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Title: Year of a Tiger - AzerbaijanDate of Issue: 1 March 2010Country: AzerbaijanDenominations: 60qep Source: www.azermarka.azwww.mycovercollection.blogspot.com...
Japan Post Service Co. such as graduation and entrance stamps, greeting them with the Snoopy character is so popular with all ages available to celebrate the spring season. Title: SNOOPY hen it is that yourDate of Issue: 3 March 2010Country: JapanDenominations: 80 yen x 10 (1)Snoopy Letter(2)Peppermint Patty...
Year of the Tiger (2010)- Vietnam
Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) issues the stamp set "Year of the Tiger" to welcome the year 2010 - Year of the Tiger - Year to celebrate 1.000th anniversary of Th?ng Long - Hà N?i. The stamp set shows the image of Tiger, the...
Year of the Tiger (2010)- Vietnam
Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) issues the stamp set "Year of the Tiger" to welcome the year 2010 - Year of the Tiger - Year to celebrate 1.000th anniversary of Th?ng Long - Hà N?i. The stamp set shows the image of Tiger, the 3rd symbolized animal in...
Lunar Year of the Tiger - Macau
Macao post issued the third series of the Chinese Zodiac, the "Lunar Year of the Tifer".The stamps combine the different forms of the Tiger and the distinguishing characteristics of "Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth". This year, the tiger’s nature from the “Five Elements” is “Metal Tiger”, so it...
New website www.philatelynews.com
Hello Friends,I am very much thankful to all of you for helping me to grow and keep my blog live.By seeing the demand for change and more flexibility we have moved to new domain called www.philatelynews.com, giving all your favorite stamps, exhibition, auction and club updates.I kindly request all my...
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Sometimes I find myself writing these notes add very odd hours. This time I’m dealing with the “pleasures of child family” as stomach flu has hit few of my kids and I’ve been awake for few hours already. Anyway, I don’t know if there exists any stamp promoting...
As some of my single country collections have lately reached over 50% completion level, I’m beginning to approach the situation where I have to start making some major decisions about the final storage and output of these collections. Should I continue to keep them on stock book, or...
Carol suggested in a recent blog comment that I should write a piece about the stamps you see on the blog’s header image. Tough each of the stamps has been covered thoroughly on the blog during year 2009, newer readers of the blog might not be familiar with them. A...
As some know I’ve been having my winter holidays this week. Although things didn’t go quite as planned (I got some heat/fever for few days), I still did have a quite enjoyable week with my family and some stamps. Here’s my youngest kid playing with her own stock book and...
Shifted overprint on Congo (Kinshasa) stamp
Here’s another item from EFO (”Error-Freak-Oddity”) collection that I’ve been lately building alongside my worldwide stamps collection. It’s 1961 Congo (Kinshasa/Zaire) 20c (mint) stamp with heavily shifted overprint. I don’t think it’s hugely rare (or valuable) as somewhat similar shifted overprints on Congo stamps are more or less constantly...
Gulfmann Birds Stamps
Israeli seabirds ATM cover, issued on January 3, 2010....
ISRAEL ~ Seabirds ATM Postage Label
Israeli seabirds ATM postage label, issued on January 3, 2010....
Latvian birds cover, posted on April 18, 1994 from Latvia Valmiera to Taipei....
BELGIUM ~ Peregrine Bird Stamp
Belgium Peregrine bird stamp, issued on January 21, 2008....
BELGIUM ~ Nutcracker Bird Stamp
Belgium nutcrackr bird stamp, issued on January 21, 2008....
Belgium Hedge sparrow bird stamp, issued on January 21, 2008....
MB's Stamps of India
Maritime Heritage - Singapore.
Shipping played a pivotal role in the development of Singapore. Sailing crafts of different origins journeyed through the water passages of Singapore, bringing along trade and other commercial activities.The FDC here which was released on 19th march 1999 has four stamps, the first one used for local mail with standard...
This beautiful sailing ship is a regular sight in Auckland's harbour, which is operated as a training vessel for the youth of New Zealand by the Spirit of New Zealand Trust, the ship plies the coast of both islands of new Zealand providing a unique confidence building experience for its...
