Friday, 12 January 2024
SPAIN
This beautiful cover from Spain depicts a miniature sheet issued in 2023 with a picture of the Serra de Tramuntana, in Mallorca Island. he Serra de Tramuntana is a mountain range running southwest–northeast which forms the northern backbone of the Spanish island of Mallorca. It is also the name given to the comarca of the same area. On 27 June 2011, the Tramuntana Range was awarded World Heritage Status by UNESCO as an area of great physical and cultural significance.
UN VIENNA
This cover from UN Vienna depicts 4 stamps of the same type, celebrating the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, an American national park in the southeastern United States, with parts in North Carolina and Tennessee. The park straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The park contains some of the highest mountains in eastern North America, including Clingmans Dome, Mount Guyot, and Mount Le Conte. The border between the two states runs northeast to southwest through the center of the park. The Appalachian Trail passes through the center of the park on its route from Georgia to Maine. Te park was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983, and an International Biosphere Reserve in 1988.
Sunday, 7 January 2024
CZECH REPUBLIC
This cover came from Czech Republic features 4 stamps of the same type (issued in 2023), celebrating the sp town of Frantiskovy Lázne. The Town of Frantiskovy Lázne in Karlovy Varí region is one of the Spa Towns in Europe, listed as a World Heritage Site since 2021. The Great Spa Towns of Europe is a transnational World Heritage Site consisting of a selection of 11 spa towns across seven European countries. They were developed around natural mineral water springs. From the early 18th century to the 1930s, Western Europe experienced an increase in spa and bathing culture, leading to the construction of elaborate bath houses. These would often include gardens, casinos, theatres, and villas surrounding the springs and the bath house. The city of Bath was originally inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1987. The efforts to get the Great Spas of Europe onto the World Heritage List began in 2012, and the nomination was submitted in 2019. On 24 July 2021, the Great Spas of Europe were officially inscribed on the World Heritage List.
UN VIENNA
This amazing cover from UN Vienna depcits a miniature sheet issued in 2023 with pictures of eminet fishes from the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef. It is near the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is made up of nearly 2900 coral reefs and over 600 islands. It is 327,800 km2 big and 2600 km long. It has been listed an important World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest structure made by living things. It can be seen from outer space. The Reefs are threatened. The biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef today is coral bleaching caused by high sea water temperatures as a result of global warming.
Etiquetas:
Australia - Great Barrier Reef,
UN Vienna,
Unesco World Heritage
HONDURAS
This cover from Honduras depicts several stamps and 2 miniature sheets on both sides of the envelope. On the front side a mnisheet of 1,50 lempiras celebrates de World Heritage Site Maya Site of Copan. The Maya Site of Copan is one of the most spectacular archaeological sites of the ancient Maya civilization and was declared UNESCO World Heritage in 1980. Located in a majestic landscape in western Honduras, the city saw Maya sculpture reach its highest artistic expression.
Etiquetas:
Honduras,
Honduras - Maya Site of Copan,
Unesco World Heritage
Wednesday, 3 January 2024
UN VIENNA
This cover from UNO Vienna depicts 4 stamps of the same type, celebrating the Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex, in Turkey. The Selimiye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque, which is located in the city of Edirne (formerly Adrianople), Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Selim II, and was built by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan between 1568 and 1575. It was considered by Sinan to be his masterpiece and is one of the highest achievements of Islamic architecture as a whole and Ottoman architecture in particular. The mosque, together with its külliye, was included on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2011.
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