Thursday 31 December 2020

INDONESIA

A beautiful UNESCO cover from Indonesia, depicting a miniature sheet issued in 2014, celebrating 200 years of Borobudur Temple. Borobudur Temple Compounds is the World Heritage designation of the area of three Buddhist temples in Central Java, Indonesia. It comprises Borobudur, Mendut and Pawon. The temples were built during the Shailendra Dynasty around the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Yogyakarta, Borobudur sits on a plateau between two twin volcanoes, Sundoro-Sumbing and Merbabu-Merapi, and two rivers, the Progo and the Elo. According to local myth, the area known as Kedu Plain is a Javanese sacred place and has been dubbed 'the garden of Java' due to its high agricultural fertility. Borobudur is inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage place since 1991.

Saturday 12 December 2020

PORTUGAL

This UNESCO World Heritage cover features 2 stamps showing the 2 cathedrals in Coimbra. It is called the University of Coimbra - Alta e Sofia, the historic-cultural complex classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, housing 4 parishes in the Historic Center of Coimbra (São Bartolomeu, Sé Nova, Sé Velha and Santa Cruz) located in the city of Coimbra, in Portugal. The University of Coimbra is one of the oldest universities still in operation in the world and the oldest in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries and regions. Both cathedrals that we can see at this cover are part of this complex: Sé Velha (Old Cathedral) from the 12th century and Sé Nova (New Cathedral) from the 17th. century.

Tuesday 8 December 2020

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

An amazing cover from Christmas Island, depicting a complete set issued in 2020 on topic "Marine Life - Crabs".

Friday 4 December 2020

GUAM (U.S.A.)

This cover was posted in Hagatna (capital of Guam Island in South Pacific). Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in Micronesia, in the western Pacific Ocean. The capital city of Guam is Hagatna and the most populous city is Dededo. Guam has been a member of the Pacific Community since 1983. The inhabitants of Guam are American citizens by birth. In 2016, about 163,000 people resided in Guam.

MONACO

ALDERNEY

BRAZIL

Wednesday 2 December 2020

UZBEKISTAN

Another amazing cover from Uzbekistan, depicting a miniature sheet issued in 2019 on topic "Fauna - Bactrian Camel"

UZBEKISTAN

An amazing Fauna cover from Uzbekistan, featuring a complete set issued in 2019 on topic "Protected Fauna of Uzbekistan".

BRAZIL

A nice Fauna cover from Brazil, featuring a complete set issued in 2015 on topic "Brazil meniponian bees".

Thursday 12 November 2020

ROMANIA

A nice cover from Romania featuring a miniature sheet issued in 2019 on motive "Protected Fauna of Romania".

Tuesday 10 November 2020

GIBRALTAR

A nice cover from Gibraltar, depicting a complete set issued in 2019 on topic "EUROPA 2019 - National Birds".
 

BOSNIA MOSTAR

A nice FAUNA cover from Bosnia Mostar, featuring a complete set issued in 2012 on motive "Snakes".
 

Sunday 25 October 2020

BRAZIL

A very nice cover from Brazil, depicting 8 different stamps and inclusing e complet set issued in 2014 on motiv "Pre-historical animals of Brazil".
 

POLAND

An excellent religious cover from Poland, celebrating the city of Czestochowa, known for the famous Pauline Monastery of Jasna Góra, which is the home of the Black Madonna painting, a shrine to the Virgin Mary. Every year, millions of pilgrims from all over the world come to Czestochowa to see it. The city also was home of the FRankism movement in the late 18th and the 19th century.










 



Saturday 10 October 2020

GERMANY

A nice cover from Germany, featuring a miniature sheet issued in 2020 on topic "EUROPA - Ancient Postal Routes". This beautiful cover was posted at Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain (almost 3.000 m above sea level).

Saturday 3 October 2020

BRAZIL

A nice cover from Brazil, featuring a complete set issued in 2020 on topic "Fighting agains Covid-19"
 

Tuesday 8 September 2020

ROMANIA

A nice cover from Romania, featuring a joint issue with Gibraltar issued in 2020.
 

IRELAND

A nice cover from Ireland, featuring the recent 2020 EUROPA set on topic "Ancient Postal Routes"
 

Saturday 29 August 2020

CZECH REPUBLIC

A nice cover from Czech Republic, depicting the single stamp issued in 2020 on theme "EUROPA - Ancient Postal Routes".
 

Saturday 22 August 2020

PORTUGAL

A beatiful cover from Portugal, depicting 2 stamps issued in 2015 (from a set of 4) on topic "Iberian Lynx".

FRANCE

A nice cover from France, depicting the single stamp issued in 2020 on theme "EUROPA - Ancient Postal Routes".