Tuesday, June 10, 2014

CN-P171

A self-printed card showing colorful religion prayer flags in Shangri-La, Yunnan (云南 香格里拉). These flags are printed with religion texts and images.Thanks fish.















Three 1.50 Yuan environmental stamps were used. They were cancelled with postmarks of Guangzhou Changganglu (Tongqu) 1 or "广州 昌岗路(筒取)1" in Chinese on 25.6.2012.





Monday, June 9, 2014

LB-P1

A surprise postcard from Lebanon. It shows the Pigeon's Rock off Raouché (الروشة،) in the night. Raouché is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Beirut.Thanks Andrea.





















A 1500L£ stamp on Lebanese singer, Fayrouz, was used. It was cancelled on 4.6.2012 by Reven?? ??rification Unit.



Sunday, June 8, 2014

CN-GD-476071

A postal card on helping street children of the Zhezhou Model (郑州模式). It shows the process in helping and protecting the street children in Zhengzhou, Henan Province that lead to integrate them into the society. Its ID no. is 2005(1601)-0013(5-2). Thanks kalee and wing.















This card comes with a 60 Fen pre-printed flower stamp. It was machine cancelled at Guangdong Gaozhou Fengfa (广东 高州 封发) on 26.5.2012. No additional stamp was added and hand-written postage due, T 40/400, was written at the bottom.



Saturday, June 7, 2014

IN-P5

A houseboat postcard from Alappuzha (ആലപ്പുഴ) or Alleppey in Kerala. It is an attraction in this "Venice of the East." Thanks georgycherian.















Two Rs5 stamps (one on temple and the other a helicopter) and a Rs2 famous people stamp were used to send this postcard. They were cancelled by a postmark on 21.5.2012. The exact place is not known but Kakkanad, Ernakulam (eastern part of Kochi) is recognizable.



Friday, June 6, 2014

HU-P2

A night view postcard of Budapest. It shows the Buda Castle (Budavári Palota) and its historical Castle District. The tower of Matthias Church (Mátyás-templom) is seen projected out from the District. This place is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List as "Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue." Thanks Yvonne.
















 
 A 300Ft stamp on aquatic event was used. It was cancelled twice by postmarks of Budapest on 7.5.2012.







Thursday, June 5, 2014

CN-HUB-456338

A postcard on Hubu Lane (户部巷), a famous eatery street in Wuhan, Hubei (湖北 武汉). Thanks Rosa. A red-color arrival postmark of Shandong Dezhou (山东 德州) was found hidden in this pictorial postcard. It indicated it was miss-sent to this place due to similarity of postal code. However, the date is unclear due to the color and shade where it was stamped. 





















A 3Yuan greeting stamp and a 150 Yuan scenery stamp (1998-16, 3-3) were used. There are two types of cancellations from the same place. Due to miss-sent to Shandong Province, this card was diverted back to the origin office. The first type is in black, they were stamped at Wuhan Liufang 4 (武汉 流芳 4) on 27.4.2012. The second type is arrival postmark and it is in red. It was cancelled at Wuhan Liufang (武汉 流芳) on 4.5.2012



Wednesday, June 4, 2014

CN-HN-465077

A postal card on Sanya, Hainan (海南 三亚). This card shows Sanya River Bank (三亚河畔). A popular tourist destination, this place offers resort lifestyle in tropical climate. Its ID no. is 09-460200-11-0002-007. Thanks qcinder.
















This card comes with a 80 Fen lotus flower stamp. A 1.20 Yuan and a 1 Yuan bird definitive stamps were added. They were cancelled with postmarks of Hainan Sanya Pingxin (Tongqu) 1 or "海南 三亚 平信(筒取) 1" in Chinese on 4.5.2012.



Tuesday, June 3, 2014

CN-P170

An Infeel.Me postcard shows a deer with yellow background. Thanks xiaofeiyu.





















A 4.20 Yuan bird definitive stamp and three 10 Fen environmental definitive stamps were used on this card. They were cancelled with postmarks of Shandong Qingdao Zhengzhoulu 1 (山东 青岛 郑州路 1) on 18.4.2012.



Monday, June 2, 2014

PL-P22

A multiview postcard on Wrocław. The bigger picture is Grunwaldzki Bridge (Most Grunwaldzki), a suspension bridge over the Oder River. Wrocław’s Town Hall (the Ratusz/Rathaus) is shown on the left. A park with fountain on the upper center. Thanks Jogusia.
















A very sad card. Only one stamp, a 1.55zł berry stamp, was left on this card. The rest (probably three stamps) are all gone. Only one postmark able to give the detail of the cancellation. It was sent from Wrocław on 24.4.2012.



Sunday, June 1, 2014

PL-P21

A postcard on aerial view of Roztocze. Roztocze is a range of hills in east-central Poland and extends into western Ukraine. Thanks Mila.
















A 3zł and a 50gr building definitive stamps were used. They were cancelled at Pawłowice on 16.4.2012.