Jersey's Participation in 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 04-08-2014)
- Jersey Militiaman
- V.A.D. Nurse
- French Reservist
- Land Worker
- Flag Seller
- Royal Navy Officer

I also got the appertaining souvenir sheet:

A Monkey from Liechtenstein

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

This is one stamp I got:

Year of the Monkey (issued 16-11-2015)

The stamp is made with modernest laser technology and looks like a traditional Chinese paper-cut.

I also got the maxicard.

Liechtenstein's Toys

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

This is one stamp set I got:

EUROPA (issued 02-03-2015)

International Year of Light

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

This is one stamp I got:

International Year of Light (issued 02-03-2015)

Information about this special stamp given on the website of the Liechtenstein Post:
"The United Nations proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light: 1000 years ago it was proven for the first time that light sources emit light rays, exactly 200 years ago the wave character of light was discovered and the quantum theory of light is 110 years old.

Experimenting with light arouses scientific curiosity. The special stamp “Play of Light” (value: CHF 1.90) permits the observer to conduct three experiments relating to the anniversaries mentioned. The background of the stamp glows in the dark owing to its fluorescent colour. It turns into a source of light if it was exposed to sunlight beforehand. The wave theory can be observed if the stamp is held up to a source of light. The micro-perforations in the paper become easily visible as the light waves are diffracted through the small openings. For the experiment on quantum theory, the light pink colour behind the ball was printed with a special colour. When irradiated with UV light, the colour turns from pink to violet."

Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik

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

This is one set I got:

Christmas (issued 31-10-2013)

The stamps show parts of the stained-glass window above the door of the Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik and when it is scanned with the "Sepac App" it creates a three-dimensional picture of the church, because the stamps use modern Augmented Reality technology.

Icelandic Soil

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

This is one souvenir sheet I got:

Stamp Day - International Year of Soils (issued 10-09-2015)

Indonesian Paleoanthropology

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

This is it:

125 years Paleoanthropology (whole set) (issued 31-08-2014)

Thank You very much Shinta!

Gingerbread Houses

Today I got a stamp set from the USA on a postcard.

This is it:

Gingerbread Houses (issued 06-11-2013)

Thank You very much Heidi!

Postcrossing in Kazakhstan

Yesterday I got a cover from France and inside was a great stamp from Kazakhstan.

This is it:

Postcrossing (issued 07-11-2015)

Thank You very much William!

Russian Heroes of World War I

Yesterday I got many mint Russian stamps in a cover.

This is one set I got:

Heroes of World War I (issued 03-08-2015)
- Ivan Kizhnyak
- Nikolai Ulanov
- Ivan Tyulenev
- Konstantin Nedorubov

Thank You very much Nikolay!

Artek

Yesterday I got many mint Russian stamps in a cover.

This is one of them:

International Children’s Center “Artek” (issued 16-06-2015)

Thank You very much Nikolay!

Russia and North Korea

Yesterday I got many mint Russian stamps in a cover.

This is one of them:

70 years Liberation of Korea (issued 28-08-2015)
It is a joint issue with North Korea.

Thank You very much Nikolay!

End of World War II

Yesterday I got many mint Russian stamps in a cover.

This is one of them:

70 years End of World War II (issued 02-09-2015)

Thank You very much Nikolay!

Penny Black on Russian stamp

Yesterday I got many mint Russian stamps in a cover.

This is one of them:

175 years Penny Black (issued 23-04-2015)

Thank You very much Nikolay!

70 years UN

 Yesterday I got many mint Russian stamps in a cover.

This is one of them:

70 years UN (issued 15-09-2015)

Thank You very much Nikolay!

Flora and Fauna of Andorra

This week I got many cards and covers from Andorra. On them were among other stamps two complete stamp sets, one issued by the French Post and one by the Spanish Post.

This is the set from the French Post:

Flora and Fauna (issued 03-10-2015)
- Thymus vulgaris
- Parnassius apollo

Thank You very much William!

Andorra's Coat of Arms

This week I got many cards and covers from Andorra. On them were among other stamps two complete stamp sets, one issued by the French Post and one by the Spanish Post.

This is the set from the Spanish Post:

Coat of Arms (from set of five) (issued 03-02-2014)

Thank You very much William!

Firenze Capitale 1865

Today I got a cover from Italy with some philatelic items inside.

Included in the cover was this souvenir sheet:

150th anniversary of the proclamation of Florence as capital of Italy (issued 19-06-2015)

I also got the related maxicard.

Thank You very much Giuseppe!

La Grande Guerra. La Liberazione. Cento gemme della filatelia italiana

Today I got a cover from Italy with some philatelic items inside.

This is one maxicard from the cover:

La Grande Guerra. La Liberazione. Cento gemme della filatelia italiana (issued 15-10-2015)

Thank You very much Giuseppe!

Sukarno and Kim Il-Sung

On Wednesday I got a stamp set from Indonesia on a postcard.

This is it:

50 years Diplomatic Relations with North Korea (whole set) (issued 15-04-2015)
It is a joint issue with North Korea.
- Sukarno
- Kim Il-Sung

Thank You very much Shinta!