China: "The 200th Anniversary of Karl Marx (1818-2018) - FDC"

Like Vietnam, also China issued a stamp this year to the 200th Anniversary of Karl Marx. Actually they issued two stamps. One stamp shows Marx himself and the other depicts Marx and Friedrich Engels. Both stamp together with a denomination of 2.4 yuan. The postage is completed with 1.60 yuan as machine cancel. I'm very happy to receive this cover on its first day of issue.

Stamp:
The 200th Anniversary of Karl Marx (1818-2018) (full set) - Issued: 05-05-2018


Many thanks to Xu Wei for this nice Cover!

Norway: EUROPA 2018 "Bridges"

On the norwegian stamp for this year's EUROPA theme you can see Hardanger Bridge. The Hardanger Bridge is not just Norway’s longest suspension bridge - it is also the eighth longest bridge of its type in the entire world. The main span is an impressive 30 m longer than that of the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The Hardanger Bridge is one of the most spectacular bridge projects in Norway’s history. The towers reach 200 m above sea level, and the maximum deck height is 55 m. It was officially opened in August 2013.

Stamp:
EUROPA 2018 "Bridges" (m/s) - Issued: 20-04-2018


Thanks a lot Rune for this great cover!

Greenland: EUROPA - "Castles"

We have seen many beautiful castle stamps for the 2017 EUROPA theme. Even Greenland issued two stamps for this theme. But there is a problem, in Greenland, there aren’t any castles...but like Finland, Greenland Post has found a very creative solution to this by illustrating beautiful castles from Greenland’s nature on their issue. This nice cover was sent from the city of Nuuk.

Stamps:
EUROPA (full set) - Issued: 15-05-2017




UPDATE 09/2018:

I recently received another cover with these nice stamps. This cover was sent from Tasiilaq. Thanks a lot Rosmarie!

Stamps:
EUROPA (full set) - Issued: 15-05-2017