CROATIA

A cover from Croatia with 1 block and 3 stamps of same type issued in 2022, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the 1st of the Republic of Croatia, Dr. Franjo Tudman

NETHERLANDS

GERMANY

A special first day cover from Germany, celebrating the "Bauhaus" buildings and its sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau. Founded in 1919 in Weimar, the Bauhaus was the most influential art school of the 20th century. The buildings designed by the masters of the Bauhaus are fundamental representatives of Classical Modernism. The joint heritage site includes the Bauhaus school buildings in Weimar and the Haus am Horn, Weimar; the Bauhaus Dessau building, the Meisterhäuser (where senior staff lived)and the Laubenganghäuser ('Houses with Balcony Access'); and the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau bei Berlin. All this complex is inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.

SPAIN

P. R. CHINA

ICELAND

A cover from Iceland depicting 2 stamps, including the stamp on the right celebrating the UNESCO World Heritage Site Thingvellir National Park. Þingvellir, anglicised as Thingvellir was the site of the Alþing, the annual parliament of Iceland from the year 930 until the last session held at Þingvellir in 1798. Since 1881, the parliament has been located within Alþingishúsið in Reykjavík. Þingvellir is now a national park in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð in southwestern Iceland, about 40 km northeast of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík. Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological significance, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. The park lies in a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. To its south lies Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake in Iceland. Þingvellir National Park was founded in 1930, marking the 1000th anniversary of the Althing. The park was later expanded to protect the diverse and natural phenomena in the surrounding area, and was designated as a World Heritage Site in 2004.

PORTUGAL

This cover from Portugal depicts 1 single stamp (from a set of 2 issued in 2021), celebrating the 100th anniversary of the "Liga dos Combatentes" (League of Fighters), created after the First World War to provide social support to those who fought in France, as well as their families and orphans. In this stamp we can see a picture of the Batalha Monastery, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. The Dominican Monastery of Batalha was built in the early 15th century to commemorate the Portuguese victory over the Castilians at the Battle of Aljubarrota in 1385. The monastery is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, with later additions in the Manueline style. For more than two centuries, it served as an important workshop for the Portuguese monarchy, as a site where the characteristic features of national art were determined.

PORTUGAL

This cover from Portugal depicts 1 single stamp (from a set of 2 issued in 2021), celebrating the 100th anniversary of the "Liga dos Combatentes" (League of Fighters), created after the First World War to provide social support to those who fought in France, as well as their families and orphans. In this stamp we can see a picture of the victory parade on the Champs Elysées (Paris), in 1919.

GREECE

This cover from Greece depicts 4 different stamps celebrating the Parthenon Marbles at the Acropolis, Athens. The Elgin Marbles are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum. The majority of the sculptures were created in the 5th century BCE under the direction of sculptor and architect Phidias. The term Parthenon Marbles or Parthenon Sculptures refers to sculptures—the frieze, metopes and pediments—from the Parthenon held in various collections, principally the British Museum and Acropolis Museum.

P. R. CHINA

SLOVENIA

BELARUS