Macau: 35th Asian International Stamp Exhibition MACAU'18

The Asian International Stamp Exhibition is a regional philatelic exhibition established by FIAP since 1977, aiming to develop the philately industry. It was the first time that the exhibition held in Macao and it was held from 21st to 24th September 2018. I'm happy to receive three covers, including one from Liechtenstein Post.

Stamps:
ATM
35th Asian International Stamp Exhibition MACAU'18  (from a set of 4) - Issued: 23-09-2018


Many thanks to Edward for these nice Covers!

Belgium: Squares of Namur

Stamps:
Squares of Namur "Places de la Ville de Namur" (from a set of 4) - Issued: 27-08-2018


Many thanks to Henry!

Croatia: The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Nikola Tesla

Stamp:
The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Nikola Tesla  - Issued: 10-07-2006


Many thanks to Maja!

Finland: Climate Change

Stamp:
Climate Change (m/s) - Issued: 12-09-2018


Many thanks to Kimmo!

Singapore: Chinese New Year - "Year of the Dog"

Stamps:
Chinese New Year "Year of the Dog" (full Set) - Issued: 05-01-2018


Many thanks to Eddie!

Faroe Islands: The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation

Stamp:
The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation (m/s) - Issued: 02-10-2017

Algeria: EUROMED 2019 "Costumes used in the Mediterranean"

Stamps:
EUROMED 2019 "Costumes used in the Mediterranean" - Issued: 08-07-2019


Many thanks to Hocine!

France: EUROMED 2019 "Costumes used in the Mediterranean"

Stamp:
EUROMED 2019  "Costumes used in the Mediterranean" - Issued: 05-07-2019


Many thanks to Eric!

Algeria: 32nd Africa Cup of Nations 2019

3x Africa Cup of Nation 2019 in Egypt - Issued: 15-06-2019

2x Africa Cup of Nation 2019 in Egypt - Issued: 15-06-2019

Many thanks to Zine and Hocine!

South Korea: The 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships - Gwangju, South Korea

Stamps:
The 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships - Gwangju, South Korea - Issued: 12-07-2019
2x National Flag - Issued: 06-03-2003


Many thanks to Choonjong for this nice Cover!

Monaco: EUROPA 2018 "Bridges"

Stamps:
EUROPA 2018 "Bridges" - Issued: 09-05-2018


Many thanks to Rosmarie!

Malaysia: Installation of the Sultan of Kedah

Stamps:

Installation of the Sultan of Kedah (stamps and m/s) - Issued: 22-10-2018

Many thanks to Henry!

Switzerland: EUROPA 2018 "Bridges"

Stamps:

EUROPA 2018 "Bridges" (full set) - Issued: 17-05-2018

Many thanks to Hansjörg and Rosmarie for the covers!

Hong Kong: Children Stamps "Fun with Numbers"

Stamps:
Children Stamps (Fun with Numbers) (full set) - Issued: 17-07-2018


Many thanks to Edward for these nice Covers!

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

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


Many thanks to Yue!

Japan: Letter-Writing-Day 2019

Stamps:
Letter-Writing-Day (from a set of 10) - Issued: 23-07-2019

Norway: EUROPA 2019 "National Birds"

Stamps:
EUROPA 2019 - Issued: 11-04-2019


Many thanks to Rune!

Germany: The 100th Anniversary of the University of Hamburg

Stamp:
The 100th Anniversary of the University of Hamburg  - Issued: 01-03-2019 with First-Day-Cancellation and Special Postmark


Thanks to Hamburg University for providing the coat of arms sticker and the postcard!

Sweden: EUROPA 2019 "National Birds"

Stamp:
EUROPA 2019 (m/s) - Issued: 09-05-2019


Many thanks to Henrik!

Liechtenstein: EUROPA 2019 "National Birds"

Stamps:
EUROPA 2019 - Issued: 04-03-2019 (full set)


Many thanks to Rosmarie!

Canada: Native Bees

There are approximately 4,000 species of bees native to North America and more than 850 native to Canada. Many bee populations, however, are in decline due to habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change. On this nice Cover from Canada you can see two stamps dedicated to natives bees in Canada. The rare rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) and its colourful and more common co-star, a metallic green bee (Agapostemon virescens). This Cover was cancelled in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, which is supposed to be the Honey captial of Saskatchewan, producing 10% of Canada's honey. For this reason the people of Tisdale built a large Bee (Dimensions: Height: 7 Feet (2.1 Metres) Wingspan: 11 Feet 6 Inches (3.5 Metres) Length: 16 Feet (4.9 Metres), which is the most famous attraction there.

Stamps:
3x Bees - Issued: 01-05-2018


Many thanks to Marie for this nice Cover!

Croatia: Football - Silver Medal at the FIFA World Cup 2018

The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final took place on 15 July 2018 to determine the winners of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The match was contested by France and Croatia, and held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. France won the match 4–2, having taken a 2–1 lead during the first half on an own goal and penalty awarded by the video assistant referee (VAR), both firsts in a World Cup final. However, to win the silver medal was a huge success for coach Zlatko Dalić and his croatian team. Because of this Hrvatska Post issued this nice minisheet shown on the cover below sent from the capital of Croatia Zagreb.

Stamp:
Football - Silver Medal at the FIFA World Cup 2018 (m/s) - Issued: 31-08-2018


Many thanks to Maja for this nice Cover!