The Naval Philatelic Society was founded,on 17 October 1979, at Visakhaptnam, by Cdr.S Shekhar and Cdr.U.N Acharya with an aim to promote Naval Philately and to persuade the Govt. to release more stamps on Indian and Merchant Navy.Also to assist the Navy in their effort to get stamps on Naval...
Port of Hamburg (Hamburger Hafen)
Port of Hamburg named Germany's "Gateway to the World" is the largest port in Germany and the third-largest port of Europe (after the port of Rotterdam and the port of Antwerp) It is situated on River Elbe.The card released for the 800th birthday of the port and which was celebrated...
Protul Chandra Sorcar, the famous Indian magician, who was known for his stage shows by the name "Indrajal" was well known magician all over the world. India post has issued a stamp in his honour for his achievements on 23rd Feb.2010....
A stamp was released on 21st Feb 2010 on Bible Society of India on its 200 years of serving the Indian Churches and society of all the ethno-linguistic communities....
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Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog Britain’s Sun newspaper reports a young woman has been jailed for “secretly plundering one of Britain’s biggest stamp collections — to blow it on drugs.” According to reporter Richard Moriarty, the woman along with her boyfriend stole her stepfather’s collection while he was in the hospital....
FDR’s Grandson Visits National Postal Museum
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog Last month, Curtis Roosevelt toured Delivering Hope: FDR & Stamps of the Great Depression at the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. with Director Allen Kane and exhibit curators Cheryl Ganz and Daniel Piazza. According to a post on the NPM website, “The oldest grandson of...
Connecticut Postmaster Starts “Philatelic Wednesdays”
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog An article on the New Canaan, Connecticut Advertiser website leads with, “With a quarter of a century of United States Postal Service experience under her belt, Nancy Cornelio is ready to be the first female postmaster at the New Canaan post office since the position...
Janet Klug Appointed to Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog Postmaster General John Potter announced yesterday the appointment of Janet Klug, the former president and current member of the board of directors of the American Philatelic Society, to serve on the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC). According to a USPS press release, Janet, a lifelong stamp...
Postcards Document Early Train Wreck
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog “Plane crashes are today’s headlines, but train wrecks were the major newsmakers 100 years ago,” writes reporter Matt Surtel on New York’s Daily News website. According to Matt, local resident Mark Milcarek came across four old postcards that documented a train wreck that happened more than...
The Happiest Mail Boxes on Earth
Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog Patricia Raynor writes on the National Postal Museum blog, “If your vacation destination this year happens to include Walt Disney World® in Florida, try playing the game of who can spot the most mailboxes. From Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom® to the international...
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Canada's Surprise Gold Medal Stamp
Canada's Telegraph Journal reports, "Canada Post was more than confident that one of our country's athletes would win the first Olympic gold medal on Canadian soil at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. It secretly went ahead and printed some five million stamps in advance of the games to commemorate the...
Postal Service and Newspaper Business Models Outdated
The Hill website reports the head of the U.S. Postal Service said that his organization's business model is as outdated as the newspaper industry's.According to reporter Drew Wheatley, "John Potter, United States Postmaster General, cited changes in technology and channels of communication as justification for a revamp of the Postal...
Britain's Sun newspaper reports a young woman has been jailed for "secretly plundering one of Britain's biggest stamp collections — to blow it on drugs." According to reporter Richard Moriarty, the woman along with her boyfriend stole her stepfather's collection while he was in the hospital. Up to 80 Penny...
FDR's Grandson Visits National Postal Museum
Last month, Curtis Roosevelt toured Delivering Hope: FDR & Stamps of the Great Depression at the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. with Director Allen Kane and exhibit curators Cheryl Ganz and Daniel Piazza. According to a post on the NPM website, "The oldest grandson of FDR and Eleanor, Curtis...
Connecticut Postmaster Starts "Philatelic Wednesdays"
An article on the New Canaan, Connecticut Advertiser website leads with, "With a quarter of a century of United States Postal Service experience under her belt, Nancy Cornelio is ready to be the first female postmaster at the New Canaan post office since the position was first created in 1818."...
