Showing posts with label Cambodia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cambodia. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

KH-P8

 An aerial view of Phsar Thmey (ផ្សារធំថ្ or Central Market), a landmark in Phnom Penh. It was built during French Colonial period. When it was opened in 1937, it was among the largest market and it is still served as a market today. Thanks Jobbo.










Two Angkorian theme stamp with face values 3000៛ and 2000៛ were used. They were cancelled at Phnom Penh on 3.8.2022.





Thursday, February 27, 2020

KH-P7


A view card on Prasat Chan Chhaya (ប្រាសាទច័ន្ទឆាយា) or Royal Palace. It is located in Phnom Penh. Thanks Jobbo for this first non-Angkorian postcard.


 

















A 3000R Cambodian-Chinese friendship stamp was used. It was sent from Pochentong (ពោធិ៍ចិនតុង) on 13.12.2019. An interesting bi-color postmark.  



Tuesday, October 21, 2014

KH-O6

Another postcard sent while traveling. This is a multiview postcard on Banteay Srei (ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយស្រី). Built with red sandstone, this Angkorian temple is located faraway from main groups of temples. Along with other Angkorian temples, it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor.
















A 3000R forest stamp were used. This card was sent on the last day at Siem Reap, 9.1.2013, at hotel's post box. It was cancelled on the next day with one postmark from Siem Reap, Angkor - សៀមរាប, អង្គរ. Normally, there were two postmarks. Interestingly, a postmark from Pusat Mel Kuantan M2 was cancelled here on 4.2.2013.



Sunday, October 12, 2014

KH-O5

A card on South Gate of Angkor Thom (អង្គរធំ). It is the capital of Khmer Empire. Angkor Thom's monuments are known as Bayon style to the Angkor historians. Along with other Angkorian temples, it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor. It is located near Siem Reap (សៀមរាប). This card was sent by myself during a visit ti this place.
















This card was sent on the first day of this visit. A 3000R stamp on Apsara of Banteay Srei was used. It was sent through post office counter in Siem Reap. This stamp was cancelled with postmark of Siem Reap, Angkor - សៀមរាប, អង្គរ on 5.1.2013.




Wednesday, October 8, 2014

KH-O4

A postcard with drawing by victim of land mine, Seth. It depicts Angkor Wat (អង្គរវត្ត). Bought this card from Cambodian Land Mine Museum in Phum Khna myself but written by my sister. Thanks.





















Two stamps were used; a 2800R fish and a 200R wolf. It was sent through post office counter and these stamps were cancelled with postmark of Siem Reap, Angkor - សៀមរាប , អង្គរ 17000 on 8.1.2013.



Tuesday, October 7, 2014

KH-O3

A multiview postcaaard on Angkor Wat (អង្គរវត្ត), the largest religion monument in the world. It is the only temple built in Angkor that facing west. Bas-reliefs of Devatas are shown on the left. This monument, a symbolic to the Cambodia, it was a prominent structure for the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Angkor, in Siem Reap (សៀមរាប).  It was sent by myself during a visit to this place.














A 3000R stamp on Preah Vihear Temple was used. I purposely dropped this card on a mailbox outside the post office on 8.1.2013. It comes out with this card cancelled on the same day with postmarks of Siem Reap, Angkor - សៀមរាប , អង្គរ 17000.



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, July 29, 2009

KH-P1

View of a historical temple in Ta Prohm (ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម). It is located in Angkor region and together with other Angkorian structure, it is also part of the UNESCO heritage list under the name "Angkor". Unlike other Angkorian structure, this temple is left in the much same condition as it was found. The root of a silk cotton tree grow along the temple structure. Thanks russianruby for exchanging this postcard during a tour to this country.




















The stamp used for sending this postard is also Angkorian theme. A 3000R definitive stamp on Prasat Bayon was used. It was cancelled at Siem Reap, Angkor (ក្រុងសៀមរាប, អង្គរ) on 27.5.2009.