Belgium

Thanks to the visitor of my blog! Thank you for this wonderful cover Belgian cover with nice stamps.

Greece

Thanks a lot Spyros!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

China

Thanks Zhao

Kosovo

Thanks a lot to Dr. Radim.

France

Thanks to David!!! thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ukraine

Thanks to the visitor of my blog! Thank you for this wonderful cover!

The Netherlands

Thanks to the visitor of my blog! Thank you for this wonderful cover!

Belgium

Thanks a lot to Holger!

Romania

Thanks JP!!!!

Romania

Thanks to Lazo Kalai!!!

Mali

I've always been waiting for a cover from Mali, finally!!! It's here. It's a new country in my collection!

Thank you very World Bank in Mali!!!! Nice stamps and clear cancellation!!!

Niue

Thank you JP!!! It's Niue! JP is one of my best philatelic pals!!!!

Bermuda

Thank you JP!!! It's Bermuda!!! Thanks!!!

Sanda Island

Thank you Rab!


Sanda (Scottish Gaelic: Sandaigh) is a small privately owned island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend and Dunaverty Castle.
Sanda can be seen from the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula and from the Isle of Arran on clear days. It is known locally on Arran as "Spoon Island" because of its resemblance to an upturned spoon when viewed from the South coast of the island.

Local stamps have been issued for Sanda since 1962. The stamps served the resident staff employed by the Northern Lighthouse Board, the owners and the many visitors to the island who wished to have their mail posted there, and carried to the nearest GPO post box on the mainland. No stamps have been issued by Sanda Island since 1986.

As what I’ve noticed, sending postcards or covers with British local stamps must also have UK stamps on it.

The £0.25 is a lovely picture of the famous Puffins! The stamp hase been printed by Walsall Printers, on dry gummed paper and are perforated.

Niue

Thank you Holger for this Niue cover!!!! You are one of  my best philatelic pals!!!

Rwanda

Thank you Ori for not forgetting me on your travel in Rwanda! Thanks!

It's actually my third cover from Rwanda!!

Turks and Caicos Islands

I'm very happy to received my very first cover from Turks and Caicos. What more I could ask for? a new country!!!!

Thank you Linda!

United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

 Thanks to Lt. Col Marcos Santos!!! Was this cover posted in Haiti?

United States of America

Here's another cover the US. It is sent by a visitor on my blog. Thank you Mr. Steven. He used his own mailer's permit cancellation. As we all know that the US Post has the habit of "over cancellation" to the point of ruining the cover.

Comoros

One of my two covers from Comoros. It's Comoros! I couldn't believe it! Thanks to Ibrahim!!!

Djibouti

Finally, I got Djibouti. A friend of my friend's friends, sent this! Thanks to all of them! It's my very first cover from Djibouti!

Gambia

I couldn't be much more happier to receive a cover from Gambia. Nice stamps used on the cover!!! My only cover from Gambia. Thanks!!!

Bolivia

It's always a delight to receive a new country in your collection. This time, it's Bolivia!!!!

Cayman Islands

A mail from Hell,it's Hell,Cayman Island. It's my first cover from Cayman Island! Thanks to Holger!

Guinea-Bissau

It's Guinea-Bissau. Unfortunately,the stamps were not cancelled. Anyway, it's Guinea-Bissau!

Liberia

This is something I feared the most, to receive a cover without a postmark/cancellation. This could have been perfect. Anyway! It's Liberia. I'm glad that there postal system is back on the trail after years of civil war.

I'm happy that the sender have enclosed 3 mint Liberia postage stamps. These stamps are 100% collectible. Most Liberian stamps available are CTOs, which I don't like.

Ghana

It's Ghana, it's my very first from this country. This is still special to me eventhough there is only one stamp affixed. I'm sure it's the correct postage rate. Thanks Emmanuel for this!!

Hungary

Thanks to Peter for this wonderful cover from Hungary!!!! Peter used old Hungary stamps, very classy. Thanks!!!

Panama

Thank you once again to Carlos.

Morocco

Thanks to JP, my very first cover from Morocco. Thank you!

Israel

Thanks to Ori, my long time stamp friend. We used to exchanged stamps a lot back then in 2004. Thanks to facebook, we were able to meet once again.

Mexico

Thanks to Monica for this another cover from your country.

Norway

Thanks to Jostein. It's a beautiful cover from Norway.

Panama

Thanks to Carlos, for this cover from Panama. I seldom receive mails from Latin American countries.

Comoros

One of my onlu two covers from Comoros. Who would have thought that I could received 2 covers from Comros. Comoros is such a difficult country to receive mails from. Thanks to the sender!!!

British Indian Ocean Territory

I am so happy that I finally got something from British Indian Ocean Territory. Thanks!!!!

Suriname

It's my first cover from Suriname. The first one I got something from this country, is a postcard. Thanks to the sender.

Saint Pierre et Miquelon,

Another beautiful cover from Saint Pierre et Miquelon, many thanks to JP!!!

Palau

My third cover from Palau. It's the most beautiful. thanks a lot to Holger!

Chad

 

It's my second cover from Chad! Thanks to the sender!

Sint Maarten

It's my first cover from Sint Maarten. I am very happy that the sender had also enclosed free Sint Maarten stamps. Thanks a lot. I seldom see a cover from Sint Maarten on philatelic blogs. This is through regular mails clearly not philatelic. It's my first to have Sint Maarten.

















Since the dissolution of Netherland Antillen last October 2010, Sint Maarten is issuing there own postage stamps and has become one of the newest stamp issuing entity. Netherland Antillen stamps are not anymore valid in Sint Maarten.

Mount Athos

I thought I could never receive a cover from Mt. Athos. This came to me as a surprise. Thanks!!!!!

These 2 covers were posted in Karyes. Karyes (Greek: Καρυές) is a settlement in Mount Athos. It is the seat of the clerical and secular administration of the Athonite monastic state. The 2001 Greek census reported a population of 233 inhabitants. It is the largest settlement in Mount Athos.

Mount Athos (Greek: Όρος Άθως, Oros Athos) is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Helleni...c Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Today Greeks commonly refer the Mount Athos as the "Holy Mountain" (Greek: Άγιον Όρος, Agion Oros/Hagion Oros). In Classical times, the peninsula was called Akté (Ακτή) (sometimes Acte or Akte).

In 2008 the Hellenic Postal Service started issuing postage stamps for postal use only at the two post offices of Mount Athos (Karyai and Dafni). The first set of 5 stamps was issued on May 16, 2008. The Hellenic Post issues the modern era Mount Athos stamps despite opposition from the Philatelic Federation (Ελληνική Φιλοτελική Ομοσπονδία) and the Hellenic Philatelic Society. A second set of five stamps was issued on June 13, 2008, according to the published programme.

Chad

It's Chad, a new country in my collection.