Monday, September 30, 2013

CN-GD-256250

A lottery greeting postcard issued for Statistical Department of Henan Province (河南省统计局). It promoted the China Population Census (中国人口普查). The ID no. of this postcard is 10-411621-13-0046-00. Thanks Hu.












It has a 80 Fen pre-printed Year of the Tiger stamp. A 80 Fen flower stamp (2004-18, 401) and a 3 Yuan greeting stamp with label were added. It was sent from Guangdong Xingning Daping 3 (广东 兴宁 大坪3) on 11.12.2010. However, the stamps were not cancelled.




Sunday, September 29, 2013

FI-P20

A multiview postcard from Kuusamo. It shows different views along the Karhunkierros or Bears Trail (80km), which runs through the Oulanka National Park (Oulangan kansallispuistossa). Thanks Elenna.




















A 1 lk/kl landscape stamp with Santa and the reindeers cruising in the skyline was used. It was sent from Kemi on 3.1.2011.


Saturday, September 28, 2013

KR-P3(CN)

A Christmas postcard from South Korea. Thanks jessicahsu.




















It was sent from China inside an envelope. It was sent with three definitive stamps; a 50 Fen environmental stamp and two bird definitive stamps with face values 2 Yuan and 1 Yuan. They were cancelled at Beijing Yayuncun 5 (北京 亚运村) on 17.12.2010. It was underpaid cover with pasted but paper remnant indicating postage insufficient. However, there is no postage due marking and it was sent with any additional postage paid.



Friday, September 27, 2013

RU-P28

A postcard on the Ukok Plateau (Укок Плоского́рье) that shows the Tabyn-Bogdo-Ola Mountain Knot (Вершины Табын-богдо-Ола). It is a remote glasslands area in southwestern Siberia, near Altai Mountain. It forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Golden Mountains of Altai. Thanks Laktrissa.
















 A pair of Russian folklore stamp with face values  4p. and 2p. were used on this postcard. The meter postmark on this card was missing a large tract; leaving no information on the date and place where it was done. Also, it leads to suspected missing stamp on this card.



Thursday, September 26, 2013

IE-P11

A multiview postcard on Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. This building is one of the most important monastic sites in Ireland. It was founded by St. Kevin in the 6th Century. Also known as "Garden County" for its beautiful scenery and abundant plants and wildlife. Thanks chrissybaby.















A 82 cents sea aster flower definitive stamp was used. The meter postmark is hard to recognize its details, except for the place, Baile Átha Cliath (Dublin), it was cancelled and maybe on 17.1.2011.



Wednesday, September 25, 2013

AR-P1

A postal card depicts the biodiversity in Argentina. Thanks Mundo.














This card has a $1,50 pre-printed jaguar stamp. However, it was sent inside an envelope.












 On the envelope, there are one printed postage label of $7,00, a ₳10+₳5 fish stamp and a $L13+$L6,50 parrot stamp.  Only the surcharge postage stamps in old currency were cancelled at Av. Alte. Brown 780 C1155 on 19.11.2010.





Tuesday, September 24, 2013

CN-JS-263213

A postcard depicts the local drawing with the theme "The Warrior of the Yang Family" (杨家将). It was done by Gao Jinai (高金爱). Thanks happyrita.














It was sent with a 3 Yuan greeting stamp and a 150 Fen Yandi's Mausoleum stamp (1998-23, 3-3). They were cancelled at Nanjing Pancheng 1 (南京 盘城 1) on 20.12.2010.



Monday, September 23, 2013

CN-SC-243392A

A postal card showing the Mukden Palace or Imperial Palace of Shenyang (沈阳故宫). This Palace was built to resemble the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is one of the heritage site listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, under the name "Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang." The ID no. is FP6(10-1) 1998B. Thanks candyp.















It  has a 420 Fen pre-printed stamp using the same design of this postcard. It was cancelled with a neat postmark of Sichuan Jingyan Shengli 3 (四川 井研 胜利 3) on 14.12.2012.



Sunday, September 22, 2013

US-P42

A postcard on the 1920s -1930s in the Bronx, New York. It shows the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) house posts flanked the main entrance of the museum' research Branch. Thanks johnray.




















