK55.900099 -4.40477427.589865163821152 -39.561024 84.21033283617885 30.751476tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-53074383065428595482024-02-07T11:04:00.000-05:002024-02-07T11:04:53.359-05:00Skein, Norway A small collection of older stamps from Norway. From left to right, the 100th Anniversary of the Salvation Army in Norway (1988), a 1982 definitive, a 1991 Christmas stamp, a Geological Survey stamp from 1973, and a stamp from 1990 commemorating the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize winner Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmIRIWnKMXU25B_4HTzQhEMigMsswK9mD8yktPnBgUOqrpqb63vnwGWN2oL2aSzVC9i5_8s5NvmwM4uy5GWkwOGsarpNu3bOxZVtZ4E1WTOX6Cl8EYsVbb6VZ9aCFmB6OeLOx8kSxNaEu_gWobMDNq5Cnjmq_S9JkmfJ5MNG2wyc1g85KN7OVD9zFyFE/s1000/norway.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1000" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmIRIWnKMXU25B_4HTzQhEMigMsswK9mD8yktPnBgUOqrpqb63vnwGWN2oL2aSzVC9i5_8s5NvmwM4uy5GWkwOGsarpNu3bOxZVtZ4E1WTOX6Cl8EYsVbb6VZ9aCFmB6OeLOx8kSxNaEu_gWobMDNq5Cnjmq_S9JkmfJ5MNG2wyc1g85KN7OVD9zFyFE/w640-h462/norway.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Skien Municipality, Norway59.1881606 9.612769430.877926763821158 -25.543480600000002 87.498394436178842 44.7690194tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-8763829550056698752024-02-05T11:04:00.000-05:002024-02-05T11:04:44.773-05:00Pratovecchio, Italy<p>Pratovecchio is a Tuscan commune in the province of Arezzo. I was amused by the placement of the address above the additional 0.05c to make the international letter rate. The stamps are a pair from 2020 that commemorate the establishment of Italian publishing company Casa Editrice Libraria Ulrico Hoepli SpA in 1870 and the Marietti Publishing House in 1820. </p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqG_Z4IluEIWj0751amkfcDw_kVUQ-OFg6wjIDGsOwRd-xLhoPnSRkNXYQV4qqbLpAZSObJfa3cWjj5qUDMqfQtAMXg0OcWTF-QLE8MINLvM3_QR-AHIn4s-v18ls7opY_UgUNo7dRYknnd4upAVrbI7d4-nVYE7kTJcBwHsWHwuXqgSqiqs1rUjPrhM/s1000/italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqG_Z4IluEIWj0751amkfcDw_kVUQ-OFg6wjIDGsOwRd-xLhoPnSRkNXYQV4qqbLpAZSObJfa3cWjj5qUDMqfQtAMXg0OcWTF-QLE8MINLvM3_QR-AHIn4s-v18ls7opY_UgUNo7dRYknnd4upAVrbI7d4-nVYE7kTJcBwHsWHwuXqgSqiqs1rUjPrhM/w640-h452/italy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com152015 Pratovecchio, Province of Arezzo, Italy43.7908459 11.719571515.480612063821155 -23.4366785 72.101079736178846 46.8758215tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-85991458192647567392024-02-02T11:05:00.001-05:002024-02-02T11:05:55.532-05:00Year of the Dragon FDC, South Korea<p>I love these stamps. And the postmark. The flatbed scanner doesn't reveal the shinny hotfoil applied to some stamps but my phone picks it up perfectly. The gold foil really pops and the iridescence of the silver foil shimmers nicely with the changing angles of light. The first-day postmark completes the cover perfectly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCmyuVh1JZKvn0X8NuUiDP0HZ1901VMEr_qhh8AdQ3WbYckgvs7NHZoXqSvjHzTmTRqAavCfPJ7pTiPkwsQywyE2-6JEnySKMs2NwO6k9j6N99KczrOAWJBQyWt_wUnHz3E69ku7JNYrbx7Lycr0IH9dFGcmbAUepWQtMa-2Rno4XOf8bhMx6BkF9Jh8/s1000/korea.