Successful docking of the Crew Dragon Endeavour with the ISS

 

Crew Dragon Endeavour is a Crew Dragon spacecraft manufactured and operated by SpaceX and used by NASA's Commercial Crew Program. It was launched into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket on 30 May 2020 and successfully docked to the International Space Station on 31 May 2020 as part of the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission; this was the first crewed flight test of a Dragon capsule, carrying Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken. It is the spacecraft used in the first crewed orbital spaceflight from the United States since STS-135 in July 2011 and the first crewed orbital spaceflight by a private company. On 2 August 2020 it returned to Earth.

 

This nice cover is designed by Trevor Ashman to commemorate this unique event. He sent his covers to Houston cause of this awesome special postmark. Thank you very much, mate!

Europa CEPT 2020 Ancient Postal Routes on cover from Poland

 

Like all European postal administrations, Polish post issued common Europa CEPT theme Ancient Postal Routes. They issued one stamp with unusual dimensions, so this one is tallest Europa CEPT 2020 stamp. Stamp is issued on 29.4.2020.

Thank you, Olga!

San Juan de Dios Market on postcard from Guadalajara

 

 

 

I received this wonderful card last year with top view of fruit vendors in San Juan de Dios Market in Guadalajara in Mexico. It is the largest indoor market in Latin America with an area of 40,000 m². On the back there is, you can say, matching stamp, even if its part of Folk Art set issued in 2019.

Thank you, Isaac!

Land camera on postcard from UK

 

 

 

We received this postcard randomly sent from Postcard united several months ago. It shows Land  camera from 1947. The camera, which became better known by the name of Land's company, Polaroid, was the first so-called instant camera. Using developer and fixer contained in sacs with the film and photographic paper in a layered packet, the first Polaroid camera could produce a black-and-white photo in 60 seconds.  After the exposure was made, the packet was pulled out of the camera, which squeezed the chemicals from their sacs and began the developing process.

Thank you, Rasa!

Cover from Australia

 

I didn't received cover from Australia for a very long time, so it was pleasant surprise to find this one in my mailbox several months ago. It was sent in April 2020, but COVID-19 lock downs slowed this cover on way to me and it's a CCCC circuit cover which will not be continued until Serbia reopens postal traffic with Cuba, unfortunately. On this cover you can see two stamps: Kincumber Jetty, from set Australian Jetties, issued on 21.2.2017, and Cliefden Caves from Caves set issued on 2.5.2017. And on them is beautiful and very clear postmark from Fairfield in New South Wales. 

Thank you so much, Krešimir!

Two German prepaid covers with ATM labels and special postmark

 

Last year i received these two fantastic prepaid ATM covers, with special postmark dedicated to 200 years of discovery of Antarctica by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. Both covers are prepaid covers with printed design of ATM labels issued in 2008 and 2010. There's also additional labels from 2017. Both covers have beautiful special postmark dedicated to Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian naval officer, and his discovery of Antarctica 200 years ago. 

Thank you so much, Holger!

Anti-COVID-19 campaign on cover from Canada

 

Last year i received this cover with personalized stamp and cover design dedicated to medical workers on the front line fight with COVID-19 virus. Anti-COVID-19 theme became very popular in philately and many people issued personalized stamps and this one is the far the best of all designs. Cover and stamp are designed by Trevor Ashman.

Thank you, Trevor!

The national minorities of Ukraine - Germans

 

Several months ago i received this wonderful stamp set The national minorities of Ukraine - Germans, used on two covers. Ukrainian post issued in previous yours two stamp sets in same series, dedicated to Gypsies and Jews. This set is issued on 28th August 2020.

Thank you so much, Roman!

Europa 2020 - Ancient Postal Routes on cover from Åland Islands

 

The 2020 Europa stamp theme was ancient postal routes, and the Åland contribution shows the Postal Boat Race across the Sea of Åland. Following the ancient postal route between Åland and Sweden, the Race is arranged in June every year in remembrance of the Åland and Swedish postal-farmers’ obligation to convey mail as well as passengers in all kinds of weather. Starting in 1638, the conveyance of mail continued for almost 400 years until early 1900s.Stamp is issued on 8th May 2020.

Thank you, Kimmo!