9th July 2022: Tirana, Albania (my first card!)

Albania is a country in Southeast Europa bordering on Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Greece. First becoming independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania has undergone a diverse political evolution transitioning from a monarchy to a communist regime before becoming a sovereign parliamentary constitutional republic.

Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania as well as the country's most important economic, financial, political and trade centre. It is home to a mixture of architectural styles reflecting the influential periods in its history. The current appearance was considerably shaped by two totalitarian regimes, once by the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini during the Second World War and the regime of Enver Hoxha in the aftermath.

The stamp is from a set of four about Early Locomotives and Their Inventors issued on 27th September 2015 in commemoration of the 190th anniversary of the first Locomotive. This stamp shows Robert Stephenson and the Rocket of 1829.

Thank You very much Marcel!