Friday, May 16, 2014

RU-P43

A postcard on the Egyptian Bridge (Египетский мост) in Saint Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург). This bridge carries Lermontov Avenue over the Fontanka River (Фонтанка). It has sphinx chimera on the bridge head. Thanks zveter.

















A 10p. bridge stamp, a pair of 5p. moose stamps and a 0.50p. fox stamp were used on this card. They were cancelled with postmarks of Санкт-Петербург (Saint Petersurg) on 14.3.2012.



Thursday, May 15, 2014

CN-P164

Firework display over Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center (广州琶洲国际会展中心) at Pazhou (琶洲), southeast of Guangzhou (广州). The Guangzhou Export Trade Fair (广州出口商品交易会) is held in this center every spring and autumn.Thanks Timothy_Koo.
















A pair of covered bridge stamps (1997-8, 4-3 and 4-4) were used to send this card by surface mail. They were cancelled at Guangzhou Dunhelu 2 (广州 敦和路 2) on 20.3.2012.




Wednesday, May 14, 2014

PL-P20

A postcard on Dębno and Okolice. The main picture is Chwarszczany, a Gothic church of the 14th Century chapel of the Templars. The smaller pictures are (from left to right) Public Library (Biblioteki Publicznej), Linden Lake (jezioro Lipowo), May 3 Constitution Square and the Church of St. Peter and Paul (plac Konstytucji 3 Maja i kościoł św. Apostołow Piotra i Pawła), and Dargomyśl, a late Romanesque church from about 1260. Thanks mirin.
















A 3 zł Easter stamp and a 50gr building definitive stamp were used. They were cancelled with postmark of Dębno Lubuskie on 23.3.2012.


Tuesday, May 13, 2014

IT-P6

A multiview postcard from Padova or Padua. These pictures are (from left to right, upper to lower) the neoclassical style Loggia Amulea, Prato della Valle, Basilica of Saint Anthony (Basilica di S. Antonio), Basilica of St. Giustina (Basilica di S. Giustina) and aerial view of Prato della Valle.Thanks Yvonne.
















A €1,40 racing car driver stamp and two €0,10 definitive stamps were used on this card. They were cancelled at Padova CMP on 15.3.2012.





Monday, May 12, 2014

UA-P15

A postcard on St. Sophia Cathedral (Собор святої Софії) in Kiev (Kyiv). It is the main component (building) for the UNESCO World Heritage List of "Kiev: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev Pechersk Lavra." Thanks Slau.
















A Є class wheat stamp was used. It was cancelled at Kyiv on 12.3.2012.


Sunday, May 11, 2014

RU-550521

A postcard on The Chapel of Three Saints (Часовня Трех Святителей) from Kavgora Village (деревни Кавгора), Kizhi Island (Ки́жи). This island is an open air museum, which include the famous Kizhi Pogost. Thanks sound_wow.






















Two 10p. Kremlin definitive stamps and a 0.50p. fox stamp were used to send this postcard. They were cancelled at Петрозаводск (Petrozavodsk) 185035 on 14.3.2012.




Saturday, May 10, 2014

TW-P14

A self-printed cherry blossom postcard. Thanks Wen.
















A pair of NT$5 stamps on children's toys cut out from miniature sheet were used. They were cancelled by a commemorative postmark on Cherry Blossom Season in Alishan (阿里山櫻花季) issued by temporary post office of Jiayi (嘉義臨時郵局) on 24.3.101. The year "101" is corresponding to 2012.



Friday, May 9, 2014

CN-P163

A mansion (known as 海天堂购) with traditional Chinese rooftop in Gulangyu, Xiamen, Fujian (福建 厦门 鼓浪屿). This island off Xiamen, which is also an island, is famous for having many old buildings. Thanks gutijiao.















A 4.20 Yuan bird definitive stamp was used. It was sent from Chongqing Yubei Baosheng 1 (重庆 渝北 宝圣 1) on 20.?.2012.



Thursday, May 8, 2014

UA-P14

A postcard on the Marshal I. Konev Height National Memorial (Национальньй мемориальньй комплекс Вьсота маршала И.С. Конева) with St. John the Warrior's Chapel (часовня Иоанна-воина) and Museum on Kharkiv Region during the Years of the Great Patriotic War in 1941-1945 (музеи Харьковщина в годь Великой Отечественной войнь 1941-1945) by its side. They are situated in Solonitsevka, Derhachivskyi Raion (Дергачівський район) of Kharkiv Oblast (Харківська область). Thanks Olia.
















A 2.20₴ 20 Years of CIS stamp and two fruit stamps (40к. and 3₴) were used. They were cancelled on 12.3.2012 but the place name is not identifiable.



Wednesday, May 7, 2014

RU-P42

Kazan Cathedral (Казанский собор) or the "Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan" is a Russian Orthodox church located on the northeast corner of Red Square, Moscow. The current building is a reconstruction of the original church, which was destroyed at the direction of Joseph Stalin in 1936. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List under the name "Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow." Thanks Olya.Interestingly, this card also has an arrival postmark on 22.3.2012.





















A 9p. painting stamp and 15p. stamp on Olympic were used. They were cancelled at Москва (Moscow) 117574 on 11.3.2012.