Janet Klug Appointed to Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
Postmaster General John Potter announced yesterday the appointment of Janet Klug, the former president and current member of the board of directors of the American Philatelic Society, to serve on the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC). According to a USPS press release, Janet, a lifelong stamp collector who says she...
Dorincard
Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Chinese (Simplified)
I will re-post the above maxicards/ maximum cards, with more details and comments. For now, I'll just display them as a sample of MCs from PR China, either officially produced by China Post or custom created by me with Chinese partners/friends.English to Chinese (Simplified) translationShow romanization片段http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard，从英文翻译成中文（简体）maximaphily =收集极限明信片（明信片+印花税+邮戳）MaximaphilyMaximaphily是一个集邮分公司或集邮，这意味着收集极限明信片。一般来说，最大卡是一张明信片，以邮票和图片上的一面邮戳。理想情况下，所有这些三要素应该一致的，但不完全相同的。传统的方法是符合国际集邮联合会（国际集邮联合会）的规则。http://www.maximaphily.info非传统的方式，因为我把它称为，是按照人的规则！除非你想它，当然。我呼吁DORINCARD任何被加入对明信片图片一侧邮票和邮戳，个性化的明信片。传统的方法，或没有。 ：）Contribute a better translationFragment...
Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Catalan
One of the best footballers in the world!"Xavier Hernández i Creus (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʧabi erˈnandeθ]; born 25 January 1980 inTerrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia), commonly known as Xavi, is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona. Widely considered among the finest play-makers in world football, Xavi was named the official Man of the Match of the 2009 Champions League...
Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Bulgarian
I have visited Bulgaria, and I like it! :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BulgariaEnglish to Bulgarian translationShow romanizationФрагмент от http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, в превод от английски на български езикmaximaphily = събиране на максимално карти (пощенска картичка + + печат пощенското клеймо)MaximaphilyMaximaphily е клон на филателия, или събирането на печат, това означава, че събирането на максимално карти.Като...
Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Albanian
The World Record Trophy belongs to a specimen shot in Romania."The chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, is a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Gran Sasso region of the central Italian Apennines, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Chamois are strictly protected...
Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Belarusian
--------------------------------------------------------------English to Belarusian translationShow romanizationФрагмент з http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, пераклад з ангельскай на беларускую мовуmaximaphily = збор максімальнага карт (паштоўка + Stamp + паштовым штэмпелі)MaximaphilyMaximaphily з'яўляецца філіялам філатэлія, або калекцыяніраваннем марак, гэта азначае, што збор максімальнага карт.Як правіла, максімальны карты паштоўка з маркай і штэмпеляў на карцінку баку. У ідэале, усе гэтыя 3...
Congratulations! Canada - USA: 3 - 2 in hockey
rlv.zcache.comrlv.zcache.com"Glory to the winners, honor to the losers!" But the defeated are never losers in the derogatory sense; they deserve credit for putting up a great fight, with fair play. They all deserve our respect and gratitude for their great sports performance.I just created and submitted for approval this personalized...
CoverCity - Covers and stamps from all over the world
Weitere covers zum Jahr des Tigers. Der Sibirische Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) oder Amurtiger ist eine Unterart des Tigers und die größte lebende Katze der Welt. Der Wildbestand beläuft sich heute auf weniger als 500 Tiere, die im fernen Osten Russlands und...
FDC aus Israel mit Briefmarken zum Thema Birds of Israel. Der Stieglitz [European Goldfinch] (Carduelis carduelis), auch Distelfink genannt, ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Finken (Fringillidae). Seine Nahrung setzt sich aus halbreifen und reifen Sämereien von Stauden, Wiesenpflanzen[...]...
Cover aus China mit Briefmarken der einheimischen Vogelarten. Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea), die Dickschnabelkitta. Diese Rabenvögel (Corvidae) sind eine Vogelfamilie aus der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel (Passeriformes), Unterordnung Singvögel (Passeri). Tibetan Bunting [Koslow's[...]...
