Showing posts with label Andorra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Andorra. Show all posts

Thursday, July 23, 2026

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A postcard showing 7 poetes at Plaça Lídia Armengol in Andorra la Vella. The seven figures are known as Set Poetes (Seven Poets). They are a single iconic public art installation, a creation by Jaume Plensa. Thanks Josep & Assumpta.












A 2.30€ stamp on a printing house building, Impremta Casal i Vall, is used. Sent using Spanish post office but without a postmark.




Saturday, September 14, 2024

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A picture postcard showing Església de Sant Martí de Nagol, a 11th century church in Sant Julià de Lòria. It is a cultural heritage of this mountainous country. Thanks Josep & Assumpta.
















A 1.75€ bird stamp was used to send this postcard but it was not cancelled.




Friday, November 10, 2023

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A 11 century Romanesque church known as Sant Serni de Nagol. It is located in Sant Julià de Lòria. Thanks Josep & Assumpta. 










A 1.75€ stamp on Quima Calvó, a pioneer for women's vote in Andorra, was used but the postmark was unrecognizable except the bottom part. It was written in August 2023. 




Sunday, October 9, 2022

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 A rural view postcard on Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (Vall del Madriu-Perafita-Claror), Parish of Escaldes-Engordany. This place is listed in WHS, and the only site in this mountainous country. It features landscape with summer settlements, terraced fields, stone tracks, etc. This communal land-ownership system is dating back to the 13-century. Not only culturally significant, this site is also a refugee of wildlife. Thanks Josep & Assumpta.











This card was sent from Spanish post office. A trapezium-shaped 1.60  stamp with map of Andorra and a 0,53 stamp with emblem of Andorra were used. They were machine cancelled at Andorra la Vella on 28.7.2022.






Monday, September 14, 2020

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A multi-view postcard on Romanesque architecture in Andorra. These medieval European buildings are part of Andorran cultural heritage. The building in the upper middle is Sant Joan de Caselles Church (Església de Sant Joan de Caselles).  Thanks Josep & Assumpta.




This card was sent using stamp of French Andorran post office. A NVI stamp for international destination (Internacional) was used. It was machine cancelled on 30.07.2020.





Thursday, October 10, 2019

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A multi-view postcard from Ordino, one of the parishes of this mountainous country. The bell tower of Església de Sant Corneli i Sant Cebrià d'Ordino, the parish church, is shown on the main picture and also at the bottom (the second from right).Thanks Josep & Assumpta.


A 1,30 stamp on mountain and a NVI stamp showing emblem were used. They were cancelled at Andorra-de-Vella on 8.8.2019.



Friday, January 30, 2015

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A landscape postcard from Andorra showing an unnamed valley (valls). In this mountain landscape, there are many water bodies just as this one. Thanks Lino once more.
















This card also franked with a 0,90€ costume stamp of Spanish post office. It was cancelled by machine postmark from Andorra la Vella on 10.10.2013 with slogan but it smeared.


Thursday, January 29, 2015

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A multiview postcard from Andorra, a landlocked country at Pyrenees Mountains. It shows some of the landmarks in this micro nation, they are Meritxell, Caldea (spa), Casa de la Vall (Parliament), Vall d'Incles, Sant Joan de Caselles (ancient church) and Llac dels Pessons (lake). Thanks Lino for sending this card while travelling.
















A 0,90€ costume stamp of Spanish post office was used. It was cancelled by machine postmark from Andorra la Vella on 10.10.2013 with slogan but it smeared.