My Postcard and Cover Blog

Merry Christmas to everyone! Like last year , I'm happy to show this year's Weihnachtsballonpost ("Christmas Balloon Post...

Stamp: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" - Issued: 09-05-2025

Stamp: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" - Issued: 09-05-2025 I mailed this cover to myself during my visit at t...

Lee Jae-myung was elected President of South Korea on 3 June 2025 and officially took office on 4 June 2025.  To commemorate his first 100 d...

Stamps: Philippines 80-year UN membership - Issued: 26-06-2025

Along with the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, "La Vuelta a España" is one of the three Grand Tours of professional road...

Stamps: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" - Issued: 06-05-2025 (to note a new additional word "Philately...

Stamps: Flowers of Malaysia (full set) - Issued: 30-07-2025 Flowers of Malaysia (mini sheet) - Issued: 30-07-2025 Many thanks to Henry!

Stamp: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" - Issued: 01-05-2025

Stamps: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" (full set) - Issued: 08-05-2025

This cover traveled aboard a Lufthansa special charter flight from Munich, Germany to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, 'arriving' o...

Stamps: Fruits of Bermuda  (from a set of 6) - Issued: 15-04-2024 Many thanks to John!

The Asian International Stamp Exhibition – Thailand 2025 took place in Bangkok from August 8 to 12, 2025, at the historic Grand Postal Build...

Pierre Hermé, often called the "Picasso of Pastry," is a world-renowned French pastry chef celebrated for revolutionizing the art ...

Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. On August 9, 1945, it became the targe...

As a reminder: Karupelv Valley Project is an ongoing, long term research project in North-East Greenland. It is jointly carried out under t...

Stamps: The 80th Anniversary of the People's Army of Vietnam (full set) - Issued: 18-12-2024 Many thanks to Khoa!

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) issued a commemorative stamp on June 5, 2025, to honor Pope Francis (who died in April 2025) and...

The United Nations (UN) is a global organization that works to maintain peace, promote human rights, and support sustainable development. Wh...

Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti expanded its route network and lauched a new connection for the summer season 2025. It started to fly betw...

Stamps: EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity" - Issued: 09-05-2023

Stamps: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" (full set) - Issued: 24-04-2025 Many thanks to Rune!

The Kiel Week 2025 took place from June 21 to June 29, 2025, under the shared motto “WIR-Woche” (“WE Week”). The event featured numerous sai...

Stamps: The DC Superheroes (from a set of 4) - Issued: 20-05-2025 Many thanks to Eric !

In 2025, Japan celebrates the 150th anniversary of its national weather service, founded in 1875. As one of the oldest meteorological instit...

Stamps: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" (full set) - Issued: 01-04-2025

The University of Trieste (Italian: Università degli Studi di Trieste, or UniTS) is a public research university in Trieste in the Friuli-V...

Stamps: Malaysia Chairmanship of ASEAN 2025 (full set) - Issued: 01-01-2025 Stamp: Malaysia Chairmanship of ASEAN 2025 (Souvenir Sheet) - Is...

Stamps: Pioneering Female Scientists of Brazil (from a set of 7) - Issued: 24-11-2024 Many thanks to Paolo!

Germany’s contribution to the 2025 EUROPA stamp series, released on May 8 , celebrates the UNESCO World Heritage “Caves and Ice Age Art in t...