Thursday, March 31, 2022

Taguig, Philippines

From the City of Taguig which is part of the Manilla metropolitan area. The stamps were a 2019 joint issue with Singapore celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations. On the right is a Common rose butterfly which is the national butterfly of Singapore. And on the left a Luzon lacewing butterfly which is endemic to the Philippines. The stamp values and "Philippines" are printed in red foil. The stamps are much nicer than they appear in this scan.



Saturday, March 26, 2022

Le Bardo, Tunisia

From the Tunisian city of Bardo which is just west of Tunis. From left to right: a 2021 stamp commemorating the 70th anniversary of the daily Tunisian newspaper Assabah, a Kélibia Fort stamp from a 2021 set of stamps showing forts of Tunisia, and a 2018 stamp commemorating the 70th anniversary of the National Organization of Tunisian Childhood. And the little stamp from 2002 in the top right shows a  Mouflon from the Tunisian islands of Zembra and Zembretta



Thursday, March 24, 2022

Padova, Italy

A Mickey Mouse 90th anniversary stamp from 2017 and a 2016 "Made in Italy" stamp representing the DOCG (Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin) wines of the Colli di Conegliano region.



Friday, March 18, 2022

Titanic Centenary stamps from Åland

A gutter pair of 2012 stamps issued by Åland post commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.


 

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Sjöbo, Sweden

The stamp on the right is from a 2014 booklet commemorating 1000 years of church art in Sweden. And the 2007 coil stamp on the left shows Linnaea borealis: a small flowering plant that grows in the boreal and subarctic regions.



Friday, March 11, 2022

Israeli Cacti FDC

Set of five stamps issued last month showing cacti found in Israel. 



Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Biella, Italy

From the city of Biella in northern Italy. A 2020 Europa stamp in the middle. The theme was ancient postal routes. And on the right is a stamp for the "International Year of Plant Health 2020" which was a UN thing to raise awareness about the importance of plants.



Thursday, March 3, 2022

Marsa, Malta

Stamps from left to right are an "Occasions" stamp from 2010, a definitive stamp from 2009 and a Healthcare Heroes stamp from 2021. Marsa sits a short distance southwest of Valletta at the end of Malta's Grand Harbour.



Monday, February 28, 2022

RRS Sir David Attenborough

From the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera research station and carried aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough (the ship pictued on the stamp). This is the first season in the Antarctic for this vessel.



Saturday, February 26, 2022

Royal Visit to Cocos Keeling Islands

The 2004 souvenir sheet on this cover from Adelaide Australia commemorates a visit to the Cocos Keeling Islands by Queen Elizabeth in 1954. The islands were transferred to Australia from the UK in 1955. Google street view has fairly good coverage of the islands which surprised me. The population of the two main islands is around 600 which is quite a few more than I thought it would be.


Thursday, February 24, 2022

Buenos Aires, Argentina

From Buenos Aires. A 2020 Year of the Rat souvenir sheet on the right. On the left, a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of Adrienne Bolland's flight over the Andes Mountains. She was the first woman to do so in 1921. And below that is a stamp from a 2019 sheet about dance in Argentina.



Saturday, February 19, 2022

Fairfield Heights, Australia

From the Sydney suburb of Fairfield Height. Lots of stamps on this little cover. Clockwise from top left:

  • Aboriginal Crafts stamp from 1987 with a basket weave pattern from Queensland.
  • Complete strip of 1980 Nation Stamp Week stamps.  
  • Pair of "Waltzing Matilda" Folklore stamps from 1980. 
  • Bush Ballad "Clancy of the Overlow" (1889 poem by Banjo Patterson) stamp from 2014. 
  • A 2014 special occasions map stamp that could have been paired with a label in a special souvenir sheet. 
  • Pale triangle butterfly stamp from 2016.