India: Traditional Dancing (Joint Issue with Portugal)

On this nice Cover from India you can see a nice mini-sheet as India-Portugal Joint Issue featuring "Dandiya Dance" of India and "Pauliteiros Dance" of Portugal. The Dandiya Dance, also known as Raas or Dandiya Raas, is the traditional folk dance form of Gujarat & Rajasthan India. The Dandiya Raas dance originated as devotional Garba dances, which were performed in Goddess Durga’s honor.
The Pauliteiros are those who practise folk dance which is popular in Terra de Miranda (Terras de Miranda) a region in the northeastern Portugal, lying on the border of Spain. The dance is carried out by a group of men including eight dancers and three musicians, wearing traditional clothes. Characteristic for the dance is the complementation of the rhythmic section by the striking of two sticks by each dancer.

Stamp:
Minisheet - Traditional Dancing (Joint Issue with Portugal) - Issued: 07-01-2017


Many thanks to Kamran for this nice Cover!

Latvia: Academic Center for Natural Sciences of the University of Latvia

The stamp on this nice Cover is from the series "Latvijas arhitektūra" issued by Latvia Post (Print-run: 150.000). It shows the newly built Academic Center for Natural Sciences of the University of Latvia. The University of Latvia (LU) (Latvian: Latvijas Universitāte) is a state-run university located in Riga, Latvia. It was established in 1919. On September 7, 2015 the newly built Academic Center for Natural Sciences of the University of Latvia has been opened in Torņakalns in the presence of the highest state officials. The Academic Center will house around 1500 students from 5 faculties – the faculties of Biology, Geography and Earth Science, Chemistry, Medicine as well as the Department of Optometry and Vision Science department of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.

Stamp:
Architecture - University of Latvia Academic Center of Natural Sciences 2017 - Issued: 28-09-2017


Many thanks again to Vera for this nice Cover!

Germany: Research Vessel Polarstern on the Expedition PS107-ARK-XXXI/2

The Polarstern expedition PS107 to the Arctic (Tromsø – Tromsø) started on 23 July 2017 and led particularly to study areas in the central and eastern Fram Strait. With this expedition it contributed to various large national and international research and infrastructure projects (e.g. INTAROS, FRAM, SIOS, OceanSITES) as well as to the research programme PACES-II (Polar Regions and Coasts in the changing Earth System) of the Alfred-Wegener- Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI). The cruise ended on 19 August 2017 in Tromsø, Norway.

Note the signature on the cover, I'm not sure from who it is, but I suspect its from the Chief Scientist of this Expedition Ingo Schewe.

Stamp:
EUROPA "Castles" - Issued: 11-05-2017

Greenland: Paamiut

Paamiut, formerly known as Frederikshåb, is a town in southwestern Greenland in the Sermersooq municipality. It is located on the coast of Labrador Sea in the southern end of a small estuary called Kuannersooq ("Inlet"). With 1,515 inhabitants as of 2013, it is the eighth-largest town in Greenland.

I choosed this special round stamp, which is an joint Issue with New Zealand Post, to frank this matching postcard showing a Polar Bear. Because of expected habitat loss caused by climate change, the polar bear is now classified as a vulnerable species,

Stamp:
From Pole-to-Pole (Joint Issue with New Zealand) - Issued: 20-10-2014

Switzerland: Postcrossing Stamps

Another country that issued a Postcrossing stamp is Switzerland. Three stamps have been issued with Demoninations of 1,00 CHF, 1,50 CHF and 2,00 CHF. The comic illustrations on the three stamps depict how people in Switzerland use Postcrossing to connect to the world.

This Cover showing the 1,00 and 1,50 CHF stamps was only available at the International Stamp Fair in Sindelfingen, Germany. I was not able to sent it by mail so I just bought it for my collection.

Stamps:
Postcrossing (full Set) - Issued: 07-09-2017


Many thanks to Hansjürg for the upper Cover!

South Korea: Must-visit Tourist Destinations

Korea Post issued this nice set of stamps showing must-see tourist destination in Korea. This is the third edition of this series and it features four different stamps each with a Denomination of 330 won. On the stamps you can see Ullimsanbang Villa and Garden, Jinjuseong Fortress, Soswaewon Garden and Mungyoengsaejae Pass.

Stamps:
Must-visit Tourist Destinations (full Set) - Issued: 15-05-2017


Many thanks to Choonjong Park for this nice Cover!