Cyprus: German frigate "Brandenburg" (F 215) - Operation "UNIFIL" (March 24 - July 24)

Under the command of frigate captain Andreas Scheiba, the crew of the german frigate "Brandenburg" departed from Wilhelmshaven, Germany in March 2024 to support maritime surveillance off the Lebanese coast and train the Lebanese navy as part of the UNIFIL mission (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon). Numerous maneuvers took place with international partners. The covers below show port calls of the frigate in Limassol, Cyprus, in Spain (too bad no postmark on the cover) and from the arrival back in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

  

Stamps:

Euromed 2023 - "Mediterranean Festival" - Issued: 10-07-2023

Refugee Fund Tax Stamp 2023

 

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

Stamps:

Sights in Germany - "Der Brocken" - Issued: 01-03-2024

Definitives - "Flowers" - Issued: 18-12-2018

Picture of the Ship:

 

Source: https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/einsaetze-bundeswehr/unifil-fregatte-mtf-5780552

 

Cyprus: EUROPA 2022 - "Stories & Myths”

Stamps:

EUROPA 2022 - "Stories & Myths” (full set) - Issued: 06-05-2022

Refugee Fund Tax Stamp 2023

Cyprus: EUROPA 2021 - "Endangered national wildlife"

Stamps:

EUROPA 2021 - "Endangered national wildlife" (full set) - Issued: 06-05-2021

Refugee Fund Tax Stamp 2023

Cyprus: First foreign Mission of the german frigate "Baden-Württemberg" - "UNIFIL" (October 23 - Janaury 24)

On Friday, 20 October 2023, the german navy frigate "Baden-Württemberg" left her home port of Wilhelmshaven, Germany with the crew "Delta" to take part in the mandated foreign mission "UNIFIL" (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast. Blue helmets from the UNIFIL mission have been working for peace between Lebanon and Israel since 1978. This makes the mission one of the oldest peacekeeping operations of the United Nations (UN). In January 2024 the mission ended. I'm very happy to receive the cover below sent from Limassol, Cyprus with a nice Cachet from the mission. 

Stamps:

Football - FIFA World Cup 2018 - Issued: 28-03-2018

Refugee Fund Tax Stamp 2018

Picture of the Ship:

Source: www.bundeswehr.de

 

Cyprus: EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity"

 

Stamps:

EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity" (full set) - issued: 09-05-2023

Refugee Fund Tax Stamp 2023

Cyprus: EUROPA 2018 "Bridges"

 

Stamps:

EUROPA 2018 "Bridges" (from a set of 2) - Issued: 02-05-2018 

Refugee Fund Tax Stamp 2018

 

 

I sent this Cover to myself during the International Stamp Fair in Essen, Germany 2018!

Cyprus: EUROPA 2019 "National Birds"

Stamps:
EUROPA 2019 "National Birds" - Issued: 02-05-2019
Refugee Fund Tax Stamp 2019