USA: Colorado Convention Center

The Colorado Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center located in Downtown Denver.  The convention center was expanded in 2004 to include several meeting rooms, two ballrooms and an indoor amphitheatre. Since opening, the center hosts over 400 events per years. Centrally located in Denver, the center has become one of Denver's many landmarks. The center is adjacent to the Denver Performing Arts Complex and the Emily Griffith Opportunity School.
A public art collection is featured throughout the interior and exterior of the convention center. The most visible work is I See What You Mean by Lawrence Argent, located just to the left of the main entrance on 14th Street. Erected in June 2005, 12.19 meters-tall polymer-concrete-clad sculpture is in the form of a lapis-lazuli-colored bear pushing its nose and paws against the glass facade, attempting to peer inside.

Stamps:
Robert F. Kennedy, issued on 1979-01-12
Legends of Hollywood - Marilyn Monroe, issued on 1995-06-01
Bryce Canyon, Utah, issued on 2006-02-24
"Lady Writing Letter," by Gerard Terborch, 1654, issued on 1979-01-12


Thank You Mary!

Australia: National Motor Museum in Birdwood

The National Motor Museum, Birdwood, is an automobile museum in Birdwood, South Australia. Established in 1964 and opened to the public soon afterwards, it is Australia's largest motor museum, with over 300 vehicles on display.

You can see on postcard 1956 Holden FJ - beautiful car.

The Holden FJ series is a range of motor vehicles which was produced in Australia by Holden from 1953 to 1957. The FJ was the second model of an "all Australian car" manufactured by Holden and was based upon the established 48-215 series, commonly referred to as the "FX". Originally specified as 60 bhp (45 kW) achieved at 3,800 rpm, the claimed maximum power output from the six-cylinder engine was increased to 65 bhp achieved at 4,000 rpm.

Stamp is Wilderness Australia: Victoria's Alpine National Park, issued on 2014-10-01.


Thank You very much Jenny!

Russia: Zelenograd

Zelenograd (green city) is a city, which, along with the territories and settlements under its jurisdiction, forms one of the administrative okrugs of Moscow - Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug. The city color is green and its emblematic animal is the squirrel. Before 1989 Zelenograd was a de facto closed city in some aspects: it was prohibited to take photos in the central parts of the city, near the plants, teaching and research facilities, and foreigners were not admitted into the city.
Zelenograd was one of the most powerful centers of electronics, microelectronics and computer industry in the Soviet Union, and it still plays a similar role in modern Russia. It was developed as a reflection of the California Silicon Valley and known also as Soviet/Russian Silicon Valley.

Stamps are Novgorod Kremlin and Ryazan Kremlin, both issued on 2009-10-01.


Thank You Julia!
 

Serbia: International Year of Light 2015

Serbian Post has released two very nice stamps dedicated to International Year of Light.

The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, 2015 (IYL 2015) is a United Nations observance that aims to raise awareness of the achievements of light science and its applications, and its importance to humankind.

The International Year of Light is "a global initiative adopted by the United Nations to raise awareness of how optical technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to worldwide challenges in energy, education, agriculture, communications and health."

The IYL 2015 has been endorsed by a number of international Scientific Unions and the International Council for Science. The IYL 2015 will be administered by an International steering committee convened by John M. Dudley in collaboration with the UNESCO International Basic Sciences Programme and a Secretariat at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics which is a UNESCO Category 1 Institute.

Stamps are issued on 2015-08-26.

USA: Santa Cruz, California

My good friend sent me beautiful postcard from California!

Santa Cruz (Spanish: Holy Cross) is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California. The present-day site of Santa Cruz was the location of Spanish settlement beginning in 1791, including Mission Santa Cruz and the pueblo of Branciforte. Following the Mexican–American War of 1846–48, California became the 31st state in 1850. The City of Santa Cruz was incorporated in 1866 and chartered in April 1876. Important early industries included lumber, gunpowder, lime and agriculture. Late in the 19th century, Santa Cruz established itself as a beach resort community.

Stamp is Red, White and Blue (4 stars), issued on 2014-04-25

Thank You very much Aleksandar!

Highland cattle

This cute calf  is highland cattle, a Scottish cattle breed. They have long horns and long wavy coats that are colored black, brindle, red, yellow, white, silver or dun. They originated in the Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland and were first mentioned in the 6th century AD. They are also known as 'coos' the term for the hairier looking cows. They are a hardy breed due to their native environment, the Scottish Highlands.

Stamp is Ludwigslust castle, issued on 2015-01-02

Thank You Sabrina!

USA: Minions

Minions are my favorite animated characters! I love all their movies! Their latest movie Minions is a 2015 3D computer-animated family comedy film, and a prequel/spin-off to the Despicable Me franchise.  The film stars Coffin (as the Minions), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, and Steve Coogan, and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush. It was first foreshadowed in the end credits of Despicable Me 2, where Stuart, Kevin, and Bob, three of the Minions, are seen auditioning for the film. The film became a huge commercial success and has grossed over $989 million worldwide.

