USA: The Alex Trebek Stamp

Alex Trebek was a beloved Canadian-American television personality best known as the host of the quiz show "Jeopardy!" for 36 years, from 1984 until his death in 2020. The stamp artwork evokes the style of the game in which a provided answer prompts contestants to respond with the corresponding question. 

Stamps:

2x The Alex Trebek Stamp  - Issued: 22-07-2024

Many thanks to Michael!

USA: Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon

Stamps:

2x Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon - Issued: 25-01-2024

Many thanks to Geoff!

USA: Merry Christmas - Snow Globes

With this nice Card from the United States I'm wishing everyone a merry christmas time. 

 

Stamps:

Snow Globes (from a set of 4) - Issued: 19-09-2023

Definitive - "Strawberries" - Issued: 05-05-2017

Christmas Stamps (from a set of 2) - Issued: 31-10-1980

 

Many thanks Yan for this nice Card!

USA: Waterfalls

 

Stamps:

Waterfalls (from a set of 12) - Issued: 13-06-2023

Many thanks to Antoinette!

USA: University of Alaska - Fairbanks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF or Alaska) is a public land-grant research university in College, Alaska, a suburb of Fairbanks. It is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system. UAF was established in 1917 and opened for classes in 1922. Originally named the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, it became the University of Alaska in 1935. Fairbanks-based programs became the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1975. In spring 2022, UAF enrolled 6,813 students.

 

 Stamps:

 Barns (from a set of 4) - Issued: 24-01-2021

Many thanks to Antoinette!

Germany: Inaugural Flight Lufthansa Airbus A330 (LH449) Frankfurt a. Main <-> St. Louis, MO, USA

 Flight from Frankfurt a. Main to St. Louis, MO on 1st June 2022:

Special Postmark (US side) on the back:

Stamps:

1x New Defintive Stamps "World of Letters" - Issued: 01-03-222

2x Hyacinthoides non-scripta - Issued: 08-06-2017

 

Flight from St. Louis, MO to Frankfurt a. Main on 1st June 2022 with arrival postmark on 2nd June 2022 Frankfurt Airport IPZ:

 

Stamps:

Forever Stamp - Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag - Issued: 01-12-2010

USA: Wainwright, Alaska

Wainwright, also known as Ulguniq or Kuuk, is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 556, making it the third largest city in the North Slope Borough, up from 546 in 2000. The community was named after Wainwright Lagoon, which in turn was named after Lt. John Wainwright, an officer under Capt. F.W. Beechey, who were the first non-native people to travel to the lagoon in 1826.

 

 Backside: 

Stamps:

Forever Stamp - Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag - Issued: 01-12-2010

Wainwright: ♁ 70°38′50″N 160°00′58″W

USA: American Scientists

Gerty Cori was the first female to earn a Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine in 1947.  Working with her husband, Cori discovered how carbohydrates are metabolized in the body.  The Cori Crater on the Moon was named for her. 

 

Linus Pauling is considered by most to be the father of molecular biology.  He earned two Nobel Prizes, one for chemistry in 1954 and one for Peace in 1962.  The Linus Pauling Institute was started and later named after Pauling. 

 

Astronomer Edwin Hubble forever changed the way we see our world.  Before Hubble, it was thought that our Milky Way galaxy was the entire universe.  Hubble’s research showed there are galaxies beyond our own.  In 1990, the Hubble telescope was named after the distinguished astronomer. 

 

John Bardeen’s development of the transistor has made possible the creation of almost every other modern electronic device from telephones to missiles.  He earned Nobel Prizes in 1956 and 1972 for his world-changing contributions.

 

Source: https://www.mysticstamp.com/

Stamps:

American Scientists (full set) - Issued: 06-03-2008

Many thanks to Ria!

USA: Successful Landing of the Perseverance Rover on Mars on 18th Feb. 2021

 Stamp:

  Flowers - Chrysanthemum - Issued: 24-04-2020

USA: Saint Paul Island, Alaska

Saint Paul Island (Russian: Остров Святого Павла) is the largest of the Pribilof Islands, a group of four Alaskan volcanic islands located in the Bering Sea between the United States and Russia. The city of St. Paul is the only residential area on the island. The three nearest islands to Saint Paul Island are Otter Island to the southwest, Saint George slightly to the south, and Walrus Island to the east. 

Stamps:

3x Forever Stamp - Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag  - Issued: 01-12-2010

USA: Fort Yukon, Alaska

Fort Yukon is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population, predominately Gwich'in Alaska Natives, was 583 at the 2010 census, down from 595 in 2000. Fort Yukon has a strongly continental subarctic climate. The highest temperature ever recorded in Alaska occurred in Fort Yukon on June 27, 1915, when it reached 100 °F or 37.8 °C. Fort Yukon is also subject to severe winters, being less influenced by chinook winds than areas to the west. Until 1971, Fort Yukon held the all-time lowest temperature record for Alaska and the United States at −78 °F or −61.1 °C

Stamps:
Green Succulent - Issued: 28-04-2017



Fort Yukon: ♁ 66°34′3″N 145°15′23″W

USA: Sparkling Holidays

Stamps:
Sparkling Holidays (Stamp Set & Sheet) - Issued: 11-10-2018


Thanks a lot Carlos!

