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Sunday, 31 December 2017

Puppetry in Vietnam and Thailand

Yesterday I got a stamp from Vietnam that I needed to complete its set.

This is the complete stamp set:



40 years Diplomatic Relations with Thailand (issued 05-08-2016)
It is a joint issue with Thailand.
- Vietnamese Water Puppetry performing "Lake of the Restored Sword"
- Thai Rod Puppetry performing "Phra Mahachanok"

Thank You very much Matthew!

Thursday, 28 December 2017

Vietnamese Dogs

Yesterday I got a stamp set from Vietnam on a postcard.

This is it:


Year of the Dog (issued 01-12-2017)

Thank You very much Phan!

Monday, 25 December 2017

The Seven Swans

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from the Faroe Islands.

This is one souvenir sheet I got:


The Seven Swans (issued 08-09-2017)

There is no Castle in the Faroe Islands

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from the Faroe Islands.

This is one stamp set I got:


EUROPA (issued 15-05-2017)
The creators of these stamps had to be really creative, as this year's theme of the EUROPA stamps was castles and the Faroe Islands do not have any islands, so they used a castle from a fairy tale instead.

Reformation in the Faroe Islands

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from the Faroe Islands.

This is one souvenir sheet I got:


500 years Reformation (issued 02-10-2017)

Reformation in Latvia

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from Latvia.

This is one stamp I got:


500 years Reformation (issued 27-10-2017)

My Family

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from Latvia.

This is one stamp I got:


My Family (issued 16-05-2017)

Latvian Natural History Museum

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from Latvia.

This is one FDC I got:


Unique Exhibits of the Latvian Natural History Museum (issued 17-02-2017)

Baltic Way

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from Latvia.

This is one souvenir sheet I got:


25 years Baltic Way (issued 23-08-2014)
It is a joint issue with Estonia and Lithuania.

European Badger

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from Latvia.

This is one stamp I got:


European Badger (issued 16-06-2017)

Christmas and New Year in Latvia

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from Latvia.

This is one stamp set I got:


Christmas and New Year (issued 25-11-2016)

Green Week in Berlin

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from Latvia.

This is one stamp I got:


Green Week in Berlin (issued 15-01-2015)

Freedom Monument in Latvia

This year I got stamps as Christmas present including some stamps from Latvia.

This is one stamp set I got:


Freedom Monument (issued 28-12-1991)

Friday, 22 December 2017

Camilla and Charles

On Saturday I got a stamp set from Malaysia on a cover.

This is it:


60 years diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom (issued 03-11-2017)

Thank You very much Shaliza!

Monday, 18 December 2017

Russian Fables

On Tuesday I got a cover from Russia with five mint stamps inside.

This is one stamp set from the cover:



Fables (issued 17-05-2017)

Thank You very much Elena!

Russia and Thailand

On Tuesday I got a cover from Russia with five mint stamps inside.

This is one stamp from the cover:


120 years diplomatic relations between Russia and Thailand (issued 03-07-2017)

Thank You very much Elena!

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Astrophysics

Last Thursday I bought the new German stamps.

This is one set I bought:



Astrophysics (issued 07-12-2017)
- Gaia spacecraft
- Gravitational waves

Monday, 27 November 2017

2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh

Last Monday I got a stamp set from Morocco on two postcards.

This is it:


2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh (issued 07-11-2016)

Thank You very much Edgar!

Thursday, 23 November 2017

Topkapi Palace

Last Monday I got a souvenir sheet from Turkey on a postcard.

This is it:


Topkapi Palace (issued 27-02-2014)

Thank You very much Helen!

Sunday, 12 November 2017

Disney Villains

Last Saturday I got a stamp set from the USA on five postcards.

This is it:






Disney Villains (issued 15-07-2017)
- Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland
- Lady Tremaine from Cinderella
- Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty
- Captain Hook from Peter Pan
- Honest John from Pinocchio
- The Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Ursula from The Little Mermaid
- Cruella de Vil from One-Hundred and One Dalmatians
- Scar from The Lion King
- Gaston from Beauty and the Beast

Thank You very much Yue!

Friday, 3 November 2017

Attendence of the Three Kings

Yesterday I bought the new German stamps.

This is one stamp I bought:


Attendence of the Three Kings (issued 02-11-2017)

I also bought the First Day Sheet of this stamp.



Christmassy Chapel

Yesterday I bought the new German stamps.

This is one stamp I bought:


Christmassy Chapel (issued 02-11-2017)

Theodor Mommsen

Yesterday I bought the new German stamps.

This is one First Day Sheet I bought:



200th birthday of Theodor Mommsen (issued 02-11-2017)

Senckenberg Nature Research Society

Yesterday I bought the new German stamps.

This is one prepaid cover I bought:


200 years Senckenberg Nature Research Society (issued 02-11-2017)

Sunday, 29 October 2017

Battle of Doiran

On Wednesday I got my first mint stamp from Bulgaria.

Bulgaria is a country in Southeast Europe bordering on Romania, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia and Serbia. It is a member of the EU, of the NATO and of the UN. Sofia is Bulgaria's capital.

This is the stamp:


Centenary of the Battle of Doiran (issued 09-05-2017)

Thank You very much Ganka!

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

New Star Wars Stamps from the United Kingdom

On Saturday I got my stamp orders from Croatia, Hungary and the United Kingdom.

This is one British stamp set I bought:





Star Wars (issued 12-10-2017)
- Maz Kanata
- Chewbacca
- Supreme Leader Snoke
- Porg
- BB-8
- R2-D2
- C-3PO and Jabba
- K-2SO