A 98 cents airmail stamp was used. It was cancelled at Buffalo NY 142 on 27.4.2011.





Saturday, September 21, 2013

PL-P18

A view of the city of Bydgoszcz. A monument and the city hall building at the background. This building is Jesuit College (Kolegium Jezuitów) in 17th Century.Thanks mikis.
















It was sent with two stamps; a 1.55zł Polish symbols stamp and 1.95zł mailmen stamp. They were cancelled at Komorniki Wer on 28.4.2011. 



Friday, September 20, 2013

NL-P20

A postcard showing some of the typical items in the Netherlands. These are Delft's blue, bikes, tulips and stroopwafels. Thank After4ever.















A 1 Wereld non-value indicator stamp on heart-shaped globe was used. It was cancelled at Rotterdam on 27.4.2011.



Thursday, September 19, 2013

PT-P10

A postcard on Congregados Church of Saint Antonio (Igreja de Santo António dos Congregados) in Porto (Oporto) with a tram passing in front. Historical part of Porto is listed in the UNESCO World HEritage List under the name "Historic Centre of Oporto." Thanks miceu.




















A 0,80 stamp on theater is used. It was cancelled at Celorico de Deira(?)  on 1?.4.2011. A French postmark from Pontarlier 25 was cancelled on 28.4.2011. This indicated it was miss sent to this place which has a similar postal code.



Wednesday, September 18, 2013

CN-P97

A postcard on Chinese paper cutting. It is also known as window flower. It depicts a man with smoke pipe. A 80 Fen bird definitive is pasted at a corner in the front due to lack of space at the back. It was cancelled with a postmark from Heilongjiang Qiqihar Pingxin (Tongqu) 2 or "黑龙江 齐齐哈尔 平信(筒取)2 " on 22.4.2011.Thanks jubeikui.




















Two other stamps, a 3 Yuan greeting and a 1 Yuan bird definitive stamps, were at the back. They were also cancelled with postmark of Heilongjiang Qiqihar Pingxin (Tongqu) 2 on 22.4.2011.



Tuesday, September 17, 2013

UA-P11

Night view of Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Майдан Незалежності) or  Independence Square in the Khreschatyk Street, Kyiv. The Monument to Berehynia is erected in the Square.Thanks olenenka.















 A N value stamp was used to send this postcard. The other two are not postage stamps. It was cancelled at Zaporijja (Zaporozhye) on 16.4.2011.



Monday, September 16, 2013

CN-HB-302322

A lottery greeting postcard from calender. This one if from month of December showing the florid. Its ID no. is 10-320623-13-0086-001. Thanks fengwenyi.












It has a 80 Fen pre-printed Year of the Tiger stamp. Several stamps were added; they are a pair of different design 1.20 Yuan stamps on Great Hall of the People (2009-15, 2-1 and 2-2), a 1.20 Yuan scenery stamp on Jin Lake (2007-24, 2-1) and two 5 Fen environmental definitive stamps. It was sent from Hebei Renqiu Youtian Zhiju 1 (河北 任丘 油田支局1) on 12.4.2011.



Sunday, September 15, 2013

DE-P17

A postcard shows the yellow color field in the rural area. According to sender, many fields are full of rapeseeds starting in the month of June. Thanks Balito.















A 75 cents flower definitive stamp was used. It was cancelled at Briefzentrum 13 (Berlin-Nord) on 2(?)8.4.2011. This meter cancellation shows part of the WWF logo.


Saturday, September 14, 2013

CN-P96

Another postcard showing the Yanyulou (烟雨楼) or "Tower of Mist and Rain" on the Green Lotus Island (青莲岛) in Chengde (承德). It is part of a former imperial resort. This building is a replicate of a building in Nanhu Lake, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province (浙江 嘉兴 南胡) with the same name. The resort is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site under the name "Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde". Thanks Lethe.















It was sent with a pair of 1.50 Yuan stamps on Macau returning to China (2009-30, 3-3). They were cancelled at Fuzhou Hualin 4 (福州 华林 4) on 20.4.201(?).




