Crimea: Feodosia

On 17th June I got a postcard from Crimea.

The card shows various views of Feodosia. Feodosia is a port and resort. It was once a Ancient Greek and much later a Genoese colony. This is an official card and arrived on one of the hottest days of the year.

This is already my fifth card of Crimea and like the rest it was sent from Russia.

Thank You very much Elvira!

Crimea: Kichkine Palace

Last Wednesday I got four postcards: one from Crimea and three from Austria.

The card from Crimea shows the Kichkine Palace in Gaspra. The Kichkine Palace is a small palace in Crimean Tatar style. It was built between 1908 and 1911.

It is an official card: RU-7772104

Stamps:
Definitives (four from set of thirteen) (issued 07-08-2019)
Fruits (from set of five) (issued 27-08-2003)
Russian Post Uniforms (from set of four) (issued 01-09-2014)

Thank You very much Alla!

Crimea: Chersonesus

Last Wednesday I got four postcards: one from Crimea, one from Austria, one from Indonesia and one from Sweden.

The card from Crimea shows the Basilica of Chersonesus. Chersonesus is an ancient Greek colony founded in the 5th century BC, which thrived until the 15th century. It was once a centre of trade and wine production. Since 2013 is the Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese with its Chora on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Stamps:
EUROPA (issued 21-02-2018)
Uniforms of the Russian Courier Service (from set of four) (issued 12-02-2019)
with a special postmark from Moscow

Thank You very much Boris!

Crimea: Postcrossing Meet-up

On Monday I got two postcards: one from Crimea and one from France.

The card from Crimea was printed for the recent Postcrossing Meet-up in Sevastopol.

The card was signed during the meet-up.
Stamps:
Wood Carvings (two from set of four) (issued 28-11-2014)

Thank You very much Lidiya!

Crimea: Chersonesus Cathedral

Yesterday I got my first postcard from Crimea.

Crimea is a peninsula in the Black Sea. It was a part of the Soviet Union until 1991 and then became an autonomous republic within Ukraine. In 2014 the peninsula was taken over by Russia and later a referendum was held which returned a large majority in support of a union with Russia. Russia annexed the peninsula then and administers it now as Republic of Crimea. Ukraine and the most countries in the World still not accept the annexation of the peninsula. The capital of the Republic of Crimea is Simferopol. The city of Sevastopol, which is also located on the peninsula, is administered as federal city.

The card shows the Chersonesus Cathedral. The Chersonesus Cathedral is located near the place where Vladimir the Great was baptised in 988. The start of construction was in 1850 and in 1891 it was consecrated. It was destroyed during World War II, but was later rebuilt.

Stamps:
State Awards of the Russian Federation (from set of eighteen) (issued 19-02-2016)
Aviation History (from set of four) (issued 18-04-2014)

Thank You very much David!