Online Stamp Order

On 19th November I got my order from an online stamp shop. I have shown all stamps previously on my stamp blog, but I want to show some highlights here as well.

Main reason to order stamps were the stunning Japanese Pokemon stamps. Although I have some of them on cards and covers already, I wanted to have the whole sheets. Favourite issue of the year!

For my collection of Childhood Heroes on Stamps I bought some more stamps including this Smurf set from Switzerland.

For a post about Napoleon on French and European Stamps over on my history blog I also bought many stamps about that theme.

Also I got some stamps for my Lunar New Year collection including some Year of the Dragon stamps and five stamps from the wonderful South Korean Glow-in-the-Dark series.

Year of the Dragon Stamps from Singapore

Usually I do not show too many mint stamps here, as I have a separate blog for them, but sometimes some stamps need to be shown here as well, either because I just want to show them or because they are for a collection I organise on these blog. This stamp set from Singapore, which arrived last Tuesday as part of a stamp order, is from the second category. It is about the Year of the Dragon and was issued on 5th January 2012. Use the labels to see other Lunar New Year stamps in my collection or go here to see the rest of my stamp order on my stamp blog. 

South Korea: Korean Cuisine

On Tuesday I got three postcards: one from South Korea, my first card from Norfolk Island and one from New Zealand.

The card from South Korea shows Bajirak Kalguksu, a popular Korean noodle dish. The Korean Cuisine is largely based on rice, vegetables and meats. It evolved over centuries through a complex interaction of the natural environment and different cultural trends.

With great stamps:
Year of the Tiger (issued 01-12-2009)
Year of the Dragon (issued 01-12-2011)
Both stamps glow in the dark.

Thank You very much Jiwon!

USA: NASA

Last Wednesday I got two postcards: one from the USA and one from Germany.

The card from the USA honours some of the greatest successes of the NASA. The NASA is an agency responsible for the civilian space program and the aerospace research. It was founded in 1958.

Stamps:
Penguins (issued 01-06-2015)
Year of the Rooster (issued 05-01-2017)
Year of the Dragon (issued 23-01-2012)

Thank You very much Mary!

Estonia: Tallinn during Christmas

Today I got two postcards: one from Estonia and one from Thailand.

The card from Estonia shows a view Tallinn during the Christmas time.

Stamps:
Definitive (issued 16-10-2015)
Year of the Dragon (issued 23-01-2012)

Thank You very much Jaan!

Taiwan: Century Eggs

On Thursday I got eight postcards: one from Taiwan, three from Germany, one from Spain, one from Norway, one from Slovenia and one from Japan.

The card from Taiwan shows Century Eggs. Century Eggs are a delicacy of the Chinese Cuisine. They are made by the preservation of eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls for some weeks.

It is an official card: TW-1595205

Stamp:
Year of the Dragon (from set of two) (issued 01-12-2011)

Thank You very much Ling Ling!

Serbia: Year of the Dragon

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

One of the Serbian cards is a maxicard and was issued for the Year of the Dragon. The stamp is from a set of two and was issued on 6th February 2012.

Stamps:
EUROPA (whole set) (issued 16-04-2015)

Thank You very much Brane!

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!

Vietnam: Hanoi

Today I got three postcards: one from Vietnam and two from France.

The card from Vietnam shows Hanoi. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam.

Stamps:
Year of the Dragon (whole set) (issued 01-12-2011)

Thank You very much Phan!

Japan: Tomioka Silk Mill

Today I got four postcards: two from Japan, one from Singapore and one from San Marino.

One of the cards from Japan shows the East Cocoon Warehouse at the Tomioka Silk Mill in the Gunma prefecture. The Tomioka Silk Mill was established in 1872 by the Japanese Government with machines from France. It marks Japan's entry into the modern and industrialised era. Since 2014 is the Tomioka Silk Mill with the Related Sites an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

With nice stamps:
Year of the Horse 1966 (issued 10-12-1965)
Year of the Sheep 1967 (issued 10-12-1966)
Year of the Dragon 2012 (from set of two) (issued 11-11-2011)
Year of the Dragon 1976 (issued 13-12-1975)
with a special postmark for the new Autumn greeting stamps

Thank You very much Ai!

Hong Kong: a junk at the Victoria Harbour

This is the 450th post on my blog! Thank You all of you for sending me all this nice postcards and covers with so many nice stamps!

Today I got two postcards: one from Hong Kong and one from San Marino.

The card from Hong Kong shows a junk at the Victoria Harbour. Since 2010 is the Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks an Intangible Heritage of the UNESCO.

Stamps:
Year of the Dragon (from set of four) (issued 14-01-2012)
The stamp sparkles.
Year of the Snake (from set of four) (issued 26-01-2013)
with a special postmark showing a Star Ferry

Thank You very much Joe!

Indonesia: Postcrossing Meet-up in Jakarta

On 20th August arrived a postcard from Indonesia.

The card is the official card for the Postcrossing Meet-up in Jakarta on 8th March 2014.

Stamps:
Year of the Dragon (whole set) (issued 15-01-2012)

Thank You very much Tiara!