Cover from Papua New Guinea

This is my first cover Papua New Guinea, an country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua.

Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. It is also one of the most rural, as only 18 per cent of its people live in urban centers. There are 852 known languages in the country, of which 12 now have no known living speakers. Most of the population of more than 8 million people lives in customary communities, which are as diverse as the languages. The country is one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically. It is known to have numerous groups of uncontacted peoples, and researchers believe there are many undiscovered species of plants and animals in the interior. 

Stamps on cover are from set Frangipani Flowers: Lady in Pink, Carmine flush and Golden kiss, issued on 6.4.2005.


Thank you Jinesh!

Cover from French military base in Central African Republic

The Central African Republic conflict is a civil war in the Central African Republic involving the government, rebels from the Séléka coalition and the Anti-balaka militias.  MINUSCA is UN peacekeeping mission, which started in April 10, 2014 to protect Central African Republic civilians. One of the countries involved is France, and French Army use France postal system for their personnel. This is my second cover from MINUSCA mission, with four stamps and nice cancellations. Stamps on cover:

Marianne of Lamouche, issued on 1.10.2006.
Bicentenary of the Republic: Work of Gerard Garouste, issued on 26.9.1992.
Marianne type Luquet, issued on 1.1.2002.
Europa (C.E.P.T.) 2015 - Old Toys, issued on 9.5.2015.

Inside cover was this postcard from capital city Bangui. This is aerial view of Bangui and headquarters of the MINUSCA.

Thank you so much Martin and Wolfgang!

Fantastic registered cover from Canada

I received once more nice registered big cover from Canada, this time bigger than my scanner. Cover was full of beautiful mint Canadian stamps, but there's also a lot of nice stamps on cover:

Pisew Falls Provincial Park (from set From Far And Wide), issued on 15.1.2018.
Wapiti (from set Young Wildlife), issued on 31.3.2014.
Complete minisheet Great Canadian Illustrators, issued on 5.4.2018.
Naats'ihch'oh National Park Reserve (from set From Far And Wide), issued on 15.1.2018.
Ice Hockey - Memorial Cup, issued on 18.5.2018.
Bees, issued on 1.5.2018.
The 65th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, issued on 20.4.2018.
Weather Wonders (four from set of five), issued on 26.7.2018.
Astronomy - Milky Way and Northern Lights (whole set), issued on 29.6.2018.
The 100th Anniversary of the RMS Empress of Ireland , issued on 29.5.2014.
And the last one in extraordinary Canadian flag stamp made from fabric - The 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Flag, issued on 15.2.2015.

My friend sent me inside lot of wonderful Canadian stamps, and i received once again one of the Star Trek minisheets. I have this stamps in self-adhesive variant, but this sheet have classic gum. It's part of the set issued on 5.5.2016. There's a fluorescent frame on each stamp.

Another wonderful minisheet, dedicated to my favorite sport - The 50th Anniversary of F1 in Canada, issued on 16.5.2017. This stamps also have fluorescent frame.

This is minisheet The 100th Anniversary of Montreal Canadiens, issued on 17.10.2009. Using an action-oriented printing process called Motionstamp technology, the three stamps on the souvenir sheet feature replays of the historic 500th goals of Maurice Richard, Jean Béliveau, and Guy Lafleur, while playing for the Canadiens.

Because you can't see motion on this sheet when is scanned, i found this nice GIF to show you how this look like.

Scary and beautiful sharks are on this sheet issued on 13.7.2018. Beautiful design by Andrew Perro.

This circular miniature sheet of 8 stamps is Chinatown Gates, issued on 1.5.2013. It shows Chinatown gates in Canadian cities, and sheet is in shape of traditional Chinese coin.

A nice flower minisheet with daisies, issued on 1.3.2017. Nice design by Debbie Adams.

And another minisheet with flowers, this time with two lotus flowers, Nelumbo nucifera and Nelumbo lutea, issued on 1.3.2018.

And for the end this fantastic minisheet, first from series three-part series Haunted Canada!     Alberta’s Ghost Bride, Saskatchewan’s St. Louis Ghost Train, Ontario’s Fort George, Quebec’s Château Frontenac and PEI’s Northumberland Strait beautifully painted in this gummed minisheet printed in offset lithography and with foil treatment for a special ghostly effect! This was issued on 16.6.2014.


Thank you so much, Trevor!

Fun with Numbers and Symbols on registered cover from Hong Kong

I received registered cover from Hong Kong with complete mini sheet with ten stamps. I was confused with this stamps at first, because i didn't knew what's on them, until i saw complete set. So, this is equals sign from set Fun with Numbers and Symbols, issued on 17.7.2018. Simple set, but very original.


Thank you Tony!

Beautiful cover from Sweden

I received this beautiful cover from Sweden with four extraordinary stamps and nice cancellation from Göteborg! First two stamps on cover are  wall decorations, from set Farmhouses of Hälsingland, issued on 7.5.2015. Other two are butterflies the black-veined white and the small tortoiseshell, from set issued on 16.3.2017.


