9th July 2022: Museum of History in Shkodra, Albania

Shkodra is the fifth largest city in Albania and a cultural centre. The Museum of History was opened in 1947.

Two stamps about art were used here. The left stamp is one of eight about Albanian Art issued on 27th December 2017 and the right stamp is from a four stamp Euromed set about Handicraft Jewelry issued on 11th May 2022. The left stamp actually shows the Albanian national hero Skanderberg.

Thank You very much Marcel!

9th July 2022: Valbona Valley, Albania

The Valbona Valley is located in the Albanian Alps in northern Albania. In 1996 the Valbona Valley National Park was created, which however is since 2022 a part of the Alps of Albania National Park. Within the valley are some old beech forests included on the UNESCO List.

The left stamp shows Albanian scholar and writer Dhimitër Shuteriqi (1915-2003). It is from a set of four honouring Famous Men (issued 28-09-2015). Although inscribed 2021, the right stamp was just issued on 14th April 2022. It is from a set of two about the Egyptian Vulture.

Thank You very much Marcel!

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!