Stamps:

Seed Packets: Cosmos, issued on 2013-04-05
The Incredibles, issued on 2012-06-01
Summer Harvest: Sweet Corn, issued on 2015-07-11


Thank You very much Charlotte for this beautiful postcard and stamps!

Germany: St Peter's Church in Wörlitzer Park

The highest building in Wörlitz is the Tower of the Saint Petri Church, situated on the border between the town and the Park, not far from the Castle. Originally there was a smaller Romanesque church in this place (built from 1196-1201), which had been endowed by Albert I of Brandenburg, also called The Bear, to support churchly life within the admininstrative association Wörlitzer Winkel. In 1532 the church reformer Martin Luther was preaching here in front of the princes of Anhalt. In the years between 1804 and 1809 Prince Leopold III Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau had the Church together with the Tower reconstructed and extended in the neo-Gothic style.

Stamp is Felix the Rabbit, issued on 2015-03-02

Thank You Bibie!

John Cooper Works

John Cooper Works is a British-based company founded in 2000 by Michael Cooper, son of John Cooper, the racing car maker and tuner responsible for the original Mini Cooper. JCW produces tuning parts and accessories for BMW's new Mini.Formally incorporated in January 2002, BMW acquired the rights to the name in January 2007and bought out the company in 2008.

Stamps:

Convent of St Gallen (World Heritage 1983), issued on 2003-09-09
Strobilomyces strobilaceus, issued on 2014-03-06


Thank You Karin!

Yoda

Awesome postcard! Yoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars space opera franchise created by George Lucas, first appearing in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. In the original films, he trains Luke Skywalker to fight against the evil Galactic Empire. In the prequel films, he serves as the Grand Master of the Jedi Order and as a high-ranking general of Clone Troopers in the Clone Wars.

Stamp is Ludwigslust castle, issued on 2015-01-02

Thank You Frank & Susanne!

Finland: Matryoshka dolls by Ivana Helsinki

Another postcard with matryoshka dolls, but this time from Finland! Pink dolls have glitter effect.

This cute stamps is Dachshund, issued on 2012-09-03.

Thank You Nüna!

At the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

This is not whole oil painting, just a part of it.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century yielded a collection of exciting, elegant and provocative images of the modern and sometimes decadent life of those times. Toulouse-Lautrec is among the best-known painters of the Post-Impressionist period, a group which includes Cézanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin. In a 2005 auction at Christie's auction house, a new record was set when La blanchisseuse, an early painting of a young laundress, sold for US$22.4 million.

Stamp is Ludwigslust castle, issued on 2015-01-02

Thank You Karen!

Greece: Chalkidiki by Georges Meis

I have received beautiful panoramic postcard in cover made by Georges Meis.

This postcard was sent from Neos Marmaras. Neos Marmaras is a village on the Sithonia peninsula, in the Chalkidiki peninsula, Greece. In 2001, Neos Marmaras had 2,854 permanent residents; however, the summer-time population has been estimated at 20,000. The main industries are tourism, agriculture (olives, wine, and honey), and fishing. Situated on three shoreline hills, below the two mountains, Itamos and Tragoudeli (singing mountain), Neos Marmaras is located 125 kilometres from Thessaloniki, and 55 kilometres from Poligyro.

Stamp: The twelve months in folk art: August, issued on 2014-04-24.


Thank You Lana and Racko!

Greece: Old fisherman from Chalkidiki

Chalkidiki is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the Region of Central Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula, but not of the regional unit. The capital of Chalkidiki is the main town of Polygyros, located in the centre of the peninsula. Chalkidiki today is a popular summer tourist destination. Aristotle was born here in 384 B.C.

Very nice summer stamp: The twelve months in folk art: August, issued on 2014-04-24.



Thank You very much Kristijan & Tajana!

Russia: Sochi 2014 FDC

Very nice FDC with awesome stamps: Skeleton and Speed Skating, issued on 2014-01-24. Here are also two Kremlin stamps: Ryazan Kremlin and Zaraysk Kremlin, issued on 2009-10-01.

The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games  and commonly known as Sochi 2014, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 7 to February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia, with opening rounds in certain events held on the eve of the opening ceremony, 6 February 2014. Both the Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics were organized by the Sochi Organizing Committee. Sochi was selected as the host city in July 2007, during the 119th IOC Session held in Guatemala City. It was the first Olympics in Russia since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Soviet Union was the host nation for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

I have also received in this fdc very nice old postcard from Soviet Union. This is Soviet space propaganda: Mars. Through sandy river, by A. Sokolov.

Thank You very much Genady!

