My Postcard and Cover Blog

For around six months, from May to December 2024, german frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and replenishment ship "Frankfurt am Mai...

Arshad Nadeem, the Pakistani javelin thrower, made history at the 2024 Olympics by winning a gold medal, marking a historic milestone for bo...

For a long time, the River Gauja was an important waterway for rafting timber to Rīga. The ancient rafting trade has been included in the La...

  Stamps: Cycling - "Belgian Tour de France Winners" (from a set of 10) - Issued: 12-06-2017 Many thanks to Wesley!

Stamp: Musical Instruments - "Gnaoua Instrument" - Joint Issue w/ Morocco - Issued: 02-12-2021 Many thanks to Abida!  

Salvador Dalí ( Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol ), born 11 May 1904 died 23 January 1989, was a S...

Mount Fuji (富士山) is Japan's highest mountain (3776,24 m) and the focal point of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Visible from Tokyo on...

  Stamps: Games of the XXXIII. Olympiad - Paris, France (from a set of 10) - Issued: 26-07-2024 Many thanks to Henrik!

Under the command of frigate captain Andreas Scheiba, the crew of the german frigate "Brandenburg" departed from Wilhelmshaven, Ge...

The Suzhou Industrial Park is a development region in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The industrial park was established in February 1994, as part ...

On this cover from Paraguay (my very first) you can see a stamp which is part of the 2012 UPAEP issue from Paraguay. The topic was Myths and...

Bear Island (Norwegian: Bjørnøya) is the southernmost island of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago. The island is located at the limits of t...

The King Sejong Station (Korean: 세종과학기지) is a research station for the Korea Antarctic Research Program that is named after King Sejong the ...

Ethnobotany is the study of the cultural interactions between plants and humans, a relationship which began at the dawn of our history and t...

  Stamps: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna" (from a set of 2) - Issued: 17-05-2024 Stamp: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater ...

By the Decree of Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević in March 1854, the first vocational school in Serbia was founded – the First Vocational Sch...

In June 2024, La Poste issued a book of twelve postage stamps based on the iconic Pokémon. The Pokémon phenomenon appeared in Japan on Feb...

National Children’s Month is celebrated in November in the Philippines every year. This month-long celebration aims to give Filipino child...

A new country in my collection. Many thanks to Eric! Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in...

Stamps: Traditional Dances of Malaysia (stamps and m/s) - Issued: 26-03-2024 Many thanks to Henry!

Starting April 28 2024, Lufthansa commenced twice-weekly flights from Munich to Trondheim (TRD), Norway’s third-largest city. The covers bel...

Stamps: The 50th Anniversary of Guernsey Postal Independence (from a set of 6) - Issued: 01-10-2019

This year Swiss Post celebrated its 175th Anniversary with two Anniversary Stamps which can be seen on this nice Cover below mailed from cit...

Started in 1988, the Karupelv Valley Project (KVP), led by Dr. Benoît Sittler, is an ongoing, long term research project in North-East Green...

From May 30 to June 1 2024, Paris-Philex 2024 stamp exhibition took place at La Porte de Versailles, Paris, France. Several postal administr...

  Stamps: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna" (1 from a set of 2) - Issued: 09-05-2024 EUROPA 2016 - "Think Green"...

The International Philatelic Exhibition "Mare Balticum 2024" was held from 26th to 28th July 2024 in Tartu, Estonia. Tartu is not...

  Stamps: Chinese New Year - "Year of the Sheep" (s/s) - Issued: 05-02-2003 Scenic Definitives (from a set of 6) - Issued: 01-07-2...

Beginning in 1824, German settlers established communities in Brazil, particularly in Rio Grande do Sul, leaving a lasting impact on cities ...

On April 8, 2024, a spectacular and rare celestial event unfolded over Canada, the United States and Mexico – a total solar eclipse. As the ...