FDC aus Korea mit Briefmarken zu den XXI Olympic Winter Games - Vancouver 2010 mit den Motiven Eiskunstlauf (Figure Skating) und Kurzbahn-Eisschnelllauf (Shor Track Speed Skating). Shorttrack ist eine olympische Sportart und Disziplin des Eislaufs, ausgetragen auf einer 111,12 Meter langen[...]...
Der Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Habichtartigen (Accipitridae) Greifvögel, zu deutsch Habichtsadler (Hieraaetus fasciatus, Synonym Aquila fasciata). Habichtsadler sind mittelgroße, kräftig gebaute Adler und deutlich größer und schwerer als ein[...]...
Türkei cover im Ahmet Demir design mit aktuellen türkischen Briefmarken (Istanbul 2010). Istanbul stand jahrtausende im Fokus des Islam, Christen- und Judentums. Auch war Istanbul die Hauptstadt verschiedener Weltreiche, wie des Römischen, Byzantinischen und Osmanischen Reiches. Jahrhunderte[...]...
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Behind the Scenes: Planning the Pony Express Family Festival
A herd of horse puppets has gathered on my intern’s desk. She spends hours watching clips of old western movies on YouTube. She has diverged from office-appropriate language and started speaking in the western slang you’d expect to find in a dime novel or comic book, referring to her “hoss”...
Philatelic Musings on Art: Velazquez at the Metropolitan Museum, NY
It's always fun to find a work of art that is represented on a stamp. Unfortunately, this often entails a trip to some far off location, many times on another continent. Right now, thanks to some clever research by conservators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City,...
2010 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Hockey Game Between The U.S. & Canada
(Learn More About This Stamp Issue By Clicking On The Image Above) Don't Forget To Check Out A New NPM Online Exhibit: Playing To Win -- American Sports & Athletes On Stamps With the Gold Medal hockey game between the United States and Canada just minutes away, a brief background...
American Apollo Ohno Speed Skates Into Olympic History
© United States Postal Service. All rights reserved. As the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver draw to a close, the international community has the opportunity to reflect upon all the exciting events that have kept the world on the edge of its seat – American Evan Lysacek edged Russian...
The Happiest Mail Boxes on Earth
If your vacation destination this year happens to include Walt Disney World® in Florida, try playing the game of who can spot the most mailboxes. From Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom® to the international pavilions at Epcot,® careful observers will discover a variety of mailboxes scattered around the...
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Another lovely Hong Kong cover
Hi everybody! Hope you guys are enjoying your weekend! Today, I would like to share this lovely cover posted from Hong Kong, China. Many thanks to Kevin Tse! The first stamp from the left belongs to the "Hong Kong Attractions " series, issued on 3rd Feb 2004. It features the...
G'day, mate! Just a short posting for today to share with you this beauty received from Down Under, Australia!The cute cartoon stamp was issued on 2nd Oct 2001. Entitled "Wild Babies", this series depicts the unique Australian animals such as Kangaroo, Possum, Koala, Bilby, Wombat, Platypus & Cockatoo. The...
Today, I add another new country to my cover & postcard collection! My #85 from Bulgaria! Thanks very much, Savash Suleyman for your great help!The 3 identical stamps franked on the top of this awesome cover belong to the "Panagyurishte Treasures" definitive series, issued on 15 Nov 1999.The Panagyurishte Treasure...
Just a short posting to thanks Sigit Adi Buwono for this lovely FDC posted from the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta.Entitled "Terusan Nusa" from the Indonesian Folktales Series, this cover was issued on 02nd Feb 2001. It took 9 days to travel an estimated distance of 912kms to reach me....
Received this beautiful FDC posted from Ipoh, Malaysia! Courtesy of fellow blogger, Khor Kok Keong, thank you very much bro!On 23rd Feb 2010, Pos Malaysia and her South Korean counterpart released a joint stamp issue to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Malaysia-Korea Diplomatic Relations. The subject used in the joint...
Many thanks to Kochetkov Pavel for this awesome cover posted from Moscow, Russia!! Simply love it!The stamps franked on this cover were issued on 21 August to showcase the six lovely Russian regions. They depicts (L-R, top-bottom) Altay region, Vologda redion, Irkutsk region, The Novosibirsk Region, The Orel Region &...