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1000" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCmyuVh1JZKvn0X8NuUiDP0HZ1901VMEr_qhh8AdQ3WbYckgvs7NHZoXqSvjHzTmTRqAavCfPJ7pTiPkwsQywyE2-6JEnySKMs2NwO6k9j6N99KczrOAWJBQyWt_wUnHz3E69ku7JNYrbx7Lycr0IH9dFGcmbAUepWQtMa-2Rno4XOf8bhMx6BkF9Jh8/w640-h582/korea.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uS65s4Xe1YDG7CppbFy0fC0MLV6_m_Nh6dFS3pc5Q9gnc8Pb2WWjsTqh1F2IsrQQm3c4dDIwDpqQDORbFirXLRGLp4ks0YTYx3gZPDEcT4Z7-lD0OHibJ8xb9U7RS-VjFfbcxtEWDj2rAtX4NMfXxvbiWztlo5K-_AR9KF3dGDCC-QkVtkC5sqPfIqo/s1000/korea2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uS65s4Xe1YDG7CppbFy0fC0MLV6_m_Nh6dFS3pc5Q9gnc8Pb2WWjsTqh1F2IsrQQm3c4dDIwDpqQDORbFirXLRGLp4ks0YTYx3gZPDEcT4Z7-lD0OHibJ8xb9U7RS-VjFfbcxtEWDj2rAtX4NMfXxvbiWztlo5K-_AR9KF3dGDCC-QkVtkC5sqPfIqo/w640-h464/korea2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Seoul, South Korea37.5518911 126.99179379.2416572638211534 91.8355437 65.862124936178844 162.14804370000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-15930556189629713162024-01-31T11:59:00.000-05:002024-01-31T11:59:10.043-05:00Youth and Entrepreneurship in Algeria<div>This stamp was issued at the end of 2023. Algeria is encouraging young people to engage in the field of business leadership and entrepreneurship by providing things like financial and legal assistance. This stamp was issued to raise awareness of that initiative.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96PPAxA1w_-tSaKIoXpb2eoNOoFLF7Ah3PSGH7O6R4tzrb9aYGNE1kW1nSLPw-jSiD1t7oSeqB6sg-J43zpFwKki_sN4Wy-GEHP4x_WpxzyDn5zB07Z0PB2FblRuM7PrPphqtU04kYozY4sZ2hIf-12MXdWk4MB-bwWjMS008V1tjv3kafWZegizpE7U/s1000/algeria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96PPAxA1w_-tSaKIoXpb2eoNOoFLF7Ah3PSGH7O6R4tzrb9aYGNE1kW1nSLPw-jSiD1t7oSeqB6sg-J43zpFwKki_sN4Wy-GEHP4x_WpxzyDn5zB07Z0PB2FblRuM7PrPphqtU04kYozY4sZ2hIf-12MXdWk4MB-bwWjMS008V1tjv3kafWZegizpE7U/w640-h428/algeria.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Algiers [El Djazaïr], Algeria36.753768 3.05875618.4435341638211554 -32.0974939 65.064001836178846 38.2150061tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-38904179884114873502024-01-29T13:46:00.002-05:002024-01-29T13:46:48.678-05:00Brazil: Diplomatic Relations with Argentina<p>A cover with Brazilian stamps featuring Argentinian comic strip character Mafalda; a middle-class progressive six year old who continuously expresses concern about humanity and world peace. The comic strip was published between 1964 and 1973.