Serbia: Museum of Natural History in Belgrade

 Today I got five postcards: two from Serbia, two from Japan and one from Malaysia.

One of the Serbian cards was issued for the exhibition "Dinosaurs of Argentina - Giants of Patagonia" at the Museum of Natural History in Belgrade. The Museum of Natural History in Belgrade was founded in 1895 and opened in 1904. It is one of the oldest specialised scientific institutions in Serbia. It has a collection of around 900000 items. The exhibition "Dinosaurs of Argentina - Giants of Patagonia" was shown in Belgrade between June 2009 and March 2010 after it already toured through other cities in the World. It shows skeletons, eggs, nests and footprints of 15 different dinosaur species. The card is a maxicard. The stamp is from a set of two and was issued on 9th November 2009. The dinosaur on the card is a Megaraptor and the stamps shows a Giganotosaurus.

Stamps:

Year of the Sheep (whole set) (issued 19-02-2015)

Thank You very much Brane!

Malaysia: Mount Kinabalu

Today I got five postcards: one from Malaysia, two from Serbia and two from Japan.

The card from Malaysia shows the Mount Kinabalu. The Mount Kinabalu is 4,095m high and thus Malaysia's highest mountain. It is located in the Malaysian State of Sabah. Since 2000 is the Mount Kinabalu as part of the Kinabalu Park on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Stamp:
Year of the Goat (issued 16-02-2015)

Thank You very much Matthew!

Canada: Giant Panda at the Toronto Zoo

Today I got four postcards: one from Canada, one from France, one from the United Kingdom and one from India.

The card from Canada shows one of the Giant Pandas from the Toronto Zoo. The Toronto Zoo is home to more than 5000 animals of over 450 species and is thus the largest zoo in Canada. It opened in 1974. Since 2013 houses the zoo two Giant Pandas. They are called Da Mao (male) and Er Shun (female). The card shows Er Shun. They are on a 10-year Canada tour and will stay in Toronto until 2018, when they will move to Calgary.

Stamps:
Monarch butterfly (issued 31-03-2014)
Aeshna canadiensis (from set of five) (issued 12-10-2007)
Year of the Ram (from set of two) (08-01-2015)
White-tailed deer (from set of two) (issued 20-10-2005)
Hippodamia convergens (from set of five) (issued 12-10-2007)

Thank You very much Wiebke!

Estonia: Tartu

Today I got three postcards: one from Estonia, one from South Korea and one from Germany.

The card from Estonia shows again Tartu.

With a nice stamp:
Year of the Sheep (issued 19-02-2015)
with First Day Special Postmark

Thank You very much Heidi!

Indonesia: Year of the Goat

Yesterday I got two postcards: one from Indonesia and one from India.

The card from Indonesia is a maxicard of the Year of the Goat. The stamp is from a set of three and was issued 04-02-2015.

Stamped with the other two stamps from the set

Thank You very much Linny!

USA: Chicago Chinatown

Today I got three postcards: one from the USA and two from New Zealand.

The card from the USA shows the Chinatown in Chicago. Chicago is the second oldest Chinese settlement in America. The building in the middle of the card is the Chinese American Museum of Chicago. It opened in 2005 and has exhibitions on the life of Chinese immigrants in the American midwest.

Stamps:
José Ferrer (issued 26-04-2012)
Arctic Animals-Snowy Owl (from set of five) (issued 12-03-1999)
Year of the Ram (issued 07-02-2015)

Thank You very much Randel!

Liechtenstein: Maxicards

On Thursday I got not only two postcards but also my ordered stamps and maxicards from Liechtenstein.

One of the maxicards shows an aerial view of Vaduz. Vaduz is the capital city and the second largest city of Liechtenstein. It houses the national parliament, the Landtag of Liechtenstein, and is the residential city of the Prince of Liechtenstein. The stamp is from a set of two and was issued on 10-11-2014. It is a joint issue with Singapore.

Another maxicard shows the princely family of Liechtenstein. The current reigning Prince of Liechtenstein is Hans-Adam II. In 1967 he married Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau and together they have four children. He has reigned Liechtenstein since 1989. Since 2004 has his eldest son Alois of Liechtenstein looked as regent of Liechtenstein after the government affairs. The stamp was issued on 10-11-2014 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of reign of Prince Hans-Adam II.

The third maxicard shows the Pfälzerhütte. The Pfälzerhütte is located on the Bettlerjoch, 2108 metres above sea level. It was planned by the Federation of Palatinate Sections within the German and Austrian Alpine Association in 1925 and approved by the government of Liechtenstein in 1926. It was finally opened in 1928. Today it is owned by the Liechtenstein Alpine Association and is open for business from June to October. The stamp was issued on 14-06-2012 and is a joint issue with Germany. It bears the stamps of Germany and of Liechtenstein.

The last maxicard bears the stamp of the Year of the Sheep. It was issued on 10-11-2014.

Slovenia: Otočec Castle

Today I got a postcard from Slovenia.

It shows the Otočec Castle. The Otočec Castle is located on a small islet in the Krka River. It is Slovenia's only water castle. 

Stamps:
World War I Centenary (issued 28-11-2014)
During World War I was Slovenia a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 160,000 soldiers came from Slovenia to fight in the Slovene regiments. 35,000 to 40,000 of them were killed. The Battles of the Isonzo were fought in Slovenia. After World War I became Slovenia a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the later Yugoslavia.
The stamp shows the monument of Carniolan Janez, the unknown soldier, in Ljubljana. It was created in 1916 to remember the fallen Slovene soldiers buried outside of Slovenia.
Year of the Goat (issued 30-01-2015)

Thank You very much Mateja!

