My stamp collection: December 2019

Tuesday 31 December 2019

Eurovision Song Contest in Israel

On Friday I got my stamp order from Israel.

This is one FDC I ordered:

Eurovision Song Contest (issued 05-05-2019)

Hava Nagila

On Friday I got my stamp order from Israel.

This is one stamp I ordered:

Hava Nagila (issued 01-05-2019)

Birds and Flowers of Israel and Singapore

On Friday I got my stamp order from Israel.

This is one stamp set I ordered:

50 years Diplomatic Relations with Singapore (issued 21-05-2019)
It is a joint issue with Singapore.

Monsters in Israel

On Friday I got my stamp order from Israel.

This is one stamp set I ordered:

Monsters (issued 26-11-2019)

Innovation in the IDF

On Friday I got my stamp order from Israel.

This is one stamp set I ordered:

Innovation in the IDF (issued 27-05-2018)
- Iron Dome
- Cyber Defence

70 years Independence of Israel

On Friday I got my stamp order from Israel.

This is one stamp I ordered:

70 years Independence of Israel (issued 09-04-2018)

Ancient Roman Arenas in Israel

On Friday I got my stamp order from Israel.

This is one stamp set I ordered:

Ancient Roman Arenas (issued 19-12-2017)
- Amphitheatre of Beit Guvrin
- Theatre of Beit She'an
- Hippodrome of Caesarea

Friday 27 December 2019

Vietnamese Rats and a Signed FDC

On 18th December I got a cover from Vietnam and inside were some mint Vietnamese stamps.

This is one stamp set I got:

Year of the Rat (issued 08-12-2019)

The cover in which all the stamps were sent is a FDC of this set. As special bonus it was even signed by the designer of the stamps.

Thank You very much Phan!

Ho Chi Minh's Last Testament

On 18th December I got a cover from Vietnam and inside were some mint Vietnamese stamps.

This is one stamp I got:

50 years Ho Chi Minh's Last Testament (issued 27-08-2019)

I also got the souvenir sheet of this issue.

Thank You very much Phan!

Leonardo da Vinci in Vietnam

On 18th December I got a cover from Vietnam and inside were some mint Vietnamese stamps.

This is one stamp I got:

500th death anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci (issued 05-12-2019)

I also got the souvenir sheet of this issue.

Thank You very much Phan!

Moon Landing in Vietnam

On 18th December I got a cover from Vietnam and inside were some mint Vietnamese stamps.

This is one stamp I got:

50 years Moon Landing (issued 20-07-2019)

Thank You very much Phan!

Hanoi Summit

On 18th December I got a cover from Vietnam and inside were some mint Vietnamese stamps.

This is one stamp I got:

Hanoi Summit of North Korea and the USA (issued 26-02-2019)

Thank You very much Phan!

Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam

On 18th December I got a cover from Vietnam and inside were some mint Vietnamese stamps.

This is one stamp I got:

50 years Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (issued 06-06-2019)

Thank You very much Phan!

Aquatic Life of the Mekong River

On 18th December I got a cover from Vietnam and inside were some mint Vietnamese stamps.

This is one souvenir sheet I got:

Aquatic Life of the Mekong River (issued 01-08-2019)

Thank You very much Phan!

The Simpsons in Spain

On 14th December I got my stamp order from Spain.

This is one souvenir sheet I ordered:

30 years The Simpsons (issued 25-11-2019)

New Silk Road

On 14th December I got my stamp order from Spain.

This is one stamp set I ordered:

New Silk Road - Train between Yiwu and Madrid (issued 01-07-2019)
It is a joint issue with China.

Magellan and Elcano

On 14th December I got my stamp order from Spain.

This is one souvenir sheet I ordered:

500th anniversary of the Beginning of Magellan's and Elcano's Circumnavigation of the Earth (issued 26-09-2019)
It is a joint issue with Portugal.

Luckily the Spanish Post also offered the Portuguese sheet for sale, so I also got that one for my collection.

European Elections

On 14th December I got my stamp order from Spain.

This is one stamp I ordered:

European Elections (issued 27-03-2019)
The stylised ballot can be unfold to reveal a small message.

Bearded Vulture

On 14th December I got my stamp order from Spain.

This is one stamp I ordered:

EUROPA (issued 25-04-2019)
The stamp shows a Bearded Vulture. Spain is taking part in the Europa Stamps Bird Project, so this stamp can be scanned to listen to the bird.

I also bought the FDC of this stamp.

Biblia del Oso

On 14th December I got my stamp order from Spain.

This is one stamp I ordered:

450 years Biblia del Oso (issued 17-01-2019)

Cantabrian Wars

On 14th December I got my stamp order from Spain.

This is one stamp I ordered:

Cantabrian Wars (issued 25-11-2019)

Hernan Cortés in Mexico

On 14th December I got my stamp order from Spain.

This is one stamp I ordered:

500th Anniversary of the Arrival of Hernan Cortés in Mexico and the Founding of the City of Veracruz (issued 25-04-2019)

Archivo General de Indias

On 14th December I got my stamp order from Spain.

This is one stamp I ordered:

Archivo General de Indias (issued 29-10-2018)

Cardinal Cisneros

On 14th December I got my stamp order from Spain.

This is one stamp I ordered:

500th death anniversary of Cardinal Cisneros (issued 19-01-2017)

Sunday 22 December 2019

Korean Rats

On 10th December I got a stamp set from South Korea on a postcard.

This is it:

Year of the Rat (issued 03-12-2019)
The stamps are shimmering, embossed and partly varnished.

Thank You very much Jeeyeon!

Birds of Greece

On 7th December I got my stamp order from Greece.

This is one stamp set I ordered:

EUROPA (issued 09-05-2019)
Greece is taking part in the Europa Stamps Bird Project, so these stamps can be scanned to listen to the birds.
- Western Rock Nuthatch
- Eleonora's Falcon