Thank you so much Henrik!

Cover from Solomon Islands

I received my first cover from Solomon Islands, a country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometers.  In 1568, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña was the first European to visit the Solomon Islands archipelago, naming it Islas Salomón after the wealthy biblical King Solomon. It is said that they were given this name in the mistaken assumption that they contained great riches, and he believed them to be the Bible-mentioned city of Ophir.

Stamps used on cover:
Rufous-tailed Waterhen (from set BirdLife International), issued on 15.11.2004.
Prehensile-tailed skink (from set     WWF Skink), issued on 7.12.2005.


Thank you Jinesh!

Common Hill Myna on minisheet from Indonesia

This beautiful bird on this minisheet is common hill myna (Gracula religiosa), sometimes spelled "mynah" and formerly simply known as hill myna, is the myna most commonly seen in aviculture, where it is often simply referred to by the latter two names. It is a member of the starling family (Sturnidae), resident in hill regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. Indonesian Post released this issue on 5.11.2015.

I received minisheet in this cover, with two stamps used for postage:
Henry Dunant (from set 150th anniversary of the Red Cross), issued on 8.5.2013.
And second one is from set Satellites, issued on 27.9.2016.


Thank you my friend!

Personalized Postcrossing stamp, cover and 3D postcard from Indonesia

Indonesia released first Asian Postcrossing stamps in 2017, and this year we have personalized Postcrossing stamp from this country. I received this beautiful cover, 3D postcard and mint stamp inside, and also missing minisheet from 2017 edition.

This beautiful 3D postcard was printed for Postcrossing Exhibition 11-15 July at the Plaza Semanggi in Jakarta. You can't see 3D effect when i scan this card, but I've found someones video on YouTube and you can see 3D effect bellow.

This video is posed on YouTube by hana novi christinawaty, thank you!

I also received one mint personalized stamp inside, and my missing minisheet from previous Postcrossing set.

 This is my missing minisheet from last year, part of official Postcrossing set issued on 14.07.2017. Set includes this minisheet and 3 individual stamps, and this 3 stamps I received last year. You can see cover with them here.


Thank you very much Siti!

High-speed Railway Development on registered cover from China

I received another registered cover from China, this time with minisheet High-speed Railway Development, issued on 25.11.2017. As regards railway systems, China has become the country with the largest operation scale, the most comprehensive technology and the most abundant high-speed railway managerial experience. It has successfully developed Chinese-standard “Renaissance" Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) bullet trains. With a traveling speed of up to 350 kp/h on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, it sets a new benchmark for the world's high-speed railway operating speed, showing that China's high-speed rail industry has entered a new era.

Other stamps on cover:
Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea), issued on 1.2.2002.
Yunnan Nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis), issued on 1.1.2004.
Greeting Card Stamp, issued on 8.8.2013.
Long Sheng Ti Tian (from set Beautiful China), issued on 19.5.2013.


Thank you Li Ming!

Fauna cover from Honduras

I received my first cover from Honduras, a country in Central America, once known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became modern-day Belize. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.

Stamps on cover:
The eyelash viper, green iguana and burrowing owl from set Conservation of Wildlife, issued on 6.10.2014. And the last stamp is honduran emerald from set Environmental Protection, issued on 10.4.2015.


Thank you Cesar!

Postcards from Greece

We received couple of nice postcards from Greece. As you can see on this postcard, Greece is heaven for cats and cat lovers. They are everywhere, especially in touristic places, of course, always around restaurants!

Stamp on postcard is Solon of Athens (from set Seven wise men of Antiquity), issued on 27.7.2017.

Second postcard shows Greek village Panagia, in Chalkidiki. 

Stamp on this postcard is from set World day of bees, issued on 18.5.2018.


Thank you Lana!

Ethiopia: Church of Saint George, Lalibela

The Church of Saint George is one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela, a city in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. The historical and religious site was named Lalibela after the King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty, who commissioned its construction. He is regarded as a saint by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The church itself is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela".

Stamps on postcard:
Agelgel from Welega (from set Traditional baskets), issued on 20.2.1997.
Menelik's Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus meneliki), issued on 12.12.2002.


Thank you Solomon!

Shaped postcard from China: Lin Zexu Memorial

I received nice shaped postcard from China. Postcard represents Lin Zexu Memorial, and inscription bellow means: "All rivers run into sea", and meaning of that is - Be tolerant to diversity. Lin Zexu  was a Chinese scholar-official of the Qing dynasty best known for his role in the First Opium War of 1839–42. Lin's forceful opposition to the opium trade was a primary catalyst for the First Opium War.

Stamps on postcard:
Greeting Card Stamp, issued on 8.8.2013.
Wanfeng Peaks Forest (from set Beautiful China), issued on 12.5.2016.
Biddulph's Ground-jay (Podoces biddulphi), issued on 1.2.2002.


Thank you Li Ming!