France: Source du Lison

On Thursday I got a postcard from France.

It shows the source of the Lison in the region of Franche-Comté. The source of the Lison is a strong karstic spring in the Doubs department. Near Châtillon-sur-Lison flows the Lison in the Loue.

Stamps:
New Marianne 0,10€
Year of the Goat (issued 02-02-2015)

Thank You very much William!

Australia: Big Merino

On Tuesday I got four postcards: one from Australia and three from Thailand.

The card from Australia shows the Big Merino in Goulborn in New South Wales. It was unveiled in 1985 and houses a gift shop and a wool display.

Stamps:
Farming (from set of five) (issued 20-03-2012)
Year of the Goat (whole set) (issued 08-01-2015)

Thank You very much Jemma!

Thailand: Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex

On Tuesday I got four postcards: three from Thailand and one from Australia.

One of the cards from Thailand shows the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex. The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex is internationally important for the conservation of globally threatened and endangered animals. Since 2005 is the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

With a nice collection of stamps:
Year of the Ox (issued 02-01-2009)
Year of the Goat (issued 01-01-2015)
Year of the Snake (issued 01-01-2013)
Year of the Dragon (issued 01-01-2012)
Year of the Rabbit (issued 01-01-2011)

Thank You very much Ta!

World War I Centenary and Chinese New Year of the Isle of Man

Yesterday I got the stamps of the Isle of Man I ordered on line.

Among them were the stamps about the World War I Centenary. The stamps are the first of a five year series. The theme of the 2014 stamps (issued 19-02-2014) is Life in the Trenches. The stamps show photos taken during the war.

One of the stamps shows a photo taken during the Christmas Truce.
On 24th December 1914 and on the next days soldiers of the German Empire and Great Britain on the Western Front stopped the war and exchanged small gifts. The Christmas Truce was not authorised by the level of command. After a few days they began again to fight.

The accompanied miniature sheet (issued 19-02-2014) shows trench art.

I also bought the miniature sheet of the Year of the Snake (issued 08-02-2013) and of the Year of the Sheep (issued 02-01-2015).

Philippines: Manila

Today I got ten postcards: one from the Philippines, one from Turkey, five from Germany, one from Indonesia, one from Taiwan and one from South Korea.

The card from the Philippines shows an aerial view of the Roxas Boulevard in Manila. Manila is the capital city and second largest city of the Philippines.

Stamps:
Fish (from set of two) (issued 2013)
Year of the Goat (from set of two) (issued 24-11-2014)

Thank You very much Jona!

South Korea: Seohae Bridge

Today I got ten postcards: one from South Korea, one from the Phillipines, one from Turkey, five from Germany, one from Indonesia and one from Taiwan.

The card from South Korea shows the Seohae Bridge. The Seohae Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge connecting Pyongtaek and Dangjin. It was built from 1993 to 2000.

With nice stamps:
Year of the Rooster (from set of two) (issued 01-12-1992)
Year of the Sheep (from set of four) (issued 01-12-2014)

Thank You very much Soeun!

New Zealand: Sheep

Today I got three postcards: one from New Zealand, one from Germany and one from China.

The card from New Zealand shows a road sign about sheep. In New Zealand there are seven sheep for every person and they are an important part of New Zealand's economy.

With matching stamps:
Year of the Sheep (two from set of four) (issued 14-01-2015)

Thank You very much Sharon!

China: Year of the Sheep

Today I got three postcards: one from China, one from New Zealand and one from Germany.

The card from China is a New Year's card of the Year of the Sheep.

The card is prepaid and was added with two stamps:
Definitive (from set of four) (issued 01-02-2002)
Year of the Sheep (issued 05-01-2015)
with First Day Special Postmark

Thank You very much Hanghui!

Hong Kong: Year of the Ram

Today I got seven postcards. One of them is from Hong Kong.

It is a New Year's card of the Year of the Ram.

With matching stamps:
Year of the Ram (two from set of four) (issued 24-01-2015)
with First Day Special Postmark

Thank You very much Joe!

Singapore: Gardens by the Bay

Today I three postcards: one from Singapore, one from Germany and one from Finland.

The card from Singapore shows the Gardens by the Bay.

Stamps:
Year of the Goat (whole set) (issued 09-01-2015)
with First Day Special Postmark

Thank You very much Jeremy!

Taiwan: Year of the Goat

Today I got five postcards: one from Taiwan, one from Norway and three from Germany.

The card from Taiwan is a New Year's maxicard of the Year of the Goat. The card was printed by the Taiwanese post. The stamp is from a set of three and was issued on 01-12-2014.

The card is prepaid and was added with two stamps:
Greetings (from set of ten) (issued 27-05-2011)
Berries (from set of two) (issued 17-04-2013)
with two different Year of the Goat postmarks, one is the same as on the front side

Thank You very much Yi-Ju!

Vietnam: Year of the Goat

Today I got four postcards: two from Vietnam, one from Malaysia and one from Germany.

One of the cards from Vietnam shows an illustration of a goat. The card is a maxicard. The stamp is from a set of two and was issued on 01-12-2014 to celebrate the Year of the Goat.

Stamp:
100th birth anniversary of Tran Dai Nghia (issued 13-09-2013)

Thank You very much Phan!