UNITED NATIONS (VIENNA OFFICE)

An amazing cover from UNO Vienna, depicting 4 stamps of the same type celebrating the Everglades National Park, in USA. Everglades National Park is an American national park that protects the southern twenty percent of the original Everglades in Florida. The park is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States and the largest wilderness of any kind east of the Mississippi River. An average of one million people visit the park each year. Everglades is the third-largest national park in the contiguous United States after Death Valley and Yellowstone. UNESCO declared the Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve in 1976 and listed the park as a World Heritage Site in 1979.

AUSTRIA

This cover from Austria features a single stamp issued in 2023 celebrating the "Pionierkreuz". Pionierkreuz is a shrine in Obertraun, Gmunden District, Upper Austria and has an elevation of 1,398 metres. Pionierkreuz is situated nearby to Dachstein Mammoth Cave and the scenic viewpoint 5 Fingers. It is also part of the Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape. UNESCO designated Hallstatt–Dachstein/Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (Kulturlandschaft Hallstatt–Dachstein/Salzkammergut) a World Heritage Site in 1997, with the description: "Human activity in the magnificent natural landscape of the Salzkammergut began in prehistoric times, with the salt deposits being exploited as early as the 2nd millennium B.C. This resource formed the basis of the area's prosperity up to the middle of the 20th century, a prosperity that is reflected in the fine architecture of the town of Hallstatt."

AUSTRIA

This cover from Austria depicts a single stamp issued in 2023, celebrating the Belvedere Palace, in Vienna. The Historic Centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles in various styles, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th-century Ringstraße. In 2001, the site was inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites.

SWITZERLAND

This cover from Switzerland depicts a minisheet issued in 2023 celebrating the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona, inscribed as a natural UNESCO site since 2008. The Glarus Alps feature a major thrust fault, a geological phenomenon where older rocks are carried onto younger layers in the process of mountain building. As this area is well accessible, it has played an important role in the studies of tectonic processes and geological sciences since the 18th century.

SRI LANKA

A beautiful FAUNA cover from Sri Lanka, depicting a complete set celebrating the Wasgamuwa National Park. Wasgamuwa National Park is a natural park in Sri Lanka situated in the Matale and Polonnaruwa Districts. It was declared to protect and to make a refuge for the displaced wild animals during the Mahaweli Development Project in 1984 and is one of the four National Parks designated under the Project. Wasgamuwa is one of the protected areas where Sri Lankan Elephants can be seen in large herds. It is also one of the Important Bird Areas in Sri Lanka.

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BRAZIL

This cover from Brazil depicts a complete set issued in 1997 with some Fauna and Flora from the Amazon region. The Central Amazon Conservation Area is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. As the largest protected area in the Amazon basin, the site is notable for its high biodiversity, range of habitats such as várzea and igapó forests and number of endangered species. It has been recognized by various conservation agencies as a high priority region.

BRAZIL

This cover from Brazil depicts a complete set issued in 1994 with some Fauna from the Amazon region. The Central Amazon Conservation Area is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. As the largest protected area in the Amazon basin, the site is notable for its high biodiversity, range of habitats such as várzea and igapó forests and number of endangered species. It has been recognized by various conservation agencies as a high priority region.

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BELARUS

TAIWAN

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SAN MARINO

A nice cover from San Marino, one of the smallest countries in the world. The cover depicts 2 stamps issued in 1985 with 2 pictures of the Colosseum of Rome, Italy. The stamp on the top shows a picture with the whole monument in 85 d.C. and the stamp on he bottom the monument in the modern era. The city of Rome was the centre of the Roman Empire, and later, of the Christian world. It is home to a large number of major monuments of antiquity, including the Colosseum (pictured), the Pantheon, and the Roman Forum, as well as buildings from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Originally listed by UNESCO as the "Historic Centre of Rome" in 1980, the site was expanded in 1990 and renamed to the current name Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura

SRI LANKA

SRI LANKA

SPAIN

This beautiful cover from Spain depicts a miniature sheet issued in 2023 with a picture of the Santa Maria de Mediavilla Cathedral, in the town of Teruel. This monument is part of the World Heritage Site Mudejar Architecture in Aragon. Mudéjar architecture of Aragon is an aesthetic trend in Mudéjar style in Aragon (Spain) and has been recognized in some representative buildings as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The chronology of the Aragonese Mudéjar occupies 12th to the 17th century and includes more than a hundred architectural monuments located predominantly in the valleys of the Ebro, Jalón and Jiloca. In 1986, Unesco declared the whole Mudéjar complex of Teruel a World Heritage Site, which was extended in 2001 to include other Aragonese Mudejar monuments.