Kyrgyzstan: Song Kol Lake

Last Saturday I got three postcards: one from Kyrgyzstan, one from the Czech Republic and one from Portugal.

The card from Kyrgyzstan shows yurts at Song Kol Lake. Song Kol Lake is an alpine lake in the Naryn Province. It is the second largest lake in Kyrgyzstan after Issyk Kul Lake and the largest fresh water lake in the country. The lake's beauty is greatly praised, but it is rather inaccessible and there are no permanent facilities on the lake.

On the backside is a postmark from the 73th Salon Philatélique d'Automne in Paris.
Stamp:
Reptiles and Amphibians in the Red Data Book (from set of four) (issued 06-09-2019)

Thank You very much William!

Kyrgyzstan: Year of the Rat

On 27th January I got five postcards: one from Kyrgyzstan, three from Austria and one from the Philippines.

The card from Kyrgyzstan is a maxicard. The stamp is about the Year of the Rat and was issued on 2nd December 2019.

The stamp on the front side was used as postage. On the back side are just two labels.

Thank You very much Yue!

Kyrgyzstan: Flag

Today I got my first postcard of 2019. It came from Kyrgyzstan.

The card shows the Flag of Kyrgyzstan. The Flag of Kyrgyzstan was adopted in 1992, seven months after Kyrgyzstan's declaration of independence. It consists of a red field with a yellow sun that contains a depiction of the roof of a Kyrgyz yurt. The red colour and the number of the rays of the sun both refer to Manas, the national hero of Kyrgyzstan.

On the backside is a postmark from the 72nd Salon Philatélique d'Automne in Paris showing Ivan Tourguenev.
Stamp:
Bridges (from set of two) (issued 22-06-2018)

Thank You very much William!

Kyrgyzstan: Diplomatic Relations with France

On Tuesday I got two cards: one from Kyrgyzstan and one from Russia.

The card from Kyrgyzstan was printed for the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations with France. It shows the National Historical Museum in Bishkek and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

On the backside is a matching special postmark from the 71st Salon Philatélique d'Automne in Paris.
Stamp:
19th International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen (from set of two) (issued 07-07-2017)

Thank You very much William!

Kyrgyzstan: Yurts

On Thursday I got two postcards: one from Kyrgyzstan and one from Transnistria.

The card from Kyrgyzstan shows a Kyrgyz landscape with three Yurts.

Stamp (of Kyrgyz Express Post):
Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (from set of two) (issued 05-08-2016)

Thank You very much Hanko!

Kyrgyzstan: Yurts and Stormy Sky

On Saturday I got two postcards from Kyrgyzstan.

The first card shows a Kyrgyz landscape with three Yurts. Yurts are nomadic dwellings used in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. They can be can be assembled and dismantled within a short period of time and are made from natural and renewable materials. A whole community of craftspeople is involved in the creation of Yurts and after it is finished it becomes the centre of social life. The Yurt became a symbol of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz and Kazakh Yurts are since 2014 an Intangible Heritage of the UNESCO.

Kyrgyz Express Post was founded in 2012 and in 2013 the Universal Postal Union officially confirmed the company's status as second designated postal operator of Kyrgyzstan. Its first stamps were issued in November 2014.
Stamp:
Flora of Kyrgyzstan (from set of four) (issued 29-07-2016)

The second card shows a stormy sky

Stamp:
Flora of Kyrgyzstan (from set of four) (issued 29-07-2016)

Thank You very much William!

Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek

Yesterday I got two postcards: one from Canada and my first card from Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It borders on China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Until 1991 it was a part of the Soviet Union.

The card shows the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. Bishkek is the cultural, ecological and political centre of the country. 

Stamps:
Chyngyz Aitmatov (from set of eight) (issued 13-08-2009)
and Definitives (issued 10-05-2008)

Thank You very much Alexander!