Sunday, 8 April 2018

TURKEY

A beautiful cover from Turkey, depicting a joint issue with Hungary from year 2016 on topic "450th anniversary of the Siege of Szigetvár".
The Siege of Szigetvár or Battle of Szigeth was a siege of the fortress of Szigetvár, Hungary, that blocked Suleiman's line of advance towards Vienna in 1566. The battle was fought between the defending forces of the Habsburg Monarchy and the invading Ottoman army under the nominal command of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

TURKEY

A nice cover from Turkey, depicting a complete set issued in 2015 on topic "Farm and domestic animals".

ALGERIA

A nice cover from Algeria, depicting 2 complete sets (of same type) issued in 2011 on topic "Snakes".

MALTA

An interesting cover from Malta, depicting a complete set issued in 2006 on topic "Castles and Towers from Malta".

INDONESIA

A nice mixed Fauna cover from Indonesia.

Monday, 2 April 2018

PAKISTAN

Another beautiful cover from Pakistan, depicting a complete set issued in 2017 on topic "Mountains - International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development".

PAKISTAN

A beautiful cover from Pakistan, depicting a complete set issued in 2014 on topic "Ancient cultures - joint issue with Ukraine". This set is dedicated to the "Cucuteni-Trypillian culture" (covering substantial parts of western Ukraine and northeastern Romania) and Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan.
Mohenjo-daro is an archeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2600 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. The site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
Resultado de imagem para Mohenjo-daro


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Sunday, 1 April 2018

BELARUS

A beautiful cover from Belarus, depicting a joint issue with Iran from year 2011, celebrating the "Mir Castle" in Grodno Province (Belarus) and the Karim Khan Castle in Shiraz (Iran).
The Mir Castle Complex is recognized by UNESCO for its cultural significance since 2000, as an excepcional exemple of a central European castle, reflecting in its design and layout successive cultural influences (Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance) that blend harmoniously to create an impressive monumento to the history of this region.
The Karim Khan Castle is a citadel located in Shiraz, it was built at the end of the 18th. century and it seems like a medieval fortress.
Resultado de imagem para mir castle complexResultado de imagem para shiraz citadel

SERBIA

A cover from Serbia, depicting a complete set of 2 stamps ssued in 2015 on topic "Environment protection".

SWITZERLAND

A nice cover from Switzerland, depicting a complete set issued in 1980 on topic "Pro Juventute".