Stamps and postcards from USA

I have received awesome package from USA, with many stamps, postcards, key chains, stickers, coloring books, Minion bag and even a Minion windsock!!! Below are hi-res scans of postcards and stamps from package.

stamps:

DC Comics Superheroes (Plastic Man, Aquaman, Supergirl), issued on 2006-07-20
Batman and rope, issued on 2014-10-09
Archie, issued on 2010-07-16
Century: Motion Picture 'The Great Train Robbery', issued on 1998-02-03
Farmers Market: Bread and eggs, Fruits and Vegetables, Flowers, Herbs, issued on 2014-08-07
Lightning McQueen & Mater, issued on 2011-08-19
Camera, Lens, Color Filters, Adapter Ring, Studio Light Bulb, issued on 1978-06-26
Summer Harvest: Watermelons, Sweet Corn, cantaloupes, Tomatoes, issued on 2015-07-11
Vintage Flowers issued on 2015-02-14
Lace hearts, issued on 2015-01-22
Muscle Cars: 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona, 1966 Pontiac GTO, 1970 Plymouth Hemi Barracuda, issued on 2013-02-22
Breast Cancer Research, issued on 1998-07-29
Hot Rods: Black and Red "Deuce" coupe, issued on 2014-06-06
Coastal Birds:Red Knot, King Eider, Spoonbill, Frigatebird, issued on 2015-06-01

And here are postcards

This is puzzle card!

This is prepaid postcard! You can see prepaid "stamp" bellow

Thank You very much Charlotte for this awesome package!

Russia: Izborsk

This postcard is from city museum in Izborsk.

According to the Russian Primary Chronicle, the town was the seat of Rurik's brother Truvor from 862-864. The next mention of the town in Slavonic chronicles dates back to 1233, when the place was captured by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. Pskov moved the fortress to a more convenient site in 1302. The most ancient extant structure is the Tower Lukovka, constructed in 1330. The Nativity church within the fortress was built in the 16th century. Near the fortress is a museum of stone crosses.

In the later 1500s Izborsk was one of the smaller, but nonetheless strategically important fortresses that protected the northwest Russian borders from invasion. The fortress was supposed to be impregnable, which is why the seizure of it in 1569 by a small Lithuanian regiment came as such a shock to the then ruler, Ivan the Terrible. The relative ease and suspicious circumstances of the seizure of the fortress deeply troubled the already paranoid Ivan. In the dead of night Teterin, a Russian turncoat disguised as an oprichnik, ordered the gates of the town be opened in the name of the oprichnina, thus allowing the enemy regiment to enter and overtake the fortress.

Though Ivan managed to retake the city with little difficulty, the treachery and conspiracy involved in the original seizure led him to order the executions of the assistant crown secretaries of Izborsk, as well as the secretaries of the surrounding fortresses. With rumors of disaffection and growing discontent throughout the country on the rise, Ivan feared that other cities would soon follow the treasonous example of Izborsk. The proximity of the town to the cities of Novgorod and Pskov, coupled with the questionable implication of Novgorod's chancery administration in Teterin's plot, threw suspicion of treachery and defection onto the already distrusted city.

Stamps are Ryazan Kremlin and Zaraysk Kremlin, both issued on 2009-10-01.


Thank You Liza!

India: FDC Vikramaditya and two postcards

INS Vikramaditya (meaning "Brave as the Sun") is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier which entered into service with the Indian Navy in 2013. She has been renamed in honour of Vikramaditya, a legendary 1st century BCE emperor of Ujjain, India.

Originally built as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the carrier served with the Soviet and later with the Russian Navies (as Admiral Gorshkov) before being decommissioned in 1996 as she was too expensive to operate on a post-Cold War budget. The carrier was purchased by India on 20 January 2004 after years of negotiations at a final price of $2.35 billion. The ship successfully completed her sea trials in July 2013 and aviation trials in September 2013.

Stamps on cover:

INS Vikramaditya, issued on 2013-12-04
Mother Teresa, issued on 2009-03-01
Rajiv Gandhi, issued on 2008-12-01

I have also received two nice postcards, both depicts UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Red Fort Complex, also known as Lal Qila is a palace fort built in the 17th century by Shahjahan (1628-58), the fifth Mughal Emperor as part of his new capital city of Shahjahanabad. Located to the north of Delhi, it represents the glory of the Mughal rule and is considered the Highpoint of Mughal architectural, artistic and aesthetic creativity. The architectural design of the structures built within the fort represents a blend of Persian, Timuri and Indian architectural styles. The palace complex has been fortified by an enclosure wall built with red send stone (hence the name Red Fort).

Kaziranga National Park, located in the Northeastern state of Assam in the flood plains of the Brahmaputra River's bank, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 for its unique natural environment. The park, which covers an area of 42,996 hectares, has the distinction of being home to the world's largest population of the Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros.

I have also received nice mint stamps:

The 100th Anniversary of the Patna High Court, issued on 2015-04-18
Kerala Legislative Assembly, issued on 2013-08-07
100 Years of Indian Cinema - Raichand Boral, issued on 2013-05-03
Old Seminary, Kottayam, issued on 2015-04-21
Polo - Sagol Kangjei, issued on 2014-11-29

Thank You very much Subramanya!

Finland: Snorkmaiden

The Snork Maiden is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Snorkmaiden is Moomintroll’s friend and playmate. They like each other a lot and love hanging out together. Snorkmaiden is happy and energetic, although her habit of suddenly changing her mind can sometimes irritate people a bit.


I have received this postcard in envelope together with some stamps, and this mini sheet is best of them all. This is Royal Crown Couple, issued on 2010-05-13.

And this is stamp from envelope: Summer Feeling, issued on 2015-05-08

Thank You very much Nina!