My Postcard and Cover Blog

The Netherlands Arctic Station is owned and run by the Arctic Centre of the University of Groningen . It is  situated in Kongsfjorden on the...

On May 31st 2024 a joint issue between China and Malaysia was put into circulation. The stamps commemorating 50 years of diplomatic relation...

The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was a climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War that took place between 13 March and 7 May 1954. It wa...

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, marked the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the New York Bay by Giovanni Da Verrazzano . This Italian naviga...

  Stamp: The 100th Anniversary of Football in Slovenia - Issued: 13-07-2020 Many thanks to Primoz!

The 2024 Summer Olympics,  and officially branded as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from...

  Stamp: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna" - Issued: 08-05-2024 Many thanks to Rune!

The Constantine of Preslav University of Shumen in Bulgaria is named after Constantine of Preslav, the student of Saints Cyril and Methodiu...

The village of Einsiedeln has been staging world theatre performances for a century and celebrates the festival’s centenary this summer. Th...

  Stamps: FAMEX Airshow 2019 - Issued: 24-04-2019 (not a joint issue; Canada was the "Country of Honour") The 200th Anniversary of...

Roald Amundsen (often abbreviated 'Roald'; named in honor of Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen), originally named 'Vilm...

  Stamps: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna" (full set) - Issued: 24-04-2024 Many thanks to Mihnea!

  Stamp: Treasures of the National Museum (m/s) - Issued: 20-10-2023 Many thanks again to Alex!

Haines Junction is a village in Yukon, Canada. It is at Kilometre 1,632 (historical mile 1016) of the Alaska Highway at its junction with th...

Hidilyn "Hidi" Francisco Diaz-Naranjo, born February 20, 1991, is a Filipino weightlifter. On July 26, 2021, at the 2020 Summer Ol...

  Stamps: The 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Mauritius (m/s) - Issued: 20-11-2023 Definitives - Makers of India (Shivaji Maha...

Stamps: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna" (full set) - Issued: 26-04-2024 Many thanks to Vera for this nice Cover with fi...

Stamps: International Polar Year 2007-2008 (full set) - Issued: 13-03-2007 Many thanks to Damiao!

Stamps: 2x Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon - Issued: 25-01-2024 Many thanks to Geoff!

  Stamps: Traditional Firearms of Malaysia (single stamps and sheet) - Issued: 27-02-2024 Many thanks to Henry!

Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign island country in the Caribbean. It lies at the conjuncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean i...

The Ogasawara Islands (小笠原諸島 Ogasawara-shotō) are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands. Almost the whole area of the i...

Inuvik ("place of man") is the only town in the Inuvik Region, and the third largest community in Canada's Northwest Territori...

Stamps: EUROPA 2021 - "Endangered national wildlife" (full set) - Issued: 06-05-2021 Refugee Fund Tax Stamp 2023

In 2024, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) celebrates 75 years of collective defence. Since its creation on 4 April 1949, the transa...

The very first mission of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit was deployed in 1974 to the Lake Chad region (Niger, Chad, Nigeria and Cameroon), ...

In February 2024, the frigate "Hessen" departed from the port of Wilhelmshaven for the Red Sea with about 240 people on board in ...

  Stamps: Fête du Timbre 2024 - "Navigation de plaisance" (m/s) - Issued: 09-03-2024 Fête du Timbre 2024 - "A bord d’un voili...

Stamps: EUROPA 2019 "National Birds" (full set) - Issued: 09-05-2019     Many thanks to Branislav!

Yellowknife (Dogrib: Sǫǫ̀mbak’è) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the norther...