My Postcard and Cover Blog

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Charles Aznavour’s birth, the French postal service, La Poste , issued a special stamp. This tribute...

  Stamps: 4x The 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) - Issued: 09-10-2024 Many thanks for this nice FDC Andrei!

  Stamp: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna" - Issued: 31-05-2024 Many thanks to Rune!

To note the yellow 'Priority' stamp on the left of this cover, indicating that it was sent via Priority Mail. This service is more e...

The 2024 Asian International Stamp Exhibition took place from 3rd to 7th July 2024 in the capital of Indonesia Jakarta. The Cover below was ...

In 2024, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) celebrates its 150th anniversary. On 9 October 1874, 22 countries gathered to sign the Treaty of B...

In late August of this year a friend of mine went on a spectacular trip on the "Hurtigruten" Ship MS Roald Amundsen . The Cruise w...

Watson Lake is a town in Yukon, Canada, located at mile 635 on the Alaska Highway close to the British Columbia border. It had a population ...

In 2024, the Reichenau Monastery Island on Lake Constance marks 1300 years since its founding back in 724 by the monk Pirmin . This UNESCO W...

Alex Trebek was a beloved Canadian-American television personality best known as the host of the quiz show "Jeopardy!" for 36 year...

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!