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Three beautiful rings are unique, designed just for this stamp by a well-known Finnish jewelry designer Kirsti Doukas. The rings reminds the designer of the small rings she found as a child in Easter eggs. Title: My Easter: Kirsti Doukas Date of Issue: 8 March 2010 Country: Finland Denominations: 1st class Source: www.posti.fi Related posts:Country Romance Funny...
Country Romance These five stamps brings you decades back, when life was peaceful and romantic. The style of design is from those years as well. In one stamp there is room for the whole scenery: a big courtyard, lake view, hayfield. Make a nostalgic trip! Title: Country Romance Date of Issue: 8 March...
Winter Olympic 2010 – Czech Republic
The stamp shows a figure rychlobruslare in dynamic motion. One of the Olympic disciplines is just speed in which the Czech Republic successes. Winter Olympic Games will begin in February in Vancouver. The Olympic Games, again after twenty years in Canada, decided in 2003 to 115th meeting of the International Olympic...
Grinning greens! Cucumber with crown, eggplant with ears; tomato with teeth, potato with pony-tail – have you seen before? This booklet of eight vegetable-stamps includes tens of stickers – you can create your own kind of stamps. Make these vegetables laugh and walk, disguise them as a bunny or pig –...
Slovenian sportswomen and sportsmen to attend the Winter Olympics since their beginning. For the first ESL, which were in Chamonix (France) in 1924, be noted that we did not have the official status of the Olympic Games, but the competition called the International week of winter sports. Attended by over...
XXI Winter Olympic Games – Republic of Srpska
Republic of Srpska issued a two postage stamp featuring different discipline of winter Olympic games held at Vancouver, Canada. Title: XXI Winter Olympic Games – Republic of Srpska Date of Issue: 5 February 2010 Country: Republic of Srpska Denominations: 1,50 KM, 0,70 KM Source: www.filatelija.rs.ba Related posts:Winter Olympic 2010 – Czech Republic Winter Olympic Games “Vancouver 2010” Winter...
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Postcard明信片Bilhete Postal USAA nice Cleveland postcard. It is not easy to have such a clear cancellation for USA postcard....
Algeria FDC on "Homage to the Victims of the French Nuclear Tests in Algeria"
First Day Cover首日封Sobrescrito de 1.º Dia AlgeriaHomage to the Victims of the French Nuclear Tests in AlgeriaDate of Issue : 10 Feb 2010(The information below is taken from the website : http://timbredujura.blogspot.com/2010/02/essais-nucleaires-francais-et-forts-en.html)50 years to the day after the first French air nuclear test that took place in the middle of...
Estonia FDC on "Definitive Stamp. Post Horn"
First Day Cover首日封Sobrescrito de 1.º Dia EstoniaDefinitive Stamp. Post HornDate of Issue : 04 February 2010The first definitive stamps after the restoration of Estonian independence, featuring the coat of arms of the country (three leopards), were issued on 1 October 1991.All the definitive stamps issued since September 2004 are self-adhesive....
Korea FDC on "The 50th Anniversary of Korea - Malaysia Diplomatic Relations"
First Day Cover首日封Sobrescrito de 1.º Dia South Korea The 50th Anniversary of Korea - Malaysia Diplomatic RelationsDate of Issue : 23 Feb 2010The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Malaysia.In celebration and commemoration of this 50th anniversary, Korea Post and its...
Postcard明信片Bilhete Postal CyprusA nice view card of the Salt Lake of Tekke near Larnaca...
Italy Postcard - Castel Sant'Angelo
Postcard明信片Bilhete Postal ItalyA beautiful Castel Sant'Angelo view card....
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TOO BUSYTo make a long tale short,I´ve had so much to do,I really haven´t had the timeTo drop a line to youzu sehr beschäftigt, kurz gesagt ich habe zu viel zu tun gehabt und wirklich nicht die Zeit gefunden ein paar Zeilen für dich zu schreiben....