Friday, September 13, 2013

CA-P11

A postcard from Quebec (Québec). It shows the Canadian Museum of Civilization (Musée canadien des civilisations) in the Hull area of Gatineau, Quebec. It is a museum on human and cultural history of Canada. Across the Ottawa River, it is the Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario (as shown in the background in this card). Thanks mirage3ks.















It was sent with three P value stamps. They are stamps on aid with helicopter, Aries zodiac sign and Year of the Rabbit. A block rectangle cancellation without place name and date was used to cancel these stamps. 



Thursday, September 12, 2013

KH-P2

A postcard showing the outline of Angkor Wat (អង្គរវត្ត) at sunset. Located near Siem Reap (ក្រុងសៀមរាប), it is the most significant monument in this country. It is the symbol of Cambodia and it appears in the national flag. This place is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the name, Angkor (អង្គរ) or "Holy City" along with other Khemer temples scatter near this place.Thanks Theresa for sending this card while traveling.
















A 3000R definitive stamp on Wat Angkor was used. The postmarks are a bit unclear, but still managed to known they are from Siem Reap, Angkor (ក្រុងសៀមរាប អង្គរ) 17000 and cancelled on 13.4.2011.



Wednesday, September 11, 2013

RU-P27

A self-printed postcard showing the scenery of Eletrostal (Электросталь) in Moscow Oblast. Thanks suesue.















It was sent with several stamps; a 15p. Curonian Spit (Куршская коса) stamp with its tab, a 5p. stamp on telephone communication and a 0.50p. fox definitive stamp. They were cancelled with postmarks of Электросталь, Моско́вская о́бласть 144000 (Eletrostal, Moscow Oblast) on 12.4.2011.



Tuesday, September 10, 2013

BY-P10

The main entrance to a palace in Gomel, the Rumyantsev-Paskevich Residence (Палац Румянцавых — Паскевічаў). It is the main historical importance of this city.This neoclassical building is built between 1777 and 1796. Thanks Laskart.















A BYR400 wolf stamp and a B value flower stamp were used. They were cancelled with a postmark from Gomel 48 on 14.4.2011.



Monday, September 9, 2013

CN-P95

An artistic postcard with title, A fish. It was done by Chang Zhenfang (常振芳). Thanks Wang XiaoA.














A tiger stamp (2004-19, 2-2) and a 1 Yuan bird definitive stamp were used. They were cancelled by a blur postmark. This postmark was speculated from Fujian Quanzhou Hua'da (Tongqu) 1 or (福建泉州华大(筒取)1). It was cancelled on 14.4.2011.



Sunday, September 8, 2013

RS-P2

A card with two different views of Cathedral of Saint Siva (Храм светог Саве) in Vračar (Врачар), Belgrade (Београд). For the Serbian, it is a hram (temple) and not a cathedral. Accoding to sender, the interior work is still not yet complete. On the right picture, the monument, Karadjordje (Карађорђе), is also known as Monument to Black George.Thanks BraveJ.















It was sent with two stamps; a 8 building stamp and 46 bird stamp.This postmark from Beograd (Belgrade) is a bit blur but still able to recognized it, it was cancelled on 8.4.2011.



Saturday, September 7, 2013

RU-P26

The postcard shows the Trinity Cathedral of St Sergius Monastery, a Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, or Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (Тро́ице-Се́ргиева Ла́вра). It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage listed "Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad." It is located at Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast. Thanks mugatrait.















It was sent with a 15p. painting stamp and several wildlife definitive stamps, 3p. elk, 2p. lynx, 1p. fox, 0.30p. fox and 0.10p. hare. They were cancelled at Москва (Moscow) 119270 on 11.4.2011.



Friday, September 6, 2013

VN-P7

The entrance of the Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu, 文廟) in Hanoi. This is the main gate to the first university in Vietnam during Lý Dynasty. Thanks JoinHanoi.















A4500₫ fishing cat, a 5000₫ traditional bamboo craft and a 3500₫ flower stamps were used. They were cancelled at Hanoi 01 on 17.4.2011.