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Wednesday, 17 August 2016

Krapina Neanderthal Museum

Last Tuesday I got a stamp set from Croatia on a postcard.

This is it:


Krapina Neanderthal Museum (issued 07-11-2012)

The Krapina Neanderthal Museum was opened in 2010 near the site in Krapina where the Neanderthals remains were discovered. It focuses on the prehistory and protohistory of the humanity and the Neanderthals of Krapina. It is considered to be one of the most interesting evolutionary museums in Europe.

Thank You very much Antonella!

Monday, 8 August 2016

Dinosaurs of Brazil

Finally the set is complete! I got the first stamp of this Brazilian set in November 2014 and the last stamp last Tuesday.

This is the complete set:



Prehistoric Animals (issued 12-10-2014)

Thank You very much Silvia!

Wednesday, 3 August 2016

Emperor Franz Joseph I

Last week I was in Austria and there I visited the philatelic shop in Salzburg.

There I bought this stamp:


100th death anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph I (issued 27-08-2016)

Franz Joseph became the Emperor of Austria in 1848 at the age of 18 after his uncle Ferdinand I abdicated in the course of the Revolutions in the Austrian Empire. In 1854 he married Elisabeth "Sisi", the duchess of Bavaria. During his life he had to suffer many strokes of fate. His first child Sophie died in 1857, his brother Maximilian was executed in Mexico in 1867, his only son Rudolf committed suicide in 1889, Sisi was killed in 1898 and his nephew and the heir apparent Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 in Sarajevo. Although he did not want a war he wanted to demonstrate power against the Kingdom of Serbia and agreed to an ultimatum. After 68 years on the throne Franz Joseph I died in 1916 in Schönbrunn Palace.

Postcrossing in Austria

Last week I was in Austria and there I visited the philatelic shop in Salzburg.

There I bought this FDC:


Postcrossing (issued 21-05-2016)

When I recently ordered Austrian stamps online, I also bought the mint stamp.


Postcrossing in Russia

Last week I got a cover from Russia and inside was a mint stamp.

This is it:


Postcrossing (issued 25-03-2016)

In the cover was also the FDC of the stamp.


Thank You very much Anastasia!

Salamanca

Last week I got a cover from France and inside were two Spanish souvenir sheets.

This is one of them:


Salamanca - UNESCO World Heritage (issued 12-05-2016)

Thank You very much William!

Tribunal Constitucional

Last week I got a cover from France and inside were two Spanish souvenir sheets.

This is one of them:


35 years Tribunal Constitucional (issued 23-07-2015)

Thank You very much William!

Board Games in Singapore

Some time ago I got a Singaporean stamp and last week I got the other stamps from the set.

This is the complete set:




Traditional Board Games (issued 27-04-2016)

Thank You very much Van!

Monday, 1 August 2016

A FDC signed by Björn Ulvaeus!

Last Saturday I got my ordered stamps from the Åland Islands.

This is the FDC I ordered:


My Åland - Björn Ulvaeus (issued 08-07-2016)
The FDC was signed by Björn Ulvaeus, the former member of ABBA.

Åland's Toy Monkey

This is the 450th post on my blog! Thank You everybody for the nice stamps I got mint, on postcards and on covers!

Last Saturday I got my ordered stamps from the Åland Islands.

This is one of them:


EUROPA (issued 08-05-2015)
The stamp also celebrates the Year of the Monkey.

Witch-hunt in Åland

Last Saturday I got my ordered stamps from the Åland Islands.

This is one of them:


350th anniversary of the Witch-hunt in Åland (issued 08-04-2016)

Andorra's Euro Coins

I recently got a stamp set of the French Post in Andorra on a postcard and a cover.

This is it:


Euro Coins of Andorra (issued 09-01-2016)

Thank You very much William!

Spain's New King

Last Saturday I got a Spanish souvenir sheet on a cover.

This is it:


King Felipe VI (issued 12-10-2014)

Thank You very much William!