Åland (auch Landskapet Åland; finnisch Ahvenanmaa) ist eine mit weitgehender Autonomie ausgestattete Provinz Finnlands. Sie besteht aus der gleichnamigen Inselgruppe in der nördlichen Ostsee am Eingang des Bottnischen Meerbusens zwischen Schweden und dem finnischen Festland.Der Ahvenanmaa pannukakku ist ein Åland-Pfannkuchen, dieser Eierkuchen – regional auch Pfann(en)kuchen, Eierpfannkuchen, Palatschinken, Flädle, Eierpuffer,...
Litho Woerishofen von 1897Litho Ansichtskarte gestempelt im Juli 1897 mit Abbildungen von Pfarrer Kneipp, Geromiller Bad und Kinderasyl in Woerishofen (noch mit oe geschrieben). Sebastian Anton Kneipp wurde am 17. Mai 1821 in Stephansried geboren und war ein bayerischer Priester und Hydrotherapeut und ist der Namensgeber der Kneipp-Medizin. Sebastian Anton...
Britisch-Guayana (englisch: British Guiana) war der Name einer Kolonie des Vereinigten Königreiches an der Nordküste von Südamerika. Britisch-Guayana grenzt an Brasilien, Venezuela und Suriname sowie an den Atlantik und bildet seit 1966 den unabhängigen Staat Guyana.covercity-georgetownUrsprünglich hochgeladen von webmastermarktDie TCV-Ansichtskarte zeigt die Church of the Sacred Heart (Herz-Jesu-Kirche) in Georgetown...
Der Weihnachtsmann ist eine Symbolfigur weihnachtlichen Schenkens, die in Deutschland vor allem in Nord-, Mittel- und Ostdeutschland populär ist. Dargestellt wird er als dicklicher und freundlicher alter Mann mit langem weißem Bart, roter und mit weißem Pelz besetzter Kutte; Attribute sind sein Geschenkesack und (häufig) eine Rute. Dass diese Darstellung...
Kinderbriefkaart anno 1951 aus Holland signiert vom Künstler Bert Boumann mit Kinder Zuschlagsbriefmarke frankiert. Bert Boumann ist Kinderbuchautor in den Niederlanden....
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Stonecutters Bridge straddles the Rambler Channel at the entrance to the Kwai Chung Container Port. The approaches from Stonecutters Island on the east and Tsing Yi Island on the west are located near Container Terminals 8 and 9, respectively, and the connection forms a major part of the section of...
The 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Korea and Brazil
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Brazil. Over the past half a century, the two countries have engaged in very active exchanges and cooperation in various areas such as the economic, social, and cultural fields. In celebration of this 50th anniversary,...
Inaguration of the Seto Ohashi Bridge
The Seto Ohashi Bridge connecting Honshu (mainland) and Shikoku (large island in the Seto Inland Sea) is inaugurated on April 10, 1988. The bridge is 9.4 kilometers long, made up of six branch bridge across 8 small islands. It is a two-storied bridge; the upper for automobiles and the lower...
The Oh-Naruto Bridge is in the Honshu-Shikoku Conjunction Route, build over the faumos whirlpools of the Naruto Straits. The bridge is 876 meters main spain and 1,629 meters long. This is the suspension bridge largest in Asia and the 10th largest in the world. As a road-railway bridge, it is...
Technical Monuments – Bridge Kráľová at Senec
The bridge over the Čierna Voda river, on the road from Krmeš to Kráľová , was built in 1904. This type of bridge has a skeleton of stone, filled out with burnt bricks, and an artistic stone railing designed like a balustrade. The bridge had its stone predecessor from the...
The Sturovo-Ostrihom Bridge, originally the Bridge of Maria Valeria, was built in 1895 as the third of the series of bridges dedicated to the Habsburg Dynasty at the Hungarian bank of the Danube river.After the laying up because of destruction, the bridge was being reconstructed from 1919 up to 1927,...
Stamps Macedonia
Како започнав да собирам марки?
