Baikonur postcard from Russian post office in Kazakhstan

Most famous Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport located in an area of southern Kazakhstan leased to Russia. The Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. I recently found out there is a Russian post office, so I've found a guy which helped me to received this beautiful postcard. Postmark is not readable in upper part, but on lower part you can see zip code 468320 and here you can find further info about that post office. You can also see that this post office use stamps of Kazakhstan, first one is EXPO 2017 Future Energy, issued on 7.3.2017, and second one is The 50th Anniversary of the First Space Walk, issued on 18.6.2015.

Thank you, Sergey!

Kazakhstan: Kenesary Khan memorial in Astana

A majestic equestrian sculpture of the political and military leader Kenesary Khan stands on the bank of the Ishim River, in one of the central districts of Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. Kenesary Khan was a fighter of the national-liberation movement for the independence from the Russian Empire during his reign. Kenesary Kasymov was the last Kazakh sultan, who was a grandson of Abylay khan and from origin of Genghis Khan. Despite achieved success in one time, he was forced to retreat. Kenesary settled on the areas of the elder zhuz, on the border with the Kyrgyz land. Kenesary Khan was defeated not from the overwhelming superiority of the royal army, because he was a victim of the treachery of his own companions, and Kyrgyzes captured him.

This is one of two stamps from set Horses - The 4th National Festival of Sports, issued on 26.11.2016.


Thank you Lyubov!

Cover from Kazakhstan with Postcrossing stamp!

I have received cover from Kazakhstan with postcard inside. Stamps on cover:
The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Ilyas Esenberlin, 1915-1983, issued on 18.06.2015.
Happy Postcrossing!, issued on 07.11.2015.
National Costume, issued on 20.11.2012.

Postcard inside is dedicated to national Kazakh hunting with eagles. Racing through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people of the Altai Region in Western Mongolia practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles. Around 70 Kazakh eagle hunters take part in the annual Golden Eagle festival and the following set of breathtaking images display the 4,000-year-old art in all of its glory.


Thank you Yevgeniya!

Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

I am delighted! I am big fan of space exploration, and this is my first postcard from Kazakhstan!
Baikonur Cosmodrome is Earth's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in the desert steppe of Kazakhstan, about 200 kilometres east of the Aral Sea, north of the Syr Darya river, near Tyuratam railway station, at 90 metres above sea level. It is leased by the Kazakh Government to Russia and is managed jointly by the Roscosmos State Corporation and the Russian Aerospace Forces. The shape of the area leased is an ellipse, measuring 90 kilometres east–west by 85 kilometres north–south, with the cosmodrome at the centre. It was originally built by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s as the base of operations for its space program. Both Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft in human history, and before it, Sputnik 1, the world's first orbital spaceflight of any sort, were launched from one of Baikonur's launch pads, which is now known as Gagarin's Start, named after Yuri Gagarin.

This stamp is from set of two stamps Water Birds - joint Issue with Azerbaijan, issued od 24.11.2010. Bird on stamp is Phoenicopterus roseus - Greater flamingo.


Thank you Sergey!