Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Postcard from Cuba ...




























Thanks Xu Wei for this card, sent from Cuba ;-)

Cover from Italy ...
















Thanks Giovanni for the nice cover with special cancellation of 100th Anniversary of Alfa Romeo from Rho, near Milan ;-)))

Covers from Nice, France ...





























Thanks Yves Stagnaro for the above covers, sent from Nice, France ;-)

The covers were franked with the following stamps :

1. Pre-printed stamp on envelope - Nice

2. Roman Art (12-piece in a booklet, 2010)

Cover from Croatia ...












Thanks Josip for this nice cover, which took 15 days to arrive in Singapore ;-)

Stamps from left to right :

3,50 (2009) : Christmas 2009

7,20 (2007) : Marija Jurić Zagorka (January 1, 1873 – November 30, 1957) was a Croatian journalist, novelist and dramatist. She was the first female journalist and among the most read writers in Croatia.

3,50 (2009) : Famous Croat - Juraj Habdelić (Staro Čiče, 27 November 1609 - Zagreb, 27 November 1678) was a Jesuit and a Croatian writer.

5,00 (2009) : Famous Croat - Ljudevit Gaj (August 8, 1809 – April 20, 1872) was a Croatian linguist,[1] politician, journalist and writer.

Croatian Lipa & Kuna ... (II)




Monday, September 20, 2010

Aerogramme from Myanmar ...




Thanks Thitar for this nice aerogramme sent from Yangon, Myanmar ;-) The aerogramme took 18 days to arrive in Singapore!

Saturday, September 18, 2010

65th Anniversary of Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression ...

























Thanks Wangjiayi for this commemorative cover, which took 10 days to arrive in Singapore ;-) Coincidentally, today is anniversary of 9.18 (九一八事变 or Mukden Incident) ...

March of the Volunteers ...


March of the Volunteers (義勇軍進行曲) was written by Tian Han in 1934 for a play. The song, with minor alteration, became the theme song of the 1935 patriotic film "Sons and Daughters", a story about an intellectual who leaves to fight in the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was one of many songs that were promoted secretly as part of the anti-Japanese resistance. March of the Volunteers later became the National Anthem of the Peoples' Republic of China.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Cover from Gujarat, India ...
















Thanks Shrikant Modh for this nice cover, posted on 1 Sept and took 16 days to arrive in Singapore ;-)

Top left - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, which was opened in 1982 and renovated for 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremony.

Top right - Talkatora Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, The stadium is a venue for the 2010 Commonwealth Games for the event of boxing.

Bottom left - to commemorate the 19th Commonwealth Games that will be held in Delhi, India, between 3 - 14 Oct 2010, with mascot Shera. Shera comes from Hindi word of Sher - meaning Tiger.

Bottom centre - Indian naval squardon 300

Bottom right - 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games torch relay

A postcard from Spain, with date of 8.9.10 ...








































Thanks David Jastrzebski for the nice postcard of Figueres ;-) Interestingly, the card was sent on 8 Sept with 8.9.10 clearly indicated on the postmark!

Figueres (Spanish: Figueras) is the capital of the comarca (district) of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

YOG stamp from Monaco ...
















Thanks David Jastrzebski for the nice cover from Monaco, with YOG stamp ;-) The cover took 13 days to reach Singapore.

Irish Pence ...



Cover from Ireland ...



Thanks Kevin Whelan for the nice cover ;-)







47th Anniversary of Malaysia ...


Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Cover from India ...
























Thanks Shrikant Modh for this nice cover of International Year of Biodiversity, sent from Palanpur, Gujarat, India, on 31 Aug ;-) The cover took 15 days to arrive in Singapore. I also like the postmark at the back of envelope.

Cover from Thailand ...

















Thanks Terdsak Tublom for the nice cover with commemorative stamps of "Bicentenary of the demise of King Rama 1 of the Royal House of Chakri", sent on 6 Sept, from Phetchaburi, Thailand ;-) The cover took 9 days to reach Singapore.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Cover from Germany ...




Many thanks Igor for such a lovely cover ;-)))