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltFxBYYEI_F4_mtIjaJmubHQz3FL5IUZb_PNpsBy_Kl_yNpo3XNIRM66tSza2pOJERRL9oOJnqZmaY4dnWSJkWnt1hYav2gKkguMZu71t41U0N8exasluU9m4LKqblxhwhjjcSriWPdcCvwvPHqBTJl-vRo_XNI8sUqW4rZwcRT_zNH7rn9lTt_J2ig8/s1000/brazil.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1000" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltFxBYYEI_F4_mtIjaJmubHQz3FL5IUZb_PNpsBy_Kl_yNpo3XNIRM66tSza2pOJERRL9oOJnqZmaY4dnWSJkWnt1hYav2gKkguMZu71t41U0N8exasluU9m4LKqblxhwhjjcSriWPdcCvwvPHqBTJl-vRo_XNI8sUqW4rZwcRT_zNH7rn9lTt_J2ig8/w640-h470/brazil.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Caxias do Sul - Galópolis, Caxias do Sul - RS, Brazil-29.1740137 -51.1812032-57.484247536178842 -86.3374532 -0.86377986382115424 -16.0249532tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-42751835182704038262024-01-26T14:40:00.003-05:002024-01-26T14:40:42.619-05:00The Fashion Industry in Brazil<p>A set of 2020 stamps from Brazil highlighting the fashion industry. From left to right: Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen, designs by Brazilian fashion artist Filipe Jardim and a camera owned by Brazilian photographer Bob Wolfenson.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKmHDqB9kKngth_V_csE8vuncpVDptjEyW8amngei_8iwBOooqccSd3PwKXVNvDbKd0lAhJVdNzAQu2BoWptuowMY0zIjnmed00mHjgLq5ED9Qf4hYFhUF5h8M5d8_JMIuH86KOMj_u4EPDG9-TnfTO5UFtfmfa9CEvTuXXbBllXRWMymyFp0KDjH1r0/s1000/brazil1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1000" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKmHDqB9kKngth_V_csE8vuncpVDptjEyW8amngei_8iwBOooqccSd3PwKXVNvDbKd0lAhJVdNzAQu2BoWptuowMY0zIjnmed00mHjgLq5ED9Qf4hYFhUF5h8M5d8_JMIuH86KOMj_u4EPDG9-TnfTO5UFtfmfa9CEvTuXXbBllXRWMymyFp0KDjH1r0/w640-h468/brazil1.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Caxias do Sul - Galópolis, Caxias do Sul - RS, Brazil-29.1740137 -51.1812032-57.484247536178842 -86.3374532 -0.86377986382115424 -16.0249532tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853918166510736203.post-80079356928061956922024-01-24T13:30:00.001-05:002024-01-24T13:30:34.588-05:00Hong Kong Post Headquarters<p>This stamp sheet from Hong Kong is from a 2023 set that shows images of the post office headquarters in Hong Kong over the years. The stamp on this sheet shows the most recent building opened in 2023 at Kowloon Bay.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajYVG88tSo_7AsDKvq3hwLUe-CuvIDvDPbsUtoOqdWvkHBqP8rHu8EGEZlLeCa2OPUbIXmsjgyuyDmVEONk0TLK8wcWfPVpvhqjFhum5vCefDNBRjZlyuJvQi4j1ln80_5QMdZo-Eb9MqJzQyiX3ndB9hmhLIycuRmQc_Sw10_OIJmFpcJ08yB7DFqWg/s1000/hong_kong.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajYVG88tSo_7AsDKvq3hwLUe-CuvIDvDPbsUtoOqdWvkHBqP8rHu8EGEZlLeCa2OPUbIXmsjgyuyDmVEONk0TLK8wcWfPVpvhqjFhum5vCefDNBRjZlyuJvQi4j1ln80_5QMdZo-Eb9MqJzQyiX3ndB9hmhLIycuRmQc_Sw10_OIJmFpcJ08yB7DFqWg/w640-h300/hong_kong.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Ma On Shan, Hong Kong22.4276756 114.2402751-5.8825582361788449 79.0840251 50.737909436178846 149.39652510000002