 - A Merry Christmas Time to Everyone! -

USA: "STEM" Education

STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. Rather than teach the four disciplines as separate and discrete subjects, STEM integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world applications.

Stamps:
STEM Education (full set) - Issued: 06-04-2018

Stamps:
STEM Education (full set) - Issued: 06-04-2018
Higher Education - Issued: 14-11-1962


Thanks a lot Yue for sending me the Cover with First-Day-Cancellation and Kathy for sending me the second cover via Army Post!

USA: Music Icons - John Lennon (1940-1980)

Stamps:
Music Icons "John Lennon" (full set) - Issued: 07-09-2018


Many thanks to Yue!

USA: The History of Hockey

On October 20th the US Postal Service and the Canada Post jointly issued a stamp dedicated to one of the most famous sports in North America: Ice Hockey. In the 1800s, the sport truly began to take shape in Eastern Canada. By the late 19th century, the game had grown popular in the United States. American Malcolm Greene Chace became interested in the game and assembled a group of players from various universities. In 1896, a team from Yale, which included Chace, faced Johns Hopkins University in the first college hockey game. The National Hockey Association began play in 1910 and evolved into the National Hockey League in 1917.

I'm happy to receive some covers with this nice stamp with first-day cancellation and even one cover showing a very nice souvenir sheet.

Stamps:
The History of Hockey (stamps + m/s) - Issued: 20-10-2017


Many thanks to Richard, A.W. Welch and Geoffrey!

USA: Total Solar Eclipse of August 21st 2017

Today, on the 21st of August 2017, a total solar eclipse crosses the USA from Oregon to South Carolina. On this day, the Moon completely obscures the Sun.  The day instantly turns to deep twilight and the Sun's corona becomes visible for a precious two minutes. As you can see on the card the total eclipse is only visible within a 110-km (70-mile) wide path that crosses the USA. In other countries it will only be visible as a partial eclipse.

I'm very happy to receive this special card for this lifetime event with also a special stamp. The stamp looks black, but if you press your finger on it the moon will appear.

Stamp:
Total Solar Eclipse - Issued: 20-06-2017


Many thanks to Nancy for this great Card!

USA: Oscar de la Renta (1932-2014)

Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014), known professionally as Oscar de la Renta, was a Dominican fashion designer. De la Renta became internationally known in the 1960s as one of the couturiers who dressed Jacqueline Kennedy. An award-winning designer, he worked for Lanvin and Balmain. US Postal Service honored him with a Stamps Set including 11 images - an evocative black-and-white portrait of de la Renta and 10 details from some of his most exquisite gowns.

Stamps:
Oscar de la Renta (1932-2014) (from a Set of 11) - Issued: 16-02-2017


Many thanks to A.W. Welch for this nice Cover!

USA: Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is said to be a founding member of the Justice League, demigoddess, and warrior princess of the Amazonian people. In her homeland, she is Princess Diana of Themyscira, and outside of her homeland, she is known by her civilian identity Diana Prince. Wonder Woman was created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston, with his wife and co-creator Elizabeth Holloway Marston, and artist H. G. Peter. The character first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in December 1941 and first cover-dated on Sensation Comics #1, January 1942. The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986. In 2016 The U.S. Postal Service celebrates Wonder Woman’s 75th anniversary with a set of four stamps.

Stamp:
The 75th Anniversary of Wonder Woman (from a set of four) - Issued: 07-10-2016 with Special First Day of Issue Postmark


Many thanks to Eric for this great Card!

Antarctica: Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station

I received this special cover yesterday. It took a long way from Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a United States scientific research station at the South Pole, the southernmost place on the Earth. The station is located on the high plateau of Antarctica at an elevation of 2,835 metres (9,301 feet) above sea level and is administered by the Division of Polar Programs within the National Science Foundation under the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).

The original South Pole station, now referred to as "Old Pole", was constructed by an 18-man United States Navy crew during 1956–1957. It was then moved and rebuilt in 1975 as a geodesic dome 50 meters (160 feet) wide and 16 meters (52 feet) high, with 14 m × 24 m (46 ft × 79 ft) steel archways, modular buildings, fuel bladders and equipment.

The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Scientific Station is the southernmost habitation on Earth. It is continuously inhabited. Its name honors Roald Amundsen, whose Norwegian expedition reached the Geographic South Pole in December 1911, and Robert F. Scott, whose British expedition of five men reached the South Pole about one month later (in January 1912) in a race to become the first person ever to reach the South Pole. All of Scott's expedition perished during the journey back towards the coast, while all of Amundsen's expedition returned safely to their base on the seacoast of the continent.

Stamps:
3x Go Green (from a set of 16) - Issued: 14-04-2011
+ added at the South Pole Post Office (i guess) a special stamp with great cancellation!


This is also my 300th Post - many thanks to all for sending me nice cards and covers! Keep it up! ;)

USA: President Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to be elected to office and the first president born outside the contiguous United States. In 2009 Obama was named the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008, and sworn in on January 20, 2009. After being re-elected in 2012, President Obama is currently serving his second and final term, which will end in January 2017. He will be succeeded by Donald John Trump.

Stamps: (from left to right)
The White House - Issued: 18-10-2000
2x The 75th Anniversary of Wonder Woman (from a set of four) - Issued: 17-10-2016


Many thanks to Eric for this great card!