Toys from the Vatican

Yesterday I got a stamp set from the Vatican on a postcard.

This is it:

EUROPA (issued 19-05-2015)

Thank You very much William!

Chatham Islands

On Friday I got a FDC from New Zealand in an envelope.

This is it:

Chatham Islands (issued 02-12-1970)

Thank You very much Sharon!

Italian Toys

On Thursday I got a stamp set from Italy on a postcard.

This is it:

EUROPA (issued 09-05-2015)

Thank You very much William!

Smurfs

On Wednesday I got two Swiss stamp sets on postcards.

This is one of them:

Smurfs (issued 05-09-2013)

Thank You very much Madeleine!

Marsupilami

On Wednesday I got two Swiss stamp sets on postcards.

This is one of them:

Marsupilami (from set of two) (issued 03-09-2015)

Thank You very much Madeleine!

San Marino's Toys

On Tuesday I got two stamp sets from San Marino on postcards.

This is one of them:

EUROPA (issued 10-03-2015)

Thank You very much William!

Galileo Galilei

On Tuesday I got two stamp sets from San Marino on postcards.

This is one of them:

450th birth anniversary of Galileo Galilei (issued 22-10-2014)

Thank You very much William!

Leipzig Trade Fair

At the weekend I was in Leipzig and there I bought an old East German maxicard.

This is it:

Leipzig Trade Fair (issued 23-08-1957)

Serbia and World War I

Today I got a stamp set from Serbia on a postcard.

This is it:

Centenary of World War I (issued 24-06-2014)

Thank You very much Brane!

Asterix and Obelix

Today I bought the new German stamps.

This is the new souvenir sheet:

Asterix (issued 01-09-2015)

Penny Black from Germany

Today I bought the new German stamps.

This is one of them:

175 years Stamps (issued 01-09-2015)

Austrian Forests

The last week I was in Austria and there a bought a FDC.

This is it:

EUROPA (issued 08-09-2011)
The stamp is made in the shape of a small letter and contains various seeds.

Inside were two essays, in German and English.

Singapore's 50th independence anniversary

Today I got a FDC from Singapore and a stamp set from Hong Kong.

This is the FDC:

50 years of Independence (issued 05-08-2015)
- United As One People
- A Smart Singapore
- Hear us Roar
- Realising our Aspirations
- Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Future
- Harmonious at Heart

Thank You very much Miguel!

Chinese and Foreign Folklore

Today I got a stamp set from Hong Kong and a FDC from Singapore.

This is the stamp set:

Chinese and Foreign Folklore (issued 16-07-2015)
- The Old Man Moves the Mountain from China
- The Tortoise and the Hare from Greece
- The Little Engine That Could from the United States
- The Wild Swans from Denmark
- The Three Little Pigs from the United Kingdom
- The Parable of the Pipeline from Italy

Thank You very much Joe!

San Marino at the Expo

On Monday and Tuesday I visited the Expo in Milan. There I bought some mint stamps for my collection including a souvenir sheet from San Marino.

This is it:

Expo Milan (issued 10-03- 2015)

Foody and Ginseng

On Monday and Tuesday I visited the Expo in Milan. There I bought some mint stamps for my collection including my first North Korean stamps.

This is one of them:

Expo Milan (issued 2015)

The Milan Cathedral on a North Korean stamp

On Monday and Tuesday I visited the Expo in Milan. There I bought some mint stamps for my collection including my first North Korean stamps.

North Korea, officially known as Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia bordering on China, Russia and South Korea. North Korea is considered a totalitarian dictatorship and is the World's most militarised society. It also has nuclear weapons.

This is one of them:

World Philatelic Exhibition in Milan (issued 23-10-1998)

Swiss Expo Pavilion

On Monday and Tuesday I visited the Expo in Milan. There I bought some mint stamps for my collection.

This one I got at the Swiss Pavilion:

Expo Milan (issued 05-03-2015)

Star dust on stamp

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

Mail from a different World (issued 24-03-2006)
Real star dust is applied to the stamp.

Vienna Philharmonic Gold Coin

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

25 years Vienna Philharmonic Gold Coin (issued 05-11-2014)
The stamps looks like a real coin.

Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

Eurovision Song Contest (issued 24-04-2015)
The stamp is printed on silver foil.

175 years Stamps

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

175 years Stamps (issued 07-05-2015)

Easter Bunny

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

Easter Bunny (issued 07-03-2015)

Congress of Vienna

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

200 years Congress of Vienna (issued 09-06-2015)

Austrian Matador toy

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

EUROPA (issued 07-05-2015)

Schartner Bombe

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

Schartner Bombe (issued 01-03-2015)

Englhofer Bonbons

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

Englhofer Bonbons (issued 13-09-2013)

Brown Hare

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

Brown Hare (issued 19-06-2015)

Emperor Franz Josef I and King Rama V

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

115 years meeting of Emperor Franz Josef I and King Rama V (issued 10-11-2012)
It is a joint issue with Thailand.

Salzburg puppet theatre

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

100 years Salzburg puppet theatre (issued 27-02-2013)

Trix and Flix

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

UEFA EURO 2008 - Trix and Flix (issued 29-06-2007)

Freemasonry in Austria

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

Freemasonry in Austria (issued 06-04-2006)

Kasperl

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

Kasperl (issued 11-04-2003)

Mimi

On Friday arrived the mint Austrian stamps and souvenir sheets I ordered online.

This is one of them:

Mimi (issued 23-05-2002)

Till Eulenspiegel

Today I visited the Eulenspiegelmuseum in Schöppenstedt. There I bought I bought two special covers of Germany's two Till Eulenspiegel stamps.

The first one is a First Day Cover from 1977. The stamp was issued on 13th January.

On the second cover is a special postmark from Schöppenstedt. The stamp was issued for the 500th anniversary of the first publication of Till Eulenspiegel (issued 07-07-2011).

Year of the Ox from Hong Kong

After over one month without new mint stamps and complete stamp sets I finally got a new stamp set from Hong Kong on Wednesday.

This is it:

Year of the Ox (issued 17-01-2009)

Thank You very much Zinfandel!