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Thursday, 31 December 2015

Birds of Thailand and North Korea

Today I got two stamp sets from Thailand on a postcard.

This is one of them:


Birds (issued 08-05-2015)
It is a joint issue with North Korea.

Thank You very much Kwanjira!

Desserts from Thailand and Singapore

Today I got two stamp sets from Thailand on a postcard.

This is one of them:


Local Desserts (issued 18-09-2015)
It is a joint issue with Singapore.

Thank You very much Kwanjira!

Wednesday, 30 December 2015

ASEAN Joint Issue

Today I got a stamp pack in a cover from Indonesia. 

front side

backside with a map of South East Asia

information text inside

The pack includes the stamps of a joint issue issued by the members of the ASEAN on 8th August 2015. I never received mint stamps from any of the countries in the set, so I received mint stamps from ten new countries with this set.


Brunei is a country on Borneo in Southeast Asia bordered by Malaysia. In 1984 became Brunei independent from the United Kingdom. Because of its petroleum and natural gas fields is Brunei one of the richest nations of the World. The capital of Brunei is Bandar Seri Begawan.


The Kingdom of Cambodia is a state in Southeast Asia. Cambodia is bordered by Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Phnom Penh is the capital of the country.


Indonesia is a country in South East Asia. It is the largest insular state and the fourth most populous country in the World. It borders on East Timor, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Jakarta.


Laos is a country in South East Asia bordering on China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. Its capital and largest city is Vientiane.


Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia consisting of 13 states and federal territories. Malaysia is bordering on Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is one of the few Elective monarchies in the world.


Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia bordering on Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand. Myanmar is officially called the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, but is also known as Burma. The capital of Myanmar is Naypyidaw.

NOTE: Myanmar issued two stamps. If someone can help me to get the second stamp as well I would be more than happy.


The Philippines is a country in South East Asia consisting of 7107 islands. The capital of the Philippines is Manila.


Singapore is an insular and city state south of Malaysia. It is is the smallest country in South East Asia. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.


Thailand is a country in South East Asia. It borders on Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, is the longest-serving current head of state in the World. The capital of the country is Bangkok.


Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia bordering on China, Laos and Cambodia. The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi.


Thank You very much Wildan!

Saturday, 26 December 2015

May the (awakened) Force be with you! British Star Wars stamps

As Christmas present I got this year some online ordered stamps including my first stamps from the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom is an insular state on the British Isles consisting of Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England. It is a member of the UN, the EU, the NATO and the OECD. It has also nuclear weapons and is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Furthermore it is a member of the G8.

This is the stamp set I got:









Star Wars (issued 20-10-2015)
- Darth Vader
- Yoda
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Stormtrooper
- Han Solo
- Rey
- Princess Leia
- The Emperor
- Luke Skywalker
- Boba Fett
- Finn
- Kylo Ren

I also got the appertaining souvenir sheet:


Toys of the British Royal Family

As Christmas present I got this year some online ordered stamps including some from Guernsey

This is one stamp set I got:




EUROPA (issued 01-05-2015)
The stamps focus on toys owned and played with by the children of the British Royal Family.
- Prince George's Rocking Horse
- Princess Victoria's wooden dolls
- Prince Charles' toy car
- Teddy from the Royal Nursery
- Princess Elizabeth's mini baker's waggon
- Silver Rattles

Guernsey's Stories from World War I

As Christmas present I got this year some online ordered stamps including some from Guernsey

This is one stamp set I got:




Stories from World War I (issued 11-11-2015)

Things that were changed by WWI

As Christmas present I got this year some online ordered stamps including some from Jersey

This is one stamp set I got:




Centenary of World War I (issued 04-08-2015)
- Mechanisation
- Communication
- Camouflage and Deception
- Uniforms
- Observation
- Tactics of War

I also got the appertaining souvenir sheet: