Cover from China

I received prepaid cover from China, but on lower right part of cover is one stamp for additional postage. This stamp is from set Cloisonné Enamel, issued on 21.04.2013.

Inside was this mini sheet Launch of Satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2, issued on 30.12.2012. Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 is the first satellite successfully launched from North Korea, an Earth observation spacecraft that was launched on 12 December 2012, in order to replace the original Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, which failed to reach orbit on 13 April 2012. The United Nations Security Council condemned the satellite launch, regarding it as a violation of the ban on North Korean ballistic missile tests, as the rocket technology is the same.

Pakistan: 75th Anniversary of No. 6 Air Transport Support Squadron

No 6 Squadron is one of the oldest squadrons of Pakistan Air Force, being one of the nine IAF squadrons raised before or during World War II. Of those pioneering nine, it is probably the one that has the most varied history and has assumed the widest range of roles. No 6 Squadron was raised at Trinchinopoly on 1st December, 1942 as a Tactical Reconnaissance squadron on Hurricanes. No 6 Squadron has the honor to participate in the World War II in which squadron was awarded with one
Distinguished Service Order (DSO), one Most Excellent Order of The British Empire (MBE) and two Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in recognition of its outstanding performance during the war. After partition, No 6 Squadron became the part of Royal Pakistan Air Force. Pakistan Post issued this FDC on 01.12.2017.

But there are also  nice stamps on the backside too:
The 1st Anniversary of the Attack on The Army Public School, Peshawar, issued on 16.12.2015.
Birds - Red-Vented Bulbul, issued on 01.07.2013.
Marine Life - Arabian Sea Coral Reefs, issued on 04.10.2012.
International Space Year, issued on 07.06.1992.


Thank you Abuobaidah! 

Tanzania: Zebra in Ngorongoro Conservation Area

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area  is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180 km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. The area is named after Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area. The name of the crater has an onomatopoeic origin; it was named by the Maasai pastoralists after the sound produced by the cowbell (ngoro ngoro). Based on fossil evidence found at the Olduvai Gorge, various hominid species have occupied the area for 3 million years.

Stamps on postcard:

International Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations, issued on 09.10.2001.
Waterbuck (from set Wild Animals of Tanzania), issued on 31.08.2009.


Thank you Yangyang Hong!

Military vehicles on cover from Czech Republic

I received cover from Czech Republic with stamps from set They brought Freedom. Set of four stamps is issued on 20.01.2015. First stamp is Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IXE aircraft. The Supermarine Spitfire was the the most important British fighter aircraft during World War II and is perhaps the most famous fighter ever. Altogether 20,351 of these aircraft were built.

Second stamp is T-34/76, a Soviet medium tank that had a profound and lasting effect on the field of tank design. At its introduction, the T-34 possessed an unprecedented combination of firepower, mobility, protection and ruggedness. Its 76.2 mm high-velocity tank gun provided a substantial increase in firepower over any of its contemporaries; its well-sloped armour was difficult to penetrate by most contemporary anti-tank weapons. When first encountered in 1941, German general Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist called it "the finest tank in the world" and Heinz Guderian affirmed the T-34's "vast superiority" over existing German armour of the period. Although its armour and armament were surpassed later in the war, it has often been credited as the most effective, efficient and influential tank design of the Second World War.

Inside cover was this Polish stamp for my Postcrossing collection. Poland issued this stamp on 14.07.2016.


Thank you Michelle!

Postcard from Andorra, Spanish Administration

Postal services in Andorra are unique in that they are not operated by the country itself, but by its two larger neighboring countries, Spain and France. This is a legacy of the centuries of de facto control exercised by those two countries over Andorra. Correos of Spain and La Poste of France operate side by side. This postcard is sent through Spanish postal system in Andorra.

Stamps on postcard:
EUROPA - Integration through the Eyes of Young People , issued on 16.05.2006.
The 10th Anniversary of the Entry of Andorra to the United Nations, issued on 28.07.2003.


Thank you Wolfgang!

The 30th Anniversary of the First Romanian Cosmonaut

Romania celebrated The 30th Anniversary of the First Romanian Cosmonaut with this mini sheet issued on 09.05.2011. Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu was selected for spaceflight training in 1978 as a part of the Intercosmos Program. Having obtained the highest marks during three years of preparation, he was then selected for a joint space flight with the Russian cosmonaut Leonid Popov. In May 1981 they completed an eight-day space mission on board Soyuz 40 and the Salyut 6 space laboratory where they completed scientific experiments in the fields of astrophysics, space radiation, space technology, space medicine and biology. Prunariu is the 103rd human being to fly into space.


Thank you Silviu!

Greetings from Monaco

This is my second postcard from Monaco, from Greetings from series by Ewa Słocińska. Monaco is sovereign city-state, located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. With 19,009 inhabitants per km², it is the second-smallest and most densely populated sovereign state in the world. Monaco is host of famous street circuit motor race Monaco Grand Prix, one of the original Grands Prix of Formula One.

This interesting stamp with nice clean cancellation is ASTANA 2017 - Energy of the Future, issued on 16.05.2017.


Thank you Axel!

Historical Postal Vehicle on cover from Austria

I received a cover from Austria with mini sheet from annual series Historical Postal Vehicles. A rural postal vehicle drawn by a single horse of the type used to deliver post in the countryside is being presented. The stamp design is based on a lithograph by A. Fachini. Designer was Regina Simo, print run 130.000 copies.


Thank you Wolfgang!

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian post Mostar): Ljubuški

There's a 3 postal operators in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and i finally got mail from third operator - Croatian post in Mostar. This postcard is from Ljubuški, a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the West Herzegovina Canton, a unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Stamps on postcard:
Early Christian Cemetery & Monastery of St. John, Livno, issued on 12.05.2013.
Christmas, issued on 01.12.2017.


Thank you Ivan!

Registered cover from Germany

I received another registered cover from Germany with a lot of interesting stamps:

Merry Christmas, issued on 08.11.2007.
Greta Garbo, from set International movie-stars, issued on 11.10.2001.
Film Reel, from set International movie-stars, issued on 11.10.2001.
EUROPA Stamps - The Circus, issued on 02.05.2002.
The 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Hermann Hesse, issued on 04.07.2002.
Berlin's Museum Island, issued on 08.08.2002.
Flowers - Krokus (Elves Crocus), issued on 11.08.2005.