Saturday, August 20, 2022

LK-P43

A postcard showing inner view of Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic or Sri Dalada Maligawa (ශ්‍රී දළදා මාළිගාව) in Kandy (මහනුවර). This temple is located in the Royal Palace complex of the former kingdom. Due to its cultural and historical significant, it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage under the name "Sacred City of Kandy". Thanks Mikram.

























A Rs15.00 Christmas Stamp and a Rs10.00 stamp on Kandy Esala Perahera were used. They were cancelled at Colombo General Hospital Post Office on 22.2.2022.




Sunday, August 7, 2022

AU-P9

A Maximum card with the matching stamp showing silver wedding bands. The stamp is cancelled with first day postmark dated 15.4.2000 (22-year ago). Thanks Aerolobo.












This card cames with imprint postage for worldwide delivery. No date stamp on this card except for orange-color spray on found in the other side of this card (been to the postal delivery).





Sunday, July 31, 2022

LK-P42

 A multi-view postcard showing some of the birds found in wilderness of Sri Lanka. Thanks Mikram










A Rs10.00 stamp on Kandy Esala Perahera (cultural peagant) and a Rs25.00 stamp on Christmas were used. They were cancelled at post office of Colombo General Hospital on 27.4.2022. 



Friday, April 29, 2022

TW-TW-861509

 A postcard with cat theme. Thanks Wen.














Two NT$5 fruit definitive stamps were used. They were cancelled with a cat pictorial postmark of Taipei Temporary Post Office (臺北臨時郵局) on 22.2.2022.





Tuesday, April 26, 2022

LK-P41

A postcard on Buddha Statues. On the left is the statue at Ridi Viharaya (Silver Temple or රිදී විහාරය), Kurunegala (කුරුණෑගල or குருணாகல்). On the right is the Golden Buddha at Madanvela (මදන්වෙල or மதன்வெலா). Thanks Mikram.









Two different Rs15 map stamps were used together with a Rs5 definitive stamp. They were cancelled at Hospital Post Office on 27.1.2022.





Saturday, April 23, 2022

ES-P46

 A postcard on Poblet Abbey or Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet (Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet) in Catalonia. Poblet Monastery (Monestir de Poblet) is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thanks Josef &  Assumpta.












A 2 stamp on Metropolitano Stadium was used. It was meter cancelled at Barcelona on 7.1.2022.





Wednesday, April 20, 2022

CN-P566

 A new year postcard for the Year 2022, Year of the Tiger. Thanks Xixi.














Two pair of 1.50 Yuan stamps were used; one commemorating Sun Yat-sen (2016-32, 4-3), and the other on wheat farm (2017-23, 5-4). They were cancelled at Beijing Xiwaidajie 2 (北京 西外大街2) on 14.1.2022.







Sunday, April 17, 2022

CN-P565

 A postal card showing Qinghua Rainbow Bridge (清华彩虹桥) of Wuyuan (婺源), Jiangxi Province (江西省). It was built across the Le'an River (乐安江). This ancient structure is well preserved until devastated during 2020 flood. The card ID no. is 14-361130-11-0003-003. Thanks Wenli.









It comes with a 80 Fen lotus flower imprint stamp; two personalized stamps with face values 5 Yuan and 1.20 Yuan were added in. They were cancelled with postmarks of Jiangxi Wuyuan Pingxin (Tongqu) 1 or "江西婺源 平信(筒取)1" on 24.12.2021.




Sunday, February 13, 2022

LK-P40

A view card showing ancient structure in Polonnaruwa (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව, Tamil: பொலன்னறுவை). It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site listed under the name "Ancient City of Polonnaruwa". Thanks Mikram















Several nature series stamps were used, a Rs15.00 stamp on lizard, a Rs12.00 squirrel stamp, a Rs3.00 butterfly and a Rs5.00 flower stamp. They were cancelled on 21.1.2021. 





Tuesday, November 30, 2021

CN-P564

A postcard showing a scenery of Yangjiajie (杨家界) in Zhangjiajie (张家界), Hunan Province (湖南省). Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (湖南张家界国家森林公园) is part of the Wulingyuan Scenic Area which was listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area". Thanks Wenli.










A 3 Yuan bamboo personalized stamp and a 1.50 Yuan stamp on Hong Kong return to Motherland (2017-16, 3-3) were used. They were cancelled with a postmark of Taiyuan Zhongbeidaxue Shouji 2 (太原 中北大学 收寄2) on 26.10.2021.