Monday, April 30, 2012

IE-P5

A postcard on Trinity College, Dublin. It is the oldest university in Ireland. The view shows the Parliament Square. The Companile is in the center, slight to the right. Thanks fisherman.
















A 82 cents definitive stamp was used to pay the postage. It was sent from Baile Átha Cliath (Dublin) on 4.1.2010.






Saturday, April 21, 2012

FI-P9

A postcard using 1987 painting of Kimmo Pälikkö's "Hallinto ja Historia" or "Governance and History" as design. Thanks nediam_nori.















It was sent from Oulu on 4.1.2010. A 1lk/kl Moomin stamp was used to pay its postage.






Tuesday, April 17, 2012

CN-P49

A replicate propaganda in postcard format on Mao Zadong. It was promoting join force between military and civilian to defend the motherland. Thanks issacwn.






















A 260 Fen stamp on 20-century event (1999-20, 8-7) and a 2 Yuan legend stamp (2004-14, 4-4) were used to send this postcard. It was posted and cancelled in Beijing Ciyunsi 12 (北京慈云寺 12) on 29.12.2009.






Saturday, April 7, 2012

CN-GD-122900

A cave view postcard showing the cave system under Huaguoshan (花果山) in Lipu, Guilin, Guangxi (广西桂林荔浦县). Thanks TheOne.















A 1.20 Yuan bird definitive stamp, a 10 Fen environmental definitive stamp and a 80 Fen junk greeting stamp were used. They are cancelled in Guangzhou Hailianlu 2 (广州 海联路 2) on 4.1.2010.













Due to limited space on the place where stamps are usually put on, additional stamps (a pair of 1.20 Yuan bird definitive stamps) were pasted on the bottom of this card.









Friday, March 30, 2012

CH-P7

A snow-covered landscape postcard from Saanenland in the Canton of Bern. It shows the Gummfluh, one of the peaks of Bernese Alps. Thanks zasa.











Two 85Rp. (c./ct./rp) stamps on tree and children drawing and a 10Rp. (c./ct./rp) wheat stamp were used to send this postcard. They are cancelled by a meter cancellation from Härkingen 4621 on 7.1.2010.









Sunday, March 25, 2012

JP-P6

A postcard showing trekers with the Yatsugatake (八ヶ岳) as background. These volcanic mountains are located in Nagano Prefecture. Thanks Yukina.






















This postcard was sent with stamps issued quite sometime ago. They are 5 Yen swam definitive stamp, 5 Yen national park stamp and a 60 Yen Dental Congress stamp. It was sent from Matsudo, Chiba on 4.1.2010. By looking carefully, there are two types of postmark on the postcard. The lighter postmarks are actually for internal mail bearing Kanji word for the city, 松戸, and using Japanese calender, written as 22.1.4. There might be a mistake occurred to use this postmark for international mail.













Thursday, March 15, 2012

DE-P11

A multiview postcard on the UNESCO site of Quedlinburg, Schlossberg. This main picture shows the castle in the city, which is listed under the name "Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg". Thanks Eule.
















A 55 cents ancient drawing stamp and 45 cents building stamp were used to pay the postage. It was sent from Briefzentrum 12 (Berlin-Südost) on 6.1.2010.










Sunday, March 4, 2012

CA-P6

A postcard showing carved cerimonial mask, "Nuu-chah-nuith" or ancestor potrait by Mr. Douglas David on year 2000. Thanks moonlessnite.






















A P class non-value indicator Christmas stamp and a $1.18 Sumi stamp were used to pay the postage. Unfortunately, both of them are pen-cancelled.








Saturday, February 25, 2012

TR-P9

A postcard showing the İznik tiles in 16th century. This city was famous in making pottery and tiles during that time. Thanks pinuccia.















A 90 Kuruş commemorative stamp on Cingiz Aytmatov (1928-2008) was used to send this postcard. It was sent from Ankara on 5.1.2010. Exact place that this postmark was stamped is not clearly seen.











Saturday, February 18, 2012

NL-P8

A multiview postcard showing some of the famous features of Netherlands. Clockwise, from the upper right is windmill, cheese, clog (wooden shoes) and tulips. Thanks TrickySticky.
















A 95 Eurocent heart-shaped stamp was used to send this postcard on 7.1.2010. The place that cancelled this stamp is only partially printed. It was started with "Nie" and ended with "ein". Maybe it is sent from Nieuwegein.