Во 1993 година, со моите родители бев на одмор во Струга. Беше тоа историско време за секој Македонец. Македонија, независна Република, штотуку осамостоена од Југославија. Во моето сеќавање е историско и поради уште една причина - за прв пат се сретнав со марките.Беше тоа серијата на марки со риби. Мама...
Series: St. Cyril and Methodius / Серија: Свети Киил и Методиј 1937...
Series: Ocupation of Macedonia / Серија: Окупацијата на Македонија 19211. Цар Фердинанд и карта на Бугарија (со окупирана Македонија и Добруџа)2. Цар Фердинанд во дебарска народна носија3. Shar Mountain / Шар Планина4. Bridge on Vardar river in Skopje / Стар мост на реката Вардар во Скопје5. City of Ohrid and...
Series: Ocupation of Macedonia / Серија: Окупацијата на Македонија 1917/181. Veles / Велес2. Орач - воен инвалид3. City of Ohrid and the lake / Манастир Св. Јоан Канео, Охрид...
Series: Ocupation of Macedonia / Серија: Окупацијата на Македонија* 19171. Coat of Arms / Грб на Цар Фердинанд2. Воена запрежна кола3. Војник при нападот на Соничка Глава4. View of Nis / Ниш5. Demir Kapiya / Демир Капија6. City of Ohrid and the lake / Манастир Св. Јоан Канео, Охрид7. View...
Macedonian Stamps / Македонски Марки 2007...
SEASIDE CREATIVITY
Moving day – my blog that is!!!!
It’s a new year and I wanted a new look – so I’ve revamped and moved my blog. Please visit me here: http://www.seasidecreativity.com/ I’d love for you to visit and let me know what you think! Thanks Nancy ...
Is there such a thing? I’ve seen cards that have a collage-y feel, yet also retain a clean and simple design and this was my first attempt. Ok - I have to admit there are probably too many layers or textures for this to be a true clean and simple design,...
Inspiration comes from many things
One of the great things about doing challenges is that you are exposed to so many different things – most of which would never cross your path during the normal day to day activities. The colors of this card were inspired by a piece by Mindy Wilson shown {here}. I...
Limited supplies – and a free digi “stamp”
Todays limited supplies challenge at SCS said to make a card for someone you love, limit it to reds or pinks, black and white and to incorporate polka dots somewhere in your creation. Here is my card – this clean and simple card came together quickly – although I am embarrased...
Can your craft support a family?
That was a title of an article in The Crafts Report, written by Patrice Lewis awhile back. In her article she provided insight into how one may make a living doing crafts. One of the statistics she provided was that there are about 115,000 crafts people in the United States...
This was created for a color challenge and usually the items I create can be given away (cards, packages, etc). This is a very large tag – so now what do I do with it? I suppose it can be used as a bookmark for a very large book… The overall...
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Behind the Scenes: Planning the Pony Express Family Festival
A herd of horse puppets has gathered on my intern’s desk. She spends hours watching clips of old western movies on YouTube. She has diverged from office-appropriate language and started speaking in the western slang you’d expect to find in a dime novel or comic book, referring to her “hoss”...
Philatelic Musings on Art: Velazquez at the Metropolitan Museum, NY
It's always fun to find a work of art that is represented on a stamp. Unfortunately, this often entails a trip to some far off location, many times on another continent. Right now, thanks to some clever research by conservators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City,...
2010 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Hockey Game Between The U.S. & Canada
(Learn More About This Stamp Issue By Clicking On The Image Above) Don't Forget To Check Out A New NPM Online Exhibit: Playing To Win -- American Sports & Athletes On Stamps With the Gold Medal hockey game between the United States and Canada just minutes away, a brief background...
American Apollo Ohno Speed Skates Into Olympic History
© United States Postal Service. All rights reserved. As the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver draw to a close, the international community has the opportunity to reflect upon all the exciting events that have kept the world on the edge of its seat – American Evan Lysacek edged Russian...
The Happiest Mail Boxes on Earth
If your vacation destination this year happens to include Walt Disney World® in Florida, try playing the game of who can spot the most mailboxes. From Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom® to the international pavilions at Epcot,® careful observers will discover a variety of mailboxes scattered around the...