South Korea: 100th Anniversary of the Chung-Ang University (CAU)

Chung-Ang University (also known as CAU) is a Korean private university based in Seoul, South Korea. There are two different campuses.  Starting as a church-run kindergarten in 1918, CAU transformed into a school for female kindergarten teachers in 1922 and was granted university status in 1953. The university claims 2018 to be its centennial. It has 33,600 undergraduates, 5,200 graduates, 700 professors and 500 more part-time teaching staff.

I'm very happy to receive this nice cover with First-Day Cancellation for my Universities Collection.

Stamps:
2x The 100th Anniversary of the Chung-Ang University - Issued: 03-09-2018


Many thanks to Choonjong for this nice Cover!

The 100th Anniversary of the Chung-Ang University

Mexico: National Football Team

For this year's Football World Cup in Russia a special Se-tenant stamp was issued from Mexico Postal Service. On these two stamps you can see the National Team of Mexico (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de México). In their first 2018 World Cup match they won against 2014 World Cup Winner Germany. They advanced to the knockout stage where they lost 2-0 against Brazil.

Stamp:
National Football Team of Mexico - Issued: 04-06-2018


Many thanks to Carlos for this nice Cover!

France: EUROPA 2018 "Bridges"

The french stamp for the 2018 EUROPA theme "Bridges" is dedicated to the two bridges over the Rhine river, linking France to Germany.  The Europe's Bridge (on the right on the stamp), inaugurated in 1960, is the only road bridge connecting Strasbourg in France with the city of Kehl in Germany. The Deux Rives' footbridge (on the left on the stamp), or Mimram footbridge (named after its architect Marc Mimram) was inaugurated in 2004 to connect the two parts of the Deux Rives' garden. The bridge is reserved for pedestrians and cyclists, composed of two decks connected in its center by a platform which offers an original point of view on the Rhine river.

The Cover was canceled with a special postmark from the "33e Congress de la Marcophilie Naval" held from 26th to 27th May 2018 in Lyon.

Stamp:
EUROPA 2018 "Bridges" - Issued: 18-05-2018


Many thanks to Eric for this nice Cover!

Latvia: The Flag (&) Map of Latvia

To mark the centenary of the Latvian state, Latvijas Pasts issues a special stamp Flag – Map of Latvia. This is the first stamp of irregular shape released in Latvia, and it is designed as an outline of the map of Latvia. After centuries of Swedish, Polish and Russian rule, a rule mainly executed by the Baltic German aristocracy, the Republic of Latvia was established on 18 November 1918 when it broke away and declared independence from Russia in the aftermath of World War I.

Stamps:
2x The Flag (&) Map of Latvia  - Issued: 09-03-2018

Finland: "Tom of Finland"

Touko Valio Laaksonen (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991), best known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist known for his stylized highly masculinized homoerotic fetish art, and for his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. During his career, Tom of Finland produced more than 3,500 drawings. The two drawings on the stamp sheet were selected by graphic artist Timo Berry, who designed the stamp, and Susanna Luoto, the Finnish representative of the foundation named after Tom of Finland operating in Los Angeles. The drawings on the stamp sheet represent strong and confident male figures typical of their designer.

Stamp:
Tom of Finland (sheet of 3 domestic stamps) - Issued: 08-09-2014


Many thanks to Kimmo for sending me the sheet on a cover!

Indonesia: 2018 Asian Games

The 2018 Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018), officially known as the 18th Asian Games, XVIII Asiad and also known as Jakarta–Palembang 2018, was a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. For the first time, the Asian Games were co-hosted in two cities; the Indonesian capital of Jakarta (which is hosting the Games for the first time since 1962), and Palembang, the capital of the South Sumatera province. Almost 12.000 Athletes participated in over 40 sports and 465 Events.

I'm very happy to receive several Covers with the commemorating stamps for this event from my indonesian friends. Thanks a lot!

A set of 9 stamps (denomination Rp 3000 each) was issued, including 2 minisheets (den. Rp 15000).

* here with special first-day of issue postmark

Stamps:
2018 Asia Games (from a set of 9) + m/s - Issued: 18-01-2018

Japan: The 150th Anniversary of Japan-Sweden Diplomatic Relations

2018 is the year that marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Sweden in 1868. This special Anniversary year will be celebrated through a range of activities in both Japan and Sweden. Sweden was one of the first countries to have established relations with Japan in the Meiji era. Because of this special occasion Japan Post issued a set of 10 stamps. Each one of them is showing something typical for the country.

I'm happy to receive two of these stamps on a cover sent from Nihonbashi Post Office with very nice first-day-cancellations.

Stamps:
The 150th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Sweden 2018 (from a set of 10) - Issued: 02-08-2018


Many thanks to Mitsuhiko for this nice cover!

India: Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

Banaras Hindu University (short: BHU), formerly Central Hindu College, is a public central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1916 by Madan Mohan Malaviya.With over 30,000 students residing in campus, it claims the title of largest residential university in Asia. BHU is organised into 6 institutes and 14 faculties (streams) and about 140 departments. As of 2017, the total student enrollment at the university is 27,359 coming from 48 countries.

I'm very happy to receive this cover sent from Nagpur Post Office with special first-day cancellation.

Stamps:
2x Banaras Hindu University (full set) - Issued: 28-06-2017 with First-Day-Cancellation


Thanks a lot